‘Trade deal to provide huge opportunities’: Piyush Goyal ahead of India-New Zealand FTA signing

Union minister Piyush Goyal Agra: The free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand, scheduled to be signed on Monday, will provide huge opportunities for domestic firms, including leather exporters from the city of the Taj Mahal, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Sunday. Goyal is here with the visiting New Zealand’s trade and investment…

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Four held for gay sextortion in Varachha | Surat News

Surat: Varachha police arrested four persons for allegedly extorting money using a “gay app trapping” modus operandi. The accused would lure the victim by proposing a relationship and then assault and threaten him to extract money. Police said the accused have five older cases registered against them.According to police, the complainant, an embroidery artisan working…

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Showers and sunshine tame India’s emissions

CHENNAI: India’s carbon emissions have, for once, paused. In 2025, the country’s carbon dioxide output edged down, breaking a decades-long trend of steady increases. This is also the first time on record that emissions have fallen during normal economic conditions. Previous declines were seen only during exceptional disruptions, such as the 2020 pandemic and the…

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2006 Malegaon blast case: Bombay high court allows accused to appeal against NIA court order of framing charges

Bombay High Court has permitted four individuals accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts to challenge charges under the UAPA and other offenses MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Wednesday allowed appeals filed by four accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case to challenge the charge framed against them under the stringent anti-terror law UAPA (Unlawful Activities…

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