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India, France agree to double bilateral trade in 5 years, bolster tech and innovation ties

IANS | June 14, 2026 9:14 PM

Nice/New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday agreed to set up a high-level mechanism to double trade between the two countries within five years, and also shared concrete ideas to strengthen and diversify bilateral ties in the fields of economic growth, technology and talent mobility, according to a joint statement issued after the summit between the two leaders at Nice in France.

India-France Atal Tinkering Lab Bridge to boost innovation via school labs

IANS | June 14, 2026 9:07 PM

Nice/New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) In a bid to deepen innovation-led cooperation between India and France, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and La Fondation Dassault Systèmes have established the India–France Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) Bridge to enable collaboration among young innovators in both countries, it was announced on Sunday.

DG Shipping directs firms to restrict deployment of Indian seafarers in Gulf zone

IANS | June 14, 2026 8:47 PM

Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has advised shipping companies as well as maritime recruitment and placement agencies to restrict deployment of Indian seafarers to in the Middle East conflict areas until further orders, days after three Indian seafarers onboard MT Settebello were killed after the US military strike on the commercial vessel off the Oman coast.

Acharya Prashant returns home after addressing UK Parliament, Oxford and Cambridge; accorded grand welcome in Delhi

IANS | June 14, 2026 8:26 PM

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Philosopher Acharya Prashant returned to India on Sunday after a landmark leg of his United Kingdom tour that took him to the platforms of Oxford University, Cambridge and the UK Parliament, where he placed the teachings of Vedanta and Indian Philosophy at the centre of global discourse on some of the defining questions of our times.

From close Mamata aide to critic, Sudip Bandyopadhyay walks the path again

IANS | June 14, 2026 8:08 PM

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s sudden arrival in the national capital and his open rebellion against party leadership is making headlines since he has been known as a close confidante of party Chairperson Mamata Banerjee and a staunch supporter of his leader in Parliament for decades.

Organised crime crackdown in Egypt benefitting China: Report

IANS | June 14, 2026 7:22 PM

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) According to Dr. Nadia Helmy's report published in Modern Diplomacy, Chinese intelligence and security agencies view the crackdown on influence thuggery and the arrest of Sabry Nakhnoukh by Egyptian security forces in June 2026 as a significant step in ensuring the stability of Chinese investments.

Mamata aide-turned-rebel Sudip Bandyopadhyay wants her as their 'advisor'

IANS | June 14, 2026 6:50 PM

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) After Trinamool Congress rebel MLAs urged Mamata Banerjee to join them as advisor, senior Trinamool Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, who recently extended his support to breakaway MPs, reiterated the same message for his leader on Sunday.

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