South African president says US wants to rejoin G20 Summit

Cyril Ramaphosa

Johannesburg: The United States government has indicated that it has had a “change of mind” and wants to participate at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa in a reverse of its boycott, the South African president said Thursday. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the summit host country had received communication from the US at “the 11th hour” and was now working on the logistics to accommodate the US....

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India, Israel ink terms of reference to formally launch FTA talks

India, Israel ink terms of reference to formally launch FTA talks

Tel Aviv: India and Israel Thursday inked terms of reference (ToR) to formally launch negotiations for a free trade agreement, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said. The ToR include market access for goods by eliminating tariff and non-tariff barriers, investment facilitation, simplification of customs procedures, increasing cooperation for innovation and technology transfer, and easing norms to promote trade in services. "We have signed the ToRs today. Now we will soon...

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Paris wax museum unveils new Diana figure in ‘revenge dress’ decades after her death

Paris wax museum unveils new Diana figure in ‘revenge dress’ decades after her death

Paris: A wax museum in Paris Thursday unveiled a new figure of the late Princess Diana depicted in a black dress that has come to be known as her “revenge dress,” decades after her tragic death in the city. The Grevin Museum, one of Europe's oldest wax museums, dressed the life-size figure of the late Princess of Wales in the black, off-the-shoulder, figure-hugging cocktail dress Diana wore to a Serpentine Gallery...

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US hails India partnership to dismantle terror networks

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New Delhi/Washington: The United States (US) Thursday expressed appreciation of its ongoing partnership with the Indian security agencies for dismantling terror-linked networks and holding criminals accountable. In a statement shared on X, US Embassy in India stated, "We appreciate our ongoing partnership with India’s security agencies as we work together to dismantle terror-associated networks and hold criminals accountable. This underscores our shared commitment to ensuring the safety and security of our...

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South African president says US wants to rejoin G20 Summit

Johannesburg: The United States government has indicated that it has had a “change of mind” and wants to participate at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa in a reverse of its boycott, the South African president said Thursday. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the summit host country had received communication from the US at...

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Minor mineral smuggling in Odisha under BJP patronage, alleges BJD

Bhubaneswar: Two days after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told district collectors to take stringent measures to curb smuggling of minor minerals, opposition BJD Thursday alleged that sand theft goes on under the patronage of the BJP government. The allegation was made by BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty at a press conference here. "At a recently held district...

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Eviction drive at Salia Sahi in Bhubaneswar comes to close

Bhubaneswar: The eviction drive in Salia Sahi, the largest slum in Odisha's Bhubaneswar, was completed Thursday, with the demolition of over 550 “unauthorised” dwelling units, an official said. The eviction drive was launched Tuesday to pave way for construction of a road to decongest traffic on the Jayadev Vihar-Nandankanan stretch, he said. A joint enforcement team of...

India, Israel ink terms of reference to formally launch FTA talks

India, Israel ink terms of reference to formally launch FTA talks

Tel Aviv: India and Israel Thursday inked terms of reference (ToR) to formally launch negotiations for a free trade agreement, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said. The ToR include market access for goods by eliminating tariff and non-tariff barriers, investment facilitation, simplification of customs procedures, increasing cooperation for innovation and technology transfer, and easing norms to...

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Google announces anti-scam tools, AI safety efforts for kids, elderly users in India

New Delhi: Technology major Google Thursday outlined a broad safety-first road map for India that puts children, teenagers and older adults at the centre of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) protection efforts. The US tech giant unveiled on-device real-time anti‑scam tools, text watermarking and digital‑literacy programmes to make AI safer and more inclusive for users. Scam Detection, powered...

 

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