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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The US has retained India on its "Priority Watch List," citing "inconsistent progress" in the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) and describing the country as one of the "most challenging major economies" on IPR.Apart from India, China, Indonesia, Russia, Argentina and Venezuela are among the countries under "priority watch."While citing concerns over the patent regime - from revocations to discretionary invocation of patentability criteria and delays - the US Trade Representative in its latest Special 301 Report also pointed to some of the gains it made. For instance, there was a word of praise for the special IPR benches in high courts as well as the Patent (Amendment) Rules notified last year. The report, however, said that stakeholders continued to express concerns over vagueness in the interpretation of the Indian Patents Act.At the same […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that tariff talks with India was "going great" and there was a possibility that the two nations have struck a deal."Talks with India on tariffs were coming along great, and he thinks the two countries will reach a deal," Reuters cited Trump saying.India and the US are working toward securing “early mutual wins” as they push to finalize key components of the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) before the targeted September-October deadline, the government said on Tuesday.“During the meetings in Washington DC (last week), the team had fruitful discussions on wide ranging subjects covering tariff and non-tariff matters. The team discussed the pathway for concluding the first tranche of the mutually beneficial, multi-sector BTA by Fall of 2025, including through opportunities for early mutual wins. While productive sectoral expert level […]

[ad_1] Donald Trump’s latest jab at Taylor Swift could derail Kansas City Chiefs’ White House visit (Getty Images) As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare for their long-overdue White House visit to celebrate their Super Bowl LIV victory, former President Donald Trump has stirred the pot once again with comments that could put a damper on the event. At the center of the controversy: pop superstar Taylor Swift and her high-profile relationship with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.Donald Trump’s pointed remarks during Eagles' White House visit may have lasting impactDuring a recent ceremony honoring the Philadelphia Eagles at the White House, Trump used the moment to revive an old rivalry. Referencing the Super Bowl where Swift was booed on camera, he quipped, “I saw it in person. I was there with Taylor Swift. How did that thing turn out? How did […]

[ad_1] Sunny Deol's 'Jaat' which also stars Randeep Hooda and Vineet Kumar Singh, released in theatres on April 10. The film has been doing decently well at the box office but now has begun seeing a drop in the business, ever since Akshay Kumar's 'Kesari 2' hit the screens. Of course, even another movie 'Ground Zero' released after that, but as of now, 'Kesari 2' is dominating at the box office, followed by the re-release of 'Andaz Apna Apna'.Jaat Movie Review'Jaat' makes Rs 65 lakhs on day 20 After collecting Rs ₹ 61.65 crore in week 1, 'Jaat' started seeing a significant drop in the business and ended up making Rs only Rs 19.1 crore by the end of its second week, according to Sacnilk. This was a drop of around 69 per cent. But after completing week 2, the […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: At least 14 people died in a fire incident in hotel near Falpatti Machhua in central Kolkata on Tuesday, a senior police officer said. The rescue operations are under way."This fire incident took place at around 8.15pm at the premises of Rituraj Hotel. Fourteen bodies have been recovered, and several people have been rescued by the teams," Manoj Kumar Verma, Kolkata Police Commissioner, told reporters."The fire is under control, and rescue is underway. Further investigation is underway. A special team has also been formed for the investigation," he added.BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar expressed condolences over the deaths and he urged the Mamata Banrejee government to take immediate action."I am deeply saddened by the tragic death of a fellow citizen, Mr. Manoj Paswan (aged 40), in a horrific fire at a hotel in the Mechua area of Kolkata’s […]

[ad_1] MUMBAI: India, alongside China and Brazil, drove volume growth for American beverage giant Coca-Cola in the March quarter even as the company contended with a weakening consumer sentiment in developed markets like the US, which weighed on its share of volume gains in those regions.The firm's consolidated volume grew 2% during the quarter. Asia Pacific recorded a 6% volume growth, led by India, while volumes declined by 3% in North America. Coca-Cola reports unit case volume, which factors in the total number of unit cases of beverages sold by the company and its bottling partners."We saw good momentum in Asia Pacific, driven by a good quarter in India in particular. We saw strong volume growth across our portfolio in India and increased household penetration," said James Quincey, Chairman and CEO at The Coca-Cola Company during the firm's earnings call […]

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Congress' pictorial post on social media, seemingly portraying PM Modi without his head, caused a furore in BJP. The governing party said the image echoed the Islamist "sar tan se juda" call recently made by a Pakistan diplomat in London, who had mocked Indian diaspora with a throat-slitting gesture.Congress posted the image with "gayab jimmedari ke samay (missing instead of taking responsibility)" as the caption on its X handle by cropping Modi's head out of what appeared to be an old picture of the PM, with his trademark clothes forming the outline. It did not mention the PM's name.Congress defended the post through the day, arguing that it did not show anyone's name or face. However, with the image going viral on social media, the party deleted it in the evening.Significantly, it was only on Monday that […]

[ad_1] Canada’s Liberal Party headed by PM Mark Carney returned to power Tuesday riding a wave of strong anti-Donald Trump sentiment. PM Narendra Modi was among the first to congratulate Carney and express willingness to unlock greater opportunities in ties, while underlining that India and Canada are bound by shared democratic values, a steadfast commitment to the rule of law, and vibrant people-to-people ties.For India and Canada, there’s an opportunity now to wipe the slate clean after 20 months of bitterness in ties as Carney talks of rebuilding what he sees as “incredibly important” ties with India. Aware of the dramatic turnaround in Liberal fortunes because of Trump’s policies, and given it held Carney’s predecessor Justin Trudeau alone accountable for destroying the relationship, India had already been looking to rest ties with Canada under the Canadian PM since he assumed […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: "What is wrong in govt having spyware to track terrorists and enemies of the country?" Supreme Court on Tuesday put this question to petitioners clamouring for making public the court-appointed committee's report on Pegasus spyware and alleging that it was used to "snoop on citizens"."The kind of situation we are facing now, wemust be very careful. We cannot compromise on security and safety of country," a bench of justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said in what appeared to be a reference to the Pahalgam atrocity.Senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Shyam Divan and Dinesh Dwivedi flagged a US district court order to claim that WhatsApp had admitted about its system being hacked by Pegasus in India and other countries and repeatedly requested the bench to make public the Justice R V Raveendran committee report and seek Centre's […]