BY RAMESH BHAN New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) If the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the 27-nation European union (EU) positions India as a strategic ‘Third Pole’ in the global financial architecture, the Security and Defence Partnership catapults India to the level of an important NATO ally, without being its member. (In international relations, the…
Pankaj Jain, New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) As the union Finance Minister is set to present the annual budget for 2026-27, two important trade bodies of the national capital, Delhi – Chamber of Trade & Industry (CTI) and New Delhi Traders Association (NDTA) have asked for measures to support the MSME sector and the trader…
New Delhi, 30 Jan (UNI) Crime Branch has unearthed a large-scale manufacturing unit producing fake shoes of top international brands, including Nike, Adidas, New Balance, and Skechers, an official said on Friday. The owner of the unit, Sandeep Singh, 44, a resident of Ambey Enclave, Chauhan Patti, Sonia Vihar, has been arrested, the police said….
Melbourne, Jan 30 (UNI) Carlos Alcaraz has done it again. The World No. 1 dug deep in one of the most grueling matches of this Australian Open to edge past Alexander Zverev in a five-set thriller, 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 4-6, 7-5, booking his place in the final at Melbourne Park. For a player battling leg…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on Martyrs’ Day, invoking the ideals of truth, non-violence and compassion of the Father of the Nation, and said the antidote to hatred lies in following Gandhi’s path. In a post on X, Kharge recalled Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings through…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid his tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, stating the Father of the Nation’s ideals, remain central to India’s resolve to become a developed and self-reliant nation. In a post on social media platform X, the Prime Minister said, “My hundredfold salutations…
Dhaka, Jan 30 (UNI) Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Thursday launched a direct flight service on the Dhaka–Karachi–Dhaka route, with the inaugural flight BG-341 departing from Dhaka at 8 pm. Bangladesh and Pakistan have been drawing close to each other since the interim government led by Prof Mohammad Yunus took over in August 2024, with frequent…
Afghanistan, Jan 30 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Afghanistan’s first-ever specialized cancer center has opened in Kabul, the Afghan Ministry of Public Health said. “The new medical facility, officially named the National Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Hospital, has already begun operations and will provide diagnostic and specialized care to cancer patients throughout the country,” the ministry said in a…
New Delhi/Dhaka, Jan 30 (UNI) India and Bangladesh on Thursday completed a reciprocal release and repatriation of fishermen who had inadvertently crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). Officials said the two sides saw it as a humanitarian approach to longstanding maritime boundary issues. A total of 23 Indian fishermen detained by Bangladesh authorities and…
New York, Jan 30 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order threatening to impose tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba. “Beginning on the effective date of this order, an additional ad valorem rate of duty may be imposed on goods imported into the United States that are products of…
