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South Africa Airways Extends Flight Service to Mauritius
Chinedu Eze In line with repositioning itself as a network carrier promoting routes beyond Johannesburg, South African Airways (SAA) has added Mauritius to its destination. The airline recently organized a networking lunch with top CEOs of the...

Ethiopia Keen to Further Strengthen Its Long-standing, Multifaceted Ties with Comoros: President Taye Atske Selassie
Addis Ababa, July 6, 2025 (ENA) --- Ethiopian President Taye Atske Selassie underscored that efforts will be made to further strengthen the long-standing and multifaceted relations between Ethiopia and Comoros. Today, Comoros celebrated 50th...

Sports News | Vidya Pillai Clinches Heyball Gold in Commonwealth Billiards Tourney
Balaclava (Mauritius), Jul 8 (PTI) Seasoned Indian cueist Vidya Pillai held her nerve to win the Heyball gold medal at the inaugural Commonwealth Billiards Championships here on Sunday. The 47-year-old, a former World champion in 6-Red Snooker,...

Business podcast boosts Sharjah’s investment appeal across industries
The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) continues through its “Business Impact” Podcast, a flagship initiative launched earlier this year during the Sharjah Real Estate Exhibition “ACRES 2025”, to highlight the emirate’s significance...

Trade agreements struck earlier have taught India how to raise its game
India’s trade policy is undergoing a significant transformation. Free trade agreements (FTAs) are increasingly being leveraged as a tool to boost exports, attract foreign investment and improve industrial competitiveness. For decades, India had...

Notore Chemical Industries Delists From NGX
Notore Chemical Industries Plc has delisted its entire issued share capital from the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) following a court-approved Scheme of Arrangement with its minority shareholders. The NGX in its weekly report said, “We refer to our...

Negotiating from strength: Goyal on trade deal with US
With the Congress criticising the BJP-led NDA government over the proposed trade deal with the US, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India “negotiates from a position of strength and doesn’t operate under external deadlines”. He also...

Business News | We Negotiate Keeping National Interest in Mind, Not Under Deadlines: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that India does not negotiate under deadlines and does so from a position of strength. Goyal said the government holds discussions keeping national...

Fig trees may benefit climate by turning carbon dioxide into stone
Fig trees may be especially good at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere Raimund Linke/mauritius images GmbH/Alamy Some fig trees can convert surprisingly large amounts of carbon dioxide into stone, ensuring that the carbon remains in the...

LORD ASHCROFT: Humiliating U-turns. Broken promises. A Prime Minister deemed so weak that he can't even control his own party. As Sir Keir Starmer marks his first anniversary, voters issue their damning verdict
As Labour limps to the end of its first year in office, the marks are in and the verdict is brutal. My latest poll finds that based on what they have seen so far, nearly four in ten voters would give Keir Starmer an F for 'fail'. Among the rest,...

‘Siddaramaiah must clarify': Minister Piyush Goyal slams Karnataka CM over vaccine remarks
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Saturday lashed out at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, accusing him and the Congress of belittling India’s scientific community and pharmaceutical sector. Goyal’s rebuttal came in response...

Mauritius: South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) Member States Strengthened Regional Cooperation For Sustainable Tuna Fisheries Management
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Working Party on Collaboration and Cooperation in Tuna Fisheries (WPCCTF) from the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC), met in Mauritius to continue its work on strengthening regional cooperation for the...

President Taye Arrives in Moroni to Attend Comoros’s 50th Anniversary of Independence Day
Addis Ababa, July, 5, 2025 (ENA)—Ethiopia's President Taye Atske Selassie has arrived in Moroni, Comoros, to take part in the 50th anniversary celebrations of the country’s Independence Day. Up on arrival his arrival at Prince Said Ibrahim...

India negotiates from position of strength, not under deadlines: Piyush Goyal on US trade deal after Congress jab
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India negotiates from a position of strength and not under deadlines. He accused the Congress of "negotiating and signing agreements that were not in the national interest" during the UPA...

We negotiate from position of strength, not under deadlines: Goyal on US trade deal
Bengaluru, Jul 5 (PTI) With the Congress mocking the BJP-led NDA government over the proposed trade deal with the US, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India negotiates from a position of strength and not under deadlines. He also...

‘We Negotiate From Position of Strength, Not Under Deadlines’: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on India-US Trade Deal After Congress Jab
Bengaluru, July 5: With the Congress mocking the BJP-led NDA government over the proposed trade deal with the US, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India negotiates from a position of strength and not under deadlines. He also accused...

Mauritius: The Paradise You Didn’t Know You Were Missing
The dramatic coastline of Mauritius from Maconde Viewpoint, where volcanic peaks meet pristine lagoons. Photo by Pooja Amritkar A week-long trip to Mauritius, I imagined myself lounging on the beach with a cocktail in hand and taking the...

India does not negotiate under deadlines: Piyush Goyal on US trade talks
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India negotiates from a position of strength and not under deadlines. He accused the Congress of "negotiating and signing agreements that were not in the national interest" during the UPA...

We negotiate from position of strength, not under deadlines: Piyush Goyal on U.S. trade deal after Congress jab
Union Minister Piyush Goyal. File photo: @PiyushGoyal via X With the Congress mocking the BJP-led NDA government over the proposed trade deal with the U.S., Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday (July 5, 2025) said India negotiates from a...

India negotiates from position of strength, not under deadlines: Minister Goyal
Bengaluru Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India negotiates from a position of strength and not under deadlines. He accused the Congress of "negotiating and signing agreements that were not in the national interest" during the...