New Zealand PM Luxon hails India’s ‘incredible’ growth story, urges stronger business ties

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Auckland: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon Saturday hailed India's "incredible" economic transformation and urged businesses in both countries to deepen engagement to open up new markets and trade opportunities. Luxon made the remarks at an interaction themed "India-New Zealand: A Winning Partnership", attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was on a two-day visit to the country. Addressing the gathering, the Kiwi Prime Minister said he has been a "great...

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Prakash Raj visits CJP protest site; Wangchuk distances himself from Gandhi comparisons

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New Delhi: Actor Prakash Raj joined the protesters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Delhi's Jantar Mantar Saturday, expressing solidarity as the agitation entered its 22nd day. Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on the 14th day of his indefinite hunger strike, said that he is "just an ordinary citizen," not a "modern Gandhi" or a hero. Former Kerala finance minister Thomas Isaac and CPI(M) leader and Leader of Opposition in...

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NC MLAs offered Rs 20 crore to Rs 30 crore, alleges Chief Minister Omar Abdullah

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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday accused the BJP of trying to bring down his government by engineering a split in the National Conference, claiming that his party MLAs were offered Rs 20-30 crore to switch sides. Addressing a packed workers' convention at the mausoleum of his grandparents at Hazratbal on the 26th death anniversary of his grandmother, Akbar Jehan, Abdullah claimed the BJP was using money power...

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India seeks review of proposed tariff, cites flaws in USTR’s report on forced labour probe

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New Delhi: India has asserted that trade issues with the US should be resolved through bilateral trade negotiations rather than unilateral measures, urging the USTR to reconsider its proposed 12.5 per cent tariff, citing inconsistencies in its Section 301 investigation into forced labour concerns. Participating in the public hearing, Joint Secretary in Department of Commerce Brij Mohan Mishra submitted that in light of India's genuine engagement on forced labour issues, it...

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Fortune India Most Powerful Women 2026: Nita Ambani takes top spot

Mumbai: Fortune India hosted its flagship Most Powerful Women (MPW) 2026 celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai, Friday bringing together India’s foremost women leaders from business, finance, technology, healthcare, public policy and entrepreneurship. The event marked the unveiling of the Fortune India Most Powerful Women 2026 list, recognising 100 women whose leadership is shaping the country’s...

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New Zealand PM Luxon hails India’s ‘incredible’ growth story, urges stronger business ties

Auckland: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon Saturday hailed India's "incredible" economic transformation and urged businesses in both countries to deepen engagement to open up new markets and trade opportunities. Luxon made the remarks at an interaction themed "India-New Zealand: A Winning Partnership", attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was on a two-day visit to the...

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ADR should be treated as an ordinary pathway to justice: CJI Surya Kant

New Delhi: Flagging the delay in the formation of the Arbitration Council of India, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant Saturday expressed the hope that a bill in this regard will now come up before Parliament. Speaking at the Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation silver jubilee event, CJI Kant stressed that India is moving towards treating...

Union minister Chirag Paswan confident BJP will hold Bankipur seat

New Delhi: NDA ally and Union minister Chirag Paswan Sunday expressed confidence that the BJP would retain the Bankipur seat in Bihar, where the party had to bring in a fresh candidate after its original nominee pulled out of the race for the July 30 bypoll. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, the...

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Indian women’s compound team wins silver at Archery World Cup Stage 4

Madrid: The Indian trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikitha Taniparthi struggled to bring their A-game forward and were inconsistent at crucial moments as they lost 228-232 to a dominant Colombia in the women's compound team final, settling for the silver medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 4 here Saturday. The silver medal opened...

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PM Modi expresses grief over Vietnam boat tragedy

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday expressed grief over the deaths of Indian nationals in a boat accident in Vietnam and said that Indian missions are providing all possible help. Fifteen Indian tourists were killed in the incident on Saturday, according to Vietnamese media reports. "Extremely saddened to learn about the tragic news of a boat...

Meta scraps AI image generation feature days after launch

New Delhi: US-based technology giant Meta said it has discontinued a feature that allows users to generate AI images using content from public Instagram accounts after public backlash within 3 days of its launch. “Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in...

 

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