Union minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal meets President of Aichi Steel Corporation. NAGOYA: Govt Wednesday reiterated its demand for a review of the 15-year-old Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan to make it more contemporary and indicated its willingness to expand scope of the pact, which is seen to have failed in delivering...
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Over 61,000 wait for kidney transplants
India performed 11,558 livingdonor and 1,918 deceased-donor kidney transplants in 2024, while 61,668 patients remained on the waiting list as of Feb 9. NEW DELHI: India faces a widening gap between demand for kidney transplants and the availability of donor organs, with 61,668 patients on the waiting list, nearly five times the number of kidney...
Caste count method in Census ‘misleading’: Congress letter to PM
The letter from Kharge and Rahul said govt should prepare a fresh questionnaire through consultations with parties. NEW DELHI: Terming the methodology for caste count adopted in Census 2027 “misleading” as it will not give a headcount of OBCs, leaders of opposition in Parliament, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, have written to PM Narendra Modi...
‘Jhooth ki goonj’ site ‘fact-checks’ Rahul’s student meet claims
“Here are all the lies Rahul Gandhi told during his so-called Chhatron Ki Goonj,” the site reads. NEW DELHI: With Rahul Gandhi looking to ride on the impact of his ‘Chhatron ki goonj’ initiative in his campaign against govt, a website, ‘jhooth ki goonj’, claiming to fact-check his assertions at the four editions of the...
Dissidents push for Hindu Pradesh Congress Committee chief to end Punjab crisis
Dissident netas, including Charanjit Channi (L), have been seeking the replacement of Amarinder Raja Warring as the Punjab Cong chief NEW DELHI: Congress is again mulling the idea of appointing a Hindu state president in Punjab amid a push from dissidents for a compromise to end the turmoil in the state unit.Well-placed sources said the...
For centuries, flood-hit corridor was key route of Himalayan trade
A boy looks at the devastation caused along the Trishuli river The Himalayan corridor, particularly Rasuwagadhi, devastated by the flash flood had served for more than 260 years as one of Nepal’s key trans-Himalayan arteries, carrying traders, pilgrims and armies before becoming a major gateway for Chinese electronics, garments, footwear and electric vehicles entering the...
Fire tender used to wash MLA’s car in MP, video goes viral
A viral video shows municipal employees washing MLA Ramniwas Shah’s private car. BHOPAL: A viral video purportedly showing two municipal employees washing MLA Ramniwas Shah’s private car with water from a fire tender at a municipal housing premises at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh has put the legislator in a spot.Following widespread criticism, Shah said he...
160 killed in deadly Nepal deluge; at least 133 Indians among 844 missing
466 foreigners in untraced list Water rose 30 feet and at least 160 people were killed, while hundreds of others, including scores of Kailash Mansar-ovar pilgrims from India, remained missing after a flash flood and mudslide of unprecedented scale in Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers tore through a part of Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday morning....
3 lakh tonnes of refined sugar to enter market
An official said ex-mill prices increasing from Rs 48 per kg to Rs 58-60 per kg in just a few days showed that speculation and stocking were the main reasons behind the price spike. NEW DELHI: In what could improve availability of sugar in the market immediately and bring down prices, around 3-3.5 lakh tonnes...
Ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit, India & China announce 8-point consensus
According to the joint statement, both sides agreed that any situation on the ground would be addressed promptly. NEW DELHI: India and China jointly announced Wednesday that the special representatives dialogue on the boundary question — co-chaired by Ajit Doval and Wang Yi this week — had led to an eight-point consensus, signalling positive progress...
