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New Delhi, September 16 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now is not a time for war, with food, fertiliser and fuel security among the major concerns of the world at present. “I know that today’s era is not an era of war, and…

Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, September 16 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now is not a time for war, with food, fertiliser and fuel security among the major concerns of the world at present. Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russia President Vladimir Putin…

Mumbai, September 16 France’s Minister for Europe amp; Foreign Affairs (Miss) Catherine Colonna conferred the ‘Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) on scientist-industrialist Dr Swati Piramal, Vice-Chairperson of the Piramal Group, here on Friday, officials said. The highest French civilian award is in recognition of…

Panaji, September 16 A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrived in Goa from Delhi on Friday to investigate the mysterious death of Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat in the state last month, an official said. The central agency team would visit Anjuna police station and other spots…

New Delhi, September 16 Business conglomerate Adani Group’s chairman Gautam Adani, for a brief time, became the world’s second-richest person after overtaking Louis Vuitton’s Bernard Arnault earlier on Friday, according to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List. Gautam Adani’s net worth was USD 153.9 billion, compared to Arnault’s net worth of USD…

Karam Prakash Patiala, September 16 Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s father Balkaur Singh was shifted to a private hospital in Mohali on Friday afternoon from Patiala. Earlier in the day, he was admitted to a Patiala heart hospital. Balkaur Singh had complained of uneasiness on Thursday night following which he was…

Karam Prakash Patiala, September 16 Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s father Balkaur Singh has been admitted to a private ward in the Advanced Cardiac Centre of PGIMER after complaint of vascular blockage. His angiography was being conducted at the hospital. Earlier in the day, he was admitted to a Patiala heart…

Chandigarh, September 16 Former Punjab chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh will join the BJP next week, a party spokesperson said on Friday. Singh will also merge his newly formed party with the BJP. Singh, 80, had floated the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) last year after…

New Delhi, September 16 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate are “unnecessarily troubling everyone” and said the country could not progress like that. Addressing a press conference, the chief minister said the Lieutenant Governor, the CBI and the…

New Delhi, September 16 The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it had frozen Rs 46.67 crore worth funds kept in payment gateways Easebuzz, Razorpay, Cashfree and Paytm after it carried out raids this week against Chinese-controlled loan apps and investment tokens. The funds have been frozen under the anti-money-laundering law….

New Delhi, September 16 The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it had frozen Rs 46.67 crore worth funds kept in payment gateways Easebuzz, Razorpay, Cashfree and Paytm after it carried out raids this week against Chinese-controlled loan apps and investment tokens. The funds have been frozen under the anti-money-laundering law….

Samarkand, September 16 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called upon SCO member-states to give transit access to each other and pitched for boosting connectivity for ensuring resilient supply chains for the region. In his address at the SCO summit in this historic city, Modi said India’s economy is expected…

New Delhi, September 16The ED on Friday launched fresh raids at about 40 locations across the country as part of a money-laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the now scrapped Delhi Excise Policy, official sources said.The searches are being conducted on premises linked to liquor businessmen, distributors and supply chain…

ANI Samarkand [Uzbekistan], September 16 Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif became a laughing stock among social media users after he was seen struggling with headphones during bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. …

United Nations, September 16 The UN food chief warned on Thursday that the world is facing “a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude”, with up to 345 million people marching towards starvation—and 70 million pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine. David Beasley, executive director of the UN World…