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WTO breaks a 7-year negotiating drought, agrees on all issues including fisheries subsidies
For the first time subsides on overfishing, deep sea fishing and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing were addressed through the proposed pact.
16th Presidential Polls: After Sharad Pawar’s refusal, will Gopalkrishna Gandhi emerge as Opposition’s consensus pick?
He has also served as India’s High Commissioner to South Africa and Sri Lanka. Gandhi, who is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and C Rajagopalachari, was the consensus opposition candidate for the post of Vice President of India in 2017 but had lost to M Venkaiah Naidu in the election.
Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle among 2026 FIFA World Cup sites
The U.S. selections included none of the nine stadiums used at the 1994 World Cup. The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and Orlando's Camping World Stadium were the only ones remaining in contention, and they were among the sites dropped in the final round.
US to provide India alternatives on security issues, step up partnership: White House adviser
"We need to help provide India with alternatives on the security side that means not only the United States providing capabilities but partners like Great Britain, France and Israel. We are working with other countries to support India so it has a broader set of choices when it comes to security and defense," said the White House official.