India's Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal asserted on Thursday that the much-anticipated first tranche of India-US BTA is "very near" but stopped short of putting out a timeline.
On Thursday afternoon, Bollywood couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan stepped out in the city to cast their votes as Mumbai went to the polls for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections in 2026.
"We have closed 20 out of 24 chapters completely, there are few issues which are still ongoing negotiations, which we are virtually engaged on a day to day basis, and we are trying to see if we can meet the timeline before our leaders can meet," the secretary said.
The ongoing civic elections in Maharashtra are witnessing several B-town celebrities stepping out to vote on Thursday and encouraging citizens to take part in the democratic process.
The district administration in Uttarakhand's Chamoli has gone on full alert after a forest fire broke out in the rocky terrain between the Alaknanda and Lakshman Ganga rivers in the Govindghat range of Nanda Devi National Park.
Foreign portfolio investors from the United States and several European countries have continued to raise their investments in Indian equities. In contrast, investors from Singapore, Mauritius, and the UK accounted for the largest outflows during CY25, according to a report by ICICI Securiti
Speaking to ANI, Gogoi said, "Whom should we trust? The Assam Chief Minister said that Zubeen Garg was murdered, and through his SIT team, five people were arrested. In the chargesheet, conspiracy charges were framed against five to six people, alleging that they conspired to murder Zubee
Talking about Mumbai voters being "responsible" and the importance of voting, Kher told ANI, "The people of Mumbai are very responsible, they fulfil their duty, we just have to carry forward this tradition. Every person should step out of their home and vote."
Reacting to speculation around the alliance between the Thackeray brothers in Mumbai, Owaisi said its impact would largely be confined to the city. "What will happen in Mumbai is limited to Mumbai only. People will go out and vote today, and by tomorrow they will know what the impact was,