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Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire by 45 days after two days of talks in Washington, offering a temporary diplomatic breakthrough in a conflict that has continued to claim lives despite the truce. The extension, announced by the US State Department on Friday, will keep the cessation of hostilities in place beyond...

NEW DELHI/CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: CBI on Fr-iday said it had arrested a retired chemistry professor, who it identified as a key accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, in Latur.PV Kulkarni, who spent over three decades in academia, was associated with National Testing Agency (NTA) as part of the panel that set the question paper....

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131129729,imgsize-691225,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/-.jpg" alt="CJI on panel to pick CEC not statutory need: Govt" title=" Govt, in an affidavit, said the issue is not what the appointment process should be, but whether SC can examine Parliament’s chosen mechanism at all ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Govt, in an affidavit, said the issue is not what the appointment process should...

NEW DELHI: India’s crude security is all set to get a boost with its reserve likely to increase by nearly 70% from 5.3 million tonnes, as the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has agreed to ramp up crude oil storage to as much as 30 million barrels.Officials said the UAE already has leased...

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday criticised elements in society working as “parasites” to weaken institutions and asked a lawyer, who had filed a petition questioning Delhi High Court not designating him as ‘senior advocate’ and its process for conferring the honour, whether he intended to join the parasite club.A bench of Chief Justice Surya...

NEW DELHI: Amid mounting losses, public sector oil firms announced the much-anticipated increase in petrol and diesel prices, raising it by around Rs 3 a litre across metros on Friday, which was lower than expected. Piped kitchen gas prices were, however, left unchanged.Oil company executives did not rule out the possibility of a further increase...

India and the UAE sought to boost their energy, defence shipping and technology ties signing 6 MoUs and announcing investments worth $ 5 billion from the Arab nation into India, as PM Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a brief stopover in Abu Dhabi on his way to...

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit the United States later this year at the invitation of US President Donald Trump. The announcement was made on Friday by China’s top diplomat Wang Yi following talks between Trump and Xi in the Chinese capital. According to the Chinese foreign ministry, Xi will make a state visit to...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131130006,imgsize-789872,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/central-ammunition-depot-cad-in-pulgaon-file-photo.jpg" alt="Major guns down JCO during firing practice at Maharashtra's Pulgaon base" title=" Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) in Pulgaon (File Photo) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) in Pulgaon (File Photo) NAGPUR: A commissioned officer in the army, Major Manan Tiwari, posted at Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) in Pulgaon, 100km off Nagpur, in...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131130559,imgsize-48578,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/-.jpg" alt="Pune hospital bomb scare: Shoe seller arrested from train; planted IED to extort money for STD treatment" title=" The accused, Shivaji Rathod, was nabbed from the general coach of Azad Hind Express by the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) following an extensive search operation involving police units from Pune, Akola and ATS teams at multiple...