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Online outreach: A single policy tweak could spell e-commerce export success

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Merchandise exports are crucial for India's economic trajectory. Yet, in 2024-25, these stood at just $437.42 billion, a mere 0.08% rise from the previous year, even as global tr... Read More


'India will have its own space station by 2035'

Srinagar, Sept. 4 -- Q/ What will be the biggest outcome of Gaganyaan for India's space future? India's ascent in the space sector has already begun and is recognised globally. We are no longer follo... Read More


When Nature Speaks: Encroachments, Floods, and the Collective Guilt of a Society

Srinagar, Sept. 4 -- It was a rainy afternoon in Upper Bazar, Qazigund. The kind of rain that does not just fall but lingers, soaking everything with a quiet persistence. A group of us had taken shelt... Read More


Ranbir Kapoor praises dad Rishi Kapoor in old video shared by Neetu Kapoor on his 73rd birth anniversary. Watch

India, Sept. 4 -- Actor Neetu Kapoor remembered her late husband Rishi Kapoor with an old video on his 73rd birth anniversary. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Neetu shared the video from a 2017 event... Read More


BEF pledges labour standards compliance, warns against unrealistic reforms

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- The Bangladesh Employers' Federation (BEF), along with major sectoral associations, has reiterated its commitment to strengthening labour standards and rights in line with internatio... Read More


Agriculture minister Shivraj Chouhan takes stock of flood situation in Punjab

India, Sept. 4 -- Union agriculture minister Shivraj Chouhan visited flood-affected areas of Punjab on Thursday, while governor Gulab Chand Kataria submitted a detailed report on the situation in the ... Read More


Stock market soars after Modi govt's major overhauling of GST structure

Mumbai/IBNS, Sept. 4 -- The Indian stock market has soared after the central government on Wednesday announced a major overhauling of the GST structure providing support to the middle-class and aiming... Read More


GST cut on cement to ease costs. But will it boost long-term demand?

Mumbai, Sept. 4 -- The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has slashed the rate on cement from 28% to 18%, a move aimed at boosting construction activity. "...because cement is so essential for the ... Read More


Delhi stray dog issue: Maneka Gandhi says poor people get bitten by dogs because.

India, Sept. 4 -- "Rich RWAs (Resident Welfare Associations) pay to have dogs picked up from their streets, and the municipal corporation quietly throws them into poorer colonies. Who gets bitten? It'... Read More


Bangladesh Pension Authority officials join KOICA fellowship in S Korea

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- Three officials from the National Pension Authority are attending a training course in South Korea under the KOICA Fellowship Programme. The course, 'Capacity Building for Old-Age I... Read More