New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) The interim trade deal between India and the United States is likely to become operational in April this year, said Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday. India’s free trade agreements (FTAs) with the UK and Oman are also likely to be implemented in April, while in the case…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted two more accused, one of whom is absconding, in the 2025 Vizianagaram ISIS terror conspiracy case. In a supplementary chargesheet filed on Friday before the NIA Special Court, Visakhapatnam, the agency has charged Arif Hussain alias Abu Talib and Imran Akram under various…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has sharply criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party over the ongoing AI Impact Summit, calling it an embarrassment for the Indian government. In a post shared on his official WhatsApp channel on Friday, Yadav wrote, “All the world’s criticism came pouring in! Now BJP supporters will…
By Parmod Kumar New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Flagging a “trust deficit” and lack of cooperation between the West Bengal government and the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Supreme Court on Friday termed the situation surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State as “extraordinary”, and directed deployment of serving…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Delhi’s Minister for Training and Technical Education Ashish Sood on Friday interacted with Top 100 student startups at the Delhi Startup Yuva Festival 2026 and announced a comprehensive “Campus to Market” Startup Incubation Policy to strengthen the capital’s innovation ecosystem. The programme was organised by the Department of Training and…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) India today said that it will consider purchasing oil from Venezuela if it is “commercially viable”, while stating that its earlier stance on purchase of Russian oil stands. The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, answering a question on decline in India’s purchase of Russian crude, said: “On the…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Marking one year in office, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday launched a sharp attack on previous governments, asserting that her administration stands for performance over publicity. Addressing the media, the Chief Minister said her government has replaced “poster politics” with measurable outcomes and timeline-based governance. She alleged that…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday raised serious concerns over the growing menace of deepfakes and misinformation, describing them as significant threats to democratic institutions and public trust. He asserted that Artificial Intelligence (AI) must serve as an instrument to strengthen truth and credibility rather than distort or suppress…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Jalandhar Zonal office on Friday said that they have filed a chargesheet against five accused, including Rumi Kalita, Arpit Rathore, Anand Chaudhary, Atanu Chaudhary, and his firm Frozenman Warehousing & Logistics in connection with a money laundering investigation related to the digital arrest case of Industrialist…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) India participated as an observer at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace held in Washington DC on Thursday, the MEA spokesperson said today, declining to confirm whether New Delhi plans to formally join the Trump-led initiative. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, to repeated questions on whether…
