Author: TNI Team

  NEW DELHI: Riding on strong performance by petroleum products, electronic goods, and chemicals, India’s merchandise exports increased by 15.46 per cent to USD 37.29 billion or Rs 2.8 lakh crore in May, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. Imports during the same period saw even a bigger surge of over 56 per cent […]

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday said that it has arrested two officials of the Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited (RITES) and an employee of the private company in a graft case of Rs 2.72 lakh. A CBI spokesperson here said that the agency has arrested Abhay Kumar, a […]

BENGALURU: Indian pacer Deepak Chahar and his long-time girlfriend Jaya Bhardwaj walked down the aisle on Wednesday in a private ceremony in Agra. Chahar had proposed to her in a dramatic manner in Dubai during an Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2021. The wedding took place at the Jaypee Palace hotel. His cousin Rahul Chahar, […]

NEW DELHI: With the minority Hindu community in Kashmir coming under targeted killing by terrorists, Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah demanding adequate security for the Hindu community in Jammu and Kashmir. Chaturvedi also demanded the government to order an investigation into the recent targeted […]

BENGALURU: The largest manufacturer of industrial and medical gases in India INOX Air Products (INOXAP) has ramped up its oxygen production capacity after the commissioning of a new oxygen plant, which took just 15 months, at steel company ArcelorMittal’s Hazira Unit. The new plant breaks new ground in the industrial gases sector as the norm […]

With the advent of social media, it has become increasingly difficult for politicians to “manage” their image through their ‘chamchas’ in the mainstream media. Ordinary netizens tear into politicians swiftly and savagely for any ‘slip of the tongue’ or perceived affront coming from the politicians. Senior Maharashtra politician and member of the Rajya Sabha, Sharad […]

  NEW DELHI: The first high-level visit from India to Afghanistan since the Taliban came back to power had set the rumour mills abuzz for a possible reopening of the Indian Embassy in Kabul. However, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday clarified that the visit is to oversee the delivery of humanitarian assistance to […]

NEW DELHI: The Congress lambasted the BJP-led central government over the summons issued to party chief Sonia Gandhi and former president Rahul Gandhi in connection with the National Herald money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate saying it will not be “intimidated” by such cheap and vendetta politics. Addressing a press conference here at the […]

NEW DELHI: Amid growing tension between India and China, owing to the latter’s military assertiveness, the countries on Tuesday held the latest round of border talks to discuss the continuing border standoff in Eastern Ladakh. Naveen Srivastava, additional secretary East Asia, Ministry of External Affairs and Hong Liang, director-general of the Boundary & Oceanic Department […]

NEW DELHI: Amid growing water scarcity and against the backdrop of strained ties, India and Pakistan reiterated their commitment to resolve cross border river water sharing issues through discussions under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960. The two-day 118th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC), comprising the Indus commissioners of India and Pakistan, was […]