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New Delhi, Feb 23: Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the two sides held a high-level discussion to boost trade and bilateral ties. The two sides held extensive talks, exploring ways to boost ties in several key areas, including trade and energy. India and Canada also inked six pacts including, including one on energy cooperation

New Delhi, Feb 23: The Supreme Court today sought the response of the Delhi Police on a plea filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking a SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and A M Khanwilkar issued a notice to the police on Swamy's plea, leaving open the question of maintainability of the petition. "Keeping the

New Delhi, Feb 23: The ED today said it has frozen bank deposits and shares worth about Rs 44 crore of the Nirav Modi group and seized a huge collection of imported watches from locations linked to the billionaire diamantaire. Officials said they have put freeze orders on bank accounts containing Rs 30 crore and shares worth Rs 13.86 crore of the group under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

New Delhi, Feb 23: Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday alleged that the Delhi Police pressured Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's adviser VK Jain to change his statement about the alleged attack on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by the party's MLAs. According to news agency, senior AAP leaders Ashutosh and Sanjay Singh had claimed that this was a ploy to destabilise Kejriwal government in

Chennai, Feb 22: Actor-politician Kamal Haasan says he held a "secret" meeting with his contemporary and friend Rajinikanth about his entry into politics and decided to maintain dignity even if they became rivals later. While Haasan launched his party Makkal Neethi Mayyam in Madurai yesterday, Rajinikanth had announced in December that he will enter politics. Writing in his weekly series in Tamil

Chennai, Feb 22: The association of Cauvery Delta Farmers staged a protest here on Thursday, demanding a meeting with Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami regarding the distribution of Cauvery river water. The farmers demanded to meet the Chief Minister to put forward their demands regarding the water sharing and loan waivers. As part of the protest, the farmers blocked the State Secretariat and

Allahabad, Feb 22: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected a petition seeking a re-investigation of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's alleged role in the 2007 riots in Gorakhpur. Petitioners had requested an independent Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into his alleged role in the Gorakhpur riots. Adityanath was the Lok Sabha MP from Gorakhpur at the time. A bench of

New Delhi, Feb 22: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family members today visited the historic Jama Masjid here. Trudeau, who is on a week-long visit to India, was accompanied by his wife and their three children during the tour of one of the largest mosques in the country. The Canadian prime minister spent nearly 30 minutes on the premises of the Old Delhi monument. Yesterday

New Delhi, Feb 22: Canadian High Commissioner Nadir Patel has cancelled tonight's dinner invitation to Jaspal Atwal, a convicted Khalistani terrorist. Patel was hosting the dinner for the visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his delegation. "The High Commission has rescinded Mr Atwal's invitation.? We do not comment on matters relating to the PM's security?," the Canadian High

New Delhi, Feb 22: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday froze shares and mutual funds worth Rs 94 crore of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi groups, in the alleged Rs 11,400-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud. In total, ED froze mutual funds and shares worth Rs 7.80 crore belonging to Nirav Modi and MF and shares worth Rs 86.72 crore belonging to Mehul Choksi Group. The investigative agency