A mutually convenient date would be finalised for signing of the agreement, after which it will be implemented. It would be India’s first such trade pact with an African nation. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved signing of a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement, a kind of a free trade pact, between India and Mauritius which is aimed at liberalising norms to boost two-way commerce. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) between India and Mauritius, an official statement said. The pact would cover 310 export items…
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Outgoing L-G says Puducherry has a bright future. Outgoing Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on Wednesday said that whatever she did during her stint was “a sacred duty, fulfilling my Constitutional and moral responsibilities”.In a parting message shared with the media, Ms. Bedi, who was on Tuesday removed from the post by the President, said: “I thank the Government of India for a lifetime experience in serving Puducherry, as its Lt. Governor.”Also read: Analysis | A long feud comes to an end in PuducherryShe also thanked all those who worked with her closely. “I can say with deep sense of…
The BJP’s national leadership has gone into a huddle with party MPs and legislators from Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh and a few districts of Rajasthan over the farmers agitation. The top brass have urged them to proactively reach out to agitating farmers from their areas, particularly the Jat community, to resolve the protests by farmer unions over the three contentious laws related to agriculture. At a meeting held at the BJP’s national headquarters in New Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar, party president J.P. Nadda, and general secretary (organisation) B.L. Santhosh urged legislators and local…
1hr Morning digest: Godhra train burning case accused held after 19 years; President Kovind removes Kiran Bedi as Puducherry L-G, and more Source
The brutal cold has engulfed vast swaths of the United States, shuttering COVID-19 inoculation centers and hindering vaccine supplies. It is not expected to relent until the weekend. A historic winter storm has killed at least 21 people, left millions of Texans without power and spun killer tornadoes into the U.S. Southeast on Tuesday.The brutal cold has engulfed vast swaths of the United States, shuttering COVID-19 inoculation centers and hindering vaccine supplies. It is not expected to relent until the weekend.Officials in Texas drew criticism as the state energy grid repeatedly failed, forcing rolling blackouts. Freezing weather stilled giant wind…
The deeply personal attack follows Mr. McConnell’s speech over over the weekend saying that Mr. Trump was responsible for the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. In the most caustic sign yet of deepening GOP divisions, former President Donald Trump blistered Mitch McConnell as a “political hack” on Tuesday, days after the Senate’s top Republican denounced him as the inciter of U.S. Capitol attack.“The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political leaders’ like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm,” Mr. Trump said in a statement released by his political action committee.He went on to…
Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe fired in a stunning hat-trick as his side overcame the absence of Neymar to thrash Barcelona 4-1 away in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Tuesday to move within full view of the last eight.Lionel Messi had blasted Barca ahead with a penalty in the first half but Mbappe pulled the French champions level with a classy piece of control and finishing to complete a flowing team move also involving Marco Verratti and Layvin Kurzawa.Mbappe, who had not scored in the Champions League knockouts for two years before Tuesday, smashed PSG into the lead…
‘Black owners relegated to oldest and toughest neighbourhoods, leading to lesser success levels compared to white owners’ The Black owner of 14 McDonald’s franchises in Ohio says one of the world’s largest restaurant chains has shown more favorable treatment to white owners and denied him the opportunity to buy restaurants in more affluent communities, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Youngstown.The lawsuit filed by Herbert Washington, a former college track star who played for parts of two seasons with the Oakland Athletics in the mid-1970s, said the Chicago-based company’s discriminatory practices has led to…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a plea to prioritise the administration of COVID-19 vaccine for the judiciary and the legal fraternity.The plea said the well-being of the judiciary and legal fraternity were essential to guarantee the fundamental right to access to justice.A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde issued notice on the petition filed by an advocate, Arvind Singh, represented by advocates Amit Khemka and Rishi Sehgal.Mr. Khemka said the court should “secure the legitimate interests and address the concerns of the legal fraternity all over India amidst exclusion from the priority category…
In an apparent bid to displace a Chinese company that had won the contract to install renewable energy systems in three small islands off Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka, India has offered a grant of $12 million to execute it, Colombo-based media reported. Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power Dullas Alahapperuma has recently said that the government would consider India’s proposal, and that he would present a Cabinet paper on the matter soon. Newspaper reports quoted him as saying that receiving a grant “is an advantage” that would ease the burden on the Treasury, as opposed to an Asian Development…