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The micro industries in Coimbatore district, numbering more than 20,000, are awaiting details on the SME Growth Fund that was announced in the Union Budget this year. J. James, president of the Tamil Nadu Association of Cottage and Tiny Entrepreneurs, said the fund name denotes that it is for the small and medium-scale units and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto during a visit to the Prambanan Temple in Indonesia. Photo: YT/@narendramodi via PTI Emphasising that cultural legacy connects people from different geographies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) thanked Indonesia and its people for preserving the “grand heritage” of the Prambanan Temple complex….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 7, 2026. Photo: X/@narendramodi Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a grand ceremonial welcome upon his arrival in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), marking the commencement of his official state visit aimed at deepening bilateral ties and strengthening…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Oslo on May 18-19 for the third India-Nordic Summit comes as the logic of India’s engagement with Northern Europe has fundamentally changed. When India first met the Nordics — Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland — in Stockholm in 2018, and again in Copenhagen in 2022, the relationship was…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Oslo on May 18-19 for the third India-Nordic Summit comes as the logic of India’s engagement with Northern Europe has fundamentally changed. When India first met the Nordics — Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland — in Stockholm in 2018, and again in Copenhagen in 2022, the relationship was…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday, May 15, on the second leg of his five-nation tour, during which he will hold talks with his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten to further deepen bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade, technology, defence and renewable energy. Mr. Modi was received at the airport by…
A goldsmith engrossed in jewellery making at a unit. | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan About 30,000 jewellers in Tamil Nadu will stop selling gold coins and not promote gold savings schemes and other promotional schemes in the State, said Tamil Nadu Jewellers Federation president B. Sabarinath on Wednesday (May 13, 2026). Following the hike…
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President Donald Trump answers a question from a reporter at the end of a news conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago. File | Photo Credit: AP (This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.)…
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The Union government on Saturday (January 31, 2026) denied the contents of newly released emails from the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump had played a role in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel in 2017, referring to the mails as “trashy ruminations by a convicted…
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Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) confirmed that an invitation has been extended to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Israel, adding that preparations are underway and official announcements on dates will be made in due course. “The invitation was extended. We are in preparations, and in due time, there…
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