Agartala, July 10 (IANS) The two-day ‘Destination Tripura Business Conclave 2026’ concluded with significant success, attracting investment proposals worth approximately Rs 1,21,303 crore, according to preliminary estimates. The Industries and Commerce Department officials said that participating investors expressed interest in investing across various sectors by signing more than 342 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and Letters of Intent (LoIs).Around 2,000 investors from within and outside th…
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New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India’s defence prowess during Operation Sindoor at the ‘Melbourne meets Modi’ event, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA government hailed his address while asserting that due to the country’s efforts towards building its defence infrastructure “other nations are signing defence deals with us today”.Speaking to IANS, BJP National Spokesperson R.P. Singh said: “We have destroyed terror infrastructures there (in…
Taipei, July 10 (IANS) India’s Pukhraj Singh Gill fired three consistent rounds of 3-under 69 each to finish a tidy Tied-19th in the Ever Glory ADT Open on the Asian Development Tour.The Ludhiana star, who won the IGPL Order of Merit in India in 2025, has been focussing on earning his way into the Asian Tour via the Asian Development Tour.With 69-69-69 he totalled 9-under 204 and was Tied-19th. Gill, who plays for the Honer Homes Gurugram on the IGPL, is now sixth on the Merit Llist and stands…
London, July 6 (IANS) Jasmine Paolini of Italy ended Alexandra Eala’s dream run at Wimbledon 2026 with a hard-fought 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory in the Ladies’ Singles fourth round on Monday, booking her place in the quarterfinals after surviving a spirited challenge from the trailblazing Filipino on a sweltering Centre Court.The 13th seed, who had been uncertain to play at the All England Club due to a foot injury, defeated the first player from the Philippines to reach the fourth round of a Grand Sl…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) China would face huge economic costs due to the disruption of trade if it blockades or invades Taiwan, according to a report by a Washington think tank.The report, published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies titled Troubled Straits: Analyzing Trade Chokepoints in the South China Sea, states, “Military action by China that disrupts the Taiwan Strait could harm China’s economy even more severely than a disruption of the Malacca Strait.”It highlights t…
Agartala, July 5 (IANS) Tripura is aiming to attract investment proposals worth nearly Rs 1 lakh crore across key sectors during the two-day Destination Tripura Business Conclave-2026, which is scheduled to begin on July 9, Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Sunday. Ahead of the flagship event, the Chief Minister chaired a high-level review meeting at the Hapania International Fair Ground auditorium and directed officials to ensure the successful conduct of the conclave, which is being organised …
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Falling global crude oil prices are giving the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and several other Asian central banks greater flexibility to focus on supporting economic growth, as lower energy costs ease inflationary pressures and improve external balances, according to Standard Chartered’s Weekly Market View report.The bank said the decline in oil prices is providing “disinflationary relief” across much of Asia, reducing the urgency for policymakers to keep interest rates e…
London, July 4 (IANS) Alexandra Eala’s remarkable rise reached another milestone on Saturday as the Filipina stunned defending champion Iga Swiatek in straight sets to storm into the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time.The 21-year-old, seeded 29th, delivered a fearless display on Centre Court to defeat the third seed 7-6(9), 6-2, overcoming two set points in a gripping opening-set tiebreak before taking complete control of the contest.The victory makes Eala the first player from the Phi…
Seoul, July 4 (IANS) Two suspects accused of running large-scale illegal online gambling networks have been extradited from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to South Korea in a joint international operation, authorities said on Saturday. One suspect allegedly ran an overseas gambling site worth 4.8 trillion won (US$3.14 billion) based in Southeast Asia and laundered criminal proceeds while evading arrest for 12 years across multiple countries, including the Philippines, Malaysia and Cambodia, acco…
Washington, July 3 (IANS) A Chinese national and lawful permanent resident of the United States has been indicted on federal charges of allegedly operating an international sex trafficking network that recruited women from several Asian countries to work in residential brothels in the Boston area, US prosecutors announced.Federal prosecutors said Zengzeng Liu, also known as “Bella,” 40, of Flushing, New York, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on one count of knowingly persuading an …