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South Africa parliament convenes as talks on who will govern go down to the wire

By Wendell Roelf and Alexander Winning CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa's newly elected parliament convenes on Friday to choose the country's next president with the public still in

USD 1 million Indian aid reaches landslide-hit Papua New Guinea; Minister thanks PM Modi

Port Moresby , June 14 (ANI): The USD 1 million worth of humanitarian assistance sent by India for landslide victims in Papua New Guinea...

How new EU tariffs soon after US curbs could push Chinese EV makers to join forces with Indian firms

The European Union has imposed additional tariffs of 17-38% on imported Chinese EVs, which will lead to import duty of up to almost 50%. This could have significant impacts on India.

Greek PM reshuffles cabinet after worse than expected EU vote result

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to reshuffle his cabinet after his centre-right party performed worse than expected in the European Parliament election. The new

Indian, French governments negotiating 26 Rafale marine jet deal

New Delhi , June 14 (ANI): India and France are carrying out negotiations for the price and other related issues for the all-important 26...

Door now open to India’s “extended neighbours” Central Asia

New Delhi , June 14 (ANI): In a landmark move to bolster its strategic and economic foothold in Central Asia, India has signed a...

France’s left pledges to tie wages to inflation, lower retirement age in new alliance

PARIS (Reuters) - France's leftwing parties will reveal the political manifesto for their renewed alliance on Friday, which politicians from the bloc said included policies that would lower the

Senior US diplomat warns of risks of accidental conflict sparked by China’s moves

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's "provocative" actions around Taiwan, Japan and in the South China Sea run the risk of an accident that could unintentionally spark a broader conflict,

Irish coalition parties on top after marathon European election counts

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's two main coalition parties, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, each won four of the 14 seats contested for the European Parliament after marathon election counts ended on Friday,

Analysis-Super-rich may quit UK over Labour plans for inheritance taxes on trusts

By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) - Private banks and advisers to Britain's super-rich say some clients may quit the country if Labour wins next month's general election and pushes ahead with plans to

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Ratan Tata’s least acknowledged and biggest contribution was to Assam

Ratan Tata took TISS to Assam, saved a sinking Tata Tea out of concern for workers, and brought Northeastern people at the forefront of India’s hospitality industry.

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

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?