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Strategic partners India and Thailand set to chart future-oriented, mutually-beneficial path

Strategic partners India and Thailand set to chart future-oriented, mutually-beneficial path

Bangkok, April 4 (IANS) Elevating existing bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership, India and Thailand will work on strengthening the existing mechanisms of defence cooperation, as well as to promote further collaboration between the defence sectors of the two countries, with particular emphasis on defence technology, defence industry, research, training, exchanges, exercises and capacity building including by establishing appropriate mechanisms.

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Future of Indian startups robust despite trade tariff challenges: Founders

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All India Sufi Board Peer Adil welcomes Waqf Bill, urges Muslims not to be misled

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People eager to welcome 'Vishwaguru' PM Modi to Sri Lanka

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Brass statue of Sarnath Buddha and brocade silk shawl from Varanasi: PM Modi's stunning gifts for Thai royalty

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Veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee remembers his late friend Manoj Kumar

Veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee remembers his late friend Manoj Kumar

Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee remembered his late friend, Manoj Kumar as he left for a heavenly abode on Friday at the age of 87.

Pooja Hegde on female actors being typecast

Pooja Hegde on female actors being typecast

Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Southern beauty Pooja Hegde opened up about having no inhibitions on auditioning.

Man Utd ‘in a rush’ to return to the top of English football: Amorim

Man Utd ‘in a rush’ to return to the top of English football: Amorim

Manchester, April 4 (IANS) Head coach Ruben Amorim has said that Manchester United are "in a rush" to regain their place at the top table of English football.

IPL 2025: Akash Deep returns, Rohit misses out as MI elect to bowl first against LSG

IPL 2025: Akash Deep returns, Rohit misses out as MI elect to bowl first against LSG

Lucknow, April 4 (IANS) Rohit Sharma misses out for five-time champions Mumbai Indians as captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants, who have included Akash Deep, in match 16 of IPL 2025 at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday.

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Veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee remembers his late friend Manoj Kumar

Veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee remembers his late friend Manoj Kumar

Pooja Hegde on female actors being typecast

Pooja Hegde on female actors being typecast

Man Utd ‘in a rush’ to return to the top of English football: Amorim

Man Utd ‘in a rush’ to return to the top of English football: Amorim

IPL 2025: Akash Deep returns, Rohit misses out as MI elect to bowl first against LSG

IPL 2025: Akash Deep returns, Rohit misses out as MI elect to bowl first against LSG

Brass statue of Sarnath Buddha and brocade silk shawl from Varanasi: PM Modi's stunning gifts for Thai royalty

Brass statue of Sarnath Buddha and brocade silk shawl from Varanasi: PM Modi's stunning gifts for Thai royalty

Adani Invitational Golf: Saptak Talwar bags maiden title with thrilling win on home turf

Adani Invitational Golf: Saptak Talwar bags maiden title with thrilling win on home turf

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Brass statue of Sarnath Buddha and brocade silk shawl from Varanasi: PM Modi's stunning gifts for Thai royalty

Brass statue of Sarnath Buddha and brocade silk shawl from Varanasi: PM Modi's stunning gifts for Thai royalty

Bangkok, April 4 (IANS) In a stunning representation of Buddhist spirituality and Indian craftsmanship, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana of Thailand a unique brass statue of Sarnath Buddha in 'dhyan mudra' along with a brocade silk shawl from Varanasi during the royal audience on Friday at the Dusit Palace in Bangkok.

PM Modi urges Bangladesh's Yunus to avoid rhetoric, protect minorities

PM Modi urges Bangladesh's Yunus to avoid rhetoric, protect minorities

Bangkok, April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday raised the issue of safety and security of minorities in Bangladesh, including Hindus, during his meeting with Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of the interim government in Bangladesh, held on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok.

Ruling parties in Pakistan divided over Indus canal project

Ruling parties in Pakistan divided over Indus canal project

Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) In a growing political fissure, the ruling coalition partners of the Pakistani government, Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), clashed with each other on the issue of the Indus River canal project.

PM Modi offers UPI link to BIMSTEC nations as booster shot for trade, tourism

PM Modi offers UPI link to BIMSTEC nations as booster shot for trade, tourism

Bangkok, April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday proposed linking India's UPI with the payment systems of the BIMSTEC member nations in an initiative to strengthen trade, industry and tourism in the regional grouping.

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Man Utd ‘in a rush’ to return to the top of English football: Amorim

Man Utd ‘in a rush’ to return to the top of English football: Amorim

IPL 2025: Akash Deep returns, Rohit misses out as MI elect to bowl first against LSG

IPL 2025: Akash Deep returns, Rohit misses out as MI elect to bowl first against LSG

Adani Invitational Golf: Saptak Talwar bags maiden title with thrilling win on home turf

Adani Invitational Golf: Saptak Talwar bags maiden title with thrilling win on home turf

‘It would be impossible to imagine Man City’s success without De Bruyne’: Pep Guardiola

‘It would be impossible to imagine Man City’s success without De Bruyne’: Pep Guardiola

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Vijaya Diagnostic shares slip over 2 pc amid broader market correction

Vijaya Diagnostic shares slip further amid broader market correction

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Limited’s stock came under pressure on Friday as part of the broader market correction, ending the day lower by Rs 26.15 apiece or 2.7 per cent at Rs 944.55 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Sensex tanks 930 points as Trump tariffs rattle global markets

Sensex, Nifty tank as Trump tariffs rattle global markets

Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Indian stock markets on Friday ended in the red for the second day in a row, as investors turned cautious after US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs announcement.

PM Modi offers UPI link to BIMSTEC nations as booster shot for trade, tourism

PM Modi offers UPI link to BIMSTEC nations as booster shot for trade, tourism

Bangkok, April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday proposed linking India's UPI with the payment systems of the BIMSTEC member nations in an initiative to strengthen trade, industry and tourism in the regional grouping.

Roll up your sleeves: Zoho's Sridhar Vembu to deep tech innovators

Roll up your sleeves: Zoho's Sridhar Vembu tells deep tech innovators

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Enterprise cloud software major Zoho's Founder Sridhar Vembu on Friday voiced strong support for a shift towards deep tech innovation in India, urging engineers and startups to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and focus on building real technological capabilities.

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Vijaya Diagnostic shares slip further amid broader market correction

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Limited’s stock came under pressure on Friday as part of the broader market correction, ending the day lower by Rs 26.15 apiece or 2.7 per cent at Rs 944.55 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Direct impact of US tariffs on Indian sectors will largely be neutral: Report

Direct impact of US tariffs on Indian sectors will largely be neutral: Report

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The expected direct impact of US reciprocal tariffs would vary in nature for the sectors in India, with no impact on pharmaceuticals since they are exempt from reciprocal tariffs for now, a report said on Friday.

South Korea eyes major investments in India in coming years: Envoy

South Korea eyes major investments in India in coming years: Envoy

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) South Korea is looking to double or even triple its investments and business activities in India in the coming years, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to India, Lee Seong-ho, said on Friday.