US Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized India’s crucial role in Washington’s foreign policy after meeting with S Jaishankar at the UNGA. Discussions encompassed trade, defense, energy, pharmaceuticals, and critical minerals, despite existing tariff and visa-related tensions. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific through the Quad.

As lower GST rates take effect on Monday, sales of air-conditioners, TV sets surged dramatically with buyers rushing to grab cheaper deals offered by retailers at the beginning of the Navratra festival.

A witness in the July 2023 incident, in which an RPF constable allegedly killed four persons on board a moving train, told a Mumbai court on Monday that she saw a “bearded” man lying in a pool of blood after the accused shot him twice.