The talks assume significance as MVA is yet to declare a seat-sharing formula and candidates for the first phase, apparently due to overlapping claims on certain seats. With consensus eluding Maha Vikas Aghadi on an agreeable seat-sharing formula for Lok Sabha polls, NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar on Monday met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief… Continue reading LS elections: Amid MVA seat-sharing talks, Sharad Pawar meets Uddhav | Lok Sabha Elections News
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FTA talks with South African bloc may begin after new govt takes over | Economy & Policy News
Premium Illustration: Ajay Mohanty Discussions for a free-trade agreement (FTA) between India and the five-member South African Customs Union (SACU) nations may begin after the new government takes over in June, two people aware of the matter said. The customs union includes South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini. After the Lok… Continue reading FTA talks with South African bloc may begin after new govt takes over | Economy & Policy News
High-level India-EU meetings this month to boost FTA talks, says official
High-level meetings between India and the European Union (EU) will be held this month to take stock of the progress of talks on the proposed free trade agreement, according to an official. “The EU officials are coming for the G20 trade ministers meeting this month in Jaipur. There is a high-level meeting at… Continue reading High-level India-EU meetings this month to boost FTA talks, says official
NSA Ajit Doval in Jeddah for Saudi Arabia hosted Ukraine peace talks
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has arrived in Jeddah to participate in a summit of national security advisers and other officials being hosted Saudi Arabia on Saturday to discuss the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Doval was welcomed at the Jeddah Airport by Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Suhel Khan and Consul General Mohammed Shahid… Continue reading NSA Ajit Doval in Jeddah for Saudi Arabia hosted Ukraine peace talks
12th round of India, UK free trade agreement talks to begin from August 7
As India and the UK are close to concluding negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA), chief negotiators of both countries will hold the 12th round of talks from August 7 here, an official said. Both sides are looking at concluding the talks before the end of the year. The main… Continue reading 12th round of India, UK free trade agreement talks to begin from August 7
Manipal Group chairman Ranjan Pai in talks to invest in Byju’s-owned Aakash
Manipal Group Chairman Ranjan Pai is in early discussions to invest in Byju’s-owned Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL). According to sources in the know, Byju’s founder and Chief Executive Officer Byju Raveendran, who owns a 30 per cent stake in Aakash, is expected to partially offload his holding to Pai for $80-90 million… Continue reading Manipal Group chairman Ranjan Pai in talks to invest in Byju’s-owned Aakash
Pat McAfee talks Larry Nassar joke tweet, apologizes ‘if some people took that in a different way and spun it’
Pat McAfee addressed a joke he made about Michigan State’s football uniforms by referencing disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar. McAfee talked about the snide tweet on his show Monday. He is set to move his show to ESPN in the near future. “Hey, listen, I don’t want to say it, because, you know, there is… Continue reading Pat McAfee talks Larry Nassar joke tweet, apologizes ‘if some people took that in a different way and spun it’
Paul Pierce talks racy video that led to ESPN dismissal: ‘We all make some mistakes’
Paul Pierce recently opened up about his split with ESPN more than two years after he was let go when he posted a video on social media of himself smoking what appeared to be marijuana while strippers were massaging him in the background. Pierce talked about the ordeal in an episode of “Stars on Mars.”… Continue reading Paul Pierce talks racy video that led to ESPN dismissal: ‘We all make some mistakes’
Will hold talks with other nations to resolve Rohingya crisis: EU official
The European Union assured that they will hold conversations with other countries about what needs to be done to resolve the Rohingya crisis, reported Dhaka Tribune. Eamon Gilmore, European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights spent a full day in Cox’s Bazar and met the Rohingyas who fled from Myanmar over the past… Continue reading Will hold talks with other nations to resolve Rohingya crisis: EU official
Many chipmakers in talks for India plant: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Several semiconductor manufacturers have shown interest in building a chip-making plant in the country, after US-based memory chip producer Micron Technology announced plans to set up a factory in Gujarat, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, minister of state for Electronics and IT, told Business Standard in an interview here. He said a few big players in… Continue reading Many chipmakers in talks for India plant: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar