NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said little headway was made in the review of 15-year-old free trade agreement (FTA) with Asean, despite nine rounds of negotiations since 2022.The minister’s statement came days after controversy erupted over his comments on some of the Asean countries being a B-team of China. While…
NEW DELHI: In a major policy change, the Centre is preparing a model to provide financial assistance to state govts for one-time improvement of state highways rather than declaring more of these as NHs. The road transport ministry will instead focus on building more new greenfield highways and expressways.This comes after PM Narendra Modi’s direction…
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and a close aide of ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) president and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said the country is being governed under a “hybrid model” in which the military enjoys the major power share. This is the second time this week that Asif, a prominent member of…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka government is planning to roll out a bill on crowd control and management, according to state law and Parliamentary affairs minister HK Patil. This comes in the wake of tragic stampede on June 4 that killed 11 people in Bengaluru.Other bills that are set to be tabled include Rohith Vemula Bill, 2025;…
NEW DELHI: Central govt employees covered under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) will receive retirement and death gratuity benefits similar to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), Union minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh said Wednesday, reports Bharti Jain.The inclusion of death-cum-retirement gratuity in UPS, a long-pending demand, is expected to encourage many covered under…
NEW DELHI: Amitabh Kant, former Niti Aayog CEO and India’s G20 Sherpa stepped down from his role, bringing to a close a distinguished 45-year career in public service. Announcing his resignation on social media, the veteran bureaucrat expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve the nation in multiple key roles over the decades.“After 45 years…
Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) continue to capture public imagination and spark conspiracy theories, viral videos and a growing belief in extraterrestrial visitors. From sightings in remote deserts to leaked military footage, many see these phenomena as proof that intelligent life is already among us. But not everyone agrees. Joseph Gutheinz, a former senior special agent…
File photo: Space minister Jitendra Singh NEW DELHI: Space minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday that opening the space sector to private enterprises and this year’s announcement allowing foreign investment in the nuclear sector are “some of the most unexpected decisions made in the last 11 years under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi”.On ushering…
Representative image (Photo: ANI) India refused to associate itself with a statement by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) condemning Israel’s military strikes on Iran in another show of solidarity with Israel this week, after it abstained from voting on a UN resolution seeking a ceasefire in Gaza. Like India, Iran is also a member of…
File photo: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu (Picture credit: ANI) New Delhi: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu late Thursday announced a probe into the Ahmedabad air crash by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and also constituted a high-level committee of experts to strengthen aviation security.“Following the tragic incident in Ahmedabad, a formal…