New York/Washington: Three influential US lawmakers have introduced a resolution in Congress aimed at ending the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on India, saying the “irresponsible tariff strategy” toward Delhi is a counterproductive approach that "weakens a critical partnership". Representatives Deborah Ross of North...
Jammu: Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an alleged infiltration bid along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu district Friday and arrested a "suspected person" with a modified AK-type rifle and ammunition, police officials said. The accused -- identified as Abdul Khalik -- was arrested over alleged...
New Delhi: Government has exclusive powers in extraordinary circumstances to cap airfares but it is not a single-way solution, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said Friday amid rising concerns over high air ticket prices. Replying to a debate on a private member's resolution on...
Panaji: Authorities in Thailand are initiating the process to deport Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the nightclub in Goa where 25 people were killed in a fire December 6, government sources said Friday. As the state police are probing the tragedy, a local...
New Delhi: Retail inflation inched up to 0.71 per cent in November on rising prices of vegetables, protein-rich items, and fuel, government data showed Friday. The consumer price index (CPI)-based retail inflation had fallen to a record low of 0.25 per cent in October, mainly...
Mumbai: IndiGo's board Friday announced the appointment of an external aviation expert to carry out a root-cause analysis of recent flight disruptions. "Chief Aviation Advisors LLC, led by Captain John Illson, veteran aviation expert, to conduct an independent expert review and assessment of the recent...
Guwahati: Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma were among the four accused charged with murder in the chargesheet filed Friday by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing into the death of singer Zubeen Garg. The accused also include Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amritprava Mahanta. Shyamkanu Mahanta...
Panaji: A man, who claims to be the original owner of the land on which fire-ravaged ‘Birch by Romeo Lane' stood, has alleged that a portion of his property was converted from a salt pan to a settlement zone without his knowledge, to benefit the...
Visakhapatnam: Nine pilgrims died, and 23 others were injured when a private travel bus fell into a gorge in Alluri Sitharamaraju district in the early hours of Friday. The accident occurred on the Chintur-Naredumilli ghat road when the driver apparently failed to negotiate a sharp...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday held a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump with a focus on progress in the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. The leaders exchanged views on expanding cooperation in trade, critical technologies, energy, defence and security, officials said....
It is not a bad idea, it appears, if top-notch politicians get incarcerated, at least for some days, so as...
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The United States on 11 December unveiled a new strategic initiative ‘Pax Silica’ aimed at building a secure and trusted...
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Governance is hard and good governance, meaning efficient and effective governance, is harder. Optics is a poor substitute for outcomes,...
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By Dilip Cherian The IndiGo incident has once again reminded us of something we often overlook: India operates one...
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