India

Rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim granted 21-day parole; 17th release since 2017 conviction

Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in Haryana’s Sunaria Jail in Rohtak...

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Bank unions to strike Sept. 11 over five-day banking, pension issues

Unions of Indian bank employees have issued a nationwide strike call on September 11 with a demand to introduce a five-day week...

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Rupee trades flat as high oil prices offset RBI support

Indian rupee holds steady against dollar; RBI push mitigates impact of high crude. The Indian rupee held on to small gains in...

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Five killed, two injured after bus hits crowd in Bihar

Five people were killed and two others were wounded when a speeding bus, in connection with a Chhathiyar ceremony, ran over a...

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Student groups clash at Pune university hostel ahead of Rahul Gandhi event

Police said more than 50 people were detained or booked after clashes broke out between cadres of two student organisations in a...

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Rashtrapati Bhavan recalls statement on Bangladesh PM’s India visit

A visit to India by Bangladesh Prime Minister Tariq Rahman is now shrouded in uncertainty following Rashtrapati Bhavan’s withdrawal of a statement...

State Bank of India (SBI) (Photo by Umar Khurshid.)

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SBI to charge Rs 15 for cash withdrawals beyond four from October 1

New Delhi: State Bank of India (SBI) has announced changes to cash withdrawal charges for Basic Savings Bank Deposit (BSBD) accounts opened...

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DoT directs telecom operators to deny new SIMs to subscribers with nine connections

New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), a key branch of India’s Ministry of Communications, has directed telecom service providers to deny new mobile connections...

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Six Indian border states can now give citizenship to foreigners

New Delhi: The Home Ministry of India on Wednesday authorised district collectors in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura (except...