India, US to sign first bilateral trade agreement very soon: Piyush Goyal

IANS | June 1, 2026 4:23 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India and the United States are set to sign their first bilateral trade agreement (BTA) very soon, with most discussions already concluded and only a few issues remaining to be addressed, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said on Monday.

PM Modi reaffirms India's readiness to support peace and dialogue in Myanmar

IANS | June 1, 2026 3:35 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India and Myanmar on Monday decided to advance bilateral ties and collaborate further in areas of trade, investment, connectivity, development partnership, capacity building, security and border management. In the extensive discussions held at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing agreed to further deepen the bilateral ties between both neighbouring nations.

"Attack on TMC MPs scripted," says brother of slain BJP worker; questions 2021 post-poll violence

IANS | June 1, 2026 2:56 PM

Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Biswajit Sarkar, the brother of BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar, who was killed during the post-poll violence that followed the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, has alleged that the recent attacks on Trinamool Congress MPs Abhishek Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee were scripted. He also questioned the then silence of TMC leadership when similar "cycle of violence" rocked West Bengal, leading to his brother's killing.