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• Piyush Goyal Holds Talks with Malaysian Minister on Review of ASEAN Trade Pact
  
  Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said he had a productive meeting with Tzafrul Aziz, Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, during which he discussed the ongoing review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA)."Looking forward to...
• PM Modi Leaves for India after Winding up 5-nation Tour
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for India after wrapping up a highly productive and successful five-nation tour to Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia.Taking to X, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote: "A highly productive ...
• Flash Floods Wash Away Nepal-China Trade Route, Leave 8 Dead
  
  At least eight people died and 19 have gone missing in the flash floods that struck Nepal's Rasuwa district, according to Nepal Police.The missing reportedly included 11 Nepali nationals, including two police personnel and six Chinese nationals.The flood on Tuesday wrought...
• Australia: Over Five Million Customers Impacted by Qantas Cyber Attack
  
  Australian airline Qantas has confirmed that over five million customers were impacted by a cyberattack in late June.The Australian airline said in a statement on Wednesday that a forensic analysis found that customer records of 5.7 million people were exposed in the June...
• Extremely Proud of Our Diaspora: PM Modi in Namibia
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed pride in the Indian diaspora in Namibia, praising their efforts in preserving Indian culture in the region and fostering deeper ties between India and the southern African nation.Taking to X, PM Modi wrote, "The Indian...
• MoS Margherita in Cambodia Visits Angkor Wat, Highlights India's Restoration Initiatives
  
  Union Minister of State (MoS) Pabitra Margherita on Wednesday visited Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious structure, situated in Cambodia and described it as a testament to shared civilisation ties between India and the Southeast Asian nation.The MoS arrived in...
• Sales of South Korean Mobile Games Fall 13 PC in H1 2025
  
  Mobile game sales generated from South Korean companies fell 13 per cent from a year earlier in the first half of 2025, industry data showed on Wednesday.Combined sales of local gaming companies from January to June totaled 3.3 trillion won ($2.4 billion), down from 3.8...
• India Inc. Likely to See Surge in Deals as Global Headwinds Ease: Report
  
  Although India Inc. witnessed a subdued dealmaking environment in Q2 2025 due to global uncertainty, signs of resilience are emerging, especially with foreign investors taking the lead in inbound M&A and public markets showing signs of revival, according to a Grant Thornton...
• Apple Appoints Indian-origin Sabih Khan as New Chief Operating Officer
  
  Apple has announced that Sabih Khan, an Indian-origin executive with 30 years of experience at the tech giant, will be its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).Khan will take over from Jeff Williams, who is stepping down from the role this month and will retire later this...
• South Korea to Introduce 'one-strike-out' System against Illegal Stock Trading
  
  South Korean authorities will implement a "one-strike-out" rule targeting illegal stock trading and establish a joint inspection team that will enable not only real-time monitoring but also the swift investigation of suspected cases when necessary, officials said on...
• UAE Govt Dismisses Media Reports on Lifetime Golden Visa as Fake News
  
  The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security (ICP) has rejected reports published in some local and foreign media and websites about the UAE granting a lifetime Golden Visa to certain nationalities.The ICP stated: "All UAE Golden Visa...
• PM Modi Thanks President Lula on Being Conferred with Brazil's Highest National Honour
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the people of Brazil, its government and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for being conferred with the highest national honour -- 'The Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross'. The...
• Kerala Nurse Accused of Yemeni Citizen's Murder to Be Executed on July 16
  
  Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been convicted of the murder of Yemeni citizen Talal Abdo Mehdi, is set to be executed on July 16.Priya has been in a Yemeni prison for the last three years.According to the negotiator S.J. Bhaskaran, after the news of the execution came...
• Jyotiraditya Scindia Meets Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins, Discusses Ways to Build Future-ready Bharat
  
  Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday met Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and his team here, encouraging them to deepen their footprint in India's rapidly evolving digital technology landscape and growing market.During the meeting, the minister highlighted...
• With 8 PC of World's Reserves, India Poised to Play Key Role in Rare Earth Elements Supply Chain
  
  India holds 8 per cent of the world's rare earth element reserves, which gives it the potential of playing a key role in the gradually evolving global supply landscape as China's current dominance is projected to decline, according to a CareEdge report released on...
• South Korean Economy in Doldrums amid Weak Domestic Demand, US Tariff Uncertainty
  
  The South Korean economy remains subdued amid weak domestic demand and worsening external uncertainties stemming from the United States' aggressive tariff policy, among other factors, a state-run think tank said on Tuesday."The Korean economy remains at a similarly subdued...
• Samsung Estimates 56 PC Drop in Q2 Operating Profit on Chip Slump, US Trade Policies
  
  Samsung Electronics on Tuesday estimated its second-quarter operating profit plunged 55.9 per cent from a year earlier due to sluggish chip business and the fallout from US trade policies, missing market expectations.The world's biggest maker of memory chips expected an...
• Shares of Indian Textile Firms Rally as Trump Slaps 35 PC Tariff on Bangladesh
  
  The Indian textile companies saw their shares surging in the morning trade on Tuesday after the US President Donald Trump slapped 35 per cent tariff on Bangladesh.Shares of textile firms such as Trident, Welspun, Gokaldas Exports, KPR Mill, Vardhman Textiles and Arvind Ltd....
• Stock Market Trades Higher Ahead of India-US Trade Deal
  
  The domestic benchmark indices were trading marginally up on Tuesday in the early trade, after the US President Donald Trump announced that "we are close to a deal with India".At around 9.30 am, Sensex was trading 91.57 points or 0.11 per cent up at 83,534.07 while the...
• Stranded British Fighter Jet Goes behind Curtains as Engineers Work Hard
  
  A team of top aviation engineers from the US and the UK are busy working to rectify the error that has left the British F-35B Lightning II fighter jet grounded at the international airport here since June 14.It was on Sunday that the team from the UK and another team from...
• 'People-centric and Humanity First': As India Set to Hold BRICS Chair Next Year, PM Modi Outlines Agenda
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Rio 2025 BRICS Summit highlighted India's approach towards key issues like climate change and health security as the country is set to chair BRICS next year, emphasising that under India's presidency, it will endeavour to present BRICS in...
• Four of Family from Hyderabad Charred to Death in US Accident
  
  Four members of a family from Hyderabad, who were on vacation in the United States, were charred to death in a horrific road accident.A couple and their two children were burned alive when the car in which they were travelling caught fire after it was hit by a mini-truck in...
• South Korea's Current Account Surplus Widens amid US Tariff Pressure
  
  South Korea's current account surplus widened in May from a month earlier, despite falling exports, due mainly to falling global oil prices and an increase in dividend income, central bank data showed on Friday.The country's current account surplus reached US$10.14 billion...
• SK Telecom to Be Fined for Late Data Breach Report
  
  The South Korean government said on Friday it will fine SK Telecom for belatedly reporting a data breach affecting all 25 million users and ordered it to waive customer cancellation fees, wrapping up its two-month probe into one of the worst data leak...
• India Holds 3RD Rank Globally in Fintech Startup Funding with $889 Million in Jan-June
  
  India continues to be the third largest fintech startup ecosystem in the world, behind the US and the UK, a report said on Friday, adding that the sector raised a total of $889 million in the January-June period (H1 2025).Early-stage funding stood at $361 million, a 10 per...

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