Benchmarking its market access strategy to product sensitivity, India will grant quota-based duty concessions in the automobile sector while offering market access to alcoholic beverages under tariff reduction and minimum import price-based formulations under the trade pact with the United States, the government said on Monday, PTI reported. Under the agreement, tariffs on $30.94 billion…
India vs Pakistan (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday requested Pakistan to honour its scheduled T20 World Cup fixture against India, stressing that playing the match would benefit the wider cricket ecosystem. “Following my short visit to Pakistan yesterday and given the forthcoming outcomes of our discussions, I request Pakistan…
Bangladesh cricket team (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has concluded a constructive and open dialogue with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), covering issues including the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and the broader growth of cricket in South Asia, the governing body said in a media…
Texas opens applications for $1 billion private school voucher program Texas families can begin applying Wednesday for the state’s new private school voucher program, a major education policy set to launch in the 2026–27 school year. The program allows families to use taxpayer-funded education savings accounts to pay for private school tuition or home-school expenses….
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday refused to interfere with the Madras high court‘s decision prohibiting animal sacrifice and granting Muslim devotees limited rights to pray on the Thiruparankundram hills in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale said that the order passed on Oct 10 was balanced and refused…
Tata Steel MD and CEO TV Narendran, Tata Steel CFO Koushik Chatterjee NEW DELHI: Govt must keep a watch on unfairly priced steel imports, Tata Steel MD and CEO TV Narendran told TOI in an interview, while adding that the price of the key industrial product is expected to rise in the domestic market in…
South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram, second from right, shakes hands with Canada’s Kaleem Sana (PTI) Aiden Markram led South Africa with a sparkling half-century as the Proteas cruised to a 57-run victory over Canada in their opening Group D T20 World Cup clash on Monday. Batting first, Markram struck a rapid 59 off 32 balls,…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav waits for third umpire’s decision for his wicket during the fourth T20 cricket match between India and New Zealand in Visakhapatnam, India, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) NEW DELHI: The standoff is over. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken a U-turn on its boycott of the February 15…
Trump backs down on NIH cuts after Columbia advocacy secures science funding. (Getty Images) President Donald Trump signed a federal spending deal that restores billions in funding for major US science agencies after months of proposed reductions that would have sharply affected university research. The agreement followed advocacy by Columbia University affiliates and rejected the…
CHANDIGARH: On the first day of Operation Prahar-2, a drive against wanted criminals, the Punjab Police conducted statewide raids on Monday and arrested over 1,200 persons, an official said.The police conducted 2,760 raids at locations linked to wanted criminals, the police officer said.Notably, further intensifying the ongoing “Gangstran Te Vaar” (war on gangsters) campaign, on…
