New Delhi: The government has amended the rules for receiving foreign funds requiring NGOs to choose from predefined list of purposes and their area of operation, allowing a range of faith-based activities while explicitly excluding proselytisation from several categories eligible for registration under the Foreign...
Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Tuesday pumped in over Rs 1.41 lakh crore of transient liquidity into the banking system through a seven-day variable rate repo (VRR) auction. The funds were injected into the system at a cut-off rate and weighted average rate of...
New Delhi: India and the United States are moving decisively towards finalising a bilateral trade agreement that could unlock new economic opportunities and deepen bilateral economic ties, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said Tuesday as US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer arrived here for...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said the deployment of 'Kavach' system on trains along the 631 km railway network in the East Coast Railway (ECoR) area will enhance passenger safety. CM Majhi made the statement a day after the Indian Railways approved...
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer Tuesday began bilateral talks here on issues related to the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement. Greer is in New Delhi on an official visit for the trade pact talks,...
New Delhi: Google restored instant messaging app Telegram Tuesday morning as a temporary ban imposed by the government ended at midnight of June 22. The platform was accessible to some existing users before Google restored it. The app continued to remain delisted on Apple's Appstore...
Washington: The US has formally notified the proposed sale of sustainment support services and related equipment for India's Apache helicopters and M777A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers at an estimated cost of USD 482.2 million. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which administers the Foreign Military Sales (FMS)...
Washington: United States Monday eased restrictions on Iranian oil exports through August, hours after Vice President JD Vance said negotiators had made "great progress" in Switzerland and as talks with Tehran continued on nuclear issues, maritime security and the future of the Strait of Hormuz....
New Delhi: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Monday that CRED founder Kunal Shah will join Meta as WhatsApp’s next global CEO. Meta is also investing around $900 million (nearly Rs 8,550 crore) in the fintech company CRED. As part of the investment, Cred’s founder, Kunal...
New Delhi: Four cargo ships carrying vital shipments of urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), and sulphur from the Persian Gulf are headed for Indian ports after successfully crossing the Strait of Hormuz last week, according to an official statement issued Monday. Navigating through ongoing global trade...
A nation remembers its wars not only through victories but also through the names of those who never returned to...
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By Aakar Patel What cannot be passed in Parliament as law can be incarnated as a change in the rules....
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By Dilip Cherian The Uttarakhand government’s decision to clear whistleblower forest officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi for a possible deputation to the...
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After numerous hiccups, threats and counter-threats exchanged between US President Donald Trump and Iran’s top leadership, the US and Iran...
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