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NEW DELHI: Amid pressure from the United States, govt has slashed the import duty on bourbon whiskey from 150% to 100% and lowered tariffs on several varieties of wines.Duty on wines made of fresh grapes, and vermouth, as well as some other fermented beverages and unadulterated ethyl alcohol with 80% alcohol strength have been cut…
PM Modi meets Donald Trump at White House Amid the launch of new initiatives, PM Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump reaffirmed in a joint statement that the India-US partnership is central to a free and open Indo-Pacific. However, as Trump takes upon himself to resolve conflicts and in his own way, a glaring omission…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah Friday asked Maharashtra govt to ensure 100% rollout of new criminal laws as soon as possible, particularly in the 10 police commissionerates, and target 90% conviction rate in criminal cases entailing a sentence of more than seven years.Chairing a review meeting on the implementation of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS),…
NEW DELHI: Renewing the same class of US visa could now mean a long wait for many applicants in India. Uncle Sam has returned to its pre-Covid policy of allowing travellers to renew their visa without appearing at the embassy/consulate for an interview if their previous same-class visa is still valid or expired within the…
CHENNAI: Samsung India on Friday night said it has filed complaints with the relevant authorities against certain employees who have violated company policies. The company statement came after conciliation talks between the employees’ union and the management did not yield any positive resolution to end a strike by a section of workers that began on…
ISLAMABAD: At least 10 people were killed and six injured a bomb planted by the road exploded as a pickup truck carrying coal mine workers went by in Harnai district of southwestern Balochistan province on Friday, officials said.Hazrat Wali Kakar, Harnai’s top civilian official, said the bomb was an improvised explosive device (IED). “Ten mining…
THIRVANANTHAPURAM: The Centre has approved an interest-free capital investment loan of Rs 529.5 crore for rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in landslide-hit Wayanad under a special scheme for providing financial assistance to states. The loan, with a repayment period of 50 years, is earmarked for 16 projects, including township development, road infrastructure and construction of public…
JAMMU: J&K Police on Friday arrested two persons and seized 6 kg heroin worth an estimated Rs 30 crore, smuggled from Pakistan, from a village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Jammu’s Rajouri district.The two suspects, Ashok Kumar and Sanjay Kumar, both residents of Sair Bhawani village in Nowshera, were arrested…
US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday announced that America might impose sanctions and consider military intervention if Russia’s Vladimir Putin fails to conclude the ongoing Ukraine conflict, which has lasted nearly three years.Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Vance said, “There are economic tools of leverage, there are of course military tools of leverage”…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan denounced on Friday the reference against it in a joint India-US declaration, calling it “one-sided, misleading, and contrary to diplomatic norms”.The joint India-US statement called on Islamabad to expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attack and the Pathankot attack and ensure that its territory is not used to carry…