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Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Karnal Court’s Order, Gives Radico Interim Relief To Sell Kashmyr Vodka

By TNI Team October 10, 2025 2025 brand distinctiveness brand identity brand protection business continuity Cashmere Cashmir commercial exploitation commercial use corporate litigation court order Dinesh Kumar Gupta FAO-COM-17-2025 financial implications fortnightly sales records Haryana excise high-end consumers Indian alcohol industry Indian judiciary Indo-Kashmir branding injunction appeal injunction stay intellectual property rights interim relief investor confidence Judicial scrutiny Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra Justice Rohit Kapoor Karnal District Court Kashmyr trademark dispute Legal Precedent legal victory liquor licensing luxury vodka market disruption Marketing Strategy November 13 phonetic similarity Piccadily Agro Industries Piccadily share price premium spirits market product launch timeline punjab and haryana high court Radico Khaitan Radico legal strategy Radico share price registered trademark reputation risk SEBI LODR compliance stock exchange disclosure territorial jurisdiction The Spirit of Kashmyr trademark enforcement trademark law trial court hearing

Radico Khaitan won interim relief in its trademark battle against Piccadily, allowing continued sales of “The Spirit of Kashmyr” vodka. The court found jurisdictional issues and prioritized Radico’s active market presence, requiring fortnightly sales records. The win boosted investor confidence and signals a more pragmatic approach to trademark disputes.

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Punjab Government Awakens ‘Punjabiyat’ Through International Punjabi Language Olympiad

By TNI Team September 30, 2025 000 100%2025 40 minutes 50 marks 50 objective-type questions aap government Australia BHAGWANT MANN Class 3 to Class 12 competition creative initiative cultural bridge cultural heritage Culture December 2023 December 2024 Education emotional campaign emotional initiative Europe examination foresight global participation Global Platform global Punjabi community heritage preservation History Identity impact india International Punjabi Language Olympiad IPLO language awareness language preservation Language Pride language promotion linguistic identity linguistic knowledge Ma Boli Mann government mother tongue motherland new generation online registration overseas Punjabis prize money PSEB Punjab government Punjab School Education Board Punjabi Language Punjabi Language Olympiad roots S. Harjot Singh Bains school curriculum signboards six time zones State School Education and Language Minister students USA ₹11 ₹5 ₹7

NEW DELHI: The Punjab government, under Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has launched the International Punjabi Language Olympiad (IPLO) to revive and promote the Punjabi language…

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Punjab Govt Leads 10-Day Cleanliness Mega Drive in 2,300 Villages

By TNI Team September 15, 2025 2 2025 300 Villages Accountability Additional Deputy Commissioners before and after photographs BHAGWANT MANN Chandigarh Clean drinking water cleanliness drive commissioners Compensation councils damage survey Disaster Management engineering teams Flood Crisis Flood-Affected Areas Governance Health Department health workers JCB machines medicine spraying mega campaign municipal corporations nodal officers Opposition Panchayats people’s government Politics primary medical camps public service punjab punjab floods reconstruction rehabilitation relief to reconstruction relief work resilience sanitation workers September 14–23 service spirit solutions Tractor-Trolleys transparency unity of Punjabis urban wards

Punjab launched a 10-day recovery campaign to clean flood-affected areas. The government deployed sanitation workers, machinery, and health teams across 2,300+ villages. They are removing debris, providing medical aid, and assessing damage for compensation. The Chief Minister is overseeing the effort, emphasizing action and rebuilding trust.

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AAP MP Ashok Mittal Offers Permanent Jobs to Punjab Flood Victims’ Kin

By TNI Team September 6, 2025 000 people rescued 196 relief camps 20 2025 43 lives lost Aam aadmi Party AAP action Ashok Mittal bereaved families BHAGWANT MANN breadwinners Chandigarh Chief Minister’s Relief Fund crisis response disaster employment financial assistance flood-affected families flood-hit areas hope institutions Leadership local opportunities long-term rehabilitation Lovely Professional University LPU mp permanent jobs proactive leadership promises punjab punjab floods Punjab government Rajya Sabha real solutions relief camps relief efforts resources September 5 standing strong support sustainable support tradition victims ₹20 lakh contribution

Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal of AAP announced that Lovely Professional University will offer permanent jobs to families who lost loved ones in the Punjab floods. Additionally, he donated ₹20 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. This initiative aims for long-term rehabilitation, providing jobs and financial support.

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Deepening Ties: 16th India-Singapore Defence Working Group Meeting

By Khushboo Kumari September 6, 2025 "Act East Policy"16th Working Group Meeting 2025 60 years diplomatic ties ADMM ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting BG Fredrick Choo bilateral defence cooperation capability building Changi Naval Base Col Daxson Yap Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Cultural Exchange Cyber Security and Information Centre of Excellence defence collaboration defence industry Defence Ministers’ Dialogue defence ties Deputy Secretary Policy Director Policy Office DWG Economic Cooperation global commons india India-Singapore Defence Working Group Indo-Pacific Information Fusion Centre Joint Secretary International Cooperation joint statement maritime security Ministry of Defence India Ministry of Defence Singapore multinational cooperation New Delhi peace Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Prime Minister Narendra Modi regional security architecture Roadmap for Comprehensive Strategic Partnership September 5 Shri Amitabh Prasad Singapore stability strategic connectivity strategic trust synergy technology cooperation training

India and Singapore strengthened defense cooperation during the 16th Defence Working Group meeting in Singapore, focusing on training, industry, maritime security, and multinational cooperation. They reaffirmed their commitment to increasing engagement, especially during the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties, and highlighted Singapore’s role in India’s Act East Policy.

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Over 2.56 Lakh People Affected, 29 Lives Lost Across 12 Districts in Punjab Floods

By TNI Team September 2, 2025 1044 villages affected 107 people affected 15688 evacuated 2 2025 29 human lives lost 56 7144 sheltered agriculture loss air force Amritsar Amritsar crop damage Army August 1 to September 1 Barnala Bathinda boats BSF Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann Compensation crop damage Deputy Commissioners Disaster Management displaced families District Administrations Evacuation fatehgarh sahib Fazilka ferozepur Ferozepur crop damage floods food supply Gurdaspur Hardeep Singh Mundian hectares affected Helicopters Hoshiarpur infrastructure damage inundation jalandhar kapurthala Kapurthala crop damage livestock loss ludhiana Malerkotla Mansa Mansa crop damage Medical Aid Moga navy ndrf pathankot Pathankot missing persons patiala punjab rehabilitation relief camps Relief Distribution rescue operations Revenue Minister Sangrur SAS Nagar SBS Nagar Sri Muktsar Sahib Tarn Taran Tarn Taran crop damage temporary shelter

Punjab is facing severe floods, affecting over 256,000 people and causing 29 deaths. Extensive evacuations and relief efforts are underway, with 129 camps established. Crop damage is significant, and the government is assessing losses to provide compensation.

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Trump Unaware of U.S.–Russia Imports Amid Tensions

By Khushboo Kumari August 6, 2025 $24.5 billion 100%2022 2024 2025 2028 Los Angeles Olympics adversaries chemicals China commodities credibility criticism Crude oil diplomatic relationships disconnect donald trump economic realities energy energy security enriched Uranium European Union EV industries fertilisers foreign policy hypocrisy former U.S. Ambassador geopolitical stakes geopolitical tensions global alliance imports india Ministry of External Affairs moscow New Delhi Nikki Haley nuclear materials oil trade palladium penalising India plutonium policy rhetoric president rare metals Russia Russia Ukraine Conflict Russian energy Russian goods sanctions selective trade strategic bilateral relationship strategic pushback tariffs Tensions trade contradictions.trade tensions Trump U.S.U.S.–India ties United States Uranium USD 65.7 billion USD 8.3 billion Western double standards Western hypocrisy WHite House

Trump admitted ignorance of U.S. imports from Russia, including uranium and fertilizers. India criticized Western hypocrisy, highlighting the U.S.’s continued trade with Russia while pressuring India. Trump threatened tariffs on countries importing Russian energy, risking U.S.-India relations.

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Guruji No More: Jharkhand Icon Shibu Soren Dies at 81, State Plunges into Mourning

By Khushboo Kumari August 4, 2025 2025 Adivasi empowerment Adivasis AMIT SHAH Atmanirbhar Bharat August 4 Bihar Chief Minister Congress diabetes Dishom Guru Droupadi Murmu Dumka finance minister five decades Former Chief Minister funeral grassroots politics Guruji heart ailments Indian politics Jharkhand Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Jharkhand Mukti Morcha jharkhand politics JMM JMM headquarters kidney complications LALU PRASAD YADAV'lok sabha Morhabadi residence multi-organ failure narendra modi Nemra Nemra village New Delhi Nirmala Sitharaman nitish kumar partial paralysis political career president Prime Minister priyanka gandhi vadra Ramgarh district ranchi RJD Santhal Shibu soren sir ganga ram hospital state honours state mourning stroke tribal customs tribal politics Union Coal Minister Union Home minister UPA government ventilator support

Shibu Soren, known as “Dishom Guru,” died at 81 due to illness. He founded the JMM, was a three-time Jharkhand CM, and served in the Lok Sabha. His death triggered condolences from many leaders and a three-day state mourning in Jharkhand.

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DRDO Successfully Conducts Back-to-Back Flight Tests of Pralay Missile, Paving Way for Armed Forces Induction

By Khushboo Kumari July 30, 2025 2025 Advanced Systems Laboratory ARDE Armament Research & Development Establishment Armed forces ASL BDL BEL Bharat Dynamics Limited Bharat Electronics Limited combat scenarios Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory Defence Minister Defence Research & Development Laboratory Defence Research and Development Organisation Defense industry Department of Defence R&D deterrence posture DMRL Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island DRDL DRDO DRDO Chairman flight tests guidance system HEMRL High Energy Materials Research Laboratory high-precision strikes impact point Indian Air Force Indian Army industry representatives Integrated Test Range ITR July 28 July 29 maximum range minimum range missile induction missile system Modern technologies MSMEs navigation system New Delhi next-generation missile systems Odisha phase-1 flight-tests Pralay missile precision quasi-ballistic missile Rajnath Singh RCI Research & Development Establishment (Engineers)Research Centre Imarat Samir V. Kamat Secretary senior scientists sensors ship instrumentation solid-propellant strategic reach strategic targets tactical missile TBRL Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory time-critical operations tracking data User Evaluation Trials warheads

NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted two consecutive flight tests of the indigenously developed Pralay missile on July 28…

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RSS Sets Centenary Vision: 11,000+ Social Harmony Events, Nationwide Hindu Sammelans

By Rohan Dua July 7, 2025 2025 Akhil Bharatiya Prant Pracharak Baithak Assamese basti Bharat BHOPAL border regions Caste civilisational ethos communal harmony conversion cultural journey deception Door-to-Door Campaign economic journey expansion freedom of belief grassroots grassroots connection hindi Hindu Sammelans Indo-Bangladesh Indo-Nepal Indo-Tibet intellectual symposiums JAMMU AND KASHMIR Kashmir to Kanyakumari Kuki linguistic unity mandal manipur Marathi Meitei mobilisation drive Nation Building national languages organisational meeting outreach strategy Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS RSS centenary RSS training rural outreach samajik samrasta baithaks shiksha vargs social harmony meetings societal cohesion societal integration spiritual journey Sunil Ambekar swayamsevaks Tamil Telugu Training Camps uniformed drills urban outreach Vijayadashami welfare activities

NEW DELHI: In a significant organisational gathering ahead of the RSS centenary in 2025, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) announced a major expansion in its…

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The Price of Pretence: Pahalgam and Beyond

By TNI Team June 22, 2025 1972 2025 Accountability all-party consultation AMIT SHAH April 22 Armed forces Article 370 Asian Development Bank Bangladesh bilateral issue BJP ceasefire agreement Chenab Bridge Chief Ministers China civilians constitutional right demonization diaspora diplomatic clout diplomatic influence environmental sensitivities ethnic violence federal democracy foreign interference Foreign Policy Foreign Secretary Gagangir global standing gulmarg IMF Indian National Congress Indian public intelligence failure JAMMU AND KASHMIR justice KASHMIR law and order LG Administration lok sabha Maldives manipur MANMOHAN SINGH media reports MHA military-to-military dialogue mistrust narendra modi national interest National Security nda Nepal normalcy nuclear powers Omar Abdullah Operation Sindoor Pahalgam Attack Pakistan Parliament partisan governance pathankot perception pm modi posture PR campaign president trump Pulwama rahul gandhi retaliatory strike Russia S jaishankar Security Simla Accord socio-cultural sensitivities Sri Lanka taxpayer money terrorist network tourism Tourists trade threats tragedy transparency Union Ministry of Home Affairs United States uri UT of J&K Vikram Misri vilification world bank

Governments desperate to save face often declare “normalcy” before it exists. But no decree, no press release, and no tourism ad can overwrite reality. Kashmir…

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NIA Arrests Two for Sheltering LeT Terrorists in Pahalgam Attack Case; Identifies Pakistani Attackers

By Atul Krishan June 22, 2025 16 injured 1967 2025 26 lives April 22 arrests attack attackers Bashir Ahmad Jothar Batkote breakthrough CASE dhok Food harboring Hill Park hut Investigation lashkar e taiba LeT logistical support Massacre National Investigation Agency New Delhi NIA Pahalgam Pakistani Pakistani nationals Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar religious identity Section 19 sheltering terror network Terrorists Tourists unlawful activities prevention act

New Delhi: In a significant breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two individuals for harboring the terrorists responsible for the horrific Pahalgam attack…

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Punjab Government Awakens ‘Punjabiyat’ Through International Punjabi Language Olympiad

Punjab Govt Leads 10-Day Cleanliness Mega Drive in 2,300 Villages

AAP MP Ashok Mittal Offers Permanent Jobs to Punjab Flood Victims’ Kin

Deepening Ties: 16th India-Singapore Defence Working Group Meeting

Over 2.56 Lakh People Affected, 29 Lives Lost Across 12 Districts in Punjab Floods

Trump Unaware of U.S.–Russia Imports Amid Tensions

Guruji No More: Jharkhand Icon Shibu Soren Dies at 81, State Plunges into Mourning

DRDO Successfully Conducts Back-to-Back Flight Tests of Pralay Missile, Paving Way for Armed Forces Induction

The Price of Pretence: Pahalgam and Beyond

NIA Arrests Two for Sheltering LeT Terrorists in Pahalgam Attack Case; Identifies Pakistani Attackers

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