Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, addressed the media after signing of the India-EFTA Trade & Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The free trade agreement between India and the four European nations bloc (EFTA) has come into force, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on … Read more
Press Association The government and the British Medical Association will restart talks in the coming days to end the long-running resident doctor dispute in England. It comes after BMA leaders met Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Tuesday, following a five-day walkout at the end of July. The BMA said it had agreed to a “window … Read more
The Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has so far established 65 Export Facilitation Centres (EFCs) across the country to support the MSMEs in enhancing their export capabilities. This was revealed in a written reply by Union Minister of State for MSMEs Shobha Karandlaje, in response to a question raised by MP Kesineni … Read more
Nurses are expected to reject their pay award in England this week, raising the possibility of strikes later in the year, the BBC understands. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has been holding a consultative vote on their 3.6% pay rise, previously describing it as “grotesque” to award nurses a lower increase than doctors, teachers, … Read more
Nurses will overwhelmingly reject their pay award in England this week, raising the possibility of strikes later in the year, the BBC understands. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has been holding a consultative vote on their 3.6% pay rise, previously describing it as “grotesque” to award nurses a lower increase than doctors, teachers, prison … Read more
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (July 3, 2025) directed the West Bengal government to put union rooms in colleges and universities where there is no recognised student body or no election had taken place in the recent past under lock and key. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (July … Read more
Union Minister for Industry and Commerce Piyush Goel is extended a traditional reception by State Minister for Food Processing T. G. Bharat at Tiruchanur Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple in Tirupati on Monday. Collector S. Venkateswar and TTD Trust Board member G. Bhanuprakash Reddy are seen. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal offered prayers … Read more
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar welcomed the EU’s “strong condemnation” of terrorism in all forms and manifestations. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union (EU) on Friday (May 2, 2025) called on New Delhi and Islamabad to show “restraint” and pursue dialogue to defuse tensions amid speculation about India’s possible retaliation against Pakistan in view of … Read more
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar and TDP State president Palla Srinivasa Rao releasing the book authored by Health Minister Y. Satya Kumar, in Vijayawada on Sunday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO While it is easier for political analysts, experts, journalists to write detailed articles in the Editorial pages every week, it … Read more
Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar in New Delhi on March 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) dubbed the Tamil Nadu government “hypocrite”, accusing it of refusing to implement National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 as part of a political agenda … Read more