Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday inaugurated the Surat Diamond Bourse, the world’s largest and modern centre for international diamond and jewellery business.

A 30-year-old woman has accused industrialist Sajjan Jindal of raping her after promising to marry her, a charge denied Sunday by the billionaire.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a detailed investigation into last week’s major security breach of Parliament, countering demands from protesting Opposition parties for a debate in the House on the incident.

A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the UN migration agency said.

Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin dismissed as complete nonsense remarks by US President Joe Biden that Russia would attack a NATO country if it won the war in Ukraine, adding that Russia had no interest in fighting the NATO military alliance.

North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile Sunday, Japan’s Coast Guard and the South Korean military said, as Pyongyang condemned US-led military shows of force as tantamount to “a preview of a nuclear war”.

A top staterun Chinese think-tank warned China of a potential “middletechnology trap” unless it opens doors “wide open” for new investments and scientific innovation to deal with increasing containment in the ongoing tech war with the US.

The number of GST return filers rose about 65 per cent to 1.13 crore in 5 years till April 2023 as compliance by taxpayers improved, the finance ministry said Sunday. Also, the number of active taxpayers registered under GST increased from 1.06 crore as of April 2018, to 1.40 crore.

Around 6,000 people from Myanmar have taken shelter in Manipur after violence in the neighbouring country, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Sunday, adding that more refugees are likely to reach the state soon.

The meeting of opposition INDIA bloc parties on Tuesday is likely to focus on seat-sharing in key states, with some leaders pushing for an agreement before December 31, and on redrawing the joint strategy to take on the BJP.

The Supreme Court has asked all High Courts to ensure listing and disposal of bail and anticipatory bail applications expeditiously, saying they concern the liberty of individuals.

The anti-terror agency NIA raided 19 locations across four states this morning in connection with the ISIS terror module case.

Reliance Industries Ltd was the biggest wealth creator during the fiveyear period from 2018 to 2023 while Adani Enterprises Ltd was the top all-round wealth creator, according to a study by Motilal Oswal Financial Services.

Sathish Kumar Karunakaran of India and former World Champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan bagged the men’s and women’s singles titles at the BWF Super 100 Odisha Masters badminton tournament which concluded at the JN Stadium here Sunday