Shimla, Jan 30 (UNI) The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union, being celebrated by the Modi government as the “Mother of All Deals” (MoAD), may instead turn into a “Mother of Apple Imports” (MoAI) for nearly 2.5 lakh apple growers in Himachal Pradesh, growers’ bodies have warned. Reacting to the agreement signed between…
Wellington, Jan 30 (UNI) New Zealand will not join the Board of Peace proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said in a statement Friday. Luxon said the government had considered the offer and decided it would not accept the invitation to join the board in its “current form.” Foreign…
Beijing, Jan 30 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Kermadec Islands Region at 0127 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 29.50 degrees south latitude and 176.65 degrees west longitude.
Chennai, Jan 30 (UNI) A minor earth quake was reported in the southern Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu last night. Met office said it was a Magnitude: 3.0 nad occurred at 21:06:57 IST at Latitude: 9.44 N Longitude: 77.71 E at a depth of 10 Km in the region Virudhunagar. No damages were reported though…
Pankaj Jain, New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) Delhi Water Minister Parvesh Verma on Thursday initiated disciplinary action against officials of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) following surprise inspections in Rajendra Nagar, Kanhaiya Nagar and Ashok Vihar zones. The Zonal Revenue Officers (ZROs) of all three areas, along with the Assistant Sub Officer (ASO) of Kanhaiya…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) The Economic Survey 2025-26 has delivered a wake-up call for business, citizens, and policymakers alike, underlining a simple but stark truth: national prosperity is as much about human behaviour and corporate culture as it is about policy or resources. The survey argues that shortcuts, impatience, and informal compliance in everyday…
Pankaj Jain, New Delhi, Jan 29(UNI) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta has written to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, raising concerns over alleged gender-based discrimination in the promotion system for teachers under the Directorate of Education (DoE). In his letter, Gupta forwarded a representation submitted by UDITA (Unified Development Initiative of Teachers and Administrators), a…
Arti Bali New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) India’s pharmaceutical industry has urged the government to implement sweeping direct tax reforms in the union Budget 2026-27, emphasising the need for stronger incentives for research and development (R&D), domestic API manufacturing, and simplified compliance to improve the ease of doing business. With Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a series of directions to ensure transparency and fairness in the verification of voters placed in the ‘logical discrepancy’ category during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya…
New Delhi, 29 Jan (UNI) union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu has responded to a letter from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis regarding the aircraft crash that led to the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, along with five others. The minister said that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has initiated…
