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PM Modi's foreign tour aims to boost cooperation in critical minerals

Prime Minister Modi's foreign tour focuses on enhancing cooperation in critical minerals, with key visits to Ghana, Namibia, and Argentina, as India seeks to secure essential resources for its economy

Quad launches critical minerals push as PM eyes Latin America deals

Officials stated that increasing cooperation in critical minerals, including rare earth elements, will top his agenda during his discussions with respective leaders of at least four of these countries

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra to appear before House panel on July 10

At its previous two meetings on the subject on May 28 and 29, the parliamentary standing committee on finance had flagged "ambiguities" in the IBC

BJP gets 5 new state chiefs, stage set for national president election

It paves the way for the party to elect its new national president, who will succeed its sitting chief Union minister J P Nadda

Parliament panels to review civil aviation safety, AI171 crash next week

Standing Committee and PAC to hear Civil Aviation Ministry, regulators and airlines next week on safety issues, fees regulation and the Air India AI171 crash in June

Mango drink makers using less pulp content to 'circumvent' GST: Kanimozhi

DMK MP Kanimozhi writes to Union Minister Chirag Paswan, flagging reduced pulp in fruit drinks driven by GST evasion as hurting Tamil Nadu mango farmers

Quad meet: Jaishankar to discuss Indo-Pacific issues with US counterpart

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is in the US for Quad talks and to raise India's concerns over Trump's mediation remark on the India-Pakistan conflict

India-US BTA: Sangh affiliates draw red line over GM crops, dairy products

The Sangh Parivar has also pointed to the efforts by US Senator Lindsey Graham to move a Bill that proposes steep economic penalties on India

Brics summit may focus on greater use of national currencies for trade

The July 6-7 Brics summit in Brazil will take up trade settlement in national currencies, denounce terror and address issues like AI, climate finance and disease control

Will take up fertiliser export curbs by China as required, says MEA

India before the curbs used to import around 1-2 million tonnes of urea from China out of the total imports of around 6-7 million tonnes

Rajnath refuses to sign SCO communique over exclusion of Pahalgam attack

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends an SCO meeting in China, delivers a speech but doesn't sign a statement because of the issue, sources say

Assembly bypolls: AAP bags two seats in Delhi, Congress wins in Kerala

In Kerala, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) wrested Nilambur from the ruling Left Democratic Front

India pursuing FTAs with mature, rule-bound markets: S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar says India's trade policy has shifted in the past 11 years to target transparent and stable economies over Southeast Asian competition

Never discussed trade or US mediation during Op Sindoor: PM Modi to Trump

The Indian PM told Trump that India acted independently in halting hostilities with Pakistan and does not accept foreign mediation; Trump insisted he "stopped the war"

G7 Summit: India, Canada re-engage, revive trade talks after 2 years

India-Canada ties plummeted to an all-time low in the aftermath of a diplomatic spat over the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023

G7 Summit in Canada: PM Narendra Modi to meet Carney to 'reset' ties

However, Modi will not get an opportunity to discuss the India-US BTA, which is in the works, with Donald Trump as the US Prez left the G7 Summit early because of the unfolding tensions in West Asia

Govt notifies Census 2027, Cong questions 'silence' on caste enumeration

Centre may consider ST status for Bihar's Nonia community if caste census data shows widespread poverty, Shivraj Chouhan says amid intensifying caste politics

Modi heads to Canada for G7 summit after concluding visit to Cyprus

PM Modi concludes landmark visit to Cyprus - the first in over two decades - before heading to Canada for the G7, with focus on India-EU ties and economic links

Bihar election battle: Seat-sharing dilemma for NDA and Opposition

There is now fresh speculation that in the upcoming Assembly polls, likely to be in October, Paswan's LJP (Ram Vilas) could throw up a surprise

Rare earth magnet crisis may be too good to waste for India's EV ambitions

China's near monopoly on rare earths has rattled Indian automakers, triggering a diplomatic push and renewed urgency for local processing capacity