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India-US trade deal: ‘Close to making a deal with India,’ says Donald Trump; US President releases tariff letters for countries

India-US trade deal: ‘Close to making a deal with India,’ says Donald Trump; US President releases tariff letters for countries

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the States was “close to making a deal with India” as he released tariff letters to various trading partners, informing them of the reciprocal tariff rates that would be effective from August 1, 2025. “We are close to making a deal with India. We’ve made…

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India’s education faces challenges in SDG-4 targets despite gains in access, gender parity | India News

India’s education faces challenges in SDG-4 targets despite gains in access, gender parity | India News

NEW DELHI: India’s education system continues to struggle with critical gaps in foundational literacy and numeracy, teacher training and financing, even as it shows consistent gains in gender parity, school completion rates and digital infrastructure. As per the 2025 Unesco SDG 4 scorecard, the country remains off-track in upper secondary and tertiary participation, lags behind…

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Tainted candidates can’t apply for school jobs, rules Calcutta HC | India News

Tainted candidates can’t apply for school jobs, rules Calcutta HC | India News

KOLKATA: Candidates specified as tainted in the 2016 Bengal’s School Service Commission (SSC) panel (hirings) will not be allowed to participate in a fresh school recruitment process for 35,726 vacancies, Calcutta high court held Monday and directed SSC to cancel applications by such candidates. SSC had earlier submitted a list of ‘tainted candidates’ before the…

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21 years after private firm staffer’s death, kin to get his PF post 15-year legal battle | India News

21 years after private firm staffer’s death, kin to get his PF post 15-year legal battle | India News

AHMEDABAD: Around 21 years after the death of private firm employee, Sureshchandra, his wife Varsha Shukla and their son Vikrant will receive his Provident Fund (PF), following a 15-year-long legal battle.Sureshchandra’s other wife, Hinarani, and daughter Vilaspati had objected to Varsha’s PF claim. Last week, city civil court granted a succession certificate to Varsha and…

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Food to fashion: Companies see demand recovery signs

Food to fashion: Companies see demand recovery signs

Representative AI-generated images MUMBAI: Consumers spent on packaged goods, beauty, fashion, and jewellery in the June quarter, indicating some revival in demand that had been dragged down by sluggish urban consumption, even though early rains and geopolitical tensions capped growth, quarterly updates published by companies showed.Dabur said the FMCG sector saw a sequential recovery in…

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