Bhupendra Singh ChundawatBeijing said it was “forced to take necessary countermeasures” after Trump imposed 25 per cent duties on about USD 34 billion in Chinese machinery, electronics and high-tech equipment including autos, computer hard drives and LEDs. China was expected to respond dollar-for-dollar but did not immediately release details of the countermeasures, which were expected mainly to … Read more
In the evening Bhutanese Prime Minister will meet President Ramnath Kovind. Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay arrived in New Delhi on Thursday. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Togbay and discussed ways to deepen overall bilateral cooperation. In a tweet, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Swaraj and the Bhutanese PM held “warm discussions” to … Read more
The Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee is chaired by Infosys Founder N R Narayana Murthy, as per the latest update with the markets watchdog. The regulator had constituted the committee in March 2015 with the mandate to prepare a new regulatory framework for alternative investments. So far, the panel has submitted three reports to Sebi. … Read more
In the evening Bhutanese Prime Minister will meet President Ramnath Kovind. Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay arrived in New Delhi on Thursday. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Togbay and discussed ways to deepen overall bilateral cooperation. In a tweet, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Swaraj and the Bhutanese PM held “warm discussions” to … Read more
A study, published in the journal Nature, found a strategy to boost the tumour-killing potential of therapies targeted on the insulin-activated enzyme, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) – a family of enzymes involved in cellular functions such as cell growth, proliferation and differentiation. “Any drug that targets PI3K may not be effective unless patients can maintain low … Read more
275 pilgrims were also brought to Simikot from Hilsa. According to Embassy of India in the last 3 days 883 stranded pilgrims have been evacuated from Simikot to Nepalgunj and Surkhet. Similarly, around 675 people were brought to Simikot from Hilsa as Simikot has better basic facilities. Since Tuesday 53 flights were operated and 142 … Read more
Arun Jaitley has written a blog on “What the Supreme Court has actually observed in the Delhi Government case.” His blog says, Delhi unquestionably is a Union Territory. Its power structure has to be separate and distinct. It is the seat of the Central Government, the Supreme Court, the Rashtrapati Bhawan, offices of the Central … Read more
