Trump threatens 100% tax on imports if countries impose tax on digital services

Washington: President Donald Trump Friday threatened a 100 per cent tax on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services from United States companies. In a post on social media, Trump took aim at European countries that he said are discussing "imminent" implementation of taxes on American companies. "Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with...

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NCERT textbook cites Manusmriti, says women held in high esteem in Vedic period

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New Delhi: A new NCERT social science textbook has included a verse from the Manusmriti to claim that women were accorded respect in the Vedic period but their status "fluctuated, even declined" as social and political conditions changed over time. The reference appears in the chapter, 'State and Society up to 1000 CE', which describes the Vedic age as "often described as a period during which women held a high and...

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Names of six personnel who died in action during Op Sindoor inscribed at National War Memorial

Operation Sindoor, National War Memorial

New Delhi: The names of six military personnel -- five from the Indian Army and one from IAF -- who died in the line of duty during Operation Sindoor last year, have been inscribed on a wall at the National War Memorial, as a tribute to the fallen heroes. This is the first time since the military operation conducted by the Indian armed forces in May 2025 that the government has...

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France thrash Norway 4-1 as Dembele nets hat trick

France thrash Norway 4-1 as Dembele nets hat trick

Foxborough (US): Not so fast, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. Ousmane Dembele has just entered the Golden Boot race. Dembele scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Mbappe, to help France beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup Friday. Dembele's goals came in the seventh, 20th and 32nd minutes. It was the first...

Lalji Desai appointed Odisha Congress In-Charge

Bhubaneswar: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) Friday announced a reshuffle of Congress in-charges for three states, including Odisha. With the approval of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, Lalji Desai has been appointed as the new in-charge of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC). As part of the reshuffle, Sanjay Dutt has been appointed as the Congress in-charge...

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Consumer First Always

By DV Ramana Consumer protection is a foundation of modern utility regulation. Electricity consumers frequently face problems relating to billing, metering, service quality, voltage fluctuations, disconnections, delays in providing new connections, and many other service-related issues. To address such needs of the consumers, the Electricity Act, 2003 mandated the establishment of Consumer Grievance Redressal Forums (CGRFs) and...

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India’s potential & pitfalls

By DK Giri India saved a large part of the world in the pandemic. During Covid-19, it shipped 300m vaccine doses to 100 plus countries under ‘Vaccine Maitri’ (Vaccine Friendship). The Global South called it a lifeline. That was potential made real at the time of a health crisis. But the potential is not leadership. It is...

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Justice on Hold

By Dilip Cherian The Uttarakhand government’s decision to clear whistleblower forest officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi for a possible deputation to the Lokpal is noteworthy. But an even bigger story lies elsewhere: the extraordinary reluctance of courts to hear his cases. Over the years, judge after judge has recused from matters involving Chaturvedi. The numbers are startling enough to...

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Odisha CM presents state film awards for 2023, 2024

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday presented various state film awards for the year 2023 and 2024 to the winners in Bhubaneswar at a special programme. CM Majhi conferred a total of 31 awards in various categories for each of the two years, recognising excellence across different aspects of filmmaking and honouring outstanding contributions to...

 

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