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US-Bangladesh pact unlikely to impact India's pharma, medtech exports

Industry executives say the US-Bangladesh reciprocal trade agreement is unlikely to materially affect India's pharma and medtech exports, given India's scale and established FDA-approved supply chains

US Commerce Secretary admits visiting Epstein island, denies close ties

Lutnick, speaking to a Senate panel, described going to Epstein's island after being asked in Tuesday's hearing about Justice Department documents showing he had planned a visit

US, China can build productive relationship without decoupling: Bessent

Bessent told the conference that the US was working on "retaking sovereignty" from China in strategic industries including critical minerals, semiconductors and medicines

Paramount boosts Warner Bros bid with ticking fee, Netflix fee backstop

It did not raise its overall offer of $30 per share, or $108.4 billion including debt, for the whole of Warner Bros including cable assets

India-EU trade deal brings together one-fourth of world economy: Comm Secy

He said that the two sides offer a lot of synergies, which is important in today's world, where people are facing a lot of turmoil and challenges in global trade

US-Bangladesh trade agreement unlikely to dent India's auto exports

The US-Bangladesh reciprocal trade pact is unlikely to materially affect India's auto and auto component exports, analysts say, despite tariff concessions and wider market access for Dhaka

Apple, Google agree app store changes after UK regulator's intervention

Thousands of businesses rely on Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store to review and distribute their apps, and many have complained the process is unclear and inconsistent

US seeking to block India, BRICS from buying Russian crude oil: Lavrov

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also accused the US of using "unfair methods" to suppress competitors by imposing sanctions on Russian oil companies

Corruption Perception Index: India ranks 91st among 182 nations; scores 39

The Corruption Perceptions Index, first released in 1995, is used to assess public sector corruption worldwide. It evaluates 182 countries and territories using data from 13 external sources

Macron calls on EU to seize 'Greenland moment' to strengthen bloc's power

Macron said the Trump administration was being 'openly anti-European' and seeking the EU's 'dismemberment'

L&T bags 'significant' transport infrastructure development project in UAE

The contract has been secured by the Transportation Infrastructure business vertical of the company for the improvement of Latifa Bint Hamdan Street in Dubai

Europe's most powerful rocket Ariane 64 scheduled to make maiden launch

On Thursday, the Ariane 64 rocket is scheduled to make its maiden launch from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, aiming to deploy 32 satellites for Amazon Leo's broadband constellation

Consumerism outweighs nationalism in China despite tensions with US, Japan

Chinese shoppers are increasingly choosing brands for quality, value and lifestyle appeal rather than nationalist sentiment, with Japanese and US companies thriving despite diplomatic tensions

US, UK condemn 20 yrs prison sentence to Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai

US' Rubio called it tragic and unjust while British Foreign Secretary Cooper reiterated support to the people of Hong Kong

Trump set to repeal landmark climate finding in huge regulatory rollback

The repeal would remove the regulatory requirements to measure, report, certify, and comply with federal GHG emission standards for cars, but would not apply to stationary sources such as power plants

Top Iran security official to travel to Oman for nuclear talks with US

Ali Larijani, secretary to the country's Supreme National Security Council, likely will carry his country's response to the initial round of indirect talks held last week in Muscat with the Americans

UN waiting to see how much US intends to pay of $4 billion it owes

The US owes $2.196 billion to the UN's regular operating budget, including $767 million for this year, according to a UN official

China's influence in Bangladesh likely to deepen as India's ties decline

China has stepped up its investment and diplomatic outreach in Dhaka, most recently signing a defence deal to build a drone factory near Bangladesh's border with India

Democrats, White House trade offers as DHS shutdown deadline looms

Democrats have begun tentative talks with the White House on their demands for "dramatic" new restrictions on President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown

Asian stocks rise for second day as Nikkei sets fresh record, dollar drops

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that senior ‌US Treasury staff visited China last week "to strengthen channels of ​communication" between Washington and Beijing