Don’t want conflict, urging US to correct mistakes, issues: China on tariff war

Don’t want conflict, urging US to correct mistakes, issues: China on tariff war

Days after Donald Trump announced an additional 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports and strict export controls on US-made critical software, Beijing issued a stern message to Washington saying they would respond in an appropriate manner if the US did not relent. A top Chinese official said on Wednesday that the US should “correct … Read more

T.N. activists write to all newly-elected MPs urging them to enact a new, comprehensive child labour law

T.N. activists write to all newly-elected MPs urging them to enact a new, comprehensive child labour law

Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: RAO GN Child rights activists in Tamil Nadu have written to all newly-elected MPs, demanding the repeal of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986 and its amendments. Calling for the immediate eradication of child labour in all its forms across the country, … Read more

Mamata writes to Modi urging release of funds

Mamata writes to Modi urging release of funds

File photo of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging his intervention to release funds under the National Health Mission (NHM) to the State. In her letter dated November 29, Ms. Banerjee said that … Read more