New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) Seen as a reciprocal measure, India has imposed a 30 per cent import duty on yellow peas imported from the US, causing concern among some US lawmakers. The 30 per cent import duty comes after the US imposed a 50 per cent tariff against India and threatened to raise it…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) A week after a cold wave gripped the national Capital, with temperatures plunging below 3 degrees Celsius, Delhi witnessed a sharp rise in mercury on Monday. The maximum temperature climbed to 26.7 degrees Celsius, 7 degrees above normal for this time of the year. According to the India Meteorological Department…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday set an ambitious target to double bilateral trade to USD200 billion by 2032, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) reviewed the expanding canvas of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and agreed to further…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) India and the UAE inked several agreements, including for partnership the fields of defence, space, AI and civil nuclear, during the visit of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here today. These include five Agreements/MoUs/Letters of Intent: • Letter of Intent on…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday filed a supplementary chargesheet before a Special PMLA Court in Dimapur concerning the HPZ Token scam. The court has taken cognizance of the supplementary prosecution complaint (SPC). The ED initiated its money laundering investigation based on a First Information Report registered by the Cyber…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday set aside criminal proceedings against a man from Bihar who had been charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, ruling that vague allegations and mere presence at the scene of an incident are insufficient grounds for prosecution. A Bench comprising…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday heard a batch of pleas challenging the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025, with the Bench expressing concern over the proposed retrospective implementation of the fee regulation mechanism for the ongoing academic year. A Bench comprising Justice P.S. Narasimha…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) President of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee Devender Yadav on Monday raised concerns over the persistent air pollution in the Capital and its impact on children’s health. He attributed the ongoing problem to the failure of governance by the current Delhi administration. He stated that pollution remains a serious year-round…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) Atishi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, has formally rejected allegations of breach of privilege and contempt levelled against her. The notice, dated January 15, stems from a complaint concerning proceedings in the House on January 6. In a detailed written response addressed to the Secretary…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday welcomed what he described as a “landmark direction” of the Supreme Court to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying the apex court’s intervention had dealt a…
