China said it acknowledges India’s efforts to enhance competitiveness in manufacturing and services sectors through ‘Make In India’ and ‘Digital India’ initiatives but remains concerned that some of the measures are not consistent with WTO principles.

China has raised the issue of Indian curbs on cross-border foreign investments and the ban on 200 Chinese apps at the World Trade Organization (WTO). It expressed “deep concern” over the restrictions on opportunistic takeover of Indian…

Singer Rohanpreet Singh gushed over his wife, singer Neha Kakkar’s “hotness” in glamorous new photos shared by her on Instagram. She wore a black sequinned saree with a navy blue velvet blouse. He also featured in some of the pictures and was dressed in a black and white suit.

“Ufffff HOTNESS!!!!!!” Rohanpreet commented on Neha’s post, along with a number of emojis. Fans also showered love on the couple. “NehuPreet Jodi best,” one wrote. “Lovely couple always be together,” another…

Actor Dulquer Salmaan was spotted driving his blue Porsche car on the wrong side of the road while waiting for the signal in Kerala. In a video that has gone viral, a cop was seen walking up to Dulquer, asking him to turn back. The incident was captured by two boys who followed Dulquer on a bike.

In the video, Dulquer was seen standing on the opposite side of the road, waiting for the signal to turn green. When the police approached, the actor was forced to shift his gear to reverse…

“From a hundred rabbits you can’t make a horse, a hundred suspicion don’t make a proof”, a Delhi court quoted from Russian classic Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment, while exonerating two persons from the charge of attempt to murder in a north-east Delhi riots case.

Additional sessions judge Amitabh Rawat questioned the police’s case as to how the offence of attempt to murder can be made out against accused Imran and Babu, when the victim himself is absent from the police…

Jailed activist and president of newly formed Raijor Dal, Akhil Gogoi, on Tuesday urged opposition parties in Assam to put up joint candidates against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition in the coming assembly polls in order not to divide votes.

Gogoi, who was arrested in December 2019 for his role in the violent anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests and is currently under treatment at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital, made the request in a letter written to…

WhatsApp has been buzzing in news for a long period of time, thanks to its controversial privacy policies. Other homegrown apps like Telegram, Signal, and others are being opportunistic and trying to up their subscriber base.

Over the years, WhatsApp has revealed several features which include the ability to archive chats, mute groups, and even star important messages. Being able to add notes to self takes the app one step further and makes it even more useful.

And if you want…

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday asked the regional parties to cooperate with the delimitation commission “to speed up the process for early assembly elections” in the Union Territory.

“Those demanding early Assembly polls in J&K must help and cooperate with the delimitation commission so that the process is completed and Assembly polls are held in the UT,” Mr. Sinha said.

The statement comes days after the National Conference’s Members of…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Institute of Medical Sciences and Research at IIT Kharagpur via video conferencing on Tuesday, the Prime Minister's Office said on Sunday.

The prime minister will also address the 66th Convocation of IIT Kharagpur, it said.

Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, a super speciality hospital, has been set up by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur with support from…

When Singapore set up an international financial hub in the late 1960s, the city-state was thinking both fast and slow—seizing an immediate opportunity, and opening a path to long-term economic development. Half a century later, India is attempting something similar in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. But without much thought going into what exactly it’s building, for whom and for what purpose, all it may get is a casino for the local rich.…

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Saturday informed the media that people coming from neighbouring Maharashtra, which is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, will have to produce a negative RT-PCR test certificate before entering the state.

“There are as many as 5000-6000 in Maharashtra, every day, on average. We have issued circulars since we share a border with the state. Unless we see RT-PCR negative certificates from those coming from the state they won't be permitted to…

Cryptocurrencies have been on a rising spree despite the talks of a ban in India. The Indian government last month listed a bill in Lok Sabha to ban all private cryptocurrencies

NEW DELHI: Bitcoin on Friday became the first digital currency in the world to hit a market valuation of $1 trillion after it the $53,683 level, as per cryptocurrency tracker CoinGecko. The crypto asset was trading at $53,734, up 4% at around 9.15pm IST.

Prices have quadrupled over the past year and a…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle told Queen Elizabeth that they will not be returning as working members of monarchy, Buckingham Palace said.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle made their final split with the British Royal family, telling Queen Elizabeth that they will not be returning as working members of monarchy, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.

Harry and Meghan, who announced they are expecting their second child on Sunday, shocked senior Royals last year by announcing…

Former Union Minister MJ Akbar's defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani -- filed over her allegations of sexual misconduct against him -- could not be proved, a Delhi Court said today, acquitting her of all charges. "Women can't be punished for raising instances of sexual abuse," the court said, adding that "right of reputation" -- a reference to MJ Akbar's suit -- "cannot be protected at the cost of right to dignity".

"The Indian constitution allows women to put forward her…

New Delhi: Kiran Bedi was removed as Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry on Tuesday after a late-night order from Rashtrapati Bhavan, in what many say is a political move by the BJP to negate rival parties' primary campaign platform for Assembly elections due in May. The order said President Ram Nath Kovind had directed Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to take over till a replacement is named. Ms Bedi's removal came hours after a fourth member of the ruling Congress resigned from the…

To facilitate the privatisation of public sector banks, the government is likely to bring amendments to two legislations later this year.

Amendments would be required in the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 and the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980 for privatisation, sources said.

These Acts led to the nationalisation of banks in two phases and provisions of these laws have to be changed for the…

Farmer unions grouping Samyukta Kisan Morcha, former environment minister Jairam Ramesh and activists from across the country on Sunday criticised the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi in connection with the probe into the ‘toolkit’, a document, related to the ongoing farmers protest against the three farm laws that seek to deregulate the agricultural trade.

Delhi Police’s cyber crime unit arrested 22-year-old Ravi on Saturday night from her house in North Bengaluru. She has been…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump was acquitted at his Senate impeachment trial of inciting an insurrection with regard to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his supporters seeking to stop the certification of the Electoral College results. At the conclusion of proceedings that began last week, the Senate voted 57-43 on Saturday to acquit Mr. Trump, with seven Republican Senators joining their Democratic colleagues to convict the former President. A majority of 67 votes…