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India, EFTA Set to Reassess Trade Pact a Year On as Delhi Summit Targets New Market Access Gains

India and the European Free Trade Association are preparing to review their trade agreement a year after it took effect, with officials and business leaders expected to use the Second Prosperity Summit in New Delhi to press for faster progress on market access and implementation bottlenecks. The discussions come as both sides look to expand trade and investment flows beyond the pact’s initial commitments, with a sharper focus on practical outcomes for companies.

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World Politics & Diplomacy11h ago

Pope Leo XIV Hails Youth 'Energy and Commitment' as 700,000 Pack Paris Mass

Pope Leo XIV drew an estimated 700,000 worshippers to an open-air Mass in Paris, praising young Catholics for the "enthusiasm, energy and commitment" they bring to the Church. The event, staged on the Place de la Concorde during his four-day visit to France, blended religious pageantry with political symbolism, as senior French figures and presidential hopefuls looked on.

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National Governance & Policy11h ago

India, EDF Explore French EPR Nuclear Technology and Pumped Hydro Cooperation

India's power secretary Pankaj Agarwal met EDF chairman and CEO Bernard Fontana to discuss the possible deployment of the French utility's EPR nuclear reactor technology in India, the power ministry said on Friday. The talks also covered the evolving regulatory framework for the nuclear sector and potential cooperation on pumped hydro storage projects, underscoring a broader push to deepen Indo-French energy ties.

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Startups & Venture Capital13m ago

India Weighs New Trade Secrets Law as Startups, Industry Push for Balance on Whistleblowers and Enforcement

India is preparing to consult industry on whether it needs a dedicated trade secrets law, as officials weigh concerns from startups over compliance burdens and from established firms over contract enforcement. The discussion also centers on how any new framework would protect confidential business information without weakening whistleblower safeguards.

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National Governance & Policy1h ago

CEA Warns Trade Is Being Weaponised as India Faces New Capital Headwinds

India's Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said global trade has been turned into a tool of coercion, arguing that the US, China and the EU are all using trade restrictions, export licensing and supply-chain chokepoints to advance strategic goals. He cautioned that unsettled ties with Washington, the lack of an AI-led investment story and higher global bond yields could weigh on foreign capital flows into India in the near term.

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National Governance & Policy1h ago

India and 17 Others Move to Join Russia's WTO Fight Against EU Carbon Border Tax

India and 17 other countries have reserved their rights to join Russia's dispute against the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism at the World Trade Organization, underscoring widening global unease over the bloc's climate-linked trade regime. The move comes as New Delhi separately works with Brussels to prepare domestic industry for CBAM compliance, even as it negotiates a broader trade deal with the EU.

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Startups & Venture Capital3h ago

Dextr AI Raises $6.7 Million to Bring AI Agents Into Hotel Operations

Hospitality-focused startup Dextr AI has raised $6.7 million in seed funding led by Elevation Capital, with participation from Foundation Capital, as it looks to expand its AI agents across global hotel markets including India. The company says its software is already handling more than 1 million interactions a month for hundreds of properties across North America and Europe, while automating reservations, guest requests, staffing and marketing.

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Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences1h ago

CBN Launches Anti-Drug Awareness Drive for Students in Jawra Under Mission Yuva Raksha

The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) organized an anti-drug awareness programme for students in Jawra, Madhya Pradesh, as part of Mission Yuva Raksha and the broader Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign. The initiative aimed to educate young people about the dangers of drug abuse and strengthen community-level prevention efforts through student engagement.

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National Governance & Policy3h ago

K.C. Venugopal Demands Removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar After Jiji Thomson's BJP Revelation

AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal has called former Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson's disclosure about Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar "extremely serious," alleging it exposes partisan conduct at the highest level of India's election machinery. Venugopal demanded Kumar's immediate removal, accusing him of undermining democracy and benefiting from BJP support while in service and after elevation to the top election post.

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National Governance & Policy4h ago

Press Club Condemns Detention of Journalists Covering Jantar Mantar Protest, Calls It Grave Threat to Press Freedom

The Press Club of India has condemned the detention of two journalists, Frontline's Vedaant Lakhera and The Wire's Mohammad Irfan, while they were covering a protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The club said both reporters were wearing press IDs and described the police action as deeply troubling, while also criticising a separate West Bengal Police FIR against Maktoob Media as an attack on independent journalism.

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National Governance & Policy3h ago

Kerala to Fuse AI and Digital Tools Into Tourism Push, Minister Says

Kerala has begun integrating artificial intelligence and advanced digital tools into its tourism sector as part of a broader effort to position the state as an international experiential destination, Tourism Minister P.C. Vishnunadh said on the eve of World Tourism Day. He said the government's upcoming tourism policy will give greater thrust to technology-led reforms, start-up support, barrier-free access and smarter destination management.

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Infrastructure, Transport & Smart Cities3h ago

Kottarakkara Man's Final Gift Saves Lives as Kerala Carries Out Another Multi-Organ Donation

The family of 67-year-old Kottarakkara native G. Radhakrishnan Potti consented to donate his organs after he was declared brain dead following a cerebral haemorrhage at KIMSHEALTH hospital, enabling the retrieval of both kidneys, the liver, skin and cornea. Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation coordinated the allocation, while police created a green corridor to rush one kidney to Government Medical College, Kottayam.

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Education, Jobs & Careers4h ago

Shashi Tharoor launches IIM-K director Debashis Chatterjee's debut poetry collection in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday released Seven Shades of Love, the first poetry collection by Debashis Chatterjee, director of IIM-Kozhikode. The launch, published by Penguin Random House India, also became a conversation on writing, reading and the many forms of love that extend beyond romance into friendship, family, nature and human existence.

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