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Washington, Nov 7: The United States has exempted India from imposition of certain sanctions for the development of the strategically-located Chabahar port in Iran, along with the construction of the railway line connecting it with Afghanistan. The decision by the Trump administration, which a day earlier imposed the toughest ever sanctions on Iran and is very restrictive in giving exemptions, is

New Delhi, Nov 6: Eminent journalist and Chairman the Hindu Publishing Group, N Ram and Chief Correspondent, Deshbandhu, Bhopal Ruby Sarkar are among the winners of this year’s National Awards for Excellence in Journalism 2018, announced by the Press Council of India. Mr Ram has been selected under the prestigious award category of “Raja Ram Mohan Roy award" while Ms Sarkar, Chief Correspondent

Ayodhya, Nov 6: Amid demand for the construction of a grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced to change the name of Faizabad district to Ayodhya. The CM also announced that an international airport would be constructed in Ayodhya. It would be known as Shree Ram International Airport while the medical college in the district would be named Raja

New Delhi, Nov 6: The BJP on Tuesday downplayed the gains made by the JD-S-Congress coalition, which won on four out of five seats that went for the bypolls in Karnataka - two Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies . Reacting to the results, the party said that the outcome of the bypolls would not have any bearing on the coming assembly elections in five states and the 2019 Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi, Nov 6: Amid mounting tension between the Reserve Bank and the finance ministry, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said the central bank is like a seat belt in a car, without which accidents can happen. Pitching for respecting the institutional autonomy of the RBI, he said the central bank has the liberty to say no if the government pushes it to be lenient. Ahead of the

New Delhi, Nov 6: Hailing the gains made by the ruling Congress and JD (S) coalition in the Assembly and the Lok Sabha bypolls in Karnataka, the party on Tuesday said the results show that the collation has delivered. In a post on social media, senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram said, '4-1 result (unsure about Shimoga LS) in Karnataka looks like a Test series win under

Sabarimala, Nov 6: Tension prevailed at Lord Ayyappa temple on Tuesday when a family including three women reached here for Darshan even as devotees blocked their entry into the temple suspecting that they are below 50 age group. Hundreds of devotees opposed the police who escorted the women, identified as Ms Lalitha, Ms Girija and Ms Sujata, hailing from Thrissur district. Later, the police

Mumbai, Nov 6: The rupee recovered 21 paise to 72.91 against the US dollar early Tuesday on increased selling by exporters. The dollar's weakness against some currencies overseas and a better opening of the domestic equity market also supported the rupee, dealers said,. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened strong at 72.98 and advanced further to trade at 72.91, reflecting a rise of 21

New Delhi, Nov 5: A Delhi court today acquitted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a criminal defamation case filed by a former aide of Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, saying that the complainant cannot be said to be an "aggrieved person". Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal granted relief to Mr Kejiriwal in the case lodged by Pawan Khera, the political secretary of Ms Dikshit

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 5: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday asserted that evidence has surfaced pointing that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in the state connived to create trouble in Sabarimala. "The odious politics and perfidious ways of BJP stand exposed. Evidence has surfaced that BJP leaders in the state connived to create trouble in Sabarimala." The chief minister