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Donald Trump plans to sign Russia sanctions Bill: White House official

The President plans to sign the bill," a White House official told PTI when asked about the presidential signing of the Act into law

Supreme Court asks Manipur chief secretary to explain deaths in relief camp

"We direct the chief secretary of Manipur to file an affidavit on deaths, especially unnatural deaths, at relief camps in Manipur," the bench said

Rupee settles 2 paise up at 95.89 against dollar after breaching 96 level

Rupee recovers from below 96 as RBI-backed dollar selling offsets Fed rate hike, foreign outflows and elevated crude prices

EC bars rival TMC factions from using party name, symbol in Bengal bypolls

"Neither of the two groups shall also be permitted to use the symbol 'Flowers and Grass', reserved for 'All India Trinamool Congress'," the Commission said.

India, NZ working together for early implementation of trade pact

India, New Zealand are working closely to complete their respective domestic processes to facilitate the early implementation of a trade agreement between the two countries, an official statement said

Banks may soon hit infra exposure limits, need to recycle capital: NaBFID

Banks face imminent credit exposure limits for infra developers amid the growing need for infra investment, making it necessary to explore alternative structures and recycle bank capital, NaBFID Dy MD

FinMin to hold state finance ministers conference on Viksit Bharat roadmap

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the conference, which will bring together several chief ministers and finance ministers of states along with senior state government officials

Tata Electronics to sign 16 pacts at SEMICON India, says CEO Thakur

Tata Electronics will be signing 16 agreements at the SEMICON India conference with players across Europe, Japan, Singapore, and India, CEO Randhir Thakur said on Thursday

Pranati Nayak takes measured approach in bid for maiden Asian Games medal

The 31-year-old, who is the only Indian gymnast selected for the quadrennial event, left for Aichi, Nagoya, Japan on Wednesday night for the Games beginning September 19.

A song, 10 men, golden finish: Harbinder relives India's 1966 Asiad victory

Harbinder Singh recalls India's 1966 Asian Games hockey triumph, when a stirring song inspired a 10-man side to secure the team's memorable gold-medal victory.

Godrej Wealth steps up expansion, plans to enter AMC business next year

Godrej Wealth plans to enter the asset management business next year as it seeks to expand its offerings and build a broader wealth and investment management platform

China opposes US sanctions bill, says will not accept long-arm jurisdiction

China rejected the US "long-arm jurisdiction" to impose tariffs on purchases of Russian oil and gas, saying trade and economic cooperation with other countries should not be subject to interference

India secures 2.8 million tonnes European Union steel quota: Official

India has received country-specific tariff-rate quota of 1.9 million tonne (MT) annually for steel exports to the European Union while the government expects exporters to secure another 0.9 MT

No eligible Bengal women will be deprived of Annapurna Yojana: PM Modi

The prime minister said that under the scheme, a fixed amount will be deposited into the bank accounts of women in Bengal every month, an amount for which they will not have to depend on anyone

NTA releases tentative exam calendar from December 2026 to March 2027

JEE-Main 2027 Session 1 is proposed for January 22-24 and January 28-30, while UGC-NET is tentatively scheduled from December 14-19

Govt to target 200 chip design startups, firms under Semicon 2.0: Vaishnaw

Ashwini Vaishnaw noted chip design would be the first of six pillars of Semicon 2.0, with the government scaling up ambition

Two Rajya Sabha MPs made special invitees to joint committee on FCRA Bill

In a rare move, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has nominated two Rajya Sabha members as "special invitees" to the joint parliamentary committee examining the FCRA Bill

Govt proposes CCTV surveillance at stores selling prescription drugs

The proposed amendment seeks to prevent unauthorised access to and sale of Schedule H, H1 and X drugs without valid prescriptions

Peak XV Partners sells 1.46$ stake in Groww for ₹1,756 cr in block deal

Peak XV Partners Investments VI-1, an affiliate of the venture capital firm, offloaded 9,17,14,208 shares, representing a 1.46 per cent stake in the Bengaluru-based trading platform

RBI absorbs ₹2.4 trillion via VRRR auction amid surplus liquidity

The Reserve Bank of India fully accepted bids worth ₹2.39 trillion at a cut-off and weighted average rate of 5.24 per cent as banking system liquidity surplus reached ₹7.38 trillion