NEW DELHI: USTR has retained India on its Special 301 priority watch list, along with five other countries including China, and said it will engage with New Delhi, including through Bilateral Trade Agreement negotiations. The annual report said India remained “inconsistent in its progress” on protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP).Vietnam was identified as…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Friday moved Supreme Court, challenging the additional chief electoral officer’s decision mandating “at least one among the counting supervisor and counting assistant at each counting table shall be a central govt/central PSU employee” for counting of votes for the recently concluded assembly elections.The party sought an urgent hearing, as the…
The United States will withdraw around 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, in a move that shows the growing tensions between Donald Trump and European allies over the Iran conflict.The drawdown follows a sharp exchange between Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who earlier criticised the handling of negotiations with Iran, saying…
A long-pending demand of EPFO pensioners may finally move forward, with the labour ministry reportedly examining a revision in the minimum monthly pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS-95). The present guaranteed pension stands at Rs 1,000 a month, and any upward revision could bring relief to lakhs of retirees receiving low payouts.No official figure…
Jan Koum’s initial app idea, focused on status updates, failed. However, the introduction of push notifications transformed it into a messaging phenomenon The most powerful form of communication we have today was not initially planned out in one huge sweep of genius. In the early parts of 2009, Jan Koum faced frustration. This came shortly…
The clause allows relief in extraordinary circumstances beyond human control, such as war, and frees parties from contractual liability NEW DELHI: The West Asia conflict should be treated as a “war” to invoke the ‘force majeure’ clause in public contracts where obligations have been impacted by disruptions, the finance ministry has said.It has allowed govt…
NEW DELHI: Citing the verbal duel between Congress’s Pawan Khera and BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma in the surcharged build-up to the recent polls, Supreme Court said the allegations against the Assam CM’s wife and counter-allegations made by her appear to be politically motivated, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.The court granted anticipatory bail to the Congress spokesperson,…
NEW DELHI: Many parts of the country may not be hotter than usual this month due to ‘above normal’ rainfall, but certain states, especially those along the Himalayan foothills such as southern Himachal and Uttarakhand, along the eastern coast, and some parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, are likely to face ‘above normal’ heatwave days (an…
It’s factually correct that light is crucial for photosynthesis, but research from Osaka Metropolitan University uncovers an intriguing contradiction: it also slows down plant growth. The study, published in the Physiologia Plantarum journal, shows that white light exposure triggers biochemical modifications; this reaction makes the bond between a plant’s internal tissues and outer layer stronger….
iShowSpeed (Image Via Getty) The claim spread very fast online, and many people believed it at first. Popular streamer Darren “iShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. was said to have received Guadeloupean citizenship during his Caribbean tour in 2026. A video showed a woman handing him a card and saying, “we are giving you this card, you are…