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How Power Sector Liberalisation in 2009 led to a Chinese monopoly, Rs 3 Trillion NPAs and crippled domestic manufacturing
The Union Power minister R K Singh this week said the government is planning to impose curbs on Chinese power-equipments as Indian firms can manufacture almost all critical items
PMO seeks product-wise details of Chinese imports, commerce ministry suspects China is routing its products through other countries
A high-level meeting took place at the prime minister’s office to discuss ways to promote Atmanirbhar Bharat and cut import dependency on China.
DRI alerts Custom departments across country to check smuggling of infrared thermometres
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence(DRI) is a federal economic intelligence unit that reports to Finance ministry that keeps a check on commercial frauds such as smuggling etc.
Pakistan lifts ban on import of Indian drugs fearing severe shortage of medicine in the country
Pharmaceutical industry of Pakistan had demanded that the ban on Indian medicines and medicinal raw material should be lifted
25 tonnes of Quran sent from Saudi Arabia to be auctioned on January 21 at Container Terminal in Kochi
25000 kgs of Quran to be auctioned at Kochi port after Arabic college refuses to pay import duty to clear it
Baba Ramdev welcomes restrictions on Palm oil imports by Modi govt, says it will help farmers and domestic refined oil industry
Although govt said that restriction on palm oil import was not country-specific, Malaysia's anti-India stand was important
MMTC revises onion import tender notice to exclude Pakistan as origin country
MMTC not to import onion from Pakistan after criticism
Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal urges China to clamp down on unfair trade practices by Chinese exporters
Piyush Goyal asked China to stop unfair trade practices, and increase import of Indian services to correct trade balance
Hundreds of trucks with shipments from Pakistan stranded at Wagah border due to import duty hike to 200%
Due to hike in customs duty on Pakistani imports, Indian importers are not able to clear the shipments
India Forward: Major ports see positive growth in efficiency due to government’s policies
The major ports in India have recorded a growth of 5.12%
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Delhi Riots Chargesheets: Before murdering Ratan Lal, the Islamist mob had held 2 other police constables hostage
The chargesheet filed by Special Investigation Team of Delhi Police in the murder of Ratan Lal and deadly attacks by rioters on IPS Amit Sharma and IPS Anuj Kumar mentions at least 17 accused.
News Reports
AAP does it again: Arvind Kejriwal supporters hail him for ‘saving life’ of a Modi voter amid coronavirus outbreak
After receiving severe criticism, Arvind Kejriwal supporters have taken it upon themselves to rebuild his lost credibility
News Reports
Indian and Chinese sides move back at conflict areas along the LAC in Ladakh to create temporary non-patrolling zones
India and China have completed withdrawal from conflict sites along LAC at Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso lake and other conflict areas
News Reports
Gujarat shows the way in Atmanirbhar Bharat: Morbi, the ceramic tiles hub of India, now looks to take on China’s toy market
150 firms in Gujarat's Morbi have joined hands to create local alternatives to products currently being outsourced from China.
News Reports
Maharashtra: Thane hospital gives body of wrong Coronavirus victim to family, after cremation hospital informs that their family member is alive
After a family cremated body of Cornoavirus victim, hospital informed they their family member is alive & they were given wrong body
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Australian surfer Carmen Greentree abducted and raped for 2 months in a houseboat in Kashmir in 2004, pressurised to convert to Islam
Carmen Greentree has penned a book titled "A Dangerous Pursuit of Happiness" narrating her abduction and rape in Kashmir.
Politics
Jyoti Basu is the mass murderer India forgot
Please don’t feel bad about speaking ill of the Late Jyoti Basu. If there is another world, be certain that there are (at least) 28,000 voices from the other side backing you up.
Social Media
Only Muslims go to heaven, Ravish Kumar-like non-Muslims can only hope for a mild level of hell: Dr Zakir Naik explains
Naik said that virtues like honesty and charity cannot ensure qualifying marks for heaven or Jannah. Only Muslims can go to heaven and non-Muslims will go to hell by default, he says.
News Reports
Netizens ask Netflix to cancel comedian Kenny Sebastian’s special show after he hurls obscene abuses
Social media users are demanding that Netflix reconsiders special show of Indian comic Kenny Sebastian after he was allegedly found hurling obscene abuses to people on his Instagram page.
Social Media
Payal Rohatgi’s Twitter account suspended, the actress says she is being targeted by ‘liberals and extremists’
Payal Rohatgi has stated that her efforts to share facts has been projected in a bad light by liberals and extremists who control Twitter.
