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RBI allows oil firms hit by rising costs to raise $10 billion overseas

India, the world's third-biggest oil importer, depends on overseas markets to meet 80 percent of its oil needs.

Oct 4, 2018

Deepening farm crisis could hurt PM Narendra Modi's 2019 re-election bid

Thousands of farmers marched on New Delhi on Tuesday to demand better prices for their produce. Police responded with tear gas and water cannon.

Oct 4, 2018

Pakistan foreign minister seeks US intervention for talks with India

The latest Pakistani request in this regard has again been rejected by the US, the top Pakistani diplomat told a Washington audience on Wednesday, a day after he had meetings with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton, during which he raised the issue only to be pushed back by the Trump administration.

Oct 4, 2018

IAF chief Dhanoa on Rafale deal: A good aircraft, game-changer for subcontinent

The opposition led by the Congress has been accusing the government of benefitting Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence Ltd from the Rafale deal.

Oct 3, 2018

Hafeez Saeed's outfit using financial aid to expand terror base in India

The investigations have revealed that the outfit was not only supplying fund in Jammu and Kashmir but was also gradually covering Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Oct 3, 2018

Amid fear, secrecy preceding Kashmir's ULB polls; these candidates are making their presence felt

Even as a majority of the candidates have decided to remain anonymous due to life threats, some are braving odds.

Oct 3, 2018

Mayawati rules out BSP-Congress alliance: People haven't forgiven them for their corruption

She accused the Congress of trying to "finish" the BSP, saying the grand old party is more interested in ending destroying her party than dislodging the BJP.

Oct 3, 2018

Fear Factor may be the unlikely winner in upcoming Kashmir's local body polls [Exclusive]

More than half of the wards in Jammu and Kashmir will see no polling in the upcoming urban local body elections.

Oct 3, 2018

Why S-400 anti-aircraft missile system is a game-changer for India vis-à-vis Pakistan

With a range of 400km, the radars of the S-400 system can cover almost the whole of Pakistani airspace and track almost all kinds of aircraft taking off, flying and landing.

Oct 3, 2018

Mamata Banerjee gives Rs 28 crore for Durga Puja; Muslim groups retaliate, ask to double their stipend

Many influential Imams and clerics took to the streets to protest against the chief minister for giving money to the Hindus and not Muslims.

Oct 3, 2018

Not so 'self-made' after all! Trump helped parents evade taxes, received $413 million from father's business

An investigation by the New York Times has revealed that Donald Trump's fortune shot up due to the huge sum of money that he received from his father's real estate empire. The president was a millionaire by the time he was eight and totally received $413 million from father's business later on.

Oct 3, 2018

Chhattisgarh: Security forces push forward in the last Naxalite bastion; kill 3 more Maoists in Sukma

An exchange of fire ensued between the two sides when the patrolling team was descending from a hill, the police officer said.

Oct 3, 2018

Is Congress social media chief Divya Spandana stepping down to contest 2019 Lok Sabha elections?

Amidst rumours of Divya Spandana's departure, the actress-turned-politician told a TV news channel that she has not resigned. Congress has neither confirmed nor denied this new development.

Oct 3, 2018

Bihar: 45-year-old woman dragged out of Ganga river during a ritual, gangraped by 2 men

In the video, the victim could be seen pleading with the accused and asking them to consider the "sanctity" of the Ganga river which she addressed as "mother", where she was bathing to celebrate a Hindu festival.

Oct 3, 2018

With Indian rupee plumbing depths, 25 million expatriates to script new remittance record

The lion's share of remittances to India come from the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Kingdom, Qatar, Oman and Canada -- in that order.

Oct 3, 2018