Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is set to take up two special government resolutions on Tuesday, one opposing the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and another objecting to the Centre’s proposed changes to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) A US judge has dismissed criminal fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani after the Justice Department abandoned the prosecution.
Washington, August 11 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat will address a large gathering of Hindu Americans in New York City on August 29, marking a rare public appearance by him in the United States.
Kathua, Aug 10 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme is bringing a positive change to the lives of small farmers in the Sarthal Valley of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The political confrontation over the alleged police action against protesting students intensified on Monday, with BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Union Minister J.P. Nadda accusing Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of repeatedly “changing the goalpost” and deliberately obstructing the functioning of the Lok Sabha.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday met Bimal N. Patel and congratulated him on his recent election as a Judge of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Amidst the uncertainty over safe passage to ships through the Strait of Hormuz due to the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict comes Russia’s proposal to build an alternative railway corridor to the Indian Ocean via Afghanistan and Central Asia, which may sound a bold geopolitical move that could reshape Eurasian connectivity, but poses serious challenges in execution.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Parliament approved the Taxation and other Laws (Amendment) Bill on Monday, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman making it clear that the legislation does not impose any tax or transaction charge on users making payments through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Global funds play an important role in supporting India’s development across several areas, and the government has welcomed genuine international partnerships through a legal framework that allows such contributions to be received and utilised meaningfully.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 (IANS) What began as a dispute over an office room in the Kerala Assembly has opened up a much larger fault line within the Left Democratic Front, putting the CPI-M and its smaller but increasingly assertive ally, the CPI, on another collision course.
