Reinventing the spinning wheel amidst tariff war

Jayanta Bhattacharya | September 3, 2025 6:17 PM

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) On the occasion of the launch of ‘Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a call for “Har Ghar Swadeshi, Ghar-Ghar Swadeshi (every home self-reliant, every home Swadeshi)”.

Minorities of Afghanistan, B’desh and Pak can stay in India without passport if entered before Dec 2024

IANS | September 3, 2025 5:14 PM

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) A person from minority community including Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian from neighbouring nations including Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who were compelled to seek shelter in India due to religious persecution or fear of it and entered into India on or before 31st December, 2024 - with or without valid documents including passport or other travel documents, will be exempted from any penal action, said a government notification.

Global tariffs to be offset by local markets, exporters to gain new opportunities: Varanasi Professor

IANS | September 3, 2025 5:07 PM

Varanasi, Sep 3 (IANS) As the 56th GST Council meeting, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, began in New Delhi, Professor Anoop Kumar Mishra, Head of the Economics Department at Varanasi's DAV College (affiliated to BHU) on Wednesday said that the government is attempting to use the domestic market to cushion the impact of global tariff wars on Indian exporters.