Centre directs insurance companies to pass on GST benefits to policyholders
The government has directed insurance companies to proactively undertake outreach campaigns to publicise GST reforms and pass on the benefits to policyholders. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), chaired a meeting with senior officials of DFS, IRDAI, CMDs
IANS / 16 Sep, 2025
India-US trade talks resume amid renewed hopes over tariffs
The trade talks between India and the United States resumed on Tuesday, as US Assistant Trade Representative Brendan Lynch reached Commerce Ministry, amid the thaw in the relations between the two nations. The India trade negotiators are led by
IANS / 16 Sep, 2025
‘For photo-ops it’s Punjab, for flood assistance it’s Himachal’: BJP slams Congress
A day after a day-long visit by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to flood-hit Punjab, BJP leader Pritpal Singh Baliawal on Tuesday targeted Congress-ruled Karnataka for releasing Rs 5 crore to its party’s government in Himachal Pradesh for flood relief
IANS / 16 Sep, 2025
‘Most degenerate newspaper’: Trump slaps $15 billion defamation suit on New York Times
US President Donald Trump has announced that he is suing The New York Times, accusing the American daily of running a “decades-long campaign of lies” against him and serving as a “virtual mouthpiece for the radical Left Democrat Party”.
IANS / 16 Sep, 2025
Assam: More than Rs 1.7 crore cash seized from govt official’s house
The Chief Minister’s Special Vigilance Cell (SVC), Assam, on Monday carried out extensive raids at multiple premises linked to Nupur Bora, Circle Officer of Goroimari revenue circle in Kamrup district, and her alleged associate, Lat Mandal Surajit Deka of
IANS / 15 Sep, 2025
Assam Congress hits out at PM Modi’s Manipur visit, calls it ‘too little, too late’
The Assam unit of Congress, on Monday, criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Manipur, saying that his intervention came more than two years too late, while the state endured a prolonged spell of ethnic unrest. Addressing a
IANS / 15 Sep, 2025
India to begin SAFF U17 Championship title defence against Maldives
The India U17 men’s team are set to begin their SAFF U17 Championship 2025 campaign against Maldives in Group B on Tuesday at the Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo at 15:00 IST. All seven SAFF nations are taking part
IANS / 15 Sep, 2025
Gaurav Gogoi-Pakistan links: SIT probing 38 individuals, says Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Monday, intensified his criticism of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, making it clear that the ongoing probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) extends far beyond Gogoi’s family. Addressing a large public rally
IANS / 15 Sep, 2025
Tobacco smoking most critical factor linked with stunting in children: WHO
Tobacco use is not only related to cancers and tuberculosis but plays a significant role in child stunting, a condition that affects nearly 150 million children worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Of the approximately 148 million
IANS / 15 Sep, 2025
Asia Cup: Pakistan threaten to boycott next match if ICC fails to act against match referee in handshake snub saga
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has threatened to pull out it’s team from their next match of the ongoing Men’ T20 Asia Cup 2025 if the International Cricket Council (ICC) does not pull out match referee Andy Pycroft for
IANS / 15 Sep, 2025
Rahul Gandhi not allowed to travel villages across Ravi river due to security concerns
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, who was on a day-long visit to flood-hit areas of Punjab, was not allowed to travel to villages that fell across the Ravi river on Monday by local authorities, citing
IANS / 15 Sep, 2025
US Chief Negotiator arriving in New Delhi to resume trade talks, govt set to finalise Export Promotion Mission
Amid the thaw in India-US relations, American Chief Negotiator Brendan Lynch is set to arrive in India on Monday night, and the two nations will resume trade negotiations on Tuesday. According to Commerce Ministry sources, trade discussions are going
IANS / 15 Sep, 2025
