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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health, in New Delhi yesterday. In a social media post, the Prime Minister said that they discussed how India’s Digital Public Infrastructure-led revolution is making financial services more accessible and affordable, enhancing ‘Ease of Living,’ and empowering people at scale. He added that India remains committed to sharing its experience with partner countries across the world.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement will act as a force multiplier to support the global economy. Addressing the India Global Forum (IGF) UK-India Week in London today, Mr Goyal said a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom is the most comprehensive agreement that India has entered into so far. The minister reached the UK on a three-day visit to review the preparedness of both countries for the implementation of the India-UK Comprehensive…

From Our Correspondent Kochi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday grilled T. Veena, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan, for nearly 10 hours at its zonal office here in connection with the ongoing money laundering investigation into alleged fictitious transactions between Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) and her now-defunct One Person Company, Exalogic Solutions Pvt Ltd. Veena arrived at the ED office around 10:30 am. Her husband, Beypore MLA P.A.…

Uttar Pradesh government has taken action in the alleged Ram Temple donation anomaly case in Ayodhya and arrested 3 persons. ADG Lucknow Zone Praveen Kumar told Aakashvani News that 3 persons have been arrested. He said that an FIR has been registered at Ayodhya Police Station on the complaint of Krishna Mohan, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. The case has been registered under Sections 306, 316(5), and 317(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). A total of eight people have been named as accused…

From Our Correspondent Thiruvananthapuram: Indian Railways, the public carrier built to connect and serve millions of ordinary citizens, has once again placed its own infrastructure timetable above the daily lives of the very people it exists to facilitate. In yet another instance of what has become an all-too-familiar routine, several essential passenger and express trains have been fully cancelled for multiple days due to yard remodelling works at Tirunelveli Junction. The disruptions, effective from today (26…

From Our Business Desk West Bengal stands as one of India’s foremost agricultural powerhouses. Blessed with fertile alluvial soils, abundant water resources, and a strategic location stretching from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south, the state features six distinct agro-climatic zones. This diversity supports an extraordinary range of crops and allied activities. Agriculture remains the backbone of its rural economy, sustaining millions of livelihoods, particularly among small and marginal…

Mumbai : DE-CIX India, the leading carrier and data center-neutral Internet Exchange (IX) operator, today announced the extension of its interconnection services to Equinix MB3, the company’s fourth International Business ExchangeTM (IBX®) data center in Mumbai. This expansion marks another strategic milestone in DE-CIX India’s mission to strengthen India’s digital infrastructure by enabling richer, more resilient, and highly accessible interconnection across the country’s most critical connectivity hubs. With DE-CIX…