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May 16, 2025 1:34 PM May 16, 2025 1:34 PM

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India’s exports jump 12.7% to $73.8 billion in April despite global headwinds

India's total exports of goods and services registered a robust 12.7 per cent growth, reaching at 73.80 billion dollar mark in April 2025, as compared with the corresponding figure of 65.48 billion dollars during the same month last year, despite the global economic uncertainties triggered by the US...

May 16, 2025 2:01 PM May 16, 2025 2:01 PM

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Trade bodies to boycott all ties with Turkiye and Azerbaijan

Over 125 top trade leaders from across the country have decided to boycott all forms of trade and commercial engagement with Turkiye and Azerbaijan, including travel and tourism. The decision was taken at a National Conference of Trade Leaders convened by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT...

May 16, 2025 1:58 PM May 16, 2025 1:58 PM

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WHO declare polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea

The World Health Organisation has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and called for an immediate vaccination campaign. According to media reports, samples of the highly infectious virus were found in healthy children during a routine screening in Lae, a coastal city in the country's north...

May 16, 2025 1:47 PM May 16, 2025 1:47 PM

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President Murmu, PM Modi extend greetings on Sikkim’s 50th Statehood Day

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have extended their greetings to the people of Sikkim on their Statehood Day. In a social media post, President Murmu wrote, Sikkim is widely admired for its boundless natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, and warmth of its people. The Pres...

May 16, 2025 11:53 AM May 16, 2025 11:53 AM

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HM Amit Shah congratulates ITBP for summiting Mount Makalu

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has congratulated the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on summiting Mount Makalu, which is the fifth-highest peak in the world. In a social media post, Mr Shah said, the ITBP personnel unfurled the Tiranga at the peak of the mountain and carried out a cleanliness drive...

May 16, 2025 11:35 AM May 16, 2025 11:35 AM

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Operation Sindoor: Akashteer leads AI-driven strikes on terror launch pads

The way the Indian Armed Forces struck terror launch pads and military targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Operation Sindoor, has attracted global attention.  With the killing of over 100 terrorists and neutralising Pakistan’s escalation,  the country’s new age Air Defence E...

May 16, 2025 8:24 AM May 16, 2025 8:24 AM

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Bharat Pavilion inaugurated at Cannes Film Festival in France

India made a strong presence at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival with the inauguration of the Bharat Pavilion, reaffirming the country’s commitment to promoting its cinema on the global stage. The Pavilion promotes Indian cinema globally and fosters international collaborations.