India

Tanker's impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy

Iran wanted India’s involvement at a later stage: MEA on Farzad-B project

11:12 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi: Days after it lost the ONGC-discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf, India on Thursday said Iran wanted its involvement in the project at a later stage. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said the Indian consortium concerned is in touch with Iranian authorities on the issue. ”Last July, Iran had decided to develop the Farzad B gas field on its own and wanted […]

Flipkart expands benefits for sellers under 'Growth Capital' programme

Flipkart restructured biz model to exercise control over inventory, retail prices, alleges CAIT

10:50 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi: Traders’ body CAIT on Thursday urged the government to investigate the ”blatant” violation of FDI and taxation rules by e-commerce major Flipkart, alleging that the Walmart-owned firm had ”creatively” restructured its business model to exercise control over inventory and retail prices. Flipkart was violating FDI policy ”by creatively structuring its marketplace business model and creating a […]

Joe Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

Time to define Indo-US relations?

2:12 pm May 20, 2021

The second wave of the coronavirus has since grown into a tsunami; India is now the global coronavirus hotspot, setting records for the world’s highest number of daily cases. Mr Rajiv Bhatia，a distinguished Fellow, Gateway House and former ambassador to Canda published a paper on Indian Express website (7th MAY).It wrote: “after intensive inter-agency consultations […]

TN records 2,405 COVID-19 cases, 49 fatalities

India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths

9:25 pm May 19, 2021

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday reported more coronavirus deaths in a single day than any other country at any time during the pandemic, while infections continued to spread through vast rural areas with weak health systems. The Health Ministry reported a record 4,529 deaths in the past 24 hours, driving India’s confirmed fatalities to 283,248. […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Centre ‘more worried’ about Singapore, instead of worrying about our children: Manish Sisodia

9:20 pm May 19, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday came forward in rescue of CM Arvind Kejriwal, following a row over the latter’s remark regarding the ‘new’ COVID strain in Singapore. Sisodia, slamming the Centre, said that the BJP government is more worried about Singapore and how Singapore views us, instead of worrying about […]