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New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): With the US administration under President Donald Trump imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Indian goods plus an unspecified 'penalty', India's textile and garment sector is likely to face stiff competition from Bangladesh and Vietnam, who have been hit with comparatively lower tariffs, Ajay Srivastava, founder of trade think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), has said. 'Bangladesh and Vietnam are big players in garment exports and have a better tariff ...Read More >
"We have seen the references to India in the report and categorically reject these baseless allegations," external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. "These claims stem from unverified and dubious sources, predominantly linked to proscribed entities and individuals with a clear, documented history of anti-India hostility. The deliberate reliance on discredited sources calls into question the credibility of the report itself," he said. The report by the British Parliament's Joi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday asked BJP leader Rajiv Babbar to consider closing the defamation case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor over his statement comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a scorpion. A division bench of justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh verbally remarked "let us close all these things. Why get so touchy about all this? This way, administrators and judges come in the same group and have thick skin". The development took place during the resumed hearing of a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1: India has strongly rebutted a UK parliamentary committee report that accused it of engaging in "transnational repression" on British soil, calling the allegations "baseless" and "dubious." In response to media queries regarding the UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) report, titled "Transnational Repression in the UK", Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: "We have seen the references to India in the report and categorically re ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): India on Friday expressed confidence that its relationship with the United States will continue to move forward and it remains focused on the substantive agenda the two countries are committed to. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at the regular media briefing that the bilateral partnership with the United States has weathered several transitions and challenges and the two countries share a comprehensive global strategic partnershi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Experts from across Indian industries have expressed confidence in the resilience of the Indian economy amid the US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods, describing the move as impactful in the short term but unlikely to dent India's long-term economic growth story. Reacting to the tariff hike announced by President Trump, Sushil Mohta, Chairman of the Kolkata-based real estate player Merlin Group, said India's robus ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Trades worth nearly Rs 3.21 lakh crore have been conducted through the electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform during the last five financial years, the government said on Friday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Agriculture Ramnath Thakur said, "From 1st April, 2020 to 31st March, 2025, trade worth Rs 3,20,766 crore has been conducted through electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)". The minister was replying to a quest ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) The US government has deported 1,703 Indian nationals, including 141 women, so far in 2025, the government informed Parliament on Friday. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, in a written response to another query, also told Lok Sabha that the number of Indian nationals deported from the US in the last five years (2020-2024) stood at 5,541. The number of Indian nationals deported from the UK in the last five years (2020-2024) is 311. In 2025 (till ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Experts from across Indian industries have expressed confidence in the resilience of the Indian economy amid the US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods, describing the move as impactful in the short term but unlikely to dent India's long-term economic growth story. Reacting to the tariff hike announced by President Trump, Sushil Mohta, Chairman of the Kolkata-based real estate player Merlin Group, said India's robus ...Read More >
Chennai, August 1: Actor, music director and producer G V Prakash Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for the Tamil, Telugu bilingual film Vaathi, has called the honour "a blessing for the second time". Taking to his X timeline soon after the 71st National Awards were announced, G V Prakash expressed his gratitude to the jury and the selection committee of the National Awards and the entire team of Vaathi. G V Prakash wrote, "A blessing for the second time. I' ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) India on Friday categorically rejected as "baseless" a British parliamentary report that named it among countries engaged in "transnational repression" in the UK. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the allegations stemmed from "unverified" and "dubious sources" predominantly linked to proscribed entities and individuals. "We have seen the references to India in the report and categorically reject these baseless allegations," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address critical issues in Parliament, particularly regarding, defence, foreign policy and electoral structure. Gogoi emphasised the importance of the PM Modi presence in Parliament to provide clarity on Pahalgam terror attack, responding to US President Donald Trump claims about mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan and Election Commission functioning, particula ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a two-nation visit to the United Kingdom and the Maldives from July 23 to 26, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) announced on Sunday. The visit aims to bolster India's economic, strategic and regional partnerships with both countries.PM Modi will be in the UK on July 23 and 24 at the invitation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. This marks his fourth visit to the country and his first since 2018. According to the MEA, PM Modi will h ...Read More >
Trump claims US diplomacy helped prevent war between India and Pakistan amid 2025 tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack. US President Donald Trump has once again made claims that his administration has played a major role in preventing major war between India and Pakistan during a period of high tension in 2025. He stated that the US intervened diplomatically and leveraged trade pressure to help de-escalate the situation between the two nuclear-armed nations. "We stopped a lot of wars ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19: The word regulatory has been dropped but the upcoming Sports Governance Bill is set to institutionalise a National Sports Board, appointed entirely by the central government with sweeping powers to suspend recognition of federations based on complaints or "its own motion" for violations ranging from electoral irregularities to financial misappropriation. The bill, due to be tabled in Parliament during the monsoon session starting Monday, makes some concessions on the thorny ...Read More >
Dr. Mujahid Gilani (Senior Kashmiri Leader): Long before 14 August 1947, people of Jammu and Kashmir had voted in favour of Pakistan even before the division of Sub-Continent. They gave their decision over vehemently to become to join Pakistan as its Muslim majority province. In the backdrop of global situation, we must realize that people of Jammu and Kashmir are struggling for maintaining their lives. Their ratio of population in Jammu and Kashmir which was over 98 % in 1947 has been reduced a ...Read More >
Bhopal, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's seven-day foreign visits to Dubai and Spain concluded on Saturday, and he is scheduled to return to New Delhi on Sunday, government officials said. Talking to media in Barcelona in Spain on Saturday, Chief Minister Yadav said that his visit has been successful as various memorandums of understanding were signed with investors to increase production, employment opportunity and farmers' income in the state. Speaking at ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) The Indian national allegedly abducted by terrorists in the West African country Niger is a resident of Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, said his wife on Saturday, requesting the Central government's intervention for his safe release. Sheela Devi said that her husband Ranjeet Singh was working as a senior safety officer at Transrail Lighting Limited, an integrated power transmission and distribution company. She said the family lost contact with him on July 15. Also Rea ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Harshvardhan Rane, who was last seen in 'The Miranda Brothers', is heaping praise on the recently released film 'Saiyaara', and its team. On Saturday, the actor took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and penned a special note for the film and its makers after it witnessed a stellar opening day. He wrote, "Another melodious example of a love story shattering all myths and formulas of the industry. Honest heart wrenching love story wins again in 2025 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) The word regulatory has been dropped but the upcoming Sports Governance Bill is set to institutionalise a National Sports Board, appointed entirely by the central government with sweeping powers to suspend recognition of federations based on complaints or "its own motion" for violations ranging from electoral irregularities to financial misappropriation. The bill, due to be tabled in Parliament during the monsoon session starting Monday, makes some concessions on the tho ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Actor Vijay Deverakonda is all set to return to the silver screen in a never-seen-before avatar with Kingdom, an action drama film that focuses on the themes of betrayal, vengeance, and redemption. The upcoming film is scheduled to release across India on July 31, and its Hindi version has officially been titled Saamrajya. Directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, best known for the National Award-winning Jersey, Kingdom/Saamrajya features Deverakonda in a rugged and physically intense role. The ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) After US President Donald Trump's remark that "five jets were shot down" during the conflict between India and Pakistan, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clarify and asserted that the country has the right to know the truth. Questioning the prime minister's "silence", the Congress also demanded that PM Modi give a "clear and categorical" statement in Parliament on the US leader's claims on the India-Pakistan conflict over the ...Read More >
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said just two days before the Monsoon Session of Parliament begins, "the Trump missile gets fired" for the 24th time with the same two messages. With US President Donald Trump once again repeating his claims about the India-Pakistan conflict, the Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should now himself make a clear and categorical statement in Parliament on the American leader's claims over the last 70 days. The ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) With US President Donald Trump once again repeating his claims about the India-Pakistan conflict, the Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should now himself make a clear and categorical statement in Parliament on the American leader's claims over the last 70 days. The opposition party's assertion came after Trump said "five jets were shot down" during the conflict between India and Pakistan in May and repeated his assertion that the fighting ended foll ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) With US President Donald Trump once again repeating his claims about the India-Pakistan conflict, the Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should now himself make a clear and categorical statement in Parliament on the American leader's claims over the last 70 days. The opposition party's assertion came after Trump said "five jets were shot down" during the conflict between India and Pakistan in May and repeated his assertion that the fighting ended foll ...Read More >
IMAGE: Kiren Rijiju, who was Union sports minister between 2019 and 2021, played a part in building consensus for the National Sports Governance Bill by talking to the country's sports administrators and other stakeholders. Photograph: Kiren Rijiju/X Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju feels that the National Sports Governance Bill, which is set to be tabled in the monsoon session beginning on Monday, will usher in a 'new era' for sports in India. Rijiju was the Union sports minister f ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) With US President Donald Trump once again repeating his claims about the India-Pakistan conflict, the Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should now himself make a clear and categorical statement in Parliament on the American leader's claims over the last 70 days. The opposition party's assertion came after Trump reportedly said, "We stopped a lot of wars. And these were serious, India and Pakistan, that was going on. Planes were being shot down in the ...Read More >
The Bombay High Court upheld the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. A petition challenging its constitutional validity was dismissed. Justices A S Gadkari and Neela Gokhale affirmed the Act's validity. The petition was filed by Anil Baburao Baile, linked to the Elgaar Parishad case. Baile sought to declare UAPA and sedition law as unconstitutional. The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). A ...Read More >
The Congress party will support a motion against Justice Yashwant Varma in the Lok Sabha, prompted by former CJI Sanjiv Khanna's recommendation for his removal following the discovery of burnt banknotes at his residence. Jairam Ramesh emphasized the need for a proper investigation into the matter. The Congress will support and its MPs will be among the signatories to the motion to be brought against Justice Yashwant Varma in the Lok Sabha, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh said on Friday, asser ...Read More >
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju will hold a meeting with the floor leaders of political parties in both the Houses of Parliament, ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament scheduled to begin on Monday. The meeting will be held in Main Committee Room, Parliament House Annexe. The meeting will be followed by a media briefing. The meeting will commence at 11:00 AM, as per an official communication. The Government had earlier announced the schedule for the Monsoon Session of ...Read More >
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