Bratislava, June 16 (IANS) In a landmark moment for bilateral relations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Slovak capital on Monday for the first-ever visit by an Indian head of government since Slovakia’s independence in 1993, a historic trip that saw the two nations sign multiple agreements, including a key defence pact. MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George said that upon his arrival, invited by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, PM Modi was received with full diplomatic honours. “The …
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Bratislava, June 16 (IANS) In a landmark diplomatic achievement, India and Slovakia have elevated their bilateral relationship to the status of a “Comprehensive Partnership,” with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic visit to Bratislava will provide renewed momentum to cooperation across diverse sectors. The elevation of ties came during the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Slovakia since the country’s independence in 1993. …
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Deepak and Poonam emerged as the lone Indian winners on the opening day of the Boxing World Cup (Stage 2) in China, advancing to the next round of their respective categories, while seven other Indian boxers suffered defeats.Competing in the women’s 54kg category, Poonam registered a convincing 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan’s Aziza Yokubova in the preliminary round of 32 to move ahead in the competition. Deepak joined her in the next round after producing an equally domin…
Bratislava, June 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Slovak President Peter Pellegrini on Monday discussed diverse subjects during their talks at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava. “Today’s talks with President Pellegrini covered diverse subjects such as closer ties in manufacturing, transport, innovation and investment linkages, energy, biofuels and more. There is also immense scope to cooperate in the field of digital technology. We also talked about deepening people-to-people l…
Bratislava, June 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Slovak President Peter Pellegrini witnessed a yoga demonstration in Bratislava on Monday, during the PM’s visit to the Central European nation. Ahead of the International Day of Yoga on June 21, a Yoga camp was organised at the presidential palace of Slovakia. Slovakian youth practised Yoga in the presence of PM Modi and President Pellagrini as both leaders held a meeting at the palace.”A truly historic day for Slovakia! Honored to we…
London, June 15 (IANS) While the Khalistani extremist movement has been eradicated from India’s Punjab state, it continues to survive among some overseas communities, sustained by nostalgic narratives, misleading information, and support from Pakistan-based actors.For decades, Pakistan has used proxy groups against India, backing militants and continuing to fuel separatist sentiment as part of a broader strategy to create unrest in the neighbourhood, a report has stated.“Conflating mainstream …
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Industry leaders from Slovakia on Monday expressed strong confidence in India’s economic trajectory and reform agenda under the vision of Viksit Bharat, signaling their intent to expand investments, forge technology partnerships, and deepen business engagement with Indian enterprises.The sentiment emerged during an interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico with leading Slovak business executives representing sectors such as r…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) There is ample stock of fertiliser available in India to meet the needs of the country’s farmers, as the country’s stocks are currently at around 195.79 LMT against a projected total requirement re-assessed by the Agriculture Ministry at 383.9 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) for the entire kharif season of 2026, the government said on Monday.This represents an unprecedented advance availability of over 51 per cent, far exceeding the traditional buffer standard of 33 per ce…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) India’s headline inflation is likely to average 5.6 per cent in fiscal 2027 and a bigger rate hike than 50 bps is not to be expected, a report said on Monday.As energy and El Niño shocks push food and fuel prices higher, the Reserve Bank of India may only undertake a shallow rate hiking cycle with two rate hikes over Q3CY26 and Q4CY26, taking the repo rate to 5.75 per cent, the report from HSBC Global Investment Research said.”We are not forecasting a bigger rate hik…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Malta-flagged LNG carrier DISHA, managed by a Shipping Corporation of India-led consortium, safely transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday with a cargo of 62,370 metric tonnes of LNG bound for Dahej in Gujarat, and is likely to reach India on June 18, according to an update issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways. The Ministry, through the Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping), remains in continuous coordination with the Ministry of Externa…