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FinTech emerges as central pillar in India-Mauritius economic partnership:
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
"I think, given India's strong technology focus, there would be huge opportunities for India to develop fintech in Mauritius with the view of targeting African markets," said Mauritius' Financial Services and Economic Planning Minister Jyoti Jeetun.
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JNU rusticates student union president, office-bearers for vandalism
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
In one of the strictest disciplinary actions in recent years, Jawaharlal Nehru University has rusticated all four Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) office-bearers, including President Aditi Mishra and Vice President Gopika K Babu, for two semesters over alleged vandalism
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India-UK creative collaboration in focus at British Council event
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
British High Commissioner to India Lindy Cameron on Wednesday pitched for deeper collaboration between India and the United Kingdom in the creative economy, highlighting the complementarity between India's scale, diversity and creative energy and the UK's strengths in policy, innovation a
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India, EU build two safeguards into FTA to counter future regulatory barri
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The provisions -- a Rapid Response Mechanism and a Non-Violation Complaints (NVCs) clause -- are aimed at addressing the risks posed by the EU's expanding regulatory framework, which Indian exporters and service providers have increasingly flagged as a source of uncertainty and compliance
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Trade deal talks with US progressing in cordial, positive atmosphere: Offi
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
"Discussions are ongoing with several countries. India is happy and willing to expand its trade engagements as we believe there is significant interconnected trade globally," an official said. "However, we engage only with fair trading partners and carefully examine each free trade agreem
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Reasons cited for US decision to withdraw are untrue, says WHO Chief
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
After the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that they hoped US to return to active participation in WHO in future and called the decisions cited by the US for withdrawal as "untrue".
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BHIM Payments App transactions rise over fourfold in 2025 to 165.1 million
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Monthly transactions on the BHIM Payments App rose more than fourfold in calendar year 2025 to 165.1 million in December from 38.97 million in January, reflecting higher adoption of digital payments across user segments following the launch of BHIM 3.0, according to data released on Tuesd
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"Resorting to communal politics": Congress slams BJP MP Arvind, calls him
Updated : 2 months ago IST
"These are all provocative statements. They are resorting to communal politics... Dharmapuri Arvind should be Adharmapuri Arvind, who failed to bring even a single penny to his own parliamentary constituency... To hide from all those promises, he is retorting to such dirty politics," said
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'Peace is the best medicine': WHO Chief highlights rising military spendin
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, highlighted how global military spending continues to rise amidst ongoing conflicts, meanwhile the spending on global health initiatives has declined significantly. He gave a call for the world to focus on savi
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Hope India backs Denmark: Danish MP amid Trump's Greenland threats
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Asserting that there are "important" principles at stake, Danish MP Rasmus Jarlov on Friday expressed hope that India will "back" Denmark as US President Donald Trump ramps up the threat to take over Greenland.
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India, Chile in final stages of social security pact; CEPA talks at advanc
Updated : 2 months ago IST
India and Chile are in the final stages of negotiating a social security agreement aimed at facilitating investments and the movement of professionals between the two countries, Chilean Ambassador Juan Angulo said on Friday.
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Tamil Nadu, Kerala among six states, UTs yet to enforce 6 years' mandate f
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
In 2023, the education ministry issued a directive to states and UTs to admit students to Class 1 only at the age of "6+" years, instead of the earlier practice of "5+" years, as per the provisions of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsor
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