India, US to hold ministerial-level trade pact talks this week

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New Delhi: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will hold two-day talks this week on the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement. "For the US trade deal talks, tomorrow my counterpart is coming to Delhi," Goyal told reporters in Mumbai. The meeting followed chief negotiator-level discussions on the pact held earlier this month (June 2-4) here in the national capital. Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal...

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Three indigenously built naval ships commissioned into Indian Navy

Kolkata: A country can talk of peace only when it possesses the capability to protect itself, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Kolkata Sunday, while commissioning three warships into the Indian Navy. "No country can progress unless it is a capable maritime power. The seas are linked to the economy, progress and growth. Satellite cables run under the seas and oceans. They are also the source of critical minerals. India understands...

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Dipke, CJP supporters continue sit-in overnight at Jantar Mantar, urge people to join protest

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New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, along with supporters, continued the sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar overnight, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak controversy, and urged people to join the demonstration Sunday. The protest entered its second day as Dipke appealed to people to reach Jantar Mantar, while asking NEET re-exam aspirants to join the agitation after completing their test. "We are...

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NEET re-exam: Pradhan urges candidates to appear fearlessly, free of anxiety

New Delhi: With a few hours to go before more than 20 lakh students across the country appear for the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination following the alleged paper leak, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan wished the aspirants, assuring them to sit for the exams without any worry. Pradhan also mentioned that the results of more than 15 lakh students who had applied for re-evaluation of their CBSE Class 12 board exam marks...

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India, US to hold ministerial-level trade pact talks this week

New Delhi: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will hold two-day talks this week on the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement. "For the US trade deal talks, tomorrow my counterpart is coming to Delhi," Goyal told reporters in Mumbai. The meeting followed chief negotiator-level discussions on the pact held...

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