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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen (left) and European Council President Antonio Costa

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Modi said people are discussing it as a "mother of all deals", and this agreement has brought a lot of opportunities for 140 crore Indians and crores of Europeans

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Deal provides phased tariff liberalisation on over 97% of goods, safeguards sensitive sectors and boosts labour-intensive exports

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Uttar Pradesh as an example where development goes hand in hand with heritage in a letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the state's foundation day.
Modi hailed the state's transformation from a 'Bimaru' state into one of India's key growth engines and lauded its cultural, economic and infrastructure resurgence while underscoring the tourism potential of the state.
He also said the BJP government was removing decades of mistrust of common people by executing projects at a rapid pace.
Sharing the letter on social media platform X, Adityanath thanked the prime minister for his "affectionate and inspiring wishes" on Uttar Pradesh Day.
In his letter dated January 24, Modi extended his heartfelt greetings to all the people of UP on 'Uttar Pradesh Day'.
"I am a Member of Parliament from Kashi, and it is the people of Uttar Pradesh who elected me and sent me to the Lok Sabha; therefore, this day becomes even more special for me. The affection and

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The trilateral talks in the United Arab Emirates marked the first such engagement involving all three sides since the war began nearly four years ago

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The Kolkata Metro Railway has introduced return ticket facility with QR code for commuters across all its corridors, an official said on Saturday.
Passengers availing this facility won't have to purchase tickets from Metro counters before the return journey, he said.
"This will help them save time and the ordeal of queueing before the counter on return from the destination station," the Metro Railway spokesperson said.
"The return journey will have to be completed on the date written on the ticket. Passengers are requested to preserve their tickets for the return journey," he said.
This facility is being rolled out on an experimental basis.
The Kolkata Metro runs trains along the Dakshineswar-Sahid Khudiram, Howrah Maidan-Salt Lake Sector V, Noapara-Jai Hind Bimanbandar, Kavi Subhas-Beleghata and Joka-Majerhat corridors.

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A fresh spell of cold north-westerly winds is set to lower temperatures across north and central India, with dense fog, cold wave conditions, and fresh rain and snowfall forecast

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President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada if America's northern neighbour went ahead with its trade deal with China.
Trump said in a social media post that if Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "thinks he is going to make Canada a "Drop Off Port" for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken."
While Trump has waged a trade war over the past year, Canada this month negotiated a deal to lower tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in return for lower import taxes on Canadian farm products.
Trump initially had said that agreement was what Carney "should be doing and it's a good thing for him to sign a trade deal.

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Speaking after Bangladesh's exclusion from the T20 World Cup, Mohsin Naqvi said the Pakistan Cricket  Board would follow whatever instructions it gets from its government

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According to the revised notice, the timelines for both purchase of the EoI document and bid submission have been revised from the earlier January 21 deadline

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Filmmaker Anil Sharma says veteran actor Dharmendra should have been given the Padma Vibhushan award before he died on Nov 24, 2025. The list of Padma awardees was released on the Republic Day eve

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