Abu Dhabi: India is a consensus builder and the world needs to see which countries are blocking outcomes, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Wednesday. At the third day of the 13th ministerial conference of the WTO, he said, “India is a consensus builder, but some countries are breaking that consensus,” Piyush Goyal said. … Read more
New Delhi: Five people, including a woman, were arrested in connection with the theft of the Padma Bhushan medallion of former Panjab University V-C G C Chatterjee, Delhi Police said on Wednesday. The accused have been identified as Shrawan Kumar (33), Hari Singh (45), Rinki Devi (40), Ved Prakash (39), and Prashant Biswas (49), all … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bihar visit on March 2 will see the inauguration and foundation stone laying of several projects related to petroleum, fertiliser and rail connectivity. Strengthening linkages with Nepal, the PM will also inaugurate the Narkatiaganj-Gaunaha Gauge conversion which will increase connectivity with Nepal border in West Champaran district. Apart from this, Modi … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked mineral-rich states like Jharkhand and Odisha whether Parliament can prescribe any limitation on the taxes they impose on mineral bearing land. A nine-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which is considering whether the royalty collected on mining leases can be considered as tax, as … Read more
Britain’s King Charles III has conferred an honorary knighthood on Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal for advancing India-UK business relations. Mittal was awarded the Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE). The KBE is among the highest honours conferred by the British Sovereign to civilians. It is awarded in an … Read more
Rampur: A 17-year-old Dalit boy was killed and two others were injured in a clash over the installation of a board with BR Ambedkar’s photo on a disputed land here, police said on Wednesday. The clash occurred between two groups in Silai Baragaon village in Milak area on Tuesday, police said. Divisional Commissioner, Moradabad, Aujaneya … Read more
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, accompanied by state government officials, paid a visit to a slum in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Wednesday morning, engaging with its residents. His visit to the Biju Adarsh Colony in the Maa Mangla Basti involved not only checking on the well-being of the inhabitants but also interacting with women’s self-help groups (SHGs) … Read more
New Delhi: Ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha Elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to hold an important meeting of the core group committee involving 8 states at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday evening, source said. The meeting will be held under the chairmanship of BJP President JP Nadda. During … Read more
Mumbai: Large trusts of corporate houses, CSR foundations, and many non-profits are in a dilemma as the March 15 deadline for advance tax approaches. The bone of contention is a new law that kicked in from FY24 and imposes a tax on the slice of the money that larger trusts give to smaller NGOs doing … Read more
New Delhi: The Congress alleged on Tuesday that the Narendra Modi government has done away with the fair and equitable benefit-sharing provision for the users of codified traditional knowledge and AYUSH practitioners, and opened the “floodgates” for firms like Patanjali to deprive local communities of the commercial benefits derived from their resources. The opposition party’s … Read more
