India

India imposes anti-dumping duty on 3 Chinese products for 5 years

11 Jan 2024 08:32 AM IST

India has imposed anti-dumping duties on three Chinese products — wheel loaders, gypsum tiles, and industrial laser machinery — for five years to guard local manufacturers from cheap imports from the neighbouring country. These duties were imposed following recommendations of the commerce ministry’s investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies

Himachal: CM Sukhvinder Sukhu allots portfolios to 2 new ministers

11 Jan 2024 08:32 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday allotted department portfolios to two new ministers — Yadvinder Goma and Rajesh Dharmani. The Youth Service and Sports Department was allotted to Yadvinder Goma from Vikramaditya Singh while the Technical Education, Vocational and Industrial Training Department, which was earlier with Rohit

Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan demands overhaul of anti-defection law

11 Jan 2024 08:30 AM IST

Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday underlined the need for a complete overhaul of the anti-defection law in its current format claiming elected members are jumping parties “brazenly”. The Anti-Defection law (Tenth schedule) deals with situations of defection in Parliament or state legislatures by members of a political party,

Eknath Shinde faction is the real Shiv Sena, rules Maharashtra Speaker

11 Jan 2024 08:29 AM IST

The Maharashtra Speaker, Rahul Narwekar, made a definitive ruling on the true Shiv Sena faction amid the turmoil of June 2022. He declared Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s group as the legitimate Shiv Sena, supported by their substantial majority of 37 out of 55 MLAs during the emergence of rival factions.

ONGC Videsh incorporates wholly owned subsidiary in GIFT City

11 Jan 2024 08:17 AM IST

The overseas arm of the state run oil company ONGC and its wholly-owned subsidiary, ONGC Videsh (OVL), has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary OVL Overseas IFSC (OOIL) in GIFT City, Gujarat which will function as the global treasury centre to cater to the treasury activities of OVL and its 25

India, UAE to tap new propositions from industry, business to enhance partnership

11 Jan 2024 08:16 AM IST

India and UAE are ambitiously charting a course to expand bilateral trade to USD 100 billion and both the countries are looking for newer propositions from industry and business to further enhance their partnership. While bilateral trade has increased under the India UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), key collaborations such as the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor, initiatives to promote

BSF’s all-women marching to debut in R-Day

11 Jan 2024 08:14 AM IST

In a first, the Border Security Force’s (BSF) all-women marching and brass band contingents will participate in this year’s Republic Day parade on Kartavya Path. An Assistant Commandant rank woman officer and two subordinate officers will lead a total of 144 women BSF constables marching down Kartavya Path on January

UK to deploy Royal Navy Warship in Indian Ocean

11 Jan 2024 07:54 AM IST

United Kingdom is planning to deploy royal navy warships in Indian Ocean region (IOR) later this year amid China’s aggressive activities. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps discussed overall security situation in Indo-Pacific in backdrop of China’s aggressive behaviour. They also focused on the security and

Workers in the Tamil Nadu Transport Union call off their protest in order to speak with the Labour Commissioner

10 Jan 2024 16:32 PM IST

The Tamil Nadu Transport Union, which had been staging daily protests to press for the signing of the 15th wage revision agreement in order to raise wages and fill positions for bus drivers and conductors, decided to end their stand on Wednesday. The Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU), Anna

Tata Group announces the opening of a semiconductor factory in Dholera, Vibrant Gujarat

10 Jan 2024 16:17 PM IST

The chairman of Tata Sons, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, made a noteworthy announcement on the first day of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024, highlighting the importance of Gujarat to the Tata Group’s strategic expansion goals. Reiterating the idea that Gujarat is a doorway to the future, Chandrasekaran emphasized the state’s rise

Delhi riots: SC adjourns hearing of Umar Khalid’s bail plea for January 24

10 Jan 2024 14:25 PM IST

The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing of Umar Khalid’s bail plea in a case related to the North-East Delhi riots of February 2020 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UA(P)A). A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mittal Satish adjourned the hearing as senior advocate Kapil Sibal,

UAE President Al Nahyan addresses Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024

10 Jan 2024 14:20 PM IST

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan addressed at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 in Gandhinagar, highlighting the strong ties between the UAE and India, as well as with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Modi praised the UAE President’s remarks, expressing, “My brother, His Highness Sheikh @MohamedBinZayed not