India-New Zealand trade pact to come into force Oct 20: Goyal

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New Delhi: India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will come into force October 20, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday. The two countries had April 27 signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to boost two-way commerce in goods and services and promote investments. The agreement will come into force on Dussehra, which is on Oct 20, Goyal said. The FTA provides duty-free access for 100 per cent of India's exports...

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Mamata Trinamool office vandalised in Kolkata, police launch probe; BJP denies role

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Kolkata: Unidentified miscreants allegedly vandalised an office of the Mamata All India Trinamool Congress (MAITC) in the Jadavpur area of south Kolkata Sunday night, the Kolkata Police said Monday. The office door was allegedly broken, and furniture and other items were damaged Sunday night. The incident took place a day after the party office and residence of former Trinamool Congress MLA Debabrata Majumdar were attacked in the area. The Mamata Trinamool...

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Six children drown while taking ritual bath ahead of Karma-Dharma festival in Bhagalpur

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Patna: Six children drowned in a tragic incident in Bihar's Bhagalpur district Monday morning while bathing in a waterlogged agricultural field ahead of the Karma-Dharma festival, officials said. The incident occurred around 10 am Monday in the Narayanpur Bahiyar area under the Ajgaivinath Dham block of Sultanganj police station limits. According to police, the children had gone to the area for a ritual bath and preparations related to the Karma-Dharma festival...

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Chinese President Xi to visit US for summit talks with Trump

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Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the US from September 23 to 25 at the invitation of US President Donald Trump, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Monday. Xi is scheduled to arrive in Washington September 23 and hold summit talks with President Trump. According to a report in Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, Trump plans to accord a rare airport reception to Xi by...

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CJP’s Saurav Das in Bhubaneswar; visits govt primary school in BJB Nagar

Bhubaneswar: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenor Saurav Das is in Bhubaneswar Monday to meet protesters and those on hunger strike demonstrating against alleged irregularities in school textbooks. Das visited a government primary school in BJB Nagar in Bhubaneswar as part of CJP’s “School Theek Karo” campaign, which focuses on inspecting infrastructure and facilities in government schools. Das...

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India-New Zealand trade pact to come into force Oct 20: Goyal

New Delhi: India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will come into force October 20, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday. The two countries had April 27 signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to boost two-way commerce in goods and services and promote investments. The agreement will come into force on Dussehra, which is on Oct 20,...

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IIT Bombay says its director hasn’t quit, apologises for earlier communication on student’s death

Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay Monday said its director has not resigned and apologised for an earlier communication concerning circumstances surrounding a student's death. It was apparently referring to the disclosure of the student's alleged use of AI in an exam before the investigation into his death started. Sahil Ravindra Wakode (22), a second-year...

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Chinese President Xi to visit US for summit talks with Trump

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the US from September 23 to 25 at the invitation of US President Donald Trump, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Monday. Xi is scheduled to arrive in Washington September 23 and hold summit talks with President Trump. According to a report in Hong Kong-based South...

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Congress alleges SIR aims to disenfranchise Indians amid Delhi notices

New Delhi: The Election Commission's SIR exercise is a Method Of Disenfranchising Indians, the Congress said  Monday amid outrage over 33.13 lakh notices being issued in the national capital over discrepancies in details furnished by people in their enumeration forms. Most notices were issued for voter details not matching with the information in the last Special Intensive...

 

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