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BENGALURU: Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to manufacture the SJ-100 civil commuter aircraft in India. The agreement, signed in Moscow on Tuesday, marks a major step towards India producing a complete passenger aircraft for the first time since the Avro HS-748…
Piyush Goyal to visit Brussels on October 27-28 for FTA talks NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will visit Brussels on Oct 27 for talks with his EU counterpart to give political impetus to the proposed trade pact, as the deadline to conclude negotiations nears. During the two-day visit, Goyal will meet executive…
File photo: Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim and PM Modi Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday said that Asean’s partnership with India continues to be a “force for stability and mutual prosperity”, as both sides push to finalise the Asean–India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) by the end of this year.Speaking at the India–Asean annual…
File photo: US President Donald Trump with Argentina’s President Javier Milei (Picture credit: AP) Argentina’s central bank on Monday formalised a $20 billion currency swap agreement with the United States in a move aimed at “contributing to Argentina’s economic stability,” the bank said in a statement. The accord, backed by the administration of US President…
India and Brazil on Thursday agreed to broaden the scope of the existing preferential trade agreement (PTA) between New Delhi and the Mercosur bloc, aiming to strengthen economic ties and boost bilateral trade. Mercosur, a South American trading bloc, comprises Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.The discussions took place during a meeting between visiting Brazilian Vice…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, October 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP) Two years of war. Nearly 68,000 Palestinians dead, and almost 2,000 Israelis killed. Gaza flattened and lakhs of families torn apart….
NEW DELHI: After days of hectic parleys and hard bargaining by allies, NDA is said to have reached an agreement with its constituents for Bihar polls, and a formal announcement is likely on Sunday. The BJP central election committee (CEC) is set to finalise its candidates at a meeting on Sunday, in the presence of…
The chair of Norwegian Nobel Committee informed that the decision for Nobel Peace Prize 2025 had already been made on Monday, adding that the possible Israel-Gaza peace deal would only be considered for next year’s award.The Norwegian committee has been on edge amid growing pressure from US President Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for…
After suffering major losses at home — Muridke terror camp – during Operation Sindoor, Hafiz Saeed-led Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has reportedly formed a covert alliance with Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), the South Asian wing of ISIS, allegedly engineered and funded by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).Reports indicate the alliance aims to target Baloch people, with possible…
Piyush Goyal (File photo) NEW DELHI: As companies from the EFTA Bloc — Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein — promised investment into India as part of the $100 billion commitment under the trade deal, Swiss state secretary for economic affairs Helene Budliger Artieda called for the need for a bilateral investment treaty(BIT), while Liechtenstein sought…
