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U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. First Lady Melania Trump walk with China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., on September 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday (September 23, 2026), where he was to be…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched Bharat Taxi service and the Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, calling them two major steps for taxi drivers and farmers. Through ‘Bharat Taxi’, two-wheeler, taxi and three-wheeler drivers will be able to join on zero commission upon registration. They will also receive social security of Rs. five…
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. File | Photo Credit: PTI West BengalChief MinisterSuvendu Adhikari has asked ministers in his cabinet to concentrate on their work in the office instead of being hyperactive on the streets. Mr. Adhikari gave advice to his cabinet colleagues at a cabinet meeting at the State Secretariat on Wednesday (September 23, 2026)….
India is investigating LG Electronics and Samsung for allegedly paying lower tariffs on imported display parts of high-end TVs, five sources told Reuters, putting under scrutiny the premium entertainment devices both South Korean giants have bet big on. Lengthy import tariff and tax investigations have been a sore point for foreign investors in India and…
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Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati blessing her brother Anand Kumar and younger nephew Ishan Kumar during the party’s all-India office-bearers’ meeting, in Lucknow on September 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) appointed Ishan Anand, younger nephew of party president Mayawati, as its new national…
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‘The success of quality standards should be judged by whether they improve quality without constraining the scale, efficiency and competitiveness of Indian manufacturing’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India needs firms that can grow, integrate into global value chains and compete internationally. To make this happen, the Quality Control Order (QCO) reassessment exercise needs to…
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Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda with a supporter in Garhi Sampla-Kiloi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A week after turning 79, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday made it clear that he was not ready to hang up his political boots. Addressing villagers during a tour of his Assembly constituency Garhi…
IPL chairman Arun Dhumal announced that the IPL auction is returning to India after three previous editions were held overseas. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction will be held in Goa in mid-December, its chairman Arun Dhumal told PTI on Wednesday (September 23, 2026). The IPL auction is…
COONOOR India is encouraging tea exports to explore new markets as shipments to Iran is hit by the war. Amit Kumar, Joint Secretary of the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, told The Hindu on Wednesday that the government is focusing on markets such as Oman that is increasing its purchase of Indian tea. “We…
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The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), set to come into force on October 20, is a good example of why India is right in simultaneously pushing for trade deals with smaller trade partners along with the major global economies. On the face of it, it would be easy to dismiss the $1.1 billion of…