US HOUSE APPROVES SANCTIONS WAIVER FOR INDIA

16 Jul 2022

The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a legislation recommending an India-specific waiver under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). The amendment is specific to S-400 missile system. A-400 is an issue with the U.S. administration because of some military reasons. It is because of that the...

Delhi girl gangraped in car, accused drove around city

16 Jul 2022

A 16-year-old girl has been kidnapped from near her home and then gangraped inside a car in Delhi, the police said today. The horror reportedly went unnoticed as the accused men drove the car from Vasant Vihar in south Delhi to Mahipalpur. All the three accused, who stay near the...

China jittery as I2U2 expands economic, maritime cooperation

16 Jul 2022

India, Israel, US and UAE set to work on joint projects including those in infrastructure and transportation sectors, in what is likely to counter Beijing’s predatory ‘BRI agenda’. China is keeping a close watch over ‘I2U2’ a group comprising India, Israel, the US and the UAE, even though the first...

US HOUSE APPROVES SANCTIONS WAIVER FOR INDIA

16 Jul 2022

The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a legislation recommending an India-specific waiver under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). The amendment is specific to S-400 missile system. A-400 is an issue with the U.S. administration because of some military reasons. It is because of that the...

I2U2 is based on positive agenda: PM Modi

15 Jul 2022

Four-nation grouping ‘I2U2’ has established a positive agenda and its framework is a good model for practical cooperation in the face of increasing global uncertainties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday at the first virtual summit of the coalition. With US President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid...

PFI terror module targeting PM Modi busted, two arrested

15 Jul 2022

The Bihar Police claimed to have busted a “potential terror module indulging in anti-India activities” by arresting two people, including a retired Jharkhand police officer, with alleged links to extremist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI). The duo was arrested in Phulwari Sharif area of Patna late on Wednesday. “The...

GOTABAYA RESIGNS AS SRI LANKA’S PRESIDENT

15 Jul 2022

Amid pressure from the public uprising in Sri Lanka, the country’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday tendered his resignation to the Speaker of the Parliament. Sri Lankan Speaker’s office said that the Speaker of Parliament has received the resignation letter of Rajapaksa. Meanwhile, Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed...

Chinese company Oppo under lens for tax evasion of Rs 4,389 cr

14 Jul 2022

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has unearthed customs duty evasion of about Rs 4389 cr by Oppo India. The tax evasion by the Chinese consumer electronic and mobile manufacturer company was detected after the agency conducted searches on office premises and residences of key management employees of Oppo India,...

Opposition accuses government of distorting Ashokan Lion emblem

13 Jul 2022

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the national emblem atop the new Parliament building, opposition parties on Tuesday accused the BJP government of distorting the emblem and demanded immediate course correction. Slamming the distortion of the emblem, Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury...

Wickremesinghe to be sworn in as interim President of Sri Lanka

13 Jul 2022

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be sworn in on Wednesday as President for a temporary period till a new President is elected by Parliament on 20 July. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reportedly signed his resignation on Monday which will be handed over to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to...