Seoul, March 12 (IANS) South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is set to depart for the United States on Thursday to promote South Korea’s bid to host a UN hub and meet with senior US officials, possibly including Vice President JD Vance.Kim’s weeklong trip, which will also take him to Geneva, Switzerland, comes as the government is bidding to host the tentatively named “UN AI hub,” an initiative aimed at bringing together UN bodies, and South Korea’s private and public sectors to produce AI-ba…
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Washington, March 12 (IANS) The United States has launched a trade investigation into structural excess manufacturing capacity across 16 economies. The list includes major exporters such as China and the European Union, as well as manufacturing hubs in Asia and emerging economies such as India, Bangladesh, and Cambodia.The USTR investigations will examine whether persistent trade surpluses and unused industrial capacity in these economies distort global markets and affect US manufacturing.The ec…
Washington, March 12 (IANS) The United States has launched a sweeping trade investigation targeting India and 15 other economies over alleged excess industrial capacity in manufacturing sectors, a move that could eventually lead to tariffs or other trade measures. The probe, announced by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday (local time), will examine whether policies in the listed economies unfairly boost production and exports and restrict US commerce.Speaking on a press call, Gr…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) has completed two years since its signing, with the government on Tuesday highlighted that the pact is strengthening cooperation in trade, investment, services and technology.The agreement, which came into effect on October 1, 2025, is expected to deepen India’s economic ties with the EFTA member countries — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland …
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Sibi George, Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), held a meeting with visiting Swiss State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alexandre Fasel on the sidelines of the 11th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on Friday with discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation across various sectors. During the meeting, George and Fasel also discussed regional and global developments.”Secretary (West) Ambassador Sibi George met Swiss State Secretary of For…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) In fresh action against illegal online betting platform 1xBet, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached the movable and immovable assets valued at Rs 18.10 crore, an official said on Monday.With the latest seizure of accused’s properties, the total value of assets attached in the case now stands at Rs 37.23 crore, the ED official said in a statement.In December, the ED attached movable and immovable assets worth Rs 7.93 crore belonging to cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Ro…
Pune, Feb 25 (IANS) Hometown hero Manas Dhamne continued his fine form at the Maha Open ATP Challenger 75 men’s tennis Championship, storming into the men’s singles quarterfinals at the Shiv Chhatrapati Kreeda Sankul, Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Stadium on Wednesday. Unseeded players Duje Ajduković of Croatia, Alastair Gray of Great Britain, and sixth seeded Italian Federico Cina were the other players from the top half to make the last eight stage.Indian wildcard Manas Dhamne thrilled the home cr…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Second seed Rei Sakamoto of Japan will clash with fifth seed Oliver Crawford of Great Britain in the men’s singles semifinals at the 2026 ATP Delhi Open, while two unseeded players will contest the other semifinal.In the doubles draw, the top two seeded teams, Siddhanth Banthia (India)/Alexander Donski (Bulgaria) and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (India)/Pruchya Isaro (Thailand), also advanced to the semi-finals. The ATP Challenger 75 event, now in its sixth edition, is bein…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) India and Liechtenstein on Friday agreed to deepen cooperation – particularly in high-value manufacturing, advanced technologies, and innovation-driven sectors – during a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prince Alois, the Hereditary Prince of Principality of Liechtenstein, on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit 2026 being held at New Delhi. “Met HSH Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein in Delhi earlier today. Discussed the strong potential of econom…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a hectic, action-packed day on Thursday, handling a series of events at the India AI summit. The schedule was kicked off with the inauguration ceremony, followed by his participation in the world leaders’ plenary, after which he held several bilateral meetings with various heads of state. The evening saw him plunge into a marathon brainstorming session with the CEOs of global tech giants, including Google.During his inaugural …