BJP's Raja Iqbal Singh is Delhi's new Mayor, Congress candidate gets just 8 votes
BJP’s Raja Iqbal becomes new Delhi mayor.
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Asaduddin Owaisi extends unconditional support for BJP government after Pahalgam terror attack, ‘Time to stay united…’
Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), has extended unconditional support for the BJP government at the Centre after the Pahalgam terror attack. On April 22, terrorists attacked random tourists in Jammu and Kashmir and killed at least 28. Owaisi has said that his party will support whatever decision the government, led …
Xi Seeks Detente With Europe as Trump’s Tariffs Alienate Bloc
Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. . President Xi Jinping is seeking to repair ties with the European Union, painting China as the more reliable partner as Donald Trump alienates the bloc over issues from tariffs to defense. Faced with an effective trade embargo from the US, Chinese policymakers and business leaders …
Trump Moves to Expedite Deep-Sea Mining for Critical Minerals
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to expedite offshore mining and open new opportunities for extracting critical materials from the ocean floor despite the objections of environmentalists. Trump’s measure, signed Thursday, directs the Commerce Department to speed up reviewing and issuing permits for exploration and commercial recovery under a 1980 law, according …
Mint Explainer: India puts Indus Waters Treaty on ice—what’s at stake for both sides
The decision, made after a meeting of India’s Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday, comes in response to the Pahalgam attack, which left 26 people dead. Read this | Terror strike throws blanket of gloom over Kashmir’s tourism landscape Mint unpacks how India’s move reframes water as a strategic tool, explores the legal arguments behind …
YSRCP slams Andhra govt over financial indiscipline, calls bond plan undemocratic
Hyderabad, Apr 24 (PTI) The YSRCP on Thursday objected to the Andhra Pradesh government’s proposed bonds for raising loans through the Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited (APMDC), calling the terms “undemocratic.” YSRCP leader Buggana Rajendranath Reddy, addressing a press conference here, criticised the state government’s alleged move to allow private entities access to consolidated …
World Leaders From China to EU Hold Climate Meeting Without US
Heads of state and government leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen took part in a two-hour long virtual meeting aimed at returning focus to climate action in an increasingly challenging global context. Notably representatives from the US were not on the call organized by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and …
India eyes inclusion of 25% steel, aluminium tariffs in BTA talks with US
India and the US are gearing up for the second round of face-to-face talks on the agreement in Washington, with the Indian side led by its chief negotiator Rajesh Agarwal. “This issue is part of India’s agenda note for the talks,” said one of the two persons cited above. These duties, in effect since 12 …
Rubio Plans to Close Offices in State Department Overhaul
(Bloomberg) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced plans to reorganize what he called a “bloated” State Department, vowing Tuesday to cut programs and close offices but stopping short of a proposed executive order that outlined even more drastic changes. The top US diplomat circulated a proposed new organizational chart that would downgrade the office …
Govt proposes global safety norms for hydrogen cylinders, vehicles in draft rules update
New Delhi: In a significant step to improve safety in the handling and use of gas cylinders—especially those used for hydrogen—the government has proposed a set of amendments to the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016. The draft, notified on 15 April by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), introduces global standards and …