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New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India's merchandise trade deficit narrowed to $26.49 billion in August from $27.35 billion in July, according to data released by the Commerce Ministry on Monday.Exports in August declined to $35.1 billion from $37.24 billion in July amid the US tariff turmoil, triggering uncertainty in global markets, while imports fell to $61.59 billion from $64.59 billion in the previous month."Despite global uncertainties and trade policy uncertainties, Indian exporters have done well. It shows that the government's policy has paid off," Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said.Meanwhile, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has assured Indian exporters that the government is actively engaged in creating an enabling environment to help them navigate the challenges arising ...

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Congress on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s interim order staying some provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, describing it as a “substantial victory” for the constitutional values of justice, equality, and fraternity.“The Order is an important one because it goes a long way towards undoing the mischievous intentions underlying the original statute,” said Jairam Ramesh, Congress MP and General Secretary in-charge communications.In a message on X, Ramesh said, “The Supreme Court’s order today on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 represents a substantial victory not just for the parties that opposed this arbitrary law in Parliament but all those members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee who submitted detailed dissent notes which were then ignored but now sta...

Bhopal, Sep 15 (IANS) Engineers of Madhya Pradesh will receive in-house training and research facility as the state government announced on Monday the setting up of a national-level training and research institute. Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav, while addressing an assembly of engineers on Engineers’ Day, announced that the new research and training institute will be established soon.The national-level training and research institute has been dedicated to Indian engineers. The institute will offer specialised training across all engineering disciplines and serve as a hub for innovation, technical research, and policy development. “This institute will not only empower engineers with cutting-edge skills but also position Madhya Pradesh as a leader in infrastructure excellence,” Public Works ...

Patna, Sep 15 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Monday launched a scathing attack on the NDA government, alleging that Urban Development Minister Jivesh Mishra physically assaulted and abused a YouTuber who had questioned him over poor road conditions in his constituency.At a press conference in Patna, Tejashwi Yadav displayed a video of the alleged assault, claiming the victim was a journalist from a backward community who was targeted for asking questions of public interest.“When a journalist from a backward class society raised an issue about the dilapidated road, Minister Jivesh Mishra thrashed him brutally in the dark of the night and hurled abuses against his mother and sister,” Tejashwi alleged.Following the press briefing, Tejashwi rushed to...

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) With global labour shortages projected to reach 250 million workers by 2047 across blue and white-collar jobs, India’s young and growing workforce presents a historic opportunity to become the world’s next global talent hub, according to a report on Monday.The report by the Global Access to Talent from India (GATI) Foundation, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), showed that declining birth rates and shrinking workforces across developed nations are creating acute shortages, leaving millions of jobs vacant and businesses struggling.Just 20 countries, including the US, UK, Germany, Japan, and South Korea, will account for 90 per cent of this labour gap.Around 50 per cent of the gap will be in blue-collar roles such as transport, hospitality, and indu...

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday mulled involving a premier technical institution such as an IIT to develop a real-time mechanism for monitoring CCTV footage of police stations without human intervention. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a suo motu case registered over the lack of functional CCTV cameras in police stations across the country.Senior advocate Siddharth Dave, assisting the top court, submitted that while some states had complied with judicial orders on CCTV installation, several others had not."The Union has not complied – neither NIA, nor ED, nor CBI," he added.At this, Justice Mehta emphasised that the issue was not merely one of compliance but of real-time oversight."The issue is oversight. Today, there may be a compliance a...