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PM Modi likely to sign free trade agreement during UK visit this week

PM to also visit Maldives while returning

SIR, Op Sindoor in focus as Monsoon session of Parliament begins on Monday

To be held between July 21 and August 21, with 21 scheduled sittings

CEC stays firm amid political storm over Bihar electoral roll revision

Ever since CEC Gyanesh Kumar-led poll body has taken up the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, the 61-year-old ex-bureaucrat is in the line of fire of the Opposition parties

Pahalgam terror attack: US designates TRF a foreign terrorist organisation

India welcomes Trump admin's decision as a 'timely and important' step

Energy needs our priority, no double standards please: India to Nato

MEA says securing India's energy needs is a top priority and cautions against double standards amid NATO threat of secondary sanctions over Russian oil imports

Lok Sabha select committee proposes 285 changes to Income Tax Bill, 2025

The Income Tax Bill, 2025, will replace the Income Tax Act, 1961. The government aims to implement the new Income Tax law from April 1, 2026

SCO summit: EAM Jaishankar flags conflicts, competition, coercion

Addressing his Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) counterparts in Tianjin, China, Jaishankar urged the grouping to remain true to its founding objective of combating terrorism and extremism

India offers help to Bangladesh to preserve Satyajit Ray's ancestral home

The property belonged to Satyajit Ray's grandfather Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, a renowned writer-editor

'India's Deng Xiaoping': Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu on Rao's reforms

The Andhra CM is on a two-day visit to the national capital, where he is scheduled to meet PM Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and others

Indian Americans increasingly occupy liminal space between self-identities

A new survey finds multiple forms of connectivity with India and Indian-origin identity; interestingly, acknowledgement and appreciation of Indian-ness seems to be rising rather than falling

Need to avoid trade curbs to normalise ties: Jaishankar to Wang Yi

In Beijing, Jaishankar urges Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to resolve border friction, resume hydrological data sharing, and avoid trade curbs to restore bilateral normalcy

Parliamentary panel for dedicated NCLT, NCLAT courts for IBC cases

A parliamentary panel recommends dedicated NCLT and NCLAT courts to expedite IBC cases and urges the RBI Governor to support banking correspondents, who are facing increasing challenges in their roles

PM Modi holds talks with Namibia President; digi tech, defence in focus

Lula backs India's push to expand Mercosur trade pact

Banking, other services may be hit with trade unions on strike on Wednesday

On July 9, ten central trade unions will go on strike to protest against the government's failure to conduct the Indian Labour Conference for ten years and the imposition of four controversial labour

Audit entire aircraft fleet of all carriers: House panel to DGCA

The DGCA, in turn, told the committee that it will put in place a mechanism to curb the surge in air ticket prices

India and Brazil set to sign key agreements to boost bilateral trade

India's trade with Brazil is the largest compared to its trade with any other country in Latin America. However, it is far below Brazil's trade with China, the US, Argentina, and Germany

No country should use critical minerals as a weapon: PM Modi at Brics

PM Modi urges BRICS nations to ensure no misuse of critical minerals and highlights AI concerns. India to host the AI Impact Summit next year and the 18th BRICS Summit in 2026

EC's voter verification drive stirs political pot ahead of Bihar polls

While the poll body insists its drive will ensure integrity of electoral rolls, the Opposition alleges it will disenfranchise millions from marginalised sections. Archis Mohan explains

Trump tariffs loom as Brics meets in Rio; PM Modi bats for Indian pharma

Modi seeks deeper pharma ties in Argentina, Trinidad

Bihar resonates in PM Narendra Modi's Trinidad and Tobago speech

Talks of cultural connect, creating database for Girmitiya community