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The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) will be signed on December 16, 2026, two diplomatic sources have separately confirmed to The Hindu. This will be part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming back-to-back trips in December to Canada, the U.S., and Belgium, where three separate FTAs are currently either…
P.P. Umar Musliyar Koyyode | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh P.P. Umar Musliyar Koyyode from Kannur has been chosen as the new general secretary of the Sunni scholars’ forum Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama. He has been serving as the treasurer of the organisation. He was picked for the post at a ‘mushawara’ (executive committee) meeting of…
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The latest escalation follows Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan on September 21, 2026, which Islamabad said targeted camps and hideouts of militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s security forces on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) shot down eight drones allegedly launched from Afghanistan after they entered Pakistani airspace, security sources…
Britain announced on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) that it will launch a new military space squadron charged with defending the country’s satellites, in the latest move as various countries rush for military space capabilities. The new Royal Air Force (RAF) squadron will protect critical satellites used in communications and to warn of incoming missile attacks,…
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told leaders at the United Nations on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) that Ukraine was ready for a maritime truce in the Black Sea based on proposals by Egypt, India and Turkey, and said it was now up to Russia to respond. Mr. Zelenskyy…
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It took Houthi rebels less than 48 hours to seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast from pro-government forces in a resounding blow to U.S. interests and Washington’s regional allies. But the Houthis didn’t do it alone. Iranian Revolutionary Guard advisers were in the field helping direct the battle, people familiar with the offensive told The Associated…
File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Indian national was killed in an attack on merchant vessel MV Cape Dao while it was transiting towards India, the Indian Embassy in Oman said on Wednesday (September 23, 2026). The Embassy said it was closely monitoring the attack and was in coordination with…
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Amit Kumar (fourth left), Joint Secretary of the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, presenting the TGLIA:STC awards at the UPASI annual conference in Coonoor on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: M. SATHYAMOORTHY Technology and institutional finance, which are accessible to small-scale growers too, in the plantation sector are critical for the sector’s growth, said Amit…
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Anupama. | Photo Credit: File photo After a semifinal finish in the UK Women’s Snooker Championship earlier this month, Anupama Ramachandran is turning her attention to billiards. The reigning IBSF World Snooker champion will lead India’s challenge in English billiards at the Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships, to be held in Ahmedabad from October 7 to…
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The Rubber Board will launch a digital platform called ‘INR Konnect’ on a pilot scale soon to document all details of untapped rubber plantations. Executive Director of the Board M. Vasanthagesan said at the annual conference of the United Planters Association of Southern India in Coonoor on Wednesday (September 23) that growers have plantations in…
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