Vijay Mallya loses appeal against extradition order to India

London (IANS) Fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya on Monday lost his appeal in an UK court against an extradition order to India on charges of fraud and money laundering to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore.

The High Court in London upheld a 2018 ruling…

China slams India's new FDI norms, says change violates WTO rules

New Delhi (IANS) Just days after the Centre amended the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy to check opportunistic takeovers of Indian companies amid the Covid-19 pandemic, China on Monday criticised the move and said that it violates the World…

India extends anti-dumping duty on acetone imports to protect domestic industry

New Delhi (IANS) In a move to safeguard domestic industry from any further injury during the coronavirus outbreak, the central government has extended the operation of higher import duty on a key input used by automobile and construction industry…

Bengal accuses NICED of giving defective corona test kits

Kolkata (IANS) The West Bengal government has accused the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) of supplying 'apparently defective' test kits resulting in delays in detecting the coronavirus infection, and urged the Indian…

India-Canada relations frigid due to Pakistan

New Delhi/Ottawa (IANS) Ever since the diplomatically disastrous trip of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's to India two years ago, the New Delhi-Ottawa relations have been at an ebb. Reason: the increasing influence of Pakistan in Canada.

E-tailers support Centre's move, but expect relaxations

New Delhi (IANS) As the government on Sunday said that e-commerce platforms will be able to sell only essential goods, e-commerce majors have expressed their support to the decision, but have also said that they hope for relaxations to benefit both…

These economic activities to begin from Monday

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Home Ministry has released a new list of services and activities which are being allowed to open from Monday.

The exemption will be applicable from April 20, in those areas of the country where the effect of coronavirus…

Plea in SC: Let migrant workers return home after corona test

New Delhi (IANS) A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre to allow migrant workers' to return to their native places, after testing them for COVID-19, and the authorities concerned should ensure safe transportation.

Holistic handling of the pandemic taken forward

Prime Minister Narendra Modis expected announcement of an extension of the lockdown, till May 3 this time, reflected three important strands of the Centres policy of combating corona virus. First, it was rightly decided that the strategy of dealing…

Coronavirus positive cases reach 33 in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) One more person linked to the Tablighi Jamaat was reported coronavirus positive in Ranchi on Saturday, taking the total number of cases to 33 in the state.

The 33rd patient belongs to the Tabligi Jamaat and is a Caribbean resident.…