US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the United States and the European Union have reached a new trade framework. The announcement came after Trump met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Turnberry, Scotland. Under the new framework, a 15% tariff will be applied to EU goods entering the US. In return,…
NEW DELHI: The Indian defence establishment has finalised a comprehensive stringent framework to ensure that drones being acquired from domestic private sector companies do not have Chinese components and electronics in them.The mechanism, with the requisite technical verification and evaluation methodologies, will be implemented in a couple of months to further strengthen the level of…
In a sign of progress in the ongoing trade dialogue, the United States and China have reached a framework agreement on implementing previous commitments, officials from both sides confirmed Tuesday. The deal follows two days of intense negotiations and builds upon the understanding reached during President Donald Trump’s June 5 phone call with President Xi…
Israel announced on Sunday that it was immediately halting the entry of all goods and humanitarian assistance into Gaza, trying to strong-arm Hamas into accepting a temporary extension of the cease-fire in the enclave — a move that disrupts the existing, agreed-upon framework for negotiating a permanent end to the war and puts the fate…
UGC Overhauls PG Curriculum: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has unveiled a transformative curriculum and credit framework for postgraduate (PG) programmes as part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. These changes are designed to modernise India’s higher education landscape, introducing flexible structures and interdisciplinary learning opportunities to prepare students for evolving professional and academic…