India, US look at non-tariff measures

NEW DELHI: India and the US have discussed issues going beyond trade in goods to include non-tariff measures, customs and trade facilitation and economic security alignment, among other issues, an official statement said Thursday.A team from USTR office was in India since Monday to advance negotiations on the trade agreement, which has been in the…

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3 sacked Mumbai railway policemen arrested after pre-arrest bail cancelled by Supreme Court | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Railway crime branch on Wednesday arrested three sacked Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel for allegedly threatening, assaulting, and extorting money from a Rajasthan-based jeweller in the presence of his minor daughter at Mumbai Central Terminus in August 2025.The arrests come after Supreme Court cancelled their anticipatory bail granted by Bombay high court last September….

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Pre-SIR mapping reaches 72% in Bengaluru; house-to-house voter verification to start on June 30 | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: With Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls set to begin in Karnataka from June 20, Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) chief commissioner Maheshwar Rao, who is also district election officer, said progress of pre-SIR mapping exercise stood at 72% in the city.As part of preparatory activities for SIR, the process of mapping 2025 electoral…

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Tamil Nadu’s New Govt: Ditch the Drama, Embrace ‘Business as Usual’ for Industrial Boom | Chennai News

Tamil Nadu’s success was built on auto and auto components, textiles, leather goods and heavy engineering Ramanathan SWhen a new govt assumes office, there is an expectation that it must immediately announce new policies, launch new schemes and signal a departure from the past. In industrial development, however, the opposite is usually true: investors value…

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Gurgaon cops to restart checks to detect Bangladeshi illegals living in city | Gurgaon News

Gurgaon: Police on Thursday announced a fresh verification and checking drive to identify Bangladeshi nationals allegedly staying in the city without valid documents, warning that those found living illegally will face deportation proceedings in keeping with the law.The campaign, police said, is being launched in view of national security concerns and will be carried out…

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