March 29, 2026

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Bilateral reset: India, Canada explore new growth avenues as ministers meet; clean tech and minerals on focus

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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday held discussions with his Canadian counterpart Maninder Sidhu on strengthening economic cooperation, signalling a possible thaw in bilateral trade relations that had soured in recent years.“We discussed ways to find mutually beneficial opportunities for our businesses to capitalise on the complementarities offered by our two economies. I…

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Anandiben Patel: ‘Have seen women chopped into 50 pieces’ UP governor Anandiben Patel warns girls against live-in relationship; urges focus on education | Lucknow News

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Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Pate LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, while addressing convocation ceremonies at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith (MGKVP), Jannayak Chandrashekhar Vishwavidyalaya and Sampurnanand Sanskrit University in Varanasi on Wednesday, cautioned young women against entering live-in relationships. Speaking to students, the Governor said, “If you want to see the outcome of live-in relationships,…

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‘Critical Minerals Industry Guild’: India-UK alliance enters new phase; focus on promoting green technologies

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Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi (AP image) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his British counterpart Keir Starmer on Thursday on the sidelines of Starmer’s first official visit to India. The discussions focused on strengthening cooperation in critical minerals, a key area for the global energy transition and emerging technologies.Following the talks, PM Modi…

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UK government backing allowed JLR to focus on swift recovery, says trade secretary Kyle

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File photo: Britain’s secretary of state for trade, Peter Kyle (Picture credit: AP) MUMBAI: Jaguar Land Rover, which faced a cyberattack in August that disrupted its production globally, is on course for a recovery. The company announced a phased resumption of operations starting Wednesday. The rebound comes after the UK government extended a 1.5-billion-pound loan…

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Trade in focus — But will UK ease visa rules for Indians? What PM Starmer said

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday landed in Mumbai with a 125-member delegation of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and university representatives. The visit comes two and a half months after India and the United Kingdom signed a landmark free trade pact expected to double bilateral trade by 2030.Hours before departing for Mumbai, Starmer was asked…

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Johnnie Walker, Glenfiddich to get cheaper? India-UK trade deal to put Scotch whisky in focus; UK PM Starmer in Mumbai

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday for his first visit to India as PM. A major focus of the trip is the Scotch whisky industry, seen as a “big winner” of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which the UK government expects will boost the Scottish economy by 190 million pounds…

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India, Brazil push for trade boost: Preferential trade agreement talks focus on market access; pharma and banking collaboration in focus

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India and Brazil engaged in talks regarding the expansion of a preferential trade agreement, addressing market accessibility and potential collaboration in pharmaceutical and banking domains, according to an official statement, released on Tuesday, quoted by PTI.The India-Brazil Trade Monitoring Mechanism (TMM) meeting, held locally, facilitated these discussions. The agenda encompassed bilateral trade and investment relationships,…

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US stocks hold near record highs: S&P 500 and Nasdaq edge up; focus shifts to Fed rate cut hopes

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Stock markets in the US displayed minimal movement near their peak levels during the early trading session on Wall Street on Tuesday. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1%, following its recent record high and seven consecutive days of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 90 points, while the Nasdaq composite increased by 0.1%. Overseas…

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Fiscal reform: J-PAL’s Dhaliwal urges states to fix finances for faster poverty reduction; calls for scheme rationalisation and focus on human capital

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States must strengthen their financial position to accelerate poverty reduction and ensure sustained development, Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal, Global Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has said.“The central government’s fiscal deficit is fine, but the state governments are facing considerable challenges in terms…

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‘Vision 2035’: UK PM Keir Starmer to visit India on Oct 8-9; India-UK Strategic Partnership in focus | India News

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his British counterpart Keir Starmer during a meeting at Chequers Estate, in UK. (Pic credit: AP) NEW DELHI: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit India on October 8-9 at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation, ministry of external affairs said on Saturday. This will be Prime Minister Starmer’s first official…

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