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Starmer to visit India on Oct 8-9; trade, defence relations in focus

Hindustan Times Amritsar

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October 05, 2025

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit India next week to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review bilateral relations and to drive business and economic relations, the external affairs ministry said on Saturday.

- Rezaul H Laskar

Starmer to visit India on Oct 8-9; trade, defence relations in focus

Starmer will travel to India during October 8-9 for his first official visit to the country against the backdrop of widespread churn on the global stage due to the policies of the US administration.

The two PMs will meet in Mumbai on October 9 to assess the progress in different aspects of the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership in line with “Vision 2035”, a focused and time-bound 10-year roadmap of programmes and initiatives.

This roadmap includes key pillars such as trade and investment, defence and security, technology and innovation, climate and energy, health, education and people-to-people relations.

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Day after poll bugle, seat talks turn tense

Both major alliances in Bihar scrambled on Tuesday to put finishing touches on their seat-sharing arrangements for next month's elections to the 243-seat state assembly with a series of meetings even as last-minute demands by smaller allies in both camps threatened to scupper negotiations and prolong talks.

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Pak may buy air-to-air missiles from US amid improvement in ties

Pakistan is likely to receive the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Airto-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) from the US, amid improvement in ties between the two countries, a media report said on Tuesday.

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All firecrackers pollute & harm

A green firecracker is a chimera; legalising it will compromise the fight against pollution

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10-nation grouping opposes foreign military infra in Af

A group of 10 nations, including India, China and Russia, on Tuesday opposed efforts by countries to \"deploy their military infrastructure in Afghanistan\" against the backdrop of calls by US President Donald Trump for the Taliban regime to hand over the strategic Bagram airbase.

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Modi recalls 24 yrs as head of govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped into his 25th year of public office on Tuesday with a message on social media, recalling the October morning in 2001 when he took the oath as Gujarat's chief minister for the first time.

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Israel strikes Gaza as Trump says ‘real chance’ of peace

Hamas said on war's second anniversary that it's serious about Gaza truce deal, but conditions remain

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One-time ally asks Prez to resign in a shock call

{ FRANCE } ESCALATING POLITICAL CRISIS

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Don't cross ‘Lakshman rekha’, VP tells parties

Lawmakers have right to speak, but we “should not cross the Lakshman rekha”, Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan said on Tuesday as he sought the support of leaders of various political parties to ensure smooth functioning of the Rajya Sabha.

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October 08, 2025

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SC notice to Assam BJP on posts 'vilifying' Muslims

THE APPLICATION FILED IN A PIL SAID THAT THE VIDEO, VIEWED 4.6 MILLION TIMES, PRESENTS A 'FALSE NARRATIVE' DEPICTING A MUSLIM TAKEOVER OF ASSAM IF THE BJP LOSES POWER

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October 08, 2025

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Modi, Rahul brace for face-off on poll grounds

As the Bihar assembly elections draw near, the state has turned into a battleground for country’s two leading political faces— Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Both leaders have made multiple visits to Bihar this year, intensifying efforts to woo voters ahead of the polls.

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October 08, 2025

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