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New India customs rules explained: What you can bring home without paying duty

India, Feb. 3 -- India has revised its duty-free baggage rules, with the updated norms coming into force on February 2, 2026. The changes increase the value of goods that passengers can bring into the... Read More


80% drop in Left Wing Extremism violent incidents since 2010, MHA tells Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The ministry of home affairs (MHA) informed Parliament on Tuesday that left wing extremism (LWE) related violent incidents have come down by 80% - from 1,936 incidents in 2010 to ... Read More


Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP alleges surge in political violence, lawlessness after attack on party leaders' residences

Kadapa, Feb. 3 -- YSR Congress Party official spokesperson Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy criticised that Andhra Pradesh is witnessing a dangerous rise in political violence, with houses being attacked ... Read More


"We were humiliated", says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee after meeting ECI, sources says she thumped table in protest

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Trinamool Congress leader and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that she was humiliated by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during their meeting on Monday. ECI sourc... Read More


"India approached US with calm head," CSIS Richard Rossow on India-US trade deal

Washington DC, Feb. 3 -- Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Richard Rossow lauded the calmness with which India approached the US tariffs and kept its stance ... Read More


'PM Modi sold the country': Rahul Gandhi on India-US deal 'announced by Trump'

India, Feb. 3 -- The Lok Sabha dissolved into a ruckus after a brief restart on Tuesday after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi sought to raise the issue of the Modi government's handling of India-Chi... Read More


'PM Modi scared, sold the country': Rahul Gandhi on India-US deal after Lok Sabha ruckus again over ex-COAS's book

India, Feb. 3 -- Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reacted sharply to the India-US trade deal announced last night, saying Prime Minister Modi had compromised India's interests. "Narendra ... Read More


Punjab: SAD leader Bikram Majithia walks out of Nabha jail after 224 days

India, Feb. 3 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia walked out of Nabha jail on Tuesday afternoon, ending 224 days of incarceration. His release ... Read More


Pakistan's partial boycott and the perils of weaponising cricket

India, Feb. 3 -- History shows that sporting boycotts rarely remain contained to the original grievance. They metastasise-triggering sanctions, financial penalties, governance disputes, and diplomatic... Read More


SC declines to interfere with stay on Maharashtra Cricket Association polls

India, Feb. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Bombay high court's order staying the election of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA), scheduled for January 6, after ... Read More