As the US government shutdown stretches into its fifth week, hundreds of thousands of federal employees are facing mounting financial distress, with no end in sight to the political deadlock in Washington. For workers like Jill Hornick, a 59-year-old employee at the...

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NEW DELHI: In a key procedural shift, the Election Commission (EC) has announced that no documents will be required from electors during the enumeration stage of the upcoming pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. This marks a departure from...

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PUNE: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday arrested Zubair Hangargekar (35), a software engineer from Kondhwa, for allegedly possessing literature linked to the banned terror outfit al-Qaida. Hangargekar’s arrest followed digital forensic findings that...

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NEW DELHI: State-run IndianOil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), the country’s largest oil refiner and fuel retailer, announced on Monday that it will comply with international sanctions, in an apparent reference to the latest US curbs on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil....

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GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced that the state government will introduce a bill to ban polygamy, proposing a minimum punishment of seven years in prison for offenders. The bill will be tabled on November 25, the opening day of...

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TOKYO: The United States and Japan have signed a landmark agreement to secure the supply of critical minerals and rare earth elements, a move President Donald Trump described as the start of a “golden age” in US–Japan relations. The pact, signed during Trump’s visit...

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