French President Macron lauds momentum in bilateral ties after meeting PM Modi

French President Macron lauds momentum in bilateral ties after meeting PM Modi

Apulia (Italy), June 14 - French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the momentum in Indo-French cooperation in several fields following his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 50th G7 Summit in Italy's Apulia on Friday.

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India’s rising economic clout makes it key constituent of G7 meet

India’s rising economic clout makes it key constituent of G7 meet

New Delhi, June 14 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is presently in Italy on his first foreign visit after being re-elected as the PM for the third time in a row to attend the 50th Summit of the G7 countries -- Italy, Canada,

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India’s forex kitty surges to new lifetime high of $655.8 billion

India’s forex kitty surges to new lifetime high of $655.8 billion

Mumbai, June 14 - India's foreign exchange reserves surged by $4.3 billion during the week ended June 7 to scale a lifetime high of $655.8 billion, according to the latest data released by the RBI on Friday.

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Batting for peace through dialogue and diplomacy, PM Modi holds ‘productive meeting’ with Zelensky

Batting for peace through dialogue and diplomacy, PM Modi holds ‘productive meeting’ with Zelensky

Apulia (Italy), June 14 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that he held a "very productive" meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the 50th G7 Summit in Italy's Apulia as New Delhi continues to encourage peaceful resolution

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Talks with Ukraine if it withdraws troops from Donbas, other conflict areas: Putin

Talks with Ukraine if it withdraws troops from Donbas, other conflict areas: Putin

Moscow, June 14 - Days ahead of the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that his country was ready for talks with Ukraine, provided it completely withdraws its troops from the Donbas, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions.

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Committed to strengthening India-UK strategic partnership in third term, says PM Modi after meeting Sunak

Committed to strengthening India-UK strategic partnership in third term, says PM Modi after meeting Sunak

Apulia (Italy), June 14 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reiterated his commitment to further strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and the UK during the third term of the NDA government as he held a bilateral meeting with British PM

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Adani Ports strengthens ESG leadership, gains global recognition for climate initiatives

Adani Ports strengthens ESG leadership, gains global recognition for climate initiatives

Ahmedabad, June 14 - Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Friday said it has been recognised by CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) for its exceptional efforts in tackling climate change and implementing best Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices

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PM Modi holds talks with French President Macron as India-France ties get stronger

PM Modi holds talks with French President Macron as India-France ties get stronger

Apulia (Italy), June 14 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron exchanged views on key global and regional issues besides discussing ways to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries during their meeting on the sidelines of the 50th

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India among most important nations in the world: Ex-Italian Sherpa for G8 & G20

India among most important nations in the world: Ex-Italian Sherpa for G8 & G20

New Delhi, June 14 - India is prominent and among the most important countries in the world, as well as a huge democracy, said former Italian Sherpa for G8 and G20 and Ambassador Giampiero Massolo, who is attending the Group of Seven (G7)

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Papua New Guinea thanks India as humanitarian aid reaches Port Moresby

Papua New Guinea thanks India as humanitarian aid reaches Port Moresby

Port Moresby, June 14 - Emphasising that "a friend in need is a friend indeed", Papua New Guinea expressed deep gratitude towards India as the 19-tonne relief assistance dispatched by New Delhi touched down at the Jackson International Airport on Friday.

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India emerging as promising alternative to China for chipmaking equipment firms

India emerging as promising alternative to China for chipmaking equipment firms

New Delhi, June 14 - The chipmaking equipment industry is looking to establish operations in India, as the country emerges as a promising alternative to China amid tensions between Beijing and the West.

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Bengal school job case: ED confiscates more properties linked to Partha Chatterjee

Bengal school job case: ED confiscates more properties linked to Partha Chatterjee

Kolkata, June 14 - Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials have confiscated some property forms of land plots or residential houses indirectly or jointly held by former West Bengal education minister and Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee, who is currently in judicial custody for

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CII pegs India’s GDP growth at 8 pc for 2024-25

CII pegs India’s GDP growth at 8 pc for 2024-25

New Delhi, June 14 - Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) expects the country's economy to grow at 8 per cent in 2024-25 on the back of a better performance of the agriculture sector and higher levels of private investment, according to Sanjiv Puri,

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India’s aviation sector takes off for next 25 years of growth under PM Modi

India’s aviation sector takes off for next 25 years of growth under PM Modi

New Delhi, June 14 - India, which is one of the world's fastest-growing civil aviation markets with domestic air passenger traffic touching record high, has seen robust growth under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, paving the way for shaping the future of the aviation

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SC says it won’t order ex-parte CBI probe into NEET (UG) paper leak

SC says it won’t order ex-parte CBI probe into NEET (UG) paper leak

New Delhi, June 14 - The Supreme Court on Friday said that it would not pass any ex-parte CBI probe into the allegation of paper leak and other irregularities in the NEET (UG) 2024 examination.

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License plate error of Rolls-Royce which Maha CM & DyCMs rode rattles Singhania in Europe

License plate error of Rolls-Royce which Maha CM & DyCMs rode rattles Singhania in Europe

Mumbai, June 14 - When the swanky new Mumbai Coastal Road (MCR) phase II was inaugurated on June 10, Raymond Group Chairman Gautam V. Singhania happily loaned his gleaming 94-year-old vintage Rolls-Royce 20/25 for the event.

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Not able to digest defeat, Cong targeting Yediyurappa: Union Min Pralhad Joshi

Not able to digest defeat, Cong targeting Yediyurappa: Union Min Pralhad Joshi

Bengaluru, June 14 - Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi on Friday lashed out at the Congress government in Karnataka, saying that it was targeting former Chief Minister Yediyurappa as the party was unable to digest defeat in

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Global brokerage firms bullish on Ambuja Cements’ stock after Penna acquisition

Global brokerage firms bullish on Ambuja Cements’ stock after Penna acquisition

Mumbai, June 14 - Leading global brokerage firms have gone bullish on the Adani Group’s Ambuja Cements after it announced to acquire Hyderabad-based Penna Cement for Rs 10,442 crore.

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Kuwait fire tragedy: Plane carrying mortal remains of 45 Indians lands in Kerala

Kuwait fire tragedy: Plane carrying mortal remains of 45 Indians lands in Kerala

Kochi, June 14 - A special Air Force aircraft carrying the mortal remains of 45 Indians, who died in a devastating fire in Kuwait on June 12, landed here on Friday and will later fly to Delhi.

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Lying in Kuwait hospital bed, Anilkumar grieves for not being able to save his friends

Lying in Kuwait hospital bed, Anilkumar grieves for not being able to save his friends

Kuwait/Thiruvananthapuram, June 14 - Anilkumar, who is lying in a hospital bed in Kuwait with his leg in plaster, grieves that he was not able to save more of his friends in the ill-fated building where 49 people died in a devastating fire

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