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Iran MPs present bill on Strait of Hormuz: Security Committee Chief
Tehran envisages itself as overseeing the strait and wishes to impose fees on transiting vessels — a demand Washington has strongly rejected. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s parliament has begun work on a bill on the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the security committee said on Tuesday (July 14, 2026), as fighting flared…
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Is the undocumented migrant counted?
Can India’s official statistics detect large-scale undocumented migration? Undocumented migrants may evade law, but can they evade the Census? If millions of them are living in India, they must appear somewhere in the country’s official statistics. Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju told Parliament that “As per available inputs, there are around 20 million…
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‘Most ambitious and aspirational FTAs’: India-U.K. trade deal set to come into force on July 15
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and Double Contribution Convention (DCC) that are set to come into force on July 15 are a “gold standard” and one of the “most ambitious and aspirational free trade agreements” signed by India, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Tuesday (July 14, 2026). He added that the…
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MEA summons Iranian deputy envoy, after Indian national killed in attack on ship
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal speaks during a media briefing, in New Delhi on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI After an Indian national was killed and 10 others were injured, including two seriously, in Iranian attacks on two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday (July 14, 2026), Ministry of External…
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Amid wrangle, LDF lays groundwork for CPI-CPI(M) detente over Kerala Deputy Opposition Leader post
LDF convenor T.P. Ramakrishnan’s high-profile visit at the M.N. Smarakam, the CPI’s State headquarters, seemed to signal that the CPI(M) was willing to revisit the dispute | Photo Credit: K Ragesh The Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Tuesday appeared to lay the groundwork to assuage the Communist Party of India (CPI), which has increasingly been…
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India bans the import of goods made using forced labour, even as U.S. investigation is pending
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The government of India has issued a notification banning the import of goods manufactured using forced labour, a significant step towards clearing the path towards the signing of an interim trade agreement with the U.S. The U.S. is currently in the process of releasing its final decision on…