New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANS) While US President Donald Trump has labelled India as a “tariff king”, the claim doesn’t hold up against actual trade data and global comparisons with other nations.While India’s simple average tariff is approximately 15.98 per cent, the trade-weighted average, which better reflects the duties actually applied on traded goods, is only 4.6 per cent, as per World Bank data, much lower than what is commonly believed.Trade-weighted average tariffs measure the actual duties pai…

Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted conditional bail to the two Kolkata Police personnel who were named as accused in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)’s latest supplementary charge sheet in the case of with the murder of BJP worker, Abhijit Sarkar in the post-poll violence in the state after the 2021Assembly election and sent to judicial custody by a special CBI court last month.On July 21, both these cops, namely the then woman sub-inspector of Narkeldanga Po…

Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) Trinamool Congress National General Secretary and the newly appointed leader of the party’s Parliamentary team in Lok Sabha, Abhishek Banerjee, on Tuesday, directed his party leaders at all levels to chant the “Jai Bangla” slogan when the latter come across any BJP leader anywhere within the state. He gave this direction to the Trinamool Congress workers at a virtual meeting earlier in the afternoon, which was attended by all elected party MPs, legislators, heads of municip…

Chamoli, Aug 5 (IANS) Women of Self-Help Group are not only running their livelihood by taking advantage of the public welfare schemes run by the government, but they have also improved their economic condition by earning good profits by making eco-friendly rakhis in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli. The initiative is part of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), the Ministry of Rural Development’s flagship programme aimed at reducing poverty by building strong…

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Tuesday, in a minor reshuffle, transferred five bureaucrats. Tukaram Mundhe (IAS: RR: 2005), Development Commissioner (Un-organised Labour), Mumbai, has been posted as Secretary, Divyang Kalyan Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai.Nitin Kashinath Patil (IAS: SCS: 2007), Managing Director, Maharashtra State Cotton Growers Marketing Federation, Mumbai, has been appointed as Special Commissioner, State Tax, Maharashtra, Mumbai.Abhay Mahajan (IAS: NON-SCS…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 5 (IANS) Kerala’s Education Minister V. Sivankutty has initiated steps to set up a committee of experts to identify the most suitable model for the state’s education system — one that may include eliminating the concept of “backbenchers” from school classrooms.Taking to his social media handle, Sivankutty wrote: “I wish to eliminate the concept of ‘backbenchers’ from our school classrooms. This idea can negatively affect a student’s confidence and learning.”The …

Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, reiterated her allegation that the BJP-led Union government wants to impose the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in West Bengal through Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. “A plan to slap NRC is being hatched in the name of conducting SIR. Ensure that your name is on the voter’s list. Every individual must have his name on the voter’s list. If anyone’s name is excluded, then br…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday advised the officials of the state forest department to show empathy towards tribals and other local people during the enforcement of various forest protection rules. While speaking at the conference of Divisional Forest Officers (DFO) here on Tuesday, CM Mohan Charan Majhi said one-fourth of our population belongs to various tribal communities.They primarily reside in the forest and its surrounding areas. It is the mo…

Hyderabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Upset over being denied a Cabinet berth, Telangana Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy said on Tuesday that he is once again ready for a “sacrifice” for the people of his constituency.The MLA from Munugode in Nalgonda district said that he was promised a Cabinet berth when he returned to the Congress in 2023. He, however, claimed that he was not running for any position.Rajagopal Reddy, who is the brother of Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, said…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Brendon McCullum admitted there was “room to improve” as he reflected on England’s gripping 2-2 Test series draw against India and turned his sights towards sharpening the squad ahead of the Ashes later this year.The England head coach, speaking after a dramatic six-run defeat at The Oval that saw India level the series on the final day, praised his team’s fight while acknowledging the narrow margins that denied them their first series win over India since 2018.In…