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‘Standing like a wall’: PM Modi vows to protect interests of farmers in Independence Day speech 

New Delhi: Amid the American tariff hike, PM Narendra Modi in his 12th consecutive Independence Day speech reiterated that India will not compromise on...

Status of US team visiting India for trade talks to be known closer to scheduled date: Commerce Secy

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) The status of a US delegation visiting India for the next round of bilateral trade talks will be...

Exports rise 7.29 pc to USD 37.24 bn in July; trade deficit widens to 8-month high of USD 27.35 bn

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Snapping the two-month declining streak, India's exports rebounded by 7.29 per cent to USD 37.24 billion in July,...

No pause on Russian oil imports, India continues imports based on economic rationale

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) India has not halted oil purchases from Russia in response to the US President's tariff threat and continues...

Chouhan asks states to check urea diversion, curb fake fertiliser sale amid kharif demand surge

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) With rising urea demand during the ongoing kharif sowing season, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday...

Kolkata port signs Rs 343.58 cr deal for Haldia berth mechanisation

Kolkata, Aug 14 (PTI) The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) on Thursday awarded a Rs 343.58 crore public-private partnership (PPP) project to...

S&P upgrades India’s rating after 19 years to ‘BBB’ on robust economic growth, better finances

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) S&P on Thursday upgraded India's sovereign credit rating to 'BBB' with a stable outlook after a gap of nearly...

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

Berger Paints aiming for Rs 20,000 crore turnover by 2030: CEO

Kolkata, Aug 12 (PTI) Berger Paints India Limited, the country's second-largest paint manufacturer, is aiming to achieve a turnover of Rs 20,000 crore...

Apeejay to earn 55pc revenue from luxury project with Ambuja Neotia in Kolkata

Kolkata, Aug 11 (PTI) Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels Ltd (ASPHL) will receive 55 per cent of revenues from its upcoming luxury hotel and...

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English didn’t enslave India. It was the harbinger of a new creative consciousness: A Ranganathan

Rabindranath Tagore stood apart from his contemporaries by infusing poetry and universalism into Indian nationalism, opposing chauvinism and blind obedience, wrote A Ranganathan in 1962.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.