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Way to peace is through ‘dialogue, diplomacy’: Modi to Zelenskyy…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (14) conveyed to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting that India believes in a "human-centric" approach and that the way to peace is through "dialogue and diplomacy". Modi met Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the ongoing G7 summit in Italy's Apulia region.…

Pakistan on brink of T20 WC exit as rain gods…

THE United States, one of the co-hosts of the ongoing T20 cricket World Cup and the team of the tournament with their stupendous show with wins over Canada and Pakistan, will look to make history on Friday (14) when they take on low-placed Ireland in their final match of Group…

Modi meets Sunak & other leaders on G7 summit sidelines

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi, who has embarked on his first foreign trip after taking oath for the third consecutive term over the weekend, met world leaders such as his British counterpart Rishi Sunak, French president Emmanuel Macron and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskky on the sidelines of the G7…

Afghanistan thrash PNG to make T20 WC Super 8; Kiwis…

AFGHANISTAN underlined their growing status as the dark horses of the 2024 T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Thursday to advance to the Super Eight phase of the competition and send New Zealand crashing out. Fazalhaq Farooqi added another three victims to his…

T20 World Cup: England hammer Oman to revive Super 8…

ENGLAND hammered Oman by eight wickets as the reigning champions revived their T20 World Cup campaign with a record-breaking win in Antigua on Thursday (13). Needing a heavy victory to bolster their net run-rate as they attempt to overhaul Scotland in the race to qualify for the second round, England…

Revenues rise for top Indian-owned firms in UK

AS talks on a UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) take a break following the 14th round of talks between the two sides earlier this year, recent findings from prominent business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP reveal that a remarkable number of Indian-owned businesses in the UK have witnessed…

Modi reaches Italy For G7 summit, to meet top leaders,…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (13) arrived in Apulia in southern India to take part in the Outreach Session of the G7 summit and hold bilateral talks with a number of world leaders on various issues on Friday (14). During his day-long visit, the Indian leader will be…

Kin of Indians killed in Kuwait fire grieve as bodies…

GRIEVING FAMILIES kept a solemn vigil in the terminal of an Indian airport Friday (14) as the bodies of dozens of migrant workers killed in a Kuwait building fire returned home. Wednesday's (12) dawn blaze quickly engulfed a housing block home to foreign labourers servicing the oil-rich gulf state's economy.…

India Business Briefs for June 13: Mercedes Benz to make…

HERE are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, June 13, 2024: German auto-major Mercedes Benz will make an investment of Rs 3,000 crore (£282 million) in the western state of Maharashtra, its Industries minister Uday Samant said on Thursday. In a post on X, Samant…

China’s Xi did not wish Modi over his poll win,…

WHILE several world leaders congratulated Indian prime minister Narendra Modi after he took oath for the third consecutive term, Chinese president Xi Jinping did not, unlike after the elections in 2019. This year, besides a greeting from the diplomatic circles, a brief congratulatory message came from Chinese premier Li Qiang…