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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

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