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September 15, 2026 8:17 AM

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India and Canada begin next round of talks on proposed trade pact

India and Canada have begun the fourth round of negotiations for the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in New Delhi, as both sides seek to boost bilateral trade to 50 billion US dollars by 2030. The five-day talks, which began yesterday, will continue until September 18 an...

September 15, 2026 7:01 AM

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US analyst calls India’s hosting of BRICS Summit a success

US-based analyst Michael Kugelman has described India’s hosting of the 18th BRICS Summit as a success, saying the substantive New Delhi Declaration reflects New Delhi’s ability to build consensus among countries with differing views.   Michael Kugelman, a Senior Fellow for South Asia at the Atl...

September 15, 2026 7:08 AM

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US, Iran make conflicting claims on El Gaia attack near Oman coast

The United States and Iran are disputing each other’s accounts over an attack on the Panama-flagged oil tanker El Gaia off the coast of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.  Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, in a statement carried by Iranian media, says the tanker hit naval mine while trying to pass through w...

September 14, 2026 10:26 PM

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India approves 18-hour power supply to flood-hit Nepal till December 31

The Government has approved the export of power for 18 hours a day to the Nepal Electricity Authority till the 31st of December this year. The Ministry of Power said the approval has been given for to six hundred megawatts of export through the Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar line and to 54 megawatts through ...

September 14, 2026 5:51 PM

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Thousands gather for first-ever Ganga Aarti on banks of River Thames

Thousands gathered on the banks of the River Thames in London yesterday for the city’s first-ever Ganga Aarti – a traditional Hindu ceremony of light, prayer and thanksgiving. The ceremony, held in Greenwich, was organised by Chinmaya Mission UK in collaboration with the annual Totally Thames festiv...

September 14, 2026 2:20 PM

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Houthi rebels capture strategic islands in southern Red Sea

Yemen's Houthi rebels captured more strategic islands in the southern Red Sea. According to Yemeni government officials and a Houthi spokesperson, the rebels deployed fighters on the islands of Greater Hanish and Lesser Hanish 160 kilometres north of Bab el-Mandeb Strait.   The Houthis took ove...