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MUMBAI: India’s gold and silver imports from the UAE have skyrocketed by 210 per cent, reaching USD 10.7 billion in the fiscal year 2023-24. The surge is attributed to the concessional customs duties granted under the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed in February 2022 and implemented in May 2022. The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) highlighted that the import of these precious metals is driven by significant tariff concessions, allowing unlimited quantities of silver with a 7 per cent tariff and 160 metric tonnes of gold with a 1 per cent concession. The rise in imports has led…

NEW DELHI: Vineeth K, a frequent traveller and investor, took to social media to share his recent harrowing experience on an Air India business class flight from New Delhi to Newark, US. In a detailed post, he highlighted a series of disappointments that marred his journey, and questioned the airline that deleted the meted-out apology and response to the flier. “Horror story with AirIndia business class flight from New Delhi – Newark (AI 105),” Vineeth began his X thread, setting the tone for a litany of grievances. After years of loyalty to Emirates, Vineeth said he switched to Air India for its…

Lauderhill , Pakistan skipper Babar Azam rued the mistakes his side made against India and the USA in its earlier Group A matches, even as the former champions bid adieu to the T20 World Cup with a consolation three-wicket win over Ireland here. Babar was there to see Pakistan reaching home against the Irish outfit as he made an unbeaten 32 in a chase of 107 that they nearly botched up. “I think with the bowling, conditions suited our bowlers. But in batting we made few mistakes in the matches against the USA and India. When you lose wickets, the…

NEW DELHI: AIFF President Kalyan Chauney made his stance clear on Igor Stimac’s future as the coach and the federation find themselves at crossroads. Indian Football Team’s 1-2 loss to Qatar and the end of their FIFA World Cup qualifiers run, have again raised the pressing questions of Stimac’s future. Stimac himself had claimed earlier that he […] AIFF President Kalyan Chauney made his stance clear on Igor Stimac’s future as the coach and the federation find themselves at crossroads. Indian Football Team’s 1-2 loss to Qatar and the end of their FIFA World Cup qualifiers run, have again raised…

An Indian man suspected by the US of involvement in an unsuccessful plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil has been extradited to the United States from the Czech Republic, according to the federal Bureau of Prisons website and a source familiar with the matter. Nikhil Gupta has been accused by US federal prosecutors of plotting with an Indian government official to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US resident who advocated for a sovereign Sikh state in northern India. Gupta travelled to Prague from India last June and was arrested by Czech authorities. Last month, a Czech court…

SRINAGAR: At least one terrorist was killed in an ongoing gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Security forces surrounded Aragam village of Bandipora district in the early hours of Monday morning following intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area. “After the security forces closed on the hiding terrorists, they fired triggering an encounter in which one terrorist has been killed so far…The operation is still going on in the area,” officials said. The identity of the slain terrorist is being ascertained. Earlier, some gunshots were heard in the village in the early…

KOLKATA: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has ordered on-duty personnel of Kolkata Police to immediately vacate Raj Bhavan premises, an official said on Monday. The order came in the wake of allegations that the city police personnel posted at the Raj Bhavan were not allowing the victims of post-poll violence in the state to meet him and update the Governor about their grievances. “Bose is planning to convert the police outpost near the North Gate of the Raj Bhavan into a ‘Jan Manch’ (public platform)…The governor has directed police officers deployed inside the Raj Bhavan, including the officer-in-charge, to…