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New Delhi: Gross FDI coming into India stood at $25.2 billion in Q1 FY26, compared with $22.8 billion in Q1 FY25, representing a robust double-digit growth of 10.5 per cent over the same quarter of the previous year, and if this trend is maintained in the coming quarters, it would result in annual gross FDI inflows of around $100 billion, according to the Finance Ministry’s monthly review released on Friday.  There are notable improvements in equity inflows, while the incidence of repatriations remains broadly at the same level as in Q1 FY25. As a result, net FDI inflows stood at…

Black liberation activist and American fugitive Assata Shakur, who escaped to Cuba more than 45 years ago after she was convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, died in Havana, the government announced Friday. She was 78.Shakur, who changed her name from Joanne Chesimard, died Thursday from health ailments and advanced age, according to a short statement released by the Cuban Foreign Ministry. “Words cannot describe the depth of loss that I am feeling at this time. I want to thank you for your loving prayers,” her daughter Kakuya Shakur wrote in a Facebook post.Shakur was involved in a…

Labour has restored the party whip to the former shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, and the Poplar and Limehouse MP Apsana Begum, 14 months after they lost it for rebelling over the two-child benefit cap, the Guardian understands.The pair had the whip reinstated after a conversation on Friday with Jonathan Reynolds, who became Labour’s chief whip in a reshuffle earlier this month.The pair were among seven MPs to lose the whip in July last year for supporting an amendment to the king’s speech, tabled by the SNP, calling for an end to the cap, which has been blamed for a rise…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Transportation Department is making major changes to eligibility requirements for non-domiciled commercial learner’s permits (CLPs) and commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). This comes amid an ongoing audit carried out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).Under the new rules, non-citizens will not be able to get a non-domiciled CDL unless they meet a stricter set of requirements, which include an employment-based visa. The department is also instituting “a mandatory federal immigration status check using the SAVE system.”Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the move on Friday and said that what his department…

NEW DELHI: In a significant development, natural gas has been found in the Andaman basin, confirming the long-held belief that the Andaman Sea is rich in natural gas, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday.  The minister informed about the occurrence of natural gas in the Sri Vijayapuram 2 well at a distance of 9.20 NM (17 km) from the shoreline on the east coast of the Andaman Islands at a water depth of 295 metres and target depth of 2,650 metres. “An ocean of energy opportunities opens up in the Andaman Sea,” said the minister in a…

A young British soccer player, once in the Arsenal academy, died on Thursday after suffering “a significant brain injury” during a match over the weekend, his club announced.Chichester City FC’s Billy Vigar, 21, was severely injured this past Saturday during the club’s match at Wingate & Finchley FC.“After sustaining a significant brain injury last Saturday, Billy Vigar was put in an induced coma. On Tuesday he needed an operation to aid any chances of recovery,” according to a Chichester City FC statement.”Although this helped, the injury proved too much for him and he passed away on Thursday morning.” Chichester City…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said Friday that “I think we have a deal” on ending the Israel-Hamas war.”It’s looking like we have a deal on Gaza, and we’ll let you know. I think it’s a deal that will get the hostages back. It’s going to be a deal that will end the war,” Trump told reporters while departing the White House.”It’s going to be peace,” the president added. “I think we have a deal.”Trump unveiled a 21-point initiative to end the Gaza war during meetings with Arab leaders on the sidelines of the…

Money, money, money brings politicians down time and again. People expect corrupting cash from the Tories, with their last cabinet of zillionaires umbilically linked to finance of every kind, but voters expect better from Labour. The first painful dent in the moral armour of Keir Starmer’s cabinet was the revelation of freebies he and others accepted in clothes, glasses and tickets. There was a chance then to get on the front foot, using that minor but shabby embarrassment to declare a great clean-up of the sewage inflow of influence on politics from mega donations. But No 10 missed it.The dispute…

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has launched the all-new CB350C Special Edition, adding a refreshed version to its 350 cc retro-classic lineup. The motorcycle has already entered the booking phase, with deliveries scheduled to begin in the first week of October 2025. It will be available through Honda’s premium BigWing dealerships at a price of Rs 2.01 lakh (ex-showroom). The CB350C Special Edition is a rebranded version of the CB350, introduced with minor upgrades to give the motorcycle a fresh and distinctive look. The most visible change is the new “Special Edition” sticker on the fuel tank, along with…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make his case to the world Friday, addressing an international community from which his country faces mounting pressure and isolation over its devastating assault on Gaza.The Israeli leader took an unusual route to his annual speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with his flight path appearing to avoid countries that could enforce an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. Netanyahu’s office said that his speech would be broadcast through loudspeakers across Israel’s border with the besieged Palestinian enclave.He is also expected to meet with President Donald Trump,…