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NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that India has agreed to cut down tariffs adding that “somebody is finally exposing them for what they have done.” Earlier today, the ministry of external affairs had addressed the tariff threat but made no comments on whether there was any decision on reducing the charges.“India […]

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (File Photo) The Telangana government on Friday constituted an independent committee of prominent personalities to study the data of caste survey conducted by it. The appointment of the panel came against the backdrop of opposition BRS and BJP raising doubts over accuracy of the survey’s data. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday addressed the tariff imposition threat from US President Donald Trump from April 2. The MEA said the country intended to “reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers” with the intention to “deepen India-US two-way trade”.Amid stern response from Canada, China and Mexica, who have imposed reciprocal tariffs on

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Friday claimed that the state unit of Congress is going through a severe monetary crunch leading to nonpayment of rent and electricity bill of the party office. Former state president of the grand-old-party, who joined Eknath Shinde months before the assembly elections said that the incompetence of

NEW DELHI: India on Friday inked a $248 million contract with Russia’s state-owned Rosoboronexport (RoE) for procurement of 1,000 HP (horsepower) engines for its fleet of T-72 Tanks in “fully formed, completely knocked down and semi knocked down” conditions.“The deal also includes transfer of technology (ToT) from M/s RoE to M/s Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited

SAMBHAL: Hindus would play Holi till 2.30 pm on March 14 while Muslims would offer Jumma namaz after 2.30pm here in the communally sensitive city of Uttar Pradesh, a senior police official on Friday said, adding seven companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) have been deployed ahead of the festival. The new directive comes a

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission EC on Friday announced that it will resolve the longstanding issue of duplicate Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers within the next three months. In an official statement, the commission acknowledged the presence of multiple voters with the same EPIC numbers due to past discrepancies in the allotment process. This

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday announced launching a joint action committee with the chief ministers several states against Centre’s bid to reorganise the constituencies for Lok Sabha.Reiterating his stance that Union government’s push for delimitation is a “blatant assault on federalism“, Stalin wrote to chief ministers of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar reaffirmed the central government’s commitment towards safeguarding the interests of Indians traveling or residing abroad. He added that the country had gained a “better reputation” in recent years in defending national interests at a global level.“We want today’s Indians going abroad, whether they are tourists, whether they are