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Customs reform: How a standard rate of 5% import duty could sharpen India's export edge

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- We welcome finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's announcement at this year's HT Leadership Summit that her next reform would be of India's customs duty regime. This is vital to bo... Read More


Bihar cabinet nod to creation of 3 new departments; DA hike

PATNA, Dec. 9 -- The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday approved the creation of three new departments, and changed the names of three others, giving a fresh push to governance restructuring in the state, said ... Read More


ED has launched smear campaign against me: Min

Chennai, Dec. 9 -- Tamil Nadu minister for municipal administration and water resources (MAWS), K N Nehru on Monday said that he would legally confront the "smear campaign" launched against him by the... Read More


Stocks to watch: IndiGo, Siemens, L&T, ICICI Bank among 10 shares in focus today

Stock market today, Dec. 9 -- The Indian stock market saw a sharp decline on Monday, 8 December, as investors trimmed positions across sectors amid mixed global signals. The Sensex dropped 610 points... Read More


Viral video: Korean woman stuns Bhagwant Mann with proper Punjabi, welcomes Punjab CM with folded hands

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Bhagwant Mann was on a visit to South Korea when he met a Korean woman. She spoke in fluent Punjabi the Punjab chief minister, leaving him elated. A video of their interaction has... Read More


Malaysia's Chamrun Digital CEO named Best Speaker and Outstanding AI Provider at Dubai summit

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 9 -- Malaysia-based technology company Chamrun Digital Group received international recognition at the World AI Tech Summit Dubai 2025 when its Chief Executive Officer, Dr Behrang P... Read More


WUC marks four years of Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day, renews global call for action against China

Munich, Dec. 9 -- The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) on 9 and 10 December marked four years since the establishment of Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day and the final judgment of the Uyghur Tribunal, remem... Read More


T'gana ready to compete with global economies: CM

Hyderabad, Dec. 9 -- Stating that Telangana, the youngest state in the country, was drawing inspiration from the development models of larger economies like China, Japan, Germany, South Korea and Sing... Read More


Lucknow's BSV to mark centenary with 3-day global cultural summit

Lucknow, Dec. 9 -- Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya (BSV) is set to celebrate its 100th year with a three-day international conference, "Indian Cultural Traditions in the Context of Viksit Bharat ... Read More


Er Rashid writes to PM over growing 'disconnect' between Omar, LG Sinha

Srinagar, Dec. 9 -- Baramulla MP Er Rashid on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the "growing disconnect" between J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah and Lt Governor Manoj Sinha whi... Read More