The India-European Free Trade Association Trade & Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) goes live on 1 October 2025. The pact includes a binding $100 billion investment commitment and aims to generate 1 million jobs over 15 years. It opens markets in goods, services, IPR, and professional mobility. Read More…
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh hailed Operation Sindoor as a model of tri-services integration, where IAF’s IACCS, Army’s Akashteer, and Navy’s Trigun worked in tandem to deliver unified real-time command, enhance situational awareness, and reduce fratricide risk. He called jointness indispensable in evolving warfare. Read More…
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced that India’s pharma exports, currently at $27.8 billion, are expected to surpass $30 billion by year-end. The domestic market, valued at $60 billion today, is projected to reach $130 billion by 2030. A new MoU with Uttar Pradesh will spur biopharma innovation. Read More…
India and Bhutan will soon be connected by rail, as the Ministry of Railways announced two major cross-border projects on Monday. The projects will link Bhutan’s industrial towns of Gelephu and Samtse with Kokrajhar and Banarhat in Assam, with a total investment of Rs 4,033 crore. Fully funded by India, these railway connections are expected…
YouTube has agreed to pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after the company suspended his account over the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, according to a court filing Monday. The online video platform, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, is the latest Big Tech firm to settle…
After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw his support behind the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, the question now is whether Hamas will agree. Hamas faces a bitter tradeoff, the proposal demands that the group effectively surrender in return for uncertain gains. But if it rejects the deal, the U.S. could give Israel an even…
Arattai, a “Made in India” messaging app developed by Zoho, has surged to the number-one spot in social networking on the App Store, surpassing WhatsApp, Telegram, and others. It emphasises privacy, promises no data tracking, and is gaining traction amid growing support for indigenous digital platforms. Read More…
At World Food India 2025, global and domestic companies pledged around ₹1.02 lakh crore in investment towards India’s food processing sector. These deals promise significant expansion, value addition, and employment creation. The push aims to reduce agricultural waste, boost processed food output, and raise incomes across states. Read More…
Odia engineers working overseas have lauded India’s inaugural chip development, applauding institutions like NIT-R and Parala Maharaj Engineering for producing three domestically designed chips. They say this breakthrough could reduce import dependency, boost high-tech employment, and inspire India’s next generation of semiconductor innovators. Read More…