The agreements officially came into effect on Wednesday, establishing a new framework for trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the coming into force of the India-United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Agreement on Social Security, calling it a “significant moment”…
Punjab’s textile sector has immense potential, says CM Bhagwant Mann at Bharat Tex 2026 Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said Bharat Tex 2026 offers immense opportunities for Punjab’s textile industry, expressing hope that the international event will further strengthen the sector in the state.Speaking to on Tuesday at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Mann said…
Taslima Nasreen’s planned return to Kolkata after nearly two decades has triggered a political face-off in West Bengal, with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trading barbs over the exiled Bangladeshi author’s visit.Nasreen, who was forced to leave the city in 2007 following violent protests over her writings, is scheduled to…
NEW DELHI: Speculation is rife over a possible change in the equations of Maharashtra politics after leaders from both factions of the Nationalist Congress Party met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence.However, news agency PTI, citing sources, reported that Jayant Patil met Fadnavis at his official residence, ‘Varsha’, in Mumbai late on Tuesday…
The plea alleged that the government was treating Wangchuk ‘like a hardcore criminal, terrorist or traitor to the nation’ NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed before the Delhi high court seeking to force-feed activist Sonam Wangchuk as his hunger strike entered its 18th day. It seeks urgent directions to the Centre and the Delhi…
The privacy debate around artificial intelligence has intensified after recent changes by Google and Meta highlighted how user data can be used to improve AI models. The issue is no longer limited to search queries. AI companies are increasingly interested in the data users create while interacting with their services — chats, photos, voice recordings,…
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday mounted a sharp attack on the Centre over its “silence” as Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike against examination irregularities and the NEET paper leak entered Day 18.In a social media post on X, Dipke said, “The man who chose to put his own life on…
West Bengal Congress president Subhankar Sarkar said that Mamata should recognise the historical significance of the July 21, 1993, movement instead of “attempting to rewrite its legacy”. NEW DELHI: Amid a thaw in relations, Congress invited Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to the party’s “Martyrs’ Day” programme in Kolkata….
NEW DELHI: Samay Raina, the standup comedian who triggered national outrage and drew the Supreme Court’s ire by mocking people with disabilities, has earned the apex court’s anger again: this time for not holding a show to highlight achievements of people with disabilities that he promised to conduct to make up for his original sin.The…
File photo: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla NEW DELHI: The 20 rebel TMC MPs, whose merger with Nationalist Citizens Party of India is yet to get Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla‘s recognition, are likely to hold their parliamentary party meeting here under the aegis of their new organisation Sunday, with its senior member Sudip Bandyopadhyay…
