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NEW DELHI: India and Germany on Monday finalised 19 agreements and announced a series of measures spanning defence, critical technologies, clean energy, education and mobility during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s two-day official visit, with Berlin also announcing visa-free transit for Indian passport holders. The ministry of external affairs said the outcomes were aimed at deepening…

NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday that India has stepped up its engagement at the “highlest level” with German authorities over the case of Ariha Shah, an Indian child who has remained in foster care in Germany for over 40 months. The government is stressing that the matter should be addressed through…

NEW DELHI: Women are the new kingmakers in elections. Little wonder, political parties have gone all out to woo them elections after elections. We have seen this in Lok Sabha elections, assembly elections and now even in the civic body polls.With municipal corporation elections in Mumbai, Pune and other regions of Maharashtra next week, the…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Election Commission of India (ECI) one week to respond to fresh interim pleas filed by two Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs, alleging “arbitrariness and procedural lapses” in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the party-run West Bengal.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI)…

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)leader K Annamalai on Monday launched a broadside against Raj Thackeray and dared the MNS chief to stop him from entering Mumbai. The reaction came a day after Thackeray mockingly referred to the BJP leader as “rasmalai” and questioned his standing to speak on issues related to Mumbai. BMC Becomes…

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday hailed the successful flight test of the indigenous Third Generation Fire & Forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) with top attack capability, calling it an important step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat.The missile was successfully flight-tested against a moving target on January 11 at the KK Ranges in…

Representative image (AI) NEW DELHI: For many Indians who recovered from COVID-19 during the first wave, the pandemic did not end with a negative test report. A nationwide study has found that fear and stigma followed survivors long after recovery, leading to social exclusion, job loss and psychological distress, while also discouraging people from seeking…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission and sought a response on a plea challenging the validity of the Parliament enacted law giving life-long immunity from prosecution to Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.While hearing the plea, a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said,…

NEW DELHI: Speculations are rife over a possible merger between the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) after Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule hinted at a reunion in the future.This comes as both Ajit Pawar’s NCP and NCP(Sharad Pawar) decided to join hands to contest the upcoming local body…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to Ahmedabad during his first official visit to India. The two leaders attended the International Kite Festival at the Sabarmati Riverfront, where they were seen flying kites. Visuals from the event showed both leaders interacting with participants and taking part in the…