NEW DELHI: Speculation about a possible reshuffle in the Union Council of Ministers has intensified after the BJP omitted Union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and George Kurian from its list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Both ministers are...

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ST PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday dismissed suggestions that Moscow is benefiting from rising energy prices caused by tensions involving Iran, saying Russia’s primary interest is bringing the conflict to an end as quickly as possible....

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NEW DELHI: United States President Donald Trump on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed confidence that Washington and New Delhi would soon conclude a trade agreement as negotiations between the two countries continue. “I like your Prime...

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NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has enhanced the monthly maintenance awarded to a woman who was married as a child from ₹2,000 to ₹6,000, observing that she had been victimised first by child marriage and then by an inadequate maintenance order. Justice...

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NEW DELHI: The Madras High Court has nearly doubled the compensation awarded to a man left permanently bedridden and unresponsive after two road accidents, increasing the amount from ₹33.02 lakh to ₹57.98 lakh while strongly criticising his lawyer for failing to...

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GHAZIPUR/LUCKNOW: A key accused in the high-profile murder of a hotelier’s son was killed in a police encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district on Wednesday night, while the officer heading the district’s Special Operations Group (SOG) sustained...

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