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India imposes its “own uniquely burdensome” testing and certification requirements in sectors such as chemicals, telecom products, and medical devices, making it “difficult or costly” for American companies to sell their products in the country, the White House said. Click here for the live updates on U.S. President’s announcement In a fact sheet issued after … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi emplanes for his visit to Thailand and Sri Lanka on April 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: X@PMOIndia Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a two-day visit to Thailand, where he will engage in bilateral talks with his Thai counterpart, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, and participate in the 6th BIMSTEC Summit. Mr. Modi … Read more
The gory details: A visitor at the Anti-fascism photo stall at the Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s 24th party congress venue in Madurai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK A unique anti-fascism photo exhibition displayed under the title, ‘Yours is not to reason why,’ at the venue of Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s 24th … Read more
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi protest against Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 outside Makar Dwar during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI A majority of Muslim MPs on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) objected to the clause allowing non-Muslims to be part of Waqf Boards in … Read more
A sanction order for the design and development of a 6 megawatt (MW) medium speed marine diesel engine was signed between the Indian Navy and the Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited (KOEL) under Make-I category of the procurement procedure. ”The prototype diesel engine with indigenous content of over 50% will be developed at a cost of … Read more
Wreckage at the site after a Jaguar fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed while on a training mission, at a village near Jamnagar IAF station in Gujarat, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A Jaguar fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed at a village near Jamnagar IAF station in … Read more
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The parties of the National Democratic Alliance showed varied shades of support for the Waqf (amendment) Bill, 2025. While the Bill received … Read more
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in a statement to the Upper House that the aim of the guidelines was to create an inclusive and multidisciplinary higher education system | Photo Credit: PTI The University Grants Commission (UGC) has received feedback on its controversial draft guidelines on faculty appointments. Suggestions have been made on improvements … Read more
Bangladesh’s High Representative for the Rohingya refugee crisis, Khalilur Rahman, informed reporters in Dhaka that there is “sufficient possibility” of a meeting between PM Modi and Prof. Yunus on the sidelines of the summit. File | Photo Credit: Agencies A day before leaders from south and southeast Asian nations gather for the BIMSTEC summit in … Read more
Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The government has constituted committees with members from the Department of Atomic Energy, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Law and Justice to discuss amendments to the Atomic Energy Act and the Civil Liability for … Read more