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WTO reform process should not undermine its basic principles: Goyal

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India Sunday said that WTO’s reform process should not dilute the basic principles of providing special and differential treatment to developing countries as well as consensus-based decision making.Speaking at a meeting of G20 trade ministers in Japan, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in the reform process of the World Trade Organization (WTO), concerns of all member countries must be accommodated.”India believes that the reform process should not undermine the WTO’s fundamental principles, namely, ‘Special and Differential Treatment’ (S&DT), consensus based decision making and objective of development,” he said.Goyal…

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Neville’s excitement for women’s World Cup wins over doubters

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Phil Neville lifted six Premier League titles and the Champions League in a decorated playing career, but has described the chance to lead England’s women into a World Cup as “the biggest and best thing” in his career to date.World Cups had eluded Neville until now. An 11-year international career reaped 59 caps and he played in three European Championships, but he missed out on making a World Cup squad on three different occasions.”England to me has always felt like unfinished business,” Neville told The Times.”The biggest disappointment of my…

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Post-election, US hopes Modi will have freer hand to pursue tough economic reforms

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The White House is hopeful that Narendra Modi in his second term as prime minister with a strong mandate will have a freer hand to pursue some of the tough economic reforms that will help create a more business-friendly environment, a senior official has said.His comments came as the US media on Friday reported that India could soon become the next target of President Donald Trump’s aggressive policy, including launching the so-called Section 301 investigation against India. “There’s concern that recent restrictions adopted by the Indian government on e-commerce and data…

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Karnataka cabinet expansion on June 12, says Kumaraswamy

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Expansion of the Karnataka cabinet would take place on June 12, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy announced Saturday, in a much expected move to quell growing dissent within the Congress-JD(S) coalition that threatens the stability of its government.Kumaraswamy made the announcement in a tweet after meeting Governor Vajubhai Vala, which comes after weeks of consultations between the chief minister and Congress leaders amid coalition worries compounded by the Lok Sabha poll rout.”Today, I met the honourable governor and requested him to give time for the cabinet expansion. He has fixed…

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Racism in cinema: Bollywood mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all

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Hrithik Roshan’s yet-to-be-released “Super 30” has walked right into Bollywood’s age-old debate on racism and class-caste stereotypes with the fair-skinned actor transitioning to tones of brown, apparently in keeping with his deglam role as a grassroots teacher from Bihar.The ‘colour coding’ is not new in formulaic cinema with numerous examples over the decades of Bollywood mistaking stereotyping with realism and using various shades of brown to portray those grappling with caste and class divides — remember Sunil Dutt as the angry young farmer in “Mother India” and, six decades later,…

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US leaves door open to China on trade talks at G20

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The United States is open to further negotiations with China on their ongoing trade battle but any potential deal will wait until the two leaders meet at the end of the month, Washington’s top finance official said Saturday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned that Washington would press on with tariffs if a deal could not be reached.”We were on the way to a historic deal. If they want to come back to the…

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12 Indians among 17 killed in tragic bus accident in Dubai

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Twelve Indians were among 17 people who were killed in a horrific road accident in Dubai when a bus, mostly with Eid vacationers coming from Oman, entered a restricted lane and rammed into a low-clearance sign, police and the Indian mission here said on Friday.Nine persons were also seriously injured when the driver of the bus coming from Oman’s capital Muscat to Dubai, wrongly entered a road not designated for buses towards Al Rashidiya metro station here on Thursday evening.Dubai Police authorities said that there are still some unidentified bodies…

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Nadal hands Federer worst Slam loss in 11 years to reach 12th French Open final

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Defending champion Rafael Nadal powered past Roger Federer in the French Open semi-finals on Friday, to move within one victory of a record-extending 12th Roland Garros title after handing his oldest rival his worst Grand Slam defeat in 11 years.The 33-year-old produced a masterful performance to get past Federer 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the last four on Court Philippe Chatrier and set up a final clash with either world number one Novak Djokovic or Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem on Sunday.It will be Nadal’s 12th appearance in the championship match,…

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‘Straight pride’ group removes Brad Pitt as mascot after actor’s threatens it with legal action

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The organisers of Boston’s straight pride has removed the pictures of Hollywood star Brad Pitt, hours after the actor threatened to sue them.The group, Super Happy Fun America, are planning to hold a pride parade for heterosexuals in August. It claims to advocate on “behalf of the straight community” and describes straight people as “an oppressed majority”.The parade is intended as a counter-event to the LGBTQ celebrations that have been held in honour of Pride this June.The group were using the actor’s name and image to promote the event, with…

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Jaishankar discusses key elements of ties with Bhutan’s top leadership

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Bhutan’s top leadership, including Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, and discussed important elements of the bilateral ties with emphasis on development partnership and cooperation in the hydropower sector.Jaishankar is in the Buddhist kingdom on a two-day visit, his first overseas trip after assuming charge of the Ministry of External Affairs.He also conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings during his talks with Prime Minister Tshering.Following the meeting, Prime Minister Tshering appreciated Jaishankar’s visit to Bhutan soon after assuming the office.”H.E. @DrSJaishankar, Minister for External…

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