New Delhi: Ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Tianjin in China for the SCO summit, govt on Tuesday said India was seeking a strong condemnation of cross-border terrorism in the Tianjin declaration, the joint statement that will follow the summit.Senior officials recalled that when SCO was established, one of its main objectives was to…
NEW DELHI: Fresh evidence, including a hospital memo suggesting a gas cylinder blast, CCTV footage of her husband Vipin Bhati, and several individual statements—has added new dimensions to the mystery surrounding the suspected dowry murder of 26-year-old Nikki Bhati, who was allegedly set ablaze in Greater Noida’s Sirsa village on August 21. On the other…
New Delhi: From relaxation in loan repayment to loans backed by govt guarantees, interest subsidy and provident fund and ESIC support for employees, exporters are ready with a Covid-style wishlist that they are presenting to govt and RBI to tackle the challenge posed by the US tariffs.“This is an earthquake which will impact the workforce….
Hansalpur: PM Narendra Modi Tuesday said India was prioritising ‘Mission Manufacturing’ that aimed to make local production more efficient and globally competitive, adding the focus would be on strengthening ease of doing business and building capacity in “futuristic industries” such as semiconductors and rare earth magnets.“India is working to make its manufacturing sector efficient and…
New Delhi: Amid the strife in bilateral ties over tariffs, India and the US held another round of 2 + 2 intersessional dialogue at the official level to advance bilateral initiatives, discussing regional security developments, shared strategic priorities and also trade and investment. Both sides also agreed to ramp up defence cooperation.Energy security, including efforts…
Quad is an important platform for working on and promoting peace, prosperity and development in the Indo-Pacific region, said foreign secretary Vikram Misri, amid uncertainty over the Quad summit India would like to host in Nov. The remarks came ahead of PM Narendra Modi‘s visit to Japan this week. The US had joined India in…
New Delhi: The conviction of two persons in the 2012 rape-murder of a 12-year-old girl in UP was overturned by Supreme Court on Tuesday, after the duo had spent 13 years in jail. One of them was sentenced to death and the other life imprisonment. The apex court pulled up police for a shabby investigation….
The Trump administration is planning a major overhaul of the United States’ H-1B visa and green card systems, signalling a shift towards wage-based immigration and merit-driven selection. US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday said he is involved in the proposed reforms, which aim to replace the current lottery-based system with a more selective model….
New Delhi: Recalling PM Narendra Modi’s 2025 I-Day speech that flagged demographic changes in border villages caused by illegal immigration “as part of a deliberate design”, home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday urged the collectors of districts covered under the Vibrant Village Programme (VVP), chief secretaries of border states and central armed police forces (CAPFs)…
Harish Salve (File photo); Supreme court building New Delhi: Maharashtra, through senior lawyer Harish Salve, told Supreme Court on Tuesday that the Constitution empowers a governor or the President, not an assembly, to have the final say on a state bill. It made a five-judge bench led by CJI B R Gavai ask: “Is this…
