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July 15, 2026 12:57 PM
India and the United Kingdom have ushered in a new phase of economic cooperation with the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Agreement on Social Security Contributions, also known as the Double Contribution Convention (DCC), coming into force on July 15. The twin agreements ma...
July 15, 2026 12:18 PM
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday hailed the coming into force of the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the accompanying Agreement on Social Security, describing it as a defining milestone in India-UK relations that will significantly boost trade, ...
July 15, 2026 12:18 PM
India has called for urgent and comprehensive reforms of the United Nations, asserting that the Security Council's inability to effectively respond to global conflicts has weakened public confidence in the multilateral body and underscored the need to make international institutions more representat...
July 15, 2026 12:18 PM
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar began his visit to Brussels on Tuesday with a series of high-level meetings aimed at strengthening the India-European Union Strategic Partnership, focusing on regional security, maritime cooperation, trade and technology. EAM Jaishankar first met European...
July 15, 2026 10:20 AM
The Centre on Tuesday announced a series of emergency measures to safeguard Indian seafarers operating in conflict-hit West Asia after attacks on two merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz left one Indian sailor dead and several others injured. Chairing a high-level inter-ministerial review meeti...
July 15, 2026 9:17 AM
President Donald Trump on Tuesday reimposed a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and threatened to hit power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran resumes negotiations, in the latest U.S. escalation of the conflict. The U.S. also began a fresh round of strikes "to continue degrading Iranian c...
July 14, 2026 10:03 PM
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday announced eight new structural reforms under the Centre’s ‘Reform Express’ initiative to modernise Indian Railways’ freight ecosystem, taking the total number of reforms implemented so far to 17 as part of the ministry’s target of introducing 52...
July 14, 2026 7:46 PM
Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday inaugurated the 15th BRICS Trade Union Forum (TUF) Summit in Hyderabad, calling for a worker-centric global order where technological advancement is guided by social justice, responsible innovation and human dignity. Addressing deleg...
July 14, 2026 5:13 PM
India and Australia have taken a major step towards deepening their civil nuclear partnership with the finalisation of the Administrative Arrangement under the India-Australia Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, paving the way for long-term exports of Australian uranium to support India's expanding...
July 14, 2026 4:47 PM
India and the Maldives have concluded the first round of negotiations for a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), with both sides reporting substantive progress across eight negotiating tracks as they seek to deepen bilateral trade and investment ties. The talks, held virtually from June 29 to July ...
