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PM Modi meets president of Spain, PM of Finland; says India-EU FTA ushers in golden era

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held separate meetings with the President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, and the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo, and said the India-EU Free Trade Agreement has ushered in a golden era in India-Europe relations. Modi said he had a productive meeting with President Pedro Sánchez and discussed…

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Indian Navy vigilant in safeguarding country’s maritime interests: Prez Murmu

Visakhapatnam: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said that the Indian Navy is vigilant in safeguarding the country’s maritime interests and is contributing to stability across wider maritime commerce. Presiding over the International Fleet Review (IFR) off Vizag coast aboard an Indian Naval warship in the Bay of Bengal, the President said the Indian Navy is…

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Not UN’s role to regulate AI, says Guterres as world body plans annual global dialogue

United Nations:  It is not the UN’s role to regulate AI, Secretary General Antonio Guterres has emphasised as he pointed to an annual global dialogue being planned at the international organisation on AI with participation from all countries, governments, private sector as well as civil society. Guterres will soon be arriving in New Delhi to…

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SC asks National Judicial Academy to constitute committee to draft guidelines for judges’ approach

New Delhi:  Observing that there is a need to inculcate sensitivity in the judicial approach, the Supreme Court has asked the National Judicial Academy to constitute a committee of experts to draft guidelines for the approach of judges when dealing with cases of sexual offences. The top court asked the Bhopal-based academy, through its Director,…

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India focused on practical applications of AI to solve population-scale challenges: Vaishnaw

New Delhi:  IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said India is focused on practical applications of AI, including enterprise productivity, and solutions for population-scale challenges such as healthcare, agriculture, and climate change. Speaking at a research symposium at the AI Impact Summit, the minister also expressed happiness over the strong participation and optimism shown by…

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Taxing the Wounded?

Few decisions test a government’s moral compass more than how it treats its wounded soldiers. A video now circulating widely shows the visibly distressed wife of a former senior Indian Army officer who lost a limb during the Kargil War. Her anguish is not theatrical. It is not partisan. It is personal. She claims that…

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RSS chief stresses need to unite Hindu society, pitches for 3 children in Hindu families

Lucknow: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has called for uniting and empowering the Hindu society, saying there is no threat but vigilance is necessary, and suggested that Hindu families should consider having at least three children. He also said that infiltrators should be “detected, deleted, and deported.”. Addressing a social-harmony meeting at the Saraswati Shishu Mandir…

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Super 8 qualification one goal, next is to earn respect as a cricketing nation: Zimbabwe captain

New Delhi: Zimbabwe scripted history on Tuesday by reaching the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup for the first time in the history of the tournament.  Zimbabwe qualified for the last eight of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026  after their group-stage match against Ireland at the Pallekele International Stadium in Pallekele was washed…

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