Expressing serious concern over reports of possible dilution of import duties on apples under proposed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Europe, the United States and Chile, PDP (Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party) leader Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday warned through her official X h
"It is a devastating attack on the states, on poor people of this country, and it is carried out by the Prime Minister single-handedly, much like demonisation was," Gandhi said.
Speaking to reporters, he said that several unprecedented distortions of history are taking place in India and that attacks on minorities in BJP-ruled states amount to an assault on India's sovereignty.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday flagged the issue of "voter deletion" during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine states and three UTs.
Incidents of vandalism and alleged targeted attacks during Christmas celebrations across several states have triggered sharp political reactions, with opposition parties criticising the BJP, while the ruling party has maintained that law and order are being firmly upheld.
India has flagged the issue of delays or problems with the rescheduling of visa appointments of Indian nationals with the United States amid recent changes in the process for H1B visas and hoped that these delays and disruptions will be addressed.
Two young achievers from the Northeast brought laurels to their respective states by being awarded the 'Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar' for outstanding achievements in diverse fields by President Droupadi Murmu on Friday.
The Congress will oppose the Centre's decision to impose a 40 per cent financial burden on states. It will also hold the AAP government accountable for failing to implement MGNREGA effectively in Punjab.
Despite tariffs remaining in place, India's exports to the United States have shown a pickup since September, while sectors that were expected to be hit harder by tariffs have not underperformed as sharply as those considered relatively insulated, according to a data based report by DSP Mutu
The United States has imposed visa bans on a former European Union Commissioner, Thierry Breton, and four other Europeans, accusing them of "organised efforts" to suppress "American viewpoints," Al Jazeera reported.
Amid the Aravalli hills row, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday claimed that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is protecting the mining mafia in various states, including Bihar, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday (local time) said that some documents of the peace deal are "fully prepared" after he held a discussion with United States envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.