NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday ruled that Scheduled Caste (SC) status is restricted to persons professing Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism, and is lost upon conversion to any other religion. A bench comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan...

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NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting with senior military and defence officials, calling for a detailed study of the ongoing West Asia conflict to strengthen India’s defence preparedness. During the meeting, Singh...

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Global crude prices retreated sharply on Wednesday, easing below the $100 mark as hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East conflict tempered fears of prolonged supply disruptions. The ongoing crisis, now in its fourth week, has kept energy markets on...

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The Trump administration has agreed to pay $1 billion to French energy major TotalEnergies to terminate two offshore wind leases in the United States, marking a significant escalation in its push to roll back renewable energy projects in favour of fossil fuels....

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GHAZIABAD: A 38-year-old man allegedly shot dead his wife and her close friend at their home in Tronica City’s Rampark Colony, in a case that police say was driven by suspicions of an extramarital affair and a looming separation. According to investigators, the...

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