India did not do trade agreements in a hurry or with a “gun to our head”, said Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on October 24, speaking at the Berlin Global Dialogue (BGD 2025) in Germany.
Author: Press Trust of India
New GBP 50,000 Children’s Booker Prize to celebrate fiction for ages 8–12
Supported by education charity AKO Foundation, at least 30,000 copies of the shortlisted and winning books will be gifted to ensure more children can own and read the world’s best fiction.
Seattle Storm set to hire Indian-origin Sonia Raman as head coach, make WNBA history
Raman, of Indian-origin, was an assistant with the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies for four years before coming to the New York Liberty this past season.
Trump’s Asia comeback: ASEAN Summit opens in Malaysia with focus on trade, security, Myanmar
The meeting serves as a curtain-raiser for the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit which starts on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, followed by two days of high-level engagements with key partners including China, Japan, India, Australia, Russia, South Korea and the US.
Singapore Police assure Assam CID of full cooperation in Zubeen Garg investigation
The Indian government had earlier invoked the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore, seeking cooperation in the investigation into the death of the singer in the Southeast Asian country.
Indian male nurse jailed, caned in Singapore for molesting hospital visitor
Elipe Siva Nagu, 34, molested a male visitor to the Raffles Hospital in June, after claiming that he wanted to “disinfect” the victim, The Straits Times reported.
Zubeen Garg case: Assam CID officers return from Singapore after probe into singer’s death
Two senior police officers, who had gone to Singapore to probe the death of singer Zubeen Garg, returned to Assam on Thursday, October 23, officials said. CID Special DGP Munna Prasad Gupta and Titabor Co-District SP Tarun Goel had gone to Singapore on Monday, October 20. “The team returned to Guwahati today. They visited all […]
Diwali celebrations turn costly as Indian-origin man charged under Singapore’s explosives law
The case came to notice after a video clip of the fireworks was posted online. The police confirmed at the time that a report had been lodged and investigations were underway, according to the report.
Indian astronomers find supermassive black holes can halt star formation in galaxies
Bengaluru-based IIA, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), traces its origins back to an observatory set up in 1786 in Madras, which in 1899, moved to Kodaikanal.
Trump reiterates claim that India will stop buying Russian oil by year-end
According to the US, India is helping Putin to finance the war through its purchase of Russian crude oil.
