‘You’ll clean it in 2 hours if a dignitary comes’: SC raps MCD on ‘Gumti of Shaikh Ali’; seeks report by Sept 18 | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sharply criticised the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failing to keep the Lodhi-era monument “Gumti of Shaikh Ali” in Defence Colony clean, remarking, “You will clean it in two hours if a dignitary is coming.”A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and S V N Bhatti directed…

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Evening news wrap: Trump’s ‘lost India’ post amid tariff war; Mumbai on high alert after bomb threat & more | India News

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Friday signalled dimming prospects of a trade deal with India, posting a cryptic message suggesting that Washington had “lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest China.” Back home, security agencies in Mumbai went on high alert after the Traffic Police received a WhatsApp threat claiming 34 vehicles had been…

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‘Bold, people friendly’: Swadeshi Jagran Manch, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh hail GST reforms | India News

[ad_1] RSS affiliates on Thursday hailed reduction in GST rates as “bold and people-friendly” reforms under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “visionary” leadership, and said it will encourage domestic industries, empower MSMEs and strengthen the foundation for making India self-reliant. GST rates on common use items ranging from hair oil to corn flakes, TVs, and personal…

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‘Bidi-Bihar’ row: Deleted Congress post on GST sparks backlash; BJP hits back with ‘C for corruption’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Kerala unit of Congress has triggered a major political controversy with a now-deleted social media post linking the Centre’s new GST reforms to Bihar. The post on X, which said “Bidis and Bihar start with B. Cannot be considered a sin anymore,” referred to the GST Council’s recent decision to slash…

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Digantara, Japan’s ispace to build cislunar space awareness & domain infrastructure | India News

[ad_1] BENGALURU: Digantara, an Indian company specialising in space domain awareness, and Japan’s lunar exploration firm ispace announced on Friday that they will work together to build cislunar (between Earth and Moon) situational awareness and domain infrastructure.The announcement was made in Tokyo during the 15th Annual India–Japan Summit, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and…

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‘No solution on battlefield’: India raises Ukraine conflict at UN; points to ‘collateral consequences’ | India News

[ad_1] Parvathaneni Harish (ANI image) NEW DELHI: India’s permanent representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish on Friday emphasised the need for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the ongoing conflict in Ukraine while addressing a live session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA).Speaking on the situation in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories, Harish said India remained concerned…

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