Beijing: Over 800 Chinese entrepreneurs, investors and tour operators Friday took part in a conference highlighting investment opportunities in India in China's Hangzhou city. The conference was organised by the Indian Consulate in Shanghai. Indian Consulate General in Shanghai Pratik Mathur addressed the conference. India's Major Economic Initiative in Eastern China! India's First 3-Ts (Trade, Technology &...

Washington: India is set to challenge the proposed US tariffs on exports with the US Trade Representative next week, contending that the findings on forced labour are legally flawed and would affect American businesses and consumers. Representatives from the commerce ministry as well as industry bodies, such as APEDA, FICCI, CII and ACMA, are scheduled to present...

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports regarding the alleged inhuman treatment of toddlers by caregivers at a daycare centre operating on the premises of an IT company in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Observing that the contents of the news reports, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of...

New Delhi: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has reportedly directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to summon officials of Meta over advertisements hosted on Instagram that allegedly promoted child sexual abuse. According to sources, the ministry will seek an explanation from the US-based technology company over how such advertisements appeared...

New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) -- chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh -- accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals worth about Rs 52,000 crore to strengthen the operational capabilities of the Army, Navy and Air Force, the government said Friday. The approvals include the procurement of anti-drone systems, missiles, kamikaze drones, naval...

Kolkata: The bill for implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal will be passed in the Assembly next month, a senior functionary of the state government said Friday. The West Bengal cabinet Thursday approved the formation of a committee to examine the draft UCC bill and the panel will have four weeks to scrutinise...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with IHI Corporation, a leading Japanese Industrial company, and the Gurugram-based ACME Group to promote collaboration in clean energy, advanced manufacturing and industrial development. According to an official statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the state government also hosted an “Interaction with Japanese Business...

New Delhi: As activist Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike at Jantar Mantar entered the sixth day Friday, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said he appeared far weaker and more exhausted and urged supporters across the country to observe a one-day fast in solidarity with the protest. Sharing Wangchuk's latest health update on X, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said...

Karachi: Remittances from overseas Pakistanis are expected to reach USD 44 billion in the fiscal year 2026-27, an increase from the record remittances of USD 41.5 billion received in the previous fiscal, the country's central bank said Friday. Addressing a press conference, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jamil Ahmed said that despite making foreign payments of...

Mumbai: India's forex reserves dropped USD 5.654 billion to USD 666.933 billion during the week ended June 26, the RBI said Friday. In the previous reporting week, the kitty jumped USD 963 million to USD 672.587 billion. The kitty had expanded to an all-time high of USD 728.494 billion during the week ended February 27 this year...