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Why is Afghan Taliban FM Amir Khan Muttaqi in India for the next eight days? What's on the agenda?

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi landed in New Delhi today, 9 October, days after the UN Security Council's Taliban Sanctions Committee approved an exemptio... Read More


PWD shortlists 6 sites for new Secretariat complex for Delhi

India, Oct. 9 -- The Public Works Department (PWD) has shortlisted six sites across Delhi for constructing a new Secretariat complex that will house all Delhi government departments under one roof, ac... Read More


Government proposes 50% hike in royalty on limestone produced from captive mines

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- More than a decade after it was last revised, the Centre is pushing for a 50 per cent raise in the royalty on limestone produced from captive mines while leaving the royalty rates... Read More


India plans roadmap to ease US barriers, boost medical device exports

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- India is working on a plan to help domestic medical device makers cope with stiff US tariffs and regulations that make exports difficult and costly. The Department of Pharmaceuti... Read More


US sanctions on Serbian oil giant NIS deepen Belgrades energy dilemma

Bangladesh, Oct. 9 -- The long-anticipated US sanctions on Serbias state-linked energy firm Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) officially took effect on October 9, marking a significant escalation in Wash... Read More


India's manufacturing sector set for strong growth and expansion: FICCI survey

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- India's manufacturing sector is poised for sustained growth and expansion, backed by strong domestic demand and investment sentiment, according to the latest FICCI Quarterly Surve... Read More


Union Government Releases Over Rs.680 Crores Under XV Finance Commission to Strengthen PRIs in West Bengal

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9 -- The Government of India has released an amount of Rs.680.71 crores as the first instalment of Untied (Basic) Grants under the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) for Rural Loca... Read More


Cyprus court case exposes tax evasion network linked to Abramovichs superyacht empire

Bangladesh, Oct. 9 -- A long-simmering tax scandal tied to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovichs vast superyacht fleet reached a new phase this week, as a Cypriot court opened proceedings against a di... Read More


PDP to bring 'anti-bulldozer bill' in J&K assembly: Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar, Oct. 9 -- Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said that her party has submitted an anti-land eviction bill -- or what the party called anti-bulldozer bill, to be brought up in ... Read More


Centre unveils draft national jobs policy

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Union labour ministry on Wednesday released a draft national labour and employment policy that stresses green and technology-driven career opportunities to ramp up earnings am... Read More