A few days ago, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that signing the deal is not “imminent” as both countries have identified a “universe of items that are sticking points”.

The Recap

Hardeep Puri among two Union Ministers dropped from BJP’s UP list for Rajya Sabha polls

Supreme Court gets 3 new judges, including its second woman Justice

After Express report, Supreme Court notice on lakhs of books in limbo

Kainchi Dham drowns in tourists after Hanuman Ansh release, district may act to ease pressure

Jaiswal Included, Suryakumar snubbed as Mumbai names squad for Ranji Trophy opener

Create fear in criminals, Supreme Court tells Delhi Police on women's safety

He collapsed at 19 km. Other runners passed him. One stopped

Father from Botswana, mother from India: 5 cheetah cubs at Kuno usher in new lineage

Why edible oils are bearing the brunt of food inflation

British Airways BA295 drops 28,000 feet over Ireland, declares emergency

How long does it take to fix a pothole? A Delhi teen is tracking it

‘If citizens being removed, what is purpose of SIR?’ Bombay High Court asks Election Commission

Seven-year-old died in Andhra after anti-malaria dose. Now top court asks High Court to monitor probe

Why MP is cutting 1.4 lakh trees to save the forest

Girish Kuber writes: In Maharashtra, the story of a drought foretold

Inside Tata Sons’ directors RBI board link

Lung cancer is India’s deadliest cancer. So why don’t we screen for it?

Ending up number one shows we are on the right track: Santiago Nieva

Nagoya barely embraced the Asian Games. Then everyone turned up to say goodbye

Asian Games tour diary: Notes from a city too polite to say no

Surfeit of silver paints a picture of 'what could have been' for India at Asiad

5 Indian festivals worth travelling for: From Onam in Kerala to Durga Puja in Kolkata

Sharat Saxena starts work 27 days post spine surgery; expert explains recovery in the 70s

‘No one to blame’: Kalaranjini lost her voice after consuming fake blood containing acid

How skipping breakfast for a month affects men and women differently

Legislative privileges vs free speech: The question before Supreme Court

CJI says Supreme Court did not approve Form 6 changes: What the form is, why it matters

Another ‘October 7’? How Israel’s security lapses led to flydubai incident

Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who can ‘control brain using light’: What their work is

This actor became Trinamool MP in April. Now she is BJP Rajya Sabha pick

Why Harish Rawat defiance of AICC deals a blow to Uttarakhand Congress on poll eve

Karnataka to Maharashtra, why states are reviving campus polls

New Punjab Congress chief Pargat Singh: ‘We have no wajood or aukaat outside Punjab and Congress’

'Scripted': Sanjay Dutt clarifies as 'no peace in India' comment leads to row

Rs 2.5 cr film beats Yash's Toxic to emerge as most profitable Kannada movie

Bappi Lahiri’s grandson Rego on his disco hits in Dhurandhar, Raja Saab

Shekhar Suman defends Sanjay Dutt over ‘no peace in India’ remark: ‘He loves his country’

The Catch Up: Critical actions that saved Flydubai plane (1 October)

Behind the LPU protests, deep-tech funding, and Flydubai flight incident

The Catch Up: Govt showpiece deep-tech initiative hits pause (30 September)

Delhi’s unsafe parks, demand for UP’s split, and SC to hear SIR plea

The Catch Up: SC agrees to hear plea against CEC Gyanesh Kumar (29 September)

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Nirmala Sitharaman writes: Next-Gen GST & India’s next phase of growth

The men who played queens, and the Jatra that left them behind

Asian Games tour diary: Notes from a city too polite to say no

CJI says Supreme Court did not approve Form 6 changes: What the form is, why it matters

We have a model investment treaty. And are losing billions because of it

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NCERT’s New Class 9 History Book: What Has Changed In The Way Medieval India Is Taught?

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Badminton’s men’s singles stuck in Groundhog Day, and attackers are the way out

Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep bowl Rest of India to Irani Cup title

Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi going to be in India's ODI mix a lot: Shubman Gill

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Gujarat courts at standstill as lawyers protest proposed Rent Bill

Supreme Court gets 3 new judges, including its second woman Justice

Woman goes under knife for ‘pointed’ nose, left with ‘crooked’ one, wins Rs 65,000 payout

Mere presence at protest no proof of crime: Rajasthan High Court shields 23 agitators