Rice shipments stuck after govt imposes export duty


Rice shipments stuck after govt imposes export duty

Exporters have sought a relaxed deadline for the clearance of around one million tonnes of rice stuck in transit after the government imposed a 20% export duty on some varieties of rice and banned broken rice exports. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade on Friday said rice consignments...

Mysuru princess remembers ‘dignified’ Elizabeth II's Bengaluru visit in 1961


Mysuru princess remembers ‘dignified’ Elizabeth II's Bengaluru visit in 1961

Queen Elizabeth II's demise has triggered several nostalgic memories she made all over the world for the 70 years that she reigned. This also includes fond memories of her visit to Bengaluru in 1961. Princess Kamakshi Devi Wadiyar of the erstwhile Mysuru Royal family recollected the...

Diwali deadline of India-UK free trade agreement not to be missed: Commerce secretary


Diwali deadline of India-UK free trade agreement not to be missed: Commerce secretary

Commerce secretary B V R Subrahmanyam has said that negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement between India and the UK are at the last stage and the Diwali deadline i.e. in October would not be missed. Earlier in April, both sides had set the Diwali deadline for the conclusion...

New Vande Bharat is ready to boost travel experience in Indian Railways


New Vande Bharat is ready to boost travel experience in Indian Railways

In the constant endeavor to give the best facilities to passengers, the Indian Railways will be introducing the new avatar of high speed train Vande Bharat i.e. Vande Bharat 2, the Ministry of Railways said.  The Ministry of Railways stated that in the new design of Vande Bharat...

Britain’s longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth was a trained truck mechanic


Britain’s longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth was a trained truck mechanic

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. The palace announced she died at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, where members of the royal...

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