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How customs reform can help India's export strategy

India, Jan. 31 -- The government of India had set an ambitious target of achieving $1 trillion in merchandise exports. However, India remains far from realising this goal, with merchandise exports sta... Read More


Mapping India's development path

India, Jan. 31 -- With the Union Budget due on February 1 - amid external headwinds - the focus is on keeping to a development path that serves India well. To do this, learning from history is as impo... Read More


SP chief renews demand for caste column in census

LUCKNOW, Jan. 31 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday renewed his demand for the inclusion of caste column in the census, arguing that a caste-based enumeration would make it easier t... Read More


BJP MLA blocks min's convoy, alleges Jal Jeevan Mission lapses

Kanpur/Jhansi/Lucknow, Jan. 31 -- The BJP's Charkhari MLA Brijbhushan Singh Rajput and his supporters blocked jal shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh's convoy on the Sagar-Kanpur highway in Mahoba dis... Read More


Govt didn't present UGC casestrongly, says SP Maurya

LUCKNOW, Jan. 31 -- Swami Prasad Maurya, Apni Janata Party chief and former UP minister, on Friday alleged that the government deliberately didn't present the case strongly in the court in the UGC equ... Read More


BJP MLA blocks UP minister's convoy, alleges Jal Jeevan Mission lapses

Kanpur/Jhansi/Lucknow, Jan. 31 -- The BJP's Charkhari MLA Brijbhushan Singh Rajput and his supporters blocked jal shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh's convoy on the Sagar-Kanpur highway in Mahoba dis... Read More


Showbiz's budget 2026 wishlist

India, Jan. 31 -- With television remaining a dominant force in entertainment, industry insiders are awaiting the Union Budget for measures to boost the sector. Actor Arjun Bijlani says, "TV continues... Read More


Kharge accuses govt of bid to weaken right to information act

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused the government of systematically weakening the Right to Information (RTI) Act, citing a suggestion in the Economic Survey,... Read More


Right to menstrual hygiene part of Constitutional right to life: SC

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The right to menstrual hygiene is a part of the right to life under the Constitution's Article 21, the Supreme Court said on Friday, and issued a series of directions to ensure f... Read More


Dilapidated schools, SIR spark protests in House

Jaipur, Jan. 31 -- The Rajasthan legislative assembly on Friday witnessed repeated disruptions over dilapidated school buildings, alleged irregularities in special intensive revision (SIR) of electora... Read More