DUBAI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal is headed to the US Monday to take forward talks for a bilateral trade deal, signaling the proposed agreement is moving ahead after a hiatus of several weeks.“The delegation plans to take forward the discussions with a view to achieve early conclusion of a mutually beneficial trade agreement,”…
Pankaj ChaudharyIndia’s growth journey over the past decade has been remarkable, marked by resilience, reform, and renewal, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His foresight has consistently ensured that reforms are not just policy changes, but people-centric transformations that touch the lives of every Indian. At the heart of this transformation lies unwavering…
PUNE: Maharashtra clinched the pole position in India with 849 inter-country and domestic adoptions in the last financial year – accounting for nearly 20% of the total count and a 38% surge from the state’s previous fiscal’s tally of 522.Across India, 4,515 children found families – the highest number in over a decade – while…
KOCHI: “Nee Po Mone Dinesha.” That thunderous line from Narasimham echoes across Kerala’s streets, after Mohanlal first roared it on screen. On Saturday, the man behind that voice, one of India’s most enduring actors, was named winner of the 2023 Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his “iconic contribution to Indian cinema“.I&B ministry announced the honour based…
KOLKATA/KHARAGPUR: A 27-year-old PhD scholar from mechanical engineering department at IIT-Kharagpur was found dead in his room Saturday. This is the fifth unnatural death on campus this year, and sixth in the past 12 months.Harsh Kumar Pandey from Ranchi had taken admission in the PhD programme in Jan. Police suspect he died by suicide, but…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday slammed the BJP led government at the Centre for a “weak” foreign policy. The statement came shortly after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order raising the fee that companies pay to sponsor H-1B applicants to $100,000.The former UP CM said such behaviour US towards India…
NEW DELHI: Counting sports facilities as community resources, Supreme Court has said these cannot be concentrated in the hands of the rich and elite in urban areas even though many youngsters from poor rural backgrounds have stormed into the national sporting arena by the dint of their talent and resolve.While finalising the constitution of All…
RAJKOT/AHMEDABAD: PM Narendra Modi ratcheted up his “atmanirbharta” push amid increasing protectionist measures globally, saying on Saturday that from “chip to ship, everything must be made in India”, which has no choice now but to be self-reliant. Dedicating projects spanning various sectors and worth over Rs 1 lakh crore, PM Modi said in Bhavnagar that…
NEW DELHI: Over 5 lakh Indians could be hit by the Trump administration’s decision to impose a hefty $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, prompting India’s IT ministry to go into mission mode. The ministry has begun coordination with the Indian embassy in Washington DC and is working to ease the entry of Global Capability Centres…
New Delhi: The decision to hike H-1B visa fees will choke US innovation and boost India’s, former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said Saturday. “By slamming the door on global talent, America pushes the next wave of labs, patents, innovation and startups to Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Gurgaon,” he wrote on X.“India’s finest doctors, engineers, scientists and…