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MEPs' Kashmir visit: Right step?

'The visit by the MEPs and their photo-op with Modi would suggest that we have now given a quiet burial to the 'internal matter' charade,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

MEPs visit: Perception management is not a one off affair

'The idea that the J&K issue gets internationalised by allowing foreign delegations to visit it appears bizarre to me because the issue is not about Article 370 or the decisions relating to the......

India raps European parliament for vote on Manipur violence

The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in India, with particular reference to the recent clashes in Manipur, a move rejected by India as......

INDIA disturbs Modi, name change panic reaction by govt, says Rahul in Belgium

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that the debate around the country's name that erupted on social media following the G20 Summit invitations going out in the name of the “President......

Gotabaya's home minister appointed as new PM of Sri Lanka

Dinesh Gunawardena, a veteran politician and a close ally of the Rajapaksa family, was appointed on Friday as Sri Lanka's prime minister by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, a day after he was......

Ban on onion export lifted; MEP of $550/tonne imposed

The government on Saturday lifted the ban on onion exports but imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $550 per tonne, amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country. Photograph: ANI Photo Last......

Govt removes minimum export price on onion

The government on Friday scrapped a minimum price threshold that it had set previously for exports of onion as it looked to pass on the benefit of international glut to Indian farmers.......

Traders urge govt to slash onion MEP to $300/tonne

Traders have urged the government to slash the minimum export price of onions to at least $300 a tonne to help them compete with traders from other major supplying countries, including Pakistan. On......

Govt exempts non-basmati white rice from export duty

Withdrawing a blanket ban on overseas shipments of non-basmati white rice, the government on Saturday imposed a floor price of $490 per tonne and exempted the commodity from export duty.......

$800/tonne minimum export price imposed on onion

The government on Saturday imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $800 per tonne on onion exports till December 31 this year with a view to increase availability of the vegetable in the domestic......

FIFA WC: EU resolves to have OneLove in Qatar

IMAGE: Workers in Qatar constructing the 2022 World Cup stadiums have suffered human rights abuses for over two years. Photograph: Naseem Zeitoon/Reuters The EU parliament on Thursday voted in......

Now, demands rise to scrutinise Gareth Bale's Real transfer deal

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Gareth Bale. Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images Three Euro MPs want the European Union to probe Gareth Bale's 100 million euros ($111.25 million) move from Tottenham Hotspur......

Football briefs: Barca sniff title after Atletico lose

IMAGE: Real Sociedad's Willian Jose shoots at goal during Thursday's La Liga match against Atletico Madrid. Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters Atletico Madrid slumped to a 3-0 defeat at resurgent......

After 111 years, 'New FIFA Now' calls for change

‘We did not invite Sepp Blatter. We see him as part of the problem, not part of the solution’ A camera is seen by the FIFA logo outside the FIFA headquarters. Photograph: Harold......

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