Here's what India is doing to prevent China-like Covid surge

The government on Thursday took a series of measures in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in several parts of the world, including China. Here is what the Centre and state governments are......

HC rejects plea against social media ban for Army officials

If the government has concluded that permitting use of certain social networking websites, including Facebook and Instagram, by its defence personnel is enabling enemy countries gain an edge, the......

Lt Col's plea against social media ban to be heard in-camera

The Delhi high court on Tuesday ordered in-camera proceedings in a senior army officer's plea challenging the Indian Army's recent policy banning armed forces personnel from using social networking......

Modi govt reshuffles top secretaries; Ajay Bhalla to be new home secy

Power secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla is all set to become the new home secretary with the government appointing him officer on special duty in the high-profile ministry on Wednesday. IMAGE: Prime......

How a full-blown Iran-Israel war may hurt India's trade

The escalation of conflict in the West Asian region is expected to push already high logistics costs besides hurting trade in sectors such as oil, electronics and agriculture, according to......

In export push, govt steps in to raise container capacity

Concerned over the fallout of the Red Sea crisis and severe shortage of containers against the backdrop of a steep decline in merchandise exports in August, the Union government is pulling out all......

As crisis deepens, exporters concerned about Indo-Bangladesh trade

Domestic exporters on Monday expressed concerns over the crisis in Bangladesh and said the developments in the neighbouring country would have implications on bilateral trade. Photograph: Amit......

Govt to set up e-comm hubs to promote exports

The government on Tuesday announced setting up of hubs to promote exports through e-commerce medium in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode and initially 10-15 hubs will be established.......