Amaravati: Founder Chairman of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates will be visiting Andhra Pradesh Monday. Gates, who will be leading a delegation from the Foundation, will have a detailed discussion with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, and the Minister for...
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was set to meet Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway, and hold bilateral meetings with Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg, along with Minister for Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, it was announced Monday. She will also hold a...
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hold talks with his French counterpart Catherine Vautrin in Bengaluru February 17, with some key outcomes expected from the bilateral dialogue to boost defence cooperation. A defence cooperation agreement is expected to be renewed for another 10 years,...
Munich: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that India has committed to stop buying Russian oil, days after New Delhi reiterated that "national interests" will be the "guiding factor" for India's energy procurement. US President Donald Trump, while announcing a trade deal with...
Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Sunday rejected the Congress's claims that India's recent trade agreements with the United States and the European Union would harm farmers, saying that "the government had ensured full protection for agriculture, dairy and fisheries in every pact". In his...
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was taken to Fortis Hospital in Mohali for a check-up Sunday, said sources. They further said he felt unwell in Sangrur, following which he was brought to Fortis Hospital in Mohali. The doctors at the hospital are still examining...
New Delhi: The India-UK free trade agreement, signed in July last year, is likely to be implemented in April 2026, according to an official. India and the UK, July 24, 2025, signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) under which 99 per cent of...
New Delhi/Dhaka: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will represent the Indian government at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Bangladesh government in Dhaka February 17, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), under the leadership of...
Munich: Amid repeated assertions from the United States regarding New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil, India, reaffirming its "strategic autonomy", has conveyed a clear message on the global stage that its energy decisions will be determined by availability, cost, and risk considerations. The remarks come...
New Delhi: Upping the ante against the government over the India-US interim trade deal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday posed a string of questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and alleged that "we are witnessing a betrayal" of Indian farmers. Gandhi, who has been...
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The last nail into the coffin of whatever freedom is believed to be there in Hong Kong, a unique territory...
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