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Describing their ordeal, the University of British Columbia (UBC) students mentioned that the flight was initially scheduled to depart from Vancouver airport at around 10:15 a.m. on July 2 but was rescheduled twice and eventually cancelled.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that the issue of Indian diplomats' names appearing on posters of Khalistani elements in Canada, would be taken up with Canadian and other nations' governments as it may affect relations.

The recent surge in FPI inflows have been triggered by the recent ‘Sell China, Buy India’ strategy of the FPIs which, in turn, is being influenced hugely by the anti-China attitude/policy evolving in the US and the developed world.

Nifty's journey from 18,000 to 19,000 took 425 trading days (from October'21-June'23) vs. only 30 days when it covered the journey from 17,000 to 18,000, Motilal Oswal Financial Services said in a report.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a meeting of the council of ministers on Monday, days after hectic parleys last week within the BJP top brass, amid speculations of a cabinet reshuffle.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is currently conducting raids at four locations in three states as part of its probe into the 'Ghazwa-e-Hind' terror module that was busted in Bihar last year involving the banned Popular Front of India (PFI).

Out of the GST collected in June, CGST was Rs 31,013 crore, SGST was Rs 38,292 crore, IGST was Rs 80,292 crore (including Rs 39,035 crore collected on import of goods) and cess Rs 11,900 crore (including Rs 1,028 crore collected on import of goods).

The fraudsters used to impersonate as Facebook and Amazon executives and cheated several US citizens on the pretext of solving a non existing problem created by them and their associates and charging hefty amounts for the same.

Addressing the 17th Indian Co-operative Congress, the Prime Minister said: "Embrace digital transactions for transparency. Minimise cash payments. India is now known for digital payments."

Opposition parties are also gearing up to take on the government on several issues. The Budget Session of Parliament earlier this year had witnessed several disruptions over a host of issues raised by the opposition parties.

This year, smartphones are the fifth highest exported product from India and has crossed Rs 1 lakh crore in our 'Techade' that will certainly see the country as a major player in global electronics in years to come, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT.

The CDS said that OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) cycle needs to be of a higher tempo to be in step with the pace of warfighting made possible with the cutting edge technologies.

The government on Friday transferred South Eastern Railway's General Manager Archana Joshi, almost a month after the horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore that left 293 people died.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, where he reiterated his call for dialogue and diplomacy in the context of the Ukraine conflict.

Since valuations are rich from the short-term perspective some profit booking can be considered by investors who do not have a long-term time horizon, says V. K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.

Ahead of the closing ceremony of centenary celebrations of Delhi University (DU), Delhiites on Friday witnessed something unusual as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen commuting by metro.

Reacting to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to violence-hit Manipur, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that politicians should not try to take advantage when a state is going through a disturbed situation.

Several top BJP leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and party President J.P. Nadda on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence here on Wednesday.

Investment bank Goldman Sachs' CEO David Solomon and members of its board, which include Lakshmi N. Mittal, Executive Chairman of ArcelorMittal, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday. 

External Affairs minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday categorically said that India cannot allow cross-border terrorism to become basis for initiating a discussion with Pakistan.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Wednesday that R.K. Arora, the Promoter-Director of real estate firm Supertech Limited, diverted hundreds of crores of rupees collected from homebuyers and investors to shell companies instead of completing projects. 

In his address, the US Envoy also said that the projects and transformative initiatives announced during Modi's visit will not only benefit the two countries, but the world as well.

A division bench Justices Mukta Gupta and Poonam A Bamba was hearing an appeal by convicts, Raj Kumar and Dinesh, challenging the trial court's decision to convict and sentence them to 30 years in jail.

The incident occurred on Monday at around 9 p.m and the Crime Branch has nabbed the two accused, identified as Aman Tiwari, 20, a resident of Bawana and Jirjish Kazmi, 19, a resident of UP's Meerut.

About 25 per cent of the respondents of ABP-CVoter Opinion Poll in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh feel that former Congress President Rahul Gandhi will prove to be more beneficial to the grand old party in the upcoming Assembly polls.