Washington, September 4 Former Indian Ambassador to France and Director General of Jadeja Motwani Institute for American Studies at OP Jindal Global University, Mohan Kumar, has countered the Trump administration’s assertion that India is the “Maharaja of tariffs”. In an article in Newsweek magazine on Sunday, titled “Is India a ‘Tariff King’? Not Really,” Kumar, […]
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Washington, September 4 India’s Ambassador to the US, Vinay Kwatra, met with Representative Gregory Meeks, the Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to discuss the India-US ties amid escalating trade frictions under President Donald Trump. In a post on Wednesday on X, the House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats quoted Representative Meeks as underscoring […]
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Ahmedabad, September 3 A group of 47 senior citizens from Morbi, Rajkot and Jamnagar in Gujarat, who were stranded near Gaurikund in Uttarakhand due to heavy rain and landslides while returning from Kedarnath, have been rescued safely and shifted to Sonprayag. The pilgrims, part of a Char Dham Yatra group, were unable to move forward […]
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Ahmedabad, September 3 With lakhs of devotees thronging the Ambaji temple during the annual Bhadarvi Punam fair, Banaskantha police in Gujarat have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen security and crowd management. For the first time, AI-enabled surveillance is being used at Ambaji to track suspicious movements, identify known offenders, trace missing persons and […]
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New Delhi, September 3 Aiming to herald one of the biggest reforms in the country, the 56th GST Council meeting is all set to discuss the two-slab tax structure proposed by the Centre’s to reduce GST rates on over 150 items as part of a comprehensive rate revision. The two-day meeting, starting Wednesday, is chaired […]
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Amravati, September 2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and other leaders greeted Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan on his birthday on Tuesday. The Prime Minister posted his greetings on ‘X’. “Best wishes to Shri Pawan Kalyan Ji on his […]
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The North News Chandigarh, April 15 Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of using the state machinery for political vendetta, following the registration of an FIR against Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa over his comments on grenade recoveries in Punjab. Talking to media after holding meeting […]
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The North News Chandigarh, April 11 A senior Punjab Congress leader Rahulinder Singh Sidhu(Bhattal) has issued a sharp warning about the possible presence of “sleeper cells” within the state party unit, days after the party state Congress chief vowed to root out infiltrators. He welcomed the recent announcement by Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief […]
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The North News Chandigarh, April 9 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has called for a special “Kisan Milni” to be held at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, on April 12. The event aims to educate farmers on sustainable paddy cultivation techniques ahead of the sowing season. Chairing a meeting at his official residence, Mann said […]
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16th grenade attack in Punjab in just five months The North News Chandigarh, April 8 In the quiet pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, a grenade exploded outside the residence of senior BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia in Jalandhar. While no one was hurt, the message it sent was loud and clear: Punjab’s security situation is teetering on […]
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