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Jitendra Kumar

Jitendra Kumar is an Indian journalist and social activist from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh is known as the senior journalist and founder of Xpert Times Network Private Limited.

India–UK Free Trade Pact Sealed: A New Chapter in Post-Brexit Global Partnerships

In a turning point for bilateral relations, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer today signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement. The accord, aimed at doubling trade to roughly $120 billion by 2030, removes tariffs on virtually all Indian exports and dramatically lowers duties on key UK goods—boosting growth, jobs, and consumer choice in both countries. […]

A Dignified Departure’: Modi Commends Dhankhar’s Contributions as He Exits VP Office

In a development that caught both political observers and the public by surprise, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his constitutional post on July 21, 2025, citing health reasons. The resignation, submitted to President Droupadi Murmu under Article 67(a) of the Indian Constitution, brings an abrupt end to his tenure that began in August 2022. […]

Strategic and Financial Implications for Nayara Energy: How EU Sanctions Could Reshape India’s Refining Landscape

The European Union’s 18th sanctions package against Russia has sent shockwaves across the global oil industry—but none more acutely than in India, where Nayara Energy has become the first Indian refinery to be directly impacted. With the EU blacklisting Nayara’s Vadinar facility due to its partial ownership by Russian state-controlled Rosneft, a new set of […]

Pilot Confusion and System Failure: AAIB Reveals Startling Sequence Behind AI171 Disaster

The AAIB’s preliminary findings on the tragic Air India Flight AI 171 crash have offered key technical insights — but rather than providing closure, they’ve opened a Pandora’s box of unanswered questions. The accident, which killed 260 people, including those on the ground, has now been officially linked to an inexplicable simultaneous fuel shut-off of […]

Morning Quake Shakes North India: 4.4-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Jhajjar, Felt Across Delhi-NCR

Delhi-NCR, July 10, 2025:A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Jhajjar, Haryana on Thursday morning, jolting residents across Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). The tremor was felt in Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Sonipat, and parts of western Uttar Pradesh, triggering widespread alarm though no immediate casualties or structural damage were reported. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) confirmed […]

No Fuel for Over-Age Vehicles in NCR from November: Compliance Push Intensifies

Starting November 1, 2025, Delhi’s neighbouring cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) — including Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Faridabad, and Sonipat — will begin enforcing a fuel supply ban for overage vehicles. The ban, already in effect in Delhi since July 1, targets “end-of-life” (EOL) vehicles — diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol […]

Voter Purge or Due Process? Bihar’s Electoral Roll Revision Sparks Supreme Court Showdown

In a move that could significantly impact the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), backed by the broader INDIA bloc, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar. The petitioners allege […]