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The Indian tea industry is battling a tough season in 2025, grappling with multiple challenges—from production shortfalls and falling auction prices to a surge in imports that’s hurting domestic ...
After its recent global launch in Europe, Ultraviolette opened its state-of-the-art experience centre in Kolkata. This is part of its expansion plans across India and competing with other electric two ...
The Indian tea industry is battling a tough season in 2025, grappling with multiple challenges—from production shortfalls and falling auction prices to a surge in imports that’s hurting domestic ...
BJP MP from Alipurduar, Manoj Tigga, on Wednesday raised pressing concerns about the deplorable condition of tea garden workers across four key districts of North Bengal—Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, ...
In its strict advisory the National Medical Commission (NMC), sole regulatory body monitoring medical education and ethics across the country, says that live broadcasts of surgeries should not be used ...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that India’s continued purchase of Russian oil remains a “point of irritation” in its relationship with the United States, even as both countries maintain ...
Opinion

Mixed Signals

The parliamentary debate on Operation Sindoor was an opportunity for political clarity in a country still reeling from the Pahalgam terror attack and its military aftermath.
Trinamul Congress general secretary and the party's Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, has convened a crucial virtual meeting on 8 August to finalise the party’s blueprint on two crucial issues.
Opinion

Social Safety

The notions of social security and social insurance systems have their roots in the evolution of the welfare state concept. In contrast, earlier ‘laissez-faire’ or police states did not prioritize ...
Opinion

The Big Change

The growing conviction among AI pioneers that artificial general intelligence (AGI) could arrive as early as 2027 represents more than just technological bravado ~ it signals a pivotal moment in the ...
Social Safety. The notions of social security and social insurance systems have their roots in the evolution of the welfare state concept. In contrast, earlier ‘laissez-faire’ ...
With a 25 per cent tariff shock and fresh FTA pressures, Trump's aggressive trade agenda threatens Indian agriculture, exports, and the rupee.