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NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the government during the discussion on the Union Budget 2026-27, alleging that India’s strategic autonomy is being compromised and that key decisions on energy and economic policy are increasingly influenced by global power equations.In a pointed…
File photo: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Tobacco Board, under the administrative control of the Department of Commerce, has written a letter to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighting the adverse impact of the unprecedented increase in excise duties on cigarettes on the industry, as well as on millions of farmers and workers.The excise…
Britain’s Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, left, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer attend their visit to Peacehaven Mosque in Peacehaven, England, in Oct. 23, 2025. (Peter Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP) British prime ministers are rarely undone by what they say. More often, they are undone by what they fail to anticipate.Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure…
NEW DELHI: India’s exports to China have increased 37% to $14.2 billion during April-Dec, govt told Rajya Sabha Friday, with shipments during the last month of 2025 jumping 67% to over $2 billion. Imports during the first nine months were up 13.5% to nearly $96 billion, latest data from the commerce department showed. In Parliament,…
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi launched a broadside against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, accusing him of being “compromised” and selling out India’s hard-earned progress in the recently announced trade deal with the US.While talking to reporters outside Parliament, the Congress leader claimed that the Prime Minister signed the trade deal with the US…
Representational photo (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images) The sports ministry is keen to bring Formula 1 back to the Buddh International Circuit in the near future and has already initiated dialogues with the track authorities to revive the race last held in India in 2013.According to a ministry source, sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya has already…
British envoy to US Peter Mandelson (AP file photo) Former British ambassador to the United States and former minister Peter Mandelson resigned from the Labour Party on Sunday, saying he did not want to cause it “further embarrassment” after newly released US documents renewed scrutiny of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Mandelson, 72,…
Mumbai: Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar (62) is set to become Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister, filling the shoes of her late husband, Ajit Pawar, who was killed in an air crash on Wednesday. She is expected to be sworn in on Saturday, making her the first woman to occupy the post in the state. NCP…
Canada has conveyed its intent to expedite the launch of formal negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with India, signalling a reset in bilateral trade engagement after talks were paused in 2023, PTI reported citing an official statement on Wednesday.Canada’s Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Maninder Sidhu has invited Commerce…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that the United States would end all support for Iraq if former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki returns to power. Trump said Iraq would be making a “very bad choice” by bringing Maliki back. Maliki has been nominated for the post by the largest Shiite political bloc in the…
