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Present Fractured Relationship Between USA And Europe Is An Outcome Of MAGA Programme
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: The United States – Europe relationship has reached such a low ebb in the last three months of Trump 2.0 rule that the political analysts in Washington are finding no hope of any immediate patch up between the two traditional allies as the...
Confusion Still Prevails In Bihar NDA Over The Chief Ministership After Assembly Polls
By Rahil Nora Chopra Ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, the issue of the chief ministerial candidate for the NDA Alliance is being prominently getting discussed. Posters were spotted outside the JD(U)’s Patna office saying “Nitish again from 2025 to 2030”, indicating that the Bihar Chief Minister was pitching for...
Bangladesh Interim Govt Chief Dr. Yunus Differing With Both BNP And Army Chief
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Eight months after the change of power in Bangladesh, Dr M. Yunus, Chief Adviser to the interim government, has not yet been able to win over major pillars of political power, including leading political groups/parties or the armed forces — to his side. There was...
RBI May Cut Rates By Another 100 Basis Points To Balance Growth And Inflation: Nomura
MUMBAI: With inflation likely to remain sub-4 per cent and downside risks on growth, Nomura said, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to take go for a 100 bos additional rate cut. The central bank, in the April policy meeting, delivered a dovish...
Govt Likely To Ease Nuclear Liability Laws To Attract Foreign Firms
NEW DELHI: India is preparing to amend its nuclear liability legislation to cap accident-related penalties for equipment suppliers, in a bid to revive stalled foreign investment in its nuclear sector, particularly from US firms. According to three government sources cited by Reuters, the proposed changes would remove a key...
Arvind Shrivastava Named Revenue Secretary In Major FinMin Rejig
NEW DELHI: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle that would mark a virtual reboot of the brass in the Ministry of Finance, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Friday appointed Arvind Shrivastava India’s next secretary in charge of revenue, Vumlunmang Vualnam secretary in the Department of Expenditure (DoE), and...
Duty Imposed On Steel, Aluminium Due To National Security: US To India In WTO
NEW DELHI: The US has informed the global trade body WTO that the decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium, was based on national security grounds and should not be considered as safeguard measures, according to a communication. The US shared this response with the World Trade Organisation...
Govt Tweaks Domestic Gas Allocation Policy For CNG, PNG Segments
NEW DELHI: The ministry of petroleum and natural gas on Friday announced key changes to the domestic gas allocation policy, aimed at ensuring sustained availability and affordability of natural gas for the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) used in transport and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) used in domestic households. Under...
Strange Sell-Off In Dollar Raises Spectre Of Investors Losing Trust In US Under Trump
NEW YORK: Among the threats tariffs pose to the US economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar. Currencies rise and fall all the time because of inflation fears, central bank moves and other factors. But economists worry that the recent drop in the dollar...
New Traffic Radar Rules To Ensure Accurate Speed Enforcement
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday said new regulations requiring mandatory verification and stamping of traffic radar equipment will be implemented from July 1 to improve road safety and enforcement accuracy across the country. The Consumer Affairs Ministry has notified the rules following extensive consultations with stakeholders, including the...
EPFO Set To Launch Version 3.0 With ATM Fund Withdrawals
RANCHI: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set to undergo a major digital overhaul to enhance services for over nine crore beneficiaries, with Version 3.0 set to launch by May or June, Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday. In coming days, EPFO beneficiaries will...
DGTR Issues Final Findings In 13 Anti-Dumping Cases
NEW DELHI: The commerce ministry’s investigation arm DGTR has issued final findings in as many as 13 anti-dumping cases, mostly against China, in March, according to the Commerce Ministry. The ministry also said that in addition to this, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has started 11 investigations...
Our Technology Products Now Globally Respected: Vaishnaw
MANESAR: India’s electronics manufacturing and export have grown multi-fold in the last decade driven by policies and incentives, and the Made-in-India products now command global recognition given their reliability and respect for IP rights, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. Inaugurating VVDN Technologies’ SMT (Surface Mount Technology) Line...
After Courting China, Bangladesh Warms Up To Russia, USA And Pakistan
By Nitya Chakraborty Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser to the interim government Dr. Muhammad Yunus is presently in the midst of his diplomatic triumph by successfully outreaching to the major countries of the world including the two super powers. After having a major success in getting all the support from the...
Supreme Court’s Verdict On Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi Is Of Historic Significance
By P. Sudhir The Supreme Court has delivered a truly historic verdict, which protects the federal principle and declares any action taken by a Governor to thwart the will of the state legislature as unconstitutional. The 414-page judgment delivered by a two-member Bench of the Supreme Court, consisting of...
A Strong Indian Economy Based On Equity And Jobs Can Only Take On Trump’s Tariff War
By Prabhat Patnaik Donald Trump has put off his proposed tariffs by ninety days; but countries like India have to respond to Trump’s measures whether now or after ninety days. These measures are not just an episodic act. Trump clearly threatens with tariffs any country that dares to act...
Finalisation Of International Agreement On Pandemic Is A New Hope
By Dr. Gyan Pathak At a time when several international health programmes across the countries have been adversely impacted after withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) following an announcement by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, the finalization of the international agreement on...
In Madhya Pradesh, Congress Leader Digvijay Singh Files FIR Against Baba Ramdev
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: The politics in Madhya Pradesh has got fresh heat with the confrontation between the Congress and the pro-BJP Baba Ramdev. The Congress veteran leader Digvijay Singh issued strongly worded statement against Baba Ramdev. Not only that, he went to the extent of filing a...
