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November 19, 2024 11:45 AM

Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial

Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city's once feisty democracy movement and drawn criticism from the U.S. and other countries. A ...

November 19, 2024 4:36 PM

PM Modi to become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Guyana in 56 years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Guyana on Tuesday, becoming the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the South American nation in 56 years. India's High Commissioner to Guyana, Amit S. Telang, highlighted the significance of the visit, sayin...

November 19, 2024 12:31 PM

Britain-India free trade talks will launch in 2025; will seek ‘new strategic partnership’: Starmer

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced the relaunch of the stalled talks for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India and said Britain will also seek a “new strategic partnership”. After his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

November 19, 2024 9:12 AM

Asian stocks rise, dollar weak as US yields tick down

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday while U.S. bond yields and the dollar hung back from multi-month highs as traders awaited President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet selection and sought to gauge the outlook for Federal Reserve easing. Tech shares advanced,...

November 19, 2024 8:58 AM

EAM Jaishankar meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on G20 sidelines in Brazil

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The two leaders reviewed recent progress in disengagement efforts in Ladakh and discussed the next steps in strengtheni...

November 19, 2024 9:27 AM

Firmly focused on the 2047 roadmap, PM Modi and Macron solidify Indo-French strategic partnership

Working jointly towards the completion of several key Indo-French goals all the way to 2047, the centenary year of India's Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held extensive discussions on the sidelines of ...

November 19, 2024 9:28 AM

Macron to Meloni, PM Modi holds crucial meetings with world leaders during Rio G20 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of significant bilateral meetings with several world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, on the sidelines of the 19th G20 S...

November 19, 2024 3:32 AM

PM Modi holds bilateral meetings with global leaders on the sidelines of G20 Summit in Brazil

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of bilateral meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the 19th G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, focusing on enhancing cooperation in key areas such as defence, trade, security, and technology. On Monday...

November 19, 2024 2:56 AM

PM Modi holds bilateral meetings with Indonesia and Portugal at G20 Summit in Brazil

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held key bilateral meetings with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Brazil. The discussions focused on enhancing cooperation ...

November 19, 2024 2:25 AM

PM Modi highlights India’s efforts to combat poverty and hunger at G20 Summit in Brazil

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his address at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro, emphasized India's significant strides in fighting poverty and hunger, revealing that the country has successfully lifted 250 million people out of poverty...

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