Bhubaneswar: The Government of India has launched a nationwide ‘Swadeshi Campaign’ to promote domestic demand for Indian handloom, handicrafts, and textile products. The initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Textiles, aims to revive traditional industries and reposition Indian-made fabrics as symbols of pride, heritage, and modern lifestyle. Announcing the campaign, Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh…
Bhubaneswar: The jubilation around Donald Trump has gone sour. The US has slapped a 50% tariff on India. So India firms up an old friend, Russia. Indian foreign minister S. Jaishankar is in Moscow. This is the second high level visit this month. National security advisor Ajit Doval had visited before two weeks to Russia….
Bhubaneswar: Trump has chickened out again from punishing China. He has given them another 90 days extension for the tariffs to kick in. This announcement came hours before the last deadline expire. Trump signed a new executive order and he averted a full blown trade war with the world’s second largest economy, China. By doing…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant escalation of trade tensions, former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a steep 50% import duty on Indian goods, doubling the existing 25% rate. The move, formalized through an executive order, directly links the tariff hike to India’s continued purchase of Russian oil, marking a new flashpoint in Indo-U.S. relations. According…
Bhubaneswar: India has strongly countered recent remarks and actions by former U.S. President Donald Trump, calling out what it describes as a pattern of hypocrisy, misinformation, and strategic double standards concerning India’s foreign policy choices, especially on its ties with Russia and the India-Pakistan conflict. In an official statement released on August 4, India confirmed…
Bhubaneswar: In 1930, the US passed the Smoot Holy Tariff Act which sparked the great depression and the global trade war world economy. In 2025, Donald Trump is doing little better. The US president has followed through on his threats and slapped sweeping tariffs, some as high as 50% on US trade partners and countries…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant diplomatic development, India will resume issuing tourist visas to Chinese nationals from July 24, marking a cautious step toward normalizing relations between the two Asian giants after years of tension. The announcement was made by the Indian Embassy in Beijing, which stated that Chinese citizens can now apply online for Indian…
Bhubaneswar: Oil is considered as a bad habit in the minds of health consciousness, good lifestyle. The nutrition experts suggest to avoid it but it is hard to kick out of your life. For India oil has become a national security challenge. Our country never had enough crude reserve so we import it from other…
Bhubaneswar: India has launched an ambitious project for new oil exploration in the middle of wars, sanctions and conflicts and a global energy transition. This step is very much critical for India and its energy security. This is the time when global turbulence is very high and the level of uncertainty is prominent. Over the…
Bhubaneswar: In a dramatic development, leaders of the Baloch nationalist movement have declaredBalochistan an independent republic, claiming the province is no longer part of Pakistan. Although the declaration has not been recognized internationally and no formal structures of statehood have been established, the announcement marks a significant escalation in the decades-long struggle for Baloch self-determination.In…