Prime Minister Modi and President Trump are set for a high-stakes meeting to discuss trade, defence, and energy ties. The meeting will test their friendship and could reshape bilateral relations. PM Modi also greeted the Indian diaspora upon arriving at Blair House in Washington.

PM Modi's US visit: Defence deals dominate Modi-Trump talks

Three people have been killed in a fresh Russian attack on eastern & southern Ukraine. Russian troops advance towards the Dnipro region. Watch this report for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war | Kyiv: 3 people killed in a fresh Russian attack

PM Modi's US visit: Trump prepares broad tariffs order ahead of meeting with Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the Blair House in Washington. The Prime Minister held bilateral talks with US National Security Advisor, Michael Waltz, at the Blair House before meeting Elon Musk.

PM Modi's US Visit: Indian PM Modi Meets Tesla CEO Elon Musk At Blair House In Washington DC

Swiss State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Alexandre Fasel has said that his country is in the process of ratification of the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) trade pact between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries-Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. Speaking to WION's Sidhant Sibal in Delhi, the top Swiss diplomat said, " it is a very important agreement that has been signed. It is now in the process of ratification in Switzerland...we hope in the latter part of the year, or at the very latest, at the beginning of next year that this treaty can enter into force". 

The pact aims to reduce tariffs, boost trade, and promote investments between the regions. Under the pact, EFTA countries have committed to investing $100 billion in India over 15 years, with $50 billion expected within the first 10 years and another $50 billion in the next 5 years. India is Switzerland's fourth largest trading partner in Asia and the largest in South Asia.

The Swiss State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Alexandre Fasel is in Delhi for foreign office consultations with his Indian counterpart, secretary west Tanmay Lal. Talks focused on the situation in South Asia and Ukraine, multilateralism, Switzerland's experience in the Security Council, and Switzerland's work in the Human Rights Council.

Switzerland says it is process of ratification of key trade pact with India

President's Rule has been imposed in violence-hit Manipur days after Chief Minister Biren Singh resigned ahead of a no-confidence motion threat by the opposition Congress. Watch this report for more details!

India: President's rule imposed in Manipur four days after resignation of CM Biren Singh

Merger talks between Honda and Nissan have collapsed after the firms failed to agree on a multi-billion-dollar tie-up. Watch this report for more details!

Nissan-Honda multi-billion dollar merger collapses

A car drove into a crowd in the southern German city of Munich on Thursday, leaving several people injured. Watch this report for more details!

Germany: Afghan asylum seeker rams car into crowd in Munich

On Thursday, Hamas said it would release the next three Israeli hostages as planned in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, resolving a major dispute over the Gaza ceasefire deal.

Hamas commits to Gaza ceasefire deal after Israel threatens to resume war

In an experiment that called on people to decide which sex is more generous, it was found that women turned out to be 40% more generous than men.

Science confirms, women are more generous than men

Egg prices hit a record high as the U.S. contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak. The spike in egg prices in the US was the biggest since the nation's last bird flu outbreak in 2015. Watch this report for more details!

Why Americans are raising chickens in their backyard, egg crisis in US

Marriages in China plunged 20% to a record low in 2024 as young people resisted government efforts to convince them to settle down and have more babies. Watch this report for more details!

China's marriage rate plummets to record low

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