The North News New Delhi, March 2 India and Canada on Monday sealed key pacts on supplies of Uranium and critical minerals and vowed to soon conclude a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney finalising a new framework to shore up ties including taking bilateral annual […]
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Dubai, March 2 The Iranian Red Crescent Society said on Monday that the US-Israeli airstrike campaign targeting Iran has killed at least 555 people so far in the Islamic Republic. The society added that 131 cities have come under attack so far in the war. Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab […]
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The North News New Delhi, March 2 Retirement fund body EPFO on Monday fixed the interest rate on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2025-26 at 8.25 per cent, retaining the rate for the second consecutive year, a source said. In February last year, the EPFO retained the 8.25 per cent rate of interest for […]
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Dubai, March 2 Saudi Aramco temporarily shut down its Ras Tanura oil refinery near Dammam on Monday after it was targeted by Iranian drones. Saudi state television reported the decision, citing what it described as an “official source.” It added there were no casualties from the fire and its decision was a precautionary one. The […]
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New Delhi, March 2 Akasa Air extended the suspension of flights connecting Abu Dhabi, Doha, Jeddah, Kuwait and Riyadh till March 3 due to the Middle East crisis. Airlines are closely monitoring the situation on operating flights to and through the Middle East as some of the airspaces in the region remain closed for commercial […]
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The North News New Delhi, March 2 A court here has granted bail to nine Indian Youth Congress workers who were arrested in connection with the “shirtless” protest at the AI summit, saying the protest constituted symbolic political critique and pre-trial detention could “illicit pre-emptive punishment”. Judicial Magistrate First Class Ravi passed the order on […]
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The North News New Delhi, March 2 India and Canada on Monday inked a landmark agreement on cooperation in supplies of uranium, and decided to soon finalise a comprehensive economic partnership agreement following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney. The two leaders also deliberated on the precarious security situation […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 2 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday presented the state’s budget for the financial year 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs 2.23 lakh crore, up 10.28 per cent from the revised allocation of Rs 2.028 lakh crore in the current fiscal. Presenting the budget in the state assembly […]
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New Delhi, March 2 At least three banks and six schools in the national capital received bomb threat emails on Monday, prompting authorities to dispatch multiple security teams to the premises and carry out intensive checks, officials of the Delhi Fire Services said. Among the banks that received the threats were the Axis Bank branch […]
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Dubai, March 2 Several US warplanes crashed on Monday in Kuwait, the country’s defence ministry said, with all the pilots safely bailing out. The ministry did not elaborate on what caused the crashes, but they came during an intense period of Iranian fire targeting the country. The Kuwaiti Defence Ministry said the pilots had been […]
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