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Modi, Macron agree to ‘act jointly’ in Indo-Pacific amid France’s anger over submarine deal

During their telephone call, the two leaders reviewed the 'increasing bilateral collaboration' in the Indo-Pacific region and also discussed the situation in Afghanistan.

AUKUS is upsetting not just France, but China’s neighbours too

Southeast Asian nations are worried the US-UK-Australia partnership, which will help Canberra acquire nuclear-powered submarines, could provoke China and spur a regional arms race.

UK has issue with India’s CoWin certification, not vaccine. Travel restrictions to remain

Travelling from India to UK is not going to get easier from 4 Oct, despite most Indians receiving Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Jaishankar meets counterpart, asks for resolution.

Modi-Biden bilateral meet will strengthen India-US ties, add momentum to Quad: White House

During the first in-person meeting at the White House, the two leaders are expected to discuss Afghanistan situation and ways to fight terrorism together.

US Vice President Kamala Harris to meet PM Modi on 23 September ahead of Quad Summit

US President Joe Biden will host PM Modi for their first in-person bilateral meeting at the White House on 24 September. The Quad summit will be hosted by Biden later that day.

Ahead of Quad Summit, Joe Biden to host PM Modi for bilateral meet at White House on 24 Sept

After the bilateral meet, Biden will host the first-ever in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit at the White House on the same day.

Peace, tranquillity in border essential for development of India-China ties, Shringla says

Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla said the development of relationship between the two countries can only be based on '3 mutuals'- mutual respect, mutual sensitivity & mutual interests.

Will take up issues of terrorism, climate change, vaccines at UNGA, says TS Tirumurti

The 76th UNGA is important for India and there are expectation that as the leading voice of the developing world and current member of UNSC, it will take up global issues forcefully.

27 countries in 21 months: Covid hasn’t stopped Jaishankar from crisscrossing the world

From January to March 2020, Jaishankar made 4 trips abroad. But since Covid lockdown was lifted in August, he has made dozens of trips for bilateral and multilateral business.

Jaishankar discusses Afghanistan, India-Saudi ties in meeting with counterpart Al Saud

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud is on a three-day visit to India. It is the first ministerial visit from the gulf country to India since Covid outbreak.

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?