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EU trade talks leave carbon rules intact for Indian exporters
European Union negotiators have not offered any carve-outs to India from the bloc’s carbon border levy during trade negotiations, but have committed to extend automatically to Indian exporters any relaxations the 27-member bloc grants to other countries under the mechanism, according to an official familiar with the discussions. The...
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India EU trade pact draws concern from Washington over market balance
India and the European Union have announced a long-awaited free trade agreement, closing negotiations that stretched across almost two decades and resetting commercial ties between New Delhi and Brussels at a time of heightened global trade friction. The accord, unveiled after months of accelerated talks, is being closely scrutinised...
Standoff with seer tests governance and politics in Uttar Pradesh
A confrontation between Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand and the government led by Yogi Adityanath has escalated into a politically sensitive challenge for Uttar Pradesh, drawing senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party into a dispute that began at the Magh Mela and has since spilled into administration, religious institutions and...
Patka row puts Rahul Gandhi under fire
Controversy erupted after the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was accused by the Bharatiya Janata Party of failing to wear a traditional North-Eastern patka during the Republic Day ‘At Home’ reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan, triggering sharp political reactions and claims of cultural insensitivity. The allegation,...
Temple panel bars non-Hindu entry at Gangotri
Non-Hindus will no longer be allowed to enter Gangotri Dham, following a unanimous decision taken on Sunday by the Shri Gangotri Temple Committee, a move that has triggered debate over religious access, customary practice and constitutional guarantees in Uttarakhand. The committee said the restriction would apply across the shrine...
Congress protests protocol breach at Republic Day event
Congress leaders mounted a sharp challenge to the Centre after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge were placed in the third row during the Republic Day celebrations, arguing that the seating arrangement departed from established protocol and diminished the stature of...
Sanjay Raut steps in to steady Thackeray alliance
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut moved swiftly into a damage-control role last week as strains surfaced within the newly announced political understanding between the Thackeray brothers, after developments in Kalyan raised questions about cohesion and intent inside the fragile arrangement. The episode underlined the delicate arithmetic of opposition politics...
India and Poland trade sharp words over security stances
Talks between New Delhi and Warsaw turned pointed on Monday as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Poland’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski aired differences over Pakistan and Russia during a bilateral meeting in the capital, underscoring how parallel security concerns can pull partners into uncomfortable...
Couple jump from pizza outlet amid alleged harassment
A young couple in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh sustained serious injuries after jumping from the second floor of a pizza outlet while trying to flee an alleged confrontation with a group that had accosted them inside the eatery, police said. The incident unfolded on Saturday evening near Bareilly...
Mamata Banerjee alleges insult to national icons
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Union government of showing disrespect to national icons, alleging an attempt to recast the country’s historical narrative for political ends. Speaking at a programme marking the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in...
Samajwadi Party accuses Uttar Pradesh of selective VIP rule
Samajwadi Party leaders escalated their criticism of the Uttar Pradesh administration on Tuesday, alleging a pattern of selective privilege in which individuals aligned with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party receive official protection and facilities, while dissenting voices face intimidation and violence. The opposition party framed the charge as a...
Bihar rebukes MNS over Mumbai Bhavan threat
Sharp political exchanges unfolded after the Bihar government pushed back against threats issued by a leader of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena over the proposed Bihar Bhavan in Mumbai, framing the controversy as a challenge to constitutional principles and freedom of movement within the country. Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary said...
UAE hosts fresh push for Russia Ukraine peace talks
Diplomatic momentum around the Russia-Ukraine war has shifted towards the Gulf as officials prepare for a new round of talks in the United Arab Emirates, signalling a renewed attempt to test pathways towards de-escalation as the conflict moves through its fourth year of full-scale fighting. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
Kharge challenges Modi’s tea seller narrative
A sharp political confrontation has erupted after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misrepresenting his early life to win votes, questioning the long-repeated claim that the prime minister once worked as a tea seller. Addressing a public gathering organised to protest the government’s decision to...
Himanta Sarma stirs Congress debate over Priyanka’s role
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has triggered a fresh political row by alleging that Rahul Gandhi did not want Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to play a role in Kerala and instead assigned her responsibilities linked to Assam to avoid unsettling the Congress leadership structure in the southern state. Speaking...
Davos visit by Maharashtra chief minister sparks political backlash
Political tensions in Maharashtra have sharpened after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis travelled to Davos to attend meetings on the margins of the World Economic Forum, prompting sharp criticism from Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, who dismissed the visit as an expensive and unnecessary spectacle funded by public money. Raut,...
Chandigarh mayoral poll shifts to open voting
Chandigarh is set for a closely watched mayoral election as councillors prepare to elect the city’s first citizen through an open show of hands, a procedural change that has reshaped the contest even before the arithmetic of alliances is counted. The vote comes with the Aam Aadmi Party and...
