Union Minister Piyush Goyal | Photo Credit: PTI Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that India is in ‘active dialogue’ with the US for a free trade agreement. The minister said that negotiations are going on with the European Union as well in the national capital for concluding a trade agreement. Besides
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A congressional hearing titled ‘How the Corruption of Science Has Impacted Public Perception and Policies Regarding Vaccines’ erupted into a heated debate over an unpublished study comparing chronic illnesses in vaccinated vs. unvaccinated children. Toby Rogers, a fellow at the Brownstone Institute whose study linking vaccines and autism was retracted, claimed that society is in
The Embassy of India in Beijing on Wednesday issued an advisory for Indian citizens currently undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Nepal, following disruptions caused by the prevailing situation in Nepal. According to the advisory, the situation has affected travel arrangements of Indian citizens on the pilgrimage organized by private tour operators through Nepal. The
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IDBI Bank has filed a fresh plea in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking insolvency against media and entertainment firm ZEE. In its petition at the Mumbai bench of NCLT, IDBI Bank, claiming to be a financial creditor of the company, has claimed a purported default of Rs 225.22 crore, according to a regulatory
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Synopsis The Fast Track Immigration–Trusted Traveller Programme will soon be available at five more international airports. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the service virtually. Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, Trichy, Kozhikode and Amritsar are the new locations. The program offers faster immigration for pre-verified Indian nationals and OCI cardholders. Agencies The government will expand its Fast
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New Delhi: In response to ongoing protests and unrest in Nepal, Air India Express announced that passengers booked to travel to or from Nepal until September 17 can reschedule their trips without any extra charges or cancel for a full refund, as per the Air India Express Spokesperson. The airline made this decision to ensure
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On the reasons behind the ongoing protests in Nepal, Former Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Ranjit Rae says, “There are very deep-seated root causes within Nepal as to why this is happening. So this is a homegrown issue. It should have been handled better by the political class in Nepal. But within Nepal, there could also
Eligible customers of Tata EVs will get a discount of up to 25 per cent on the tariffs and priority access to the chargers | Photo Credit: FRANCIS MASCARENHAS In their first ever such collaboration Tata Power and Tata Motors have set up a co-branded highspeed mega electric vehicle charging hub in Mumbai, with more
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The order comes after Airtel petitioned the court following widespread broadband disruptions caused by the Telangana government’s removal of dangling cables from electric poles after recent electrocution incidents. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The Telangana High Court has asked the Telangana Government, including the power utility Southern Power Distribution Company, not to cut or remove
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 the State had a scope to achieve a growth rate of 25 per cent as it had an extensive coast and abundant natural resources, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said Andhra Pradesh recorded a growth of 10.50 per cent in the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in the first quarter of the current financial year, higher than
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