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Venezuela, India in talks for long-term energy pacts

India and Venezuela Thursday discussed "forging an energy partnership" and entering into "long-term contracts" as Delcy Rodriguez, on her first trip to India after becoming Acting President of her country, held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Rodriguez took charge of Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro was abducted by US forces in a military operation in January this year.


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'India reliable partner': Putin blasts Western interference in Moscow-Delhi relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Moscow's strategic partnership with New Delhi and asserted that Western attempts to force India into scaling back its cooperation with Russia are futile and damaging to global stability.


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Agri Stack, e-Jagriti, Mahakumbh 2025 among winners of e-governance award

The union government on Thursday named 16 projects of the Central, state and local governments across the country as the winners of the National Awards for e-Governance. These include the Agriculture Ministry's platform for farmers, known as Agri Stack; the Consumer Affairs Ministry's e-Jagriti platform for filing complaints; and the Prayagraj Mela Authority's conduct of the Mahakumbh 2025.


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Kuki body opposes SIR in Manipur, flags exclusion of 59,000 displaced people

A top Kuki body has opposed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Manipur "under the prevailing circumstances", expressing concern over the status of thousands of people displaced by the conflict in the state.


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Jaishankar meets UK foreign Secу, underlines shared economic ambitions

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called the India-UK partnership as a "forward-looking highway" of "shared economic ambitions and high-technology", as he met the visiting British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Thursday.


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SC panel proposes ban on Al use to decide verdicts, judge bail risks

A complete ban on using artificial intelligence (AI) to decide judicial outcomes; restrictions on Al tools that predict or profile parties and witnesses; and a prohibition on undisclosed or unexplainable AI systems in court processes — these are among the draft regulations proposed by the Supreme Court AI Committee on the use of the technology in courts.


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Southwest monsoon hits Kerala, IMD forecasts heavy rainfall until June 7

The IMD on Thursday announced the onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala, marking the beginning of the four-month long season. The normal onset date is June 1, with a deviation of seven days. This year, the onset has been realised three days after the normal date, IMD said.


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This World Environment Day, let's broaden the conversation

World Environment Day is an occasion to reflect on the growing threat posed by climate change. Recent weather extremes in Delhi — from 43°C heat to torrential rain and sharp temperature swings within days — underscore the growing unpredictability of our climate. The planet has already warmed by more than 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels, and its impacts are being felt across the world.


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The junta in Myanmar is not a partner India needs

India received General Min Aung Hlaing with the honours of a head of state. He came to New Delhi seeking legitimacy, and he left after giving almost nothing in return. He repeated the assurance that Myanmar's territory would not be permitted to be used against India's security interests. That is a promise the junta has already broken by making common cause with anti-India insurgents to fight the people of Myanmar.


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No change in Iran's n-programme despite war: IAEA

The UN nuclear watchdog sent a report to member states on Thursday with no major changes to its assessment of Iran's nuclear programme, despite three months of US-Israeli war with the stated aim of preventing Iran from building an atomic bomb.


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ATF price under support scheme fixed at 10% over current levels

The fixed price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, under the Rs 10,000-crore price stabilisation fund scheme has been set at Rs 115 per litre, or Rs 1.15 lakh per kilolitre (kl), in Delhi by the public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs).


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Foxconn and Intel team up to build next-gen Al systems

Foxconn said Thursday it will work with US chipmaker Intel to jointly develop and deploy next-generation AI infrastructure and intelligent computing platforms in a move to capture booming demand for Al computing systems. Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, said in a statement that the partnership would combine Intel's chip technology with Foxconn's manufacturing and system-building expertise.


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Microfinance NPAs may edge up in FY27: CareEdge

Microfinance institutions' non-performing assets (NPAs) may witness a marginal increase in FY27 as lenders normalise their write-off policies, according to a report. The asset quality of microfinance institutions (MFIs) is expected to have witnessed improvement in FY26, with NPAs likely to have declined, according to the report by CareEdge Advisory.


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Old ties, new Nepal: What India needs to negotiate

India is used to dealing with the traditional, long-term actors and partners in Nepal's politics. PM Balen Shah, a first-time MP, is challenging the old norms. He has declared he will not meet officials and ministers below his rank, and will only meet heads of state.


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