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Easy Trade Between India-EU to Help Open Doors for Several Domestic Sectors

June 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Minister of Commerce and Industry Ministry – Piyush Goyal on Monday said, “The proposed free trade agreement with the European Union, when implemented, will provide greater market access for several domestic sectors such as textiles, leather, and sports goods in the EU market,” Minister Goyal told reporters that, “the EU is a large […]

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India records 9923 new covid-19 cases, 17 deaths in 24 hours

June 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: India on Tuesday gets slight relief from Covid-19 cases as the Union health authority recorded 9923 new infections in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases increased to 79,313, and the death toll climbed to 5,24,890 with 17 fresh fatalities. The top five states which have registered maximum cases are Kerala with […]

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J&K: Terrorist killed during encounter in Baramulla

June 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Srinagar: The Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir eliminated one terrorist in an encounter on Tuesday. The operation to kill the terrorist broke out in the Tulibal area of Sopore town in the Baramulla district. Meanwhile, another encounter was reported from the Tujjan area of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. As per the sources, […]

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Ravichandran Ashwin Misses Flight To England After Testing COVID-19 Positive

June 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has not traveled to the United Kingdom along with his teammates for the one-off ‘fifth Test’ after testing positive for COVID-19. According to a media report, Ashwin is currently in quarantine and will only join the squad after meeting all protocol requirements. The Indian team had left for the […]

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China Tests Missile-Interception System, A new challenge to India and the US

June 20, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: China has carried out a test of “ground-based midcourse anti-missile intercept technology” that “achieved its expected purpose”, the Defense Ministry of China on Monday said. China has given few details about its own missile programs, aside from occasional brief statements by the defense ministry or in state media. The test is of defensive […]

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Covid-19: India records 12,781 new cases in 24 hours

June 20, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: India registered 12,781 new cases in the last 24 hours, 0.9 percent lower than yesterday. For the fifth straight day, India recorded more than 12,000 new Covid cases, and the country now has over 76,000 active cases, the Union Health Ministry on Monday Morning said. India on Monday logged 12,781 fresh COVID-19 cases that […]

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Assam: Nine more killed in flood in last 24 hrs, Death toll 71

June 20, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: At least nine people have lost their lives – including three children – in the last 24 hours as the situation worsened more in Assam state. Over 42 lakh people were affected across 31 districts on Sunday, and at least 71 people have lost their lives in this year’s flood and landslides in the […]

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After a 9-year lull, India and EU re-launch negotiations for India-EU Free Trade Agreement

June 18, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: In a joint event held at the Headquarters of the European Union (EU) in Brussels yesterday, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal, and Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of European Commission formally re-launched the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. Besides, Negotiations were also […]

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Afghanistan: Two civilians Killed in Explosions Near Gurudwara in Kabul, three injured

June 18, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: At least two civilians were killed and three security personnel injured after three explosions ripped through a gurdwara in Kabul on Saturday. At least three explosions hit a busy road near a Sikh Gurdwara in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul. Abdul Nafi Takor, a Taliban-appointed spokesperson for the Interior Ministry, confirmed the attack but did […]

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Each State Must Define Their Target to Make India 5 Trillion Economy: PM Modi

June 18, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: To put India at number three on the list of the largest economy in the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his views at a three-day national conference of chief secretaries at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh. To make the economy of India US$5 trillion by 2024-25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked […]