Soon after the first Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial concluded, commerce minister Piyush Goyal spoke to HT about the framework, China, semiconductors, India’s trade figures, and free trade agreements (FTAs) in an interview.

While the AAP has denied the allegations saying “no buses were procured” under the proposal under question, the BJP said there was a “scam of crores of rupees”.

In an apparent reference to China, Piyush Goyal said: “Countries which have become members believe in free trade, transparent government, rules-based business and trading arrangements. That is what truly differentiates IPEF and its member countries from the rest of the countries in the region.”

The much-awaited disengagement, announced on September 8, is likely to result in the creation of a buffer zone of 2 to 4km.

CM Jai Ram Thakur was on a day-long visit to Sulah assembly constituency of Kangra district and interacted with the beneficiaries of various welfare schemes.

Arvind Kejriwal said that like nothing was found during raids in the national capital, the searches in Gujarat would also go in vain, adding that he and his party workers were stauch honest patriots.

With the new cases and fatalities, Delhi's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 20,01,706 and the death toll has gone up to 26,493, according to the bulletin.

The retired judge of Supreme Court, Justice BN Srikrishna, was talking about the freedom of civil servants to express their personal views on matters of law and governance.

Based on CCTV footage, the Deoghar administration claimed BJP leaders Nishikant Dubey and Manoj Tiwari went inside the ATC room of the Deoghar airport in a security breach. The pilot of their chartered flight pressurised for landing clearance after permitted time, it has been claimed.