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As India and New Zealand finalised a historic free trade agreement (FTA), not everyone was onboard. New Zealand’s foreign affairs minister Winston Peters voiced his opposition claiming the deal was “neither free nor fair”.“New Zealand First is regrettably opposed to the India Free Trade Agreement announced today. We consider the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement…
Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday again addressed a press conference amid outrage over the “new definition” of the Aravali range, saying that “no new mining leases will be permitted, especially in core, protected and ecologically sensitive areas, including the NCR”.Speaking on the Supreme Court’s…
Kerala’s Education Minister V. Sivankutty has warned private schools against blocking Christmas celebrations, citing concerns of divisive religious models THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala education minister V Sivankutty on Sunday flagged reports of some private schools in the state blocking Christmas celebrations on campus, warning that the LDF government would not tolerate “divisive models based on religion and…
NEW DELHI: Delhiites continued to choke as air quality worsened rapidly on Sunday, with a thick greyish haze enveloping the city. The AQI stood at 398 at 4pm when the Central Pollution Control Board released its 24-hour average bulletin. However, it entered the ‘severe’ category by 5pm with an AQI of 401. It further rose…
Power Minister Manohar Lal has held consultations with a panel of Members of Parliament on the proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, as the government seeks feedback on changes aimed at strengthening India’s power sector framework, PTI reported.MPs from various political parties in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha participated in the meeting of the…
NASHIK: NCP minister Manikrao Kokate on Thursday resigned from his post in the state cabinet in the wake of his conviction and two years of jail sentence in an EWS housing quota cheating case of 1995.A team of Nashik police reached Mumbai late in the evening to execute the arrest warrant issued against him by…
Manikrao Kokate (File photo) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Cabinet minister Manikrao Kokate on Thursday submitted his resignation to deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, a day after he was divested of all his ministerial portfolios.Kokate lost all his portfolio after a Nashik court issued warrants for his and his brother Vijay’s arrest in a 1995 EWS housing…
Giriraj Singh (ANI image) NEW DELHI: BJP leader and union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday defended Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar after a video showing him pulling down the hijab of a woman doctor during an official programme went viral. He claimed that there was “nothing wrong” in the chief minister’s action. His remarks came…
BENGALURU: What began as phone calls and mushy messages soon revealed itself as a carefully staged “love trap” — one that ultimately collapsed because a police inspector refused to play along. The woman has been arrested.It all began on Oct 30 when the first call was received by inspector Sathish GJ, who had taken charge…
PATNA: A complaint has been filed at Kaiserbagh Police Station in Lucknow against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Sanjay Nishad over a viral hijab video, which sparked outrage among political leaders across party lines, criticizing Nitish Kumar’s actions.The complaint was filed by Samajwadi Party leader Sumaiya Rana, along with her…
