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Minister Piyush Goyal discussed the EFTA Trade Agreement implementation and investment in India with Zurich investors. EFTA nations—comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland—committed $100 billion over 15 years, with reduced duties ...

The UK's new government is expected to push for a renewed push for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK, aiming to promote service exports and deepen cooperation in areas like security, education, technology, and climate ...

At the 2015 UN climate talks in Paris, world leaders committed to limiting the global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial period to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. However, a permanent breach of the 1....

Senior officials of India and the UK will hold talks this month to finalise the proposed free trade agreement, as the new government in Britain aims to resolve pending issues and conclude negotiations. The talks, which began in January 2022, were st...

The Labour Party gained a landslide majority in Thursday's parliamentary elections and dealt a bruising defeat to incumbent Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party. "Smooth transition of current talks will take place as the Labour Party has shown support t...

India-UK FTA: Keir Starmer's Labour Party is poised to end the 14-year Conservative Party rule in the UK, with Starmer set to become the next Prime Minister. The change in government is expected to have minimal impact on India-UK relations, particul...

As the UK gears up for the general election, a potential free trade agreement with India remains a key focus for both the Conservatives and Labour, with negotiations stalled at the fourteenth round. The Tories aim for a comprehensive partnership, in...

The Traitors: New Zealand returns for its second season in Summer 2024 with host Paul Henry and a diverse cast of 22 contestants. The show will stream on Three and Three Now.

India announces memorial service to honor 329 victims of Khalistani bombing of Air India's Kanishka in 1985, in response to Canadian House of Commons moment of silence for Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder.

With Bengaluru becoming the fifth Indian city to be connected to the UK's second-largest airport, Air India has announced that it will start non-stop services between Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport and London Gatwick (LGW), starting Au...

Weeks after India withdrew its military personnel from the Maldives, the two helicopters gifted by New Delhi are still operational, flown with a Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) soldier on board. President Mohamed Muizzu, who pledged to remove...

Two Patriot systems are needed to protect the northeastern Kharkiv region, where the Kremlin's forces launched a cross-border offensive on May 10 that left Ukrainian troops reeling, Zelenskyy said. The death toll from a glide bomb attack on a Kharki...

The commerce ministry has developed a draft comprehensive strategy for future Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). The draft will reviewed by key departments, aiming to streamline negotiation processes with India's trading partners. The strategy, presented...

The commerce ministry's two-day "Chintan Shivir" aimed to develop strategies for free trade agreements (FTAs), focusing on India's trade vision for 2047 and new FTA disciplines. Experts emphasized consultation with stakeholders and timely sharing of...

Lufthansa and Air India have deepened partnership with code-share expansions on India-Australia route. Experts note that it's unusual for Lufthansa to code-share with Air India on international routes.

Talks between India and Australia to expand the scope of existing economic cooperation and trade agreement (ECTA) for a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement (CECA) are also progressing at a healthy rate, the official said.

The exercise assumes significance as while chairing a Cabinet meeting on March 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the ministers to meet secretaries and other officials of their respective ministries to discuss how the agenda for the first 100 da...

Traffic to Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia is increasing exponentially after the countries eased visa regime for India.

The latest round of trade talks between the UK and India appears set to end without a breakthrough. Negotiations for a free-trade agreement, seen as a key prize of Brexit, have been plagued by disputes over visas, market access, and more. Indian neg...