India designated 'Country of the Year' at Germany’s BIOFACH 2026

IANS | February 10, 2026 1:58 PM

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) India has been designated as the 'Country of the Year' at 'BIOFACH 2026', the world’s leading trade fair for organic products, scheduled to be held from February 10-13 at Nuremberg in Germany, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.

Kanpur bank viral video: Woman employee seeks probe, claims staff's husband used abusive language, asked about caste

IANS | February 10, 2026 12:41 PM

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) As a viral video from an HDFC Bank branch in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur shows a female employee engaged in a heated confrontation with a customer, the employee on Tuesday shared her version of the incident and said that she herself is demanding an investigation. She alleged that the confrontation escalated after the husband of a bank staff member arrived, used abusive language, and questioned her caste.

'Does govt believe Penguin over Naravane?' Rahul Gandhi’s fresh salvo over memoir row

IANS | February 10, 2026 12:25 PM

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Amid the Parliament stalemate over former Army chief General M.M. Naravane’s unpublished memoirs, Rahul Gandhi escalated his attack on the government and Penguin, the book’s publisher, claiming the memoirs are in the public domain and accusing the BJP of trying to brush it under the carpet to prevent the “inconvenient truth” from spiralling out.

Situation could have escalated if women BJP MPs reacted similarly: Rijiju blasts Cong over Feb 4 LS ruckus (Lead)

IANS | February 10, 2026 12:10 PM

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress over the disruption in Lok Sabha proceedings on February 4, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to deliver his reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address, alleging that Congress women MPs created chaos inside the House.

Zero US tariff on diamonds and gemstones a major step forward: GJC’s Avinash Gupta

IANS | February 10, 2026 11:24 AM

Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) The India-US trade deal is very good and the biggest advantage it brings to the diamond industry is that under Section 3, diamonds and gemstones will now be moved to a zero per cent tariff, which is a major step forward, Avinash Gupta, Vice Chairman of All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), has said.