DHAKA: India and Bangladesh have initiated discussions on extending the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, which is due to expire in December 2026, 30 years after it was signed, officials said. On Thursday, teams from both countries began joint measurements of water levels...

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday said his government was willing to engage in talks with the United States, weeks after Washington issued warnings and carried out strikes on alleged drug boats off the Venezuelan coast. Speaking on state television,...

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NEW DELHI: Gig and platform workers will need to work for at least 90 days with an aggregator in a financial year to qualify for social security benefits under the proposed rules of the new Social Security Code, released for public feedback. For those associated with...

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Mohali: Police have made a breakthrough in the robbery-cum-murder of Ashok Kumari, the 66-year-old wife of senior advocate and former additional advocate general of Punjab Krishna Kumar Goyal. Investigators have traced the suspects’ escape route up to the Chandigarh...

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Gurgaon: A 25-year-old woman who left her home after a heated argument with her mother was allegedly gang-raped and brutally assaulted inside a moving van before being thrown onto the Gurgaon–Faridabad road, police said. The assault left her with serious facial...

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Indore, ranked India’s cleanest city for the eighth consecutive year, is facing a serious civic emergency after contaminated tap water triggered a widespread outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting in the Bhagirathpura area. At least seven people have died and more than...

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