NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday reiterated its caution to Indian nationals to verify the credentials of foreign employers before accepting job offers, after 266 men and 17 women were rescued from scam call centers in Myanmar’s Myawaddy.The ministry said that Indian embassies coordinated with Myanmar and Thailand to rescue Indian nationals…
NEW DELHI: A potential India-US trade deal will iron out the impact of Trump tariffs, according to a report by Nirmal Bang Equities.The report stated that as the United States, under President Donald Trump, continues to impose tariffs on global trade, India is also feeling the pressure. However, the Indian government is taking steps to…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday received a warm welcome upon his arrival in Mauritius, with the island nation honouring him through a traditional Bihari cultural performance known as Geet Gawai. The event, deeply rooted in Bhojpuri heritage, was performed as a tribute to the deep historical and cultural ties between India and Mauritius.Geet Gawai,…
UNITED NATIONS: India told the UN Security Council that it has discussed with the Taliban regime various issues pertaining to bilateral relations and the “special” people-to-people ties has been the “foundation” of Delhi’s present day engagement with the country. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, said Monday at the UN Security meeting…
US President Donald Trump NEW DELHI: Two days after Donald Trump’s claim that India had committed to bring tariffs “way down”, govt on Monday told a parliamentary panel that no commitments on the issue had been made to the US and it has sought time until Sept to address the issue that is being repeatedly…
The interim govt is set to introduce a special law by next week aimed at accelerating efforts to recover billions of dollars allegedly siphoned off from Bangladesh to foreign countries. In the absence of aparliament session, the law will be enacted through an ordinance, said chief adviser Yunus Muhammad’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam.Referring to govt’s…
NEW DELHI: Amid the “frontal attack” by US President Donald Trump, RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) Monday asked govt to ensure that interests of farmers and small businesses are protected during negotiations for bilateral trade deals, including with US.In a statement SJM said at the time of setting up World Trade Organisation, developed countries had…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee, noting the meagre Rs 575 crore provided in the 2025-26 Budget for census and NPR updation, has recommended that census may be completed at the earliest. Census 2021 and NPR updation exercise were to start in 2020 but put on hold due to the Covid outbreak.The panel, while noting manifold…
J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: Videos of fashion models strutting on snow in the ski resort of Gulmarg were pulled down from social media after a backlash led by J&K’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq over what he termed an “outrageous” and “obscene” display that had hurt the “sensitivities of the local…
JAMMU: The recent killing of three civilians in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district reverberated in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday, with chief minister Omar Abdullah condemning the incident and calling for a thorough probe. Omar and PDP’s Iltija Mufti also raised questions as to how only BJP politicians were allowed to meet the…
