EU’s aggressive environmental regulations are the biggest hurdles of FTA talks with India: GTRI

The European Union’s (EU) aggressive environmental regulations, particularly the carbon tax, deforestation rules, and supply chain due diligence laws, are one of the biggest hurdles in the negotiations for a proposed trade pact with India, economic think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI)said on Sunday (March 9, 2025). It said that these regulations could impose … Read more

J&K L-G orders probe into Kathua deaths

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. | Photo Credit: ANI Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday (March 9, 2025) ordered a probe into the killing of three civilians, including a 14-year-old boy, in the upper reaches of Jammu’s Kathua district. “I have ordered a thorough and transparent investigation and all the … Read more

IndiGo aircraft scrapes runway at Chennai 

The DGCA is investigating the tail strike incident which occurred when IndiGo’s 6E- 5325 Mumbai-Chennai flight was making a landing on March 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The tail section of an IndiGo Airbus A321 aircraft scraped against the runway at Chennai Airport on Saturday (March 8, 2025) during the time of landing … Read more

‘Muslims forced to take to streets to reclaim rights’: Jamiat backs protest against Waqf Bill

People stage a protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, after Friday prayers, at Asfi masjid in Lucknow on March 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Sunday (March 9, 2025) extended support to the protest called by All India Muslim Personal Law Board and other organisations against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, … Read more

Union Minister Annapurna Devi to lead India’s delegation at Commission on Status of Women at United Nations

Union Minister of Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Annapurna Devi will lead India’s delegation at the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United … Read more