New USTR slams India's high tariffs, equalisation levy

New Delhi (IANS) The US Trade Representative (USTR) in its latest report on Foreign Trade Barriers released on March 31 has highlighted major trade barriers to American exports, FDI and e-commerce.

This report has been issued by Joe Biden Administration's…

Amit Shah leaves for Chhattisgarh to review Maoist attack

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday left for Chhattisgarh to review the security situation in the wake of the deadly Maoist attack in which 22 security personnel were killed. Shah will meet the security personnel injured in the…

Saudi newspaper says J&K youth responding positively to govt's developmental initiatives

New Delhi (IANS) Youth from the Jammu and Kashmir region have responded positively to the Modi government's development initiatives and have shown their desire to become a part of the progress and prosperity of New India, Saudi newspaper, Saudi…

BJP to form govt in Bengal, retain power in Assam: Shah

Guwahati (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government will be formed in West Bengal and the party would retain power for the second time in Asam.

Addressing a public gathering in Sarbhog in Barpeta…

EC rubbishes Mamata's claim of voting discrepancies in Nandigram

Kolkata (IANS) Days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged discrepancies during voting at the Boyal polling booth in Nandigram, the Election Commission on Sunday issued a point-by-point response refuting all the allegations.

Maoist attack: Shah cuts short Assam visit, returns to Delhi

Guwahati (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah cut short his campaigning in Assam and returned to Delhi in wake of the Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh that left at least 22 security personnel dead, BJP sources .

Ahead of the third and final phase…

PM Modi chairs high-level meet to review Covid situation

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a high-level meeting to review Covid-19 related situation in the country as India recorded 93,249 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since September 2020, taking…

Bijapur gunfight: 7 CRPF troops missing, search on

Raipur (IANS) The CRPF has launched a massive search operation from early Sunday as seven of its troops went missing during more than nine hours of gunbattle with Maoists in their core area in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur, a day ago resulting in loss…

61 lakh Indians among over 53 cr users suffer FB data leak

New Delhi (IANS) A hacker has posted the phone numbers and sensitive account details of nearly 533 million (53.3 crore) Facebook users -- about a fifth of the social networking platform's entire user base -- including over 61 lakh Indian users…

Centre's new initiative to promote tribal craft, culture

New Delhi (IANS) As tribes are among the disadvantaged sections of the society, a quiz has been started by the Centre at promoting and preserving their craft, culture and lifestyle to improve their income. Tribes constitute over 8 per cent of our…