Nicknamed 'Crusher Collins', the opposition party leader has just seven weeks to rebuild public faith in her party and gain support to beat New Zealand PM Ardern in the elections.
India has decided it won’t join any trade deal that has China as a member. But RCEP member nations are likely to sign deal despite Beijing’s belligerence.
A report by Radio New Zealand said raids were conducted to take photographs of code books used to encrypt communications between Indian government officials and its diplomats.
James Cameron's return to New Zealand to shoot his Avatar sequel shows how the country can leverage its new super power — being Covid-free — to boost economy.
New Zealand, which had declared it was Covid free, saw new cases after 2 sisters, who returned from UK, were allowed to leave quarantine early without a Covid test.
New Zealand is one of the few countries in the world to have successfully eradicated the pathogen, and the first among those that suffered a sizable outbreak.
As of June 4, New Zealand has had 20 consecutive days of zero new cases, with only one active case remaining. But some cases may emerge soon as rules are relaxed.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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