India-UK trade pact to benefit youth, MSMEs, startups: PM Modi TUTICORIN: The India-UK FTA will benefit Tamil Nadu (TN) youth, MSMEs, and startups, PM Narendra Modi said at Tuticorin airport, where he launched infrastructure projects worth over Rs 4,800 crore across southern TN on Saturday. Among the major projects unveiled was the Rs 450 crore…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his British counterpart Keir Starmer Photo : AP New Delhi: Eighteen years after India and the UK started discussions for a Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement, India and the UK on Thursday signed a landmark trade deal to boost two-way trade by eliminating tariffs on cars, textiles, whisky and range…
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes PM Narendra Modi at Chequers near Aylesbury, England. (Pic credit: AP) NEW DELHI: The trade deal with UK may have been under negotiation for three years but the seeds were sown 18 years ago – on June 28, 2007, when India began talks for a Bilateral Trade and Investment…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army will soon begin inducting two regiments of the Akash Prime surface-to-air missiles designed for air defence in high-altitude areas along the frontier with China, with the force testing the new weapon system in Ladakh twice on Wednesday.The Akash Prime missiles successfully destroyed two high-speed unmanned aerial targets at an altitude…
On News at 7, this 8th of July, Jamshed Qamar Siddiqui brings to you the day’s most crucial headlines. U.S President Donald Trump, with the backing of the White House has accused the BRICS bloc of undermining U.S interests following their Rio summit exapansions. Donald Trump has announced new tariffs set at 25% to 40%…
Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Rahul Singh on Friday said that China had helped Pakistan with ‘live inputs’ in conflict with India, calling for urgent upgrades to the country’s air defence systems. India fought two adversaries during the conflict, with Pakistan being the “front face” while China provided “all possible support”, Lieutenant General…
NEW DELHI: In a sharp assessment of regional military dynamics, India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Friday expressed surprise over US President Donald Trump‘s recent lunch meeting with Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir, calling it “an embarrassment” for a country where the military overshadows the civilian government.“It is surprising. It must be an…
The UK is with India in its efforts to combat terrorism, Indo-Pacific Minister Catherine West told the all-party delegation led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad at a meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London on Monday. The delegation highlighted India’s resolve against terrorism, which it stressed must be eradicated in…