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Published – April 27, 2026 05:49 pm IST
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay sign the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, in New Delhi on April 27, 2026. Picture: X/@PiyushGoyal
India and New Zealand on Monday (April 27, 2026) inked a free trade agreement, aimed at boosting two-way commerce and investments. The pact was signed by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and visiting New Zealand’s Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay.
Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday (April 27, 2026), accepted the merger of seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday (April 27, 2026) approved the creation of five new districts in the Union Territory, fulfilling the long-pending demand of the people of the region.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday (April 27, 2026) welcomed seven Aam Aadmi Party MPs into the Bharatiya Janata Party, after Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan approved their merger. Welcoming the MPs into what he described as the “nation-building” fold under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr. Rijiju also took a swipe at the Opposition INDIA bloc, calling it the “Tukde-Tukde INDI Alliance.”
The Madras High Court on Monday (April 27, 2026) dismissed a new writ petition seeking an inquiry into the assets declared by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay, while filing his nomination papers from the Perambur Assembly constituency for the elections held this year.
Vedanta Power on Monday (April 27, 2026) said it has completed the disbursement of compensation to the families of those killed and injured in the explosion at their power plant in Chhattisgarh on April 14. The incident left 25 people dead and several persons injured even as the company management and chairman Anil Agarwal are facing a probe in a police case of causing death due to negligence.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday (April 27, 2026) said that central forces would remain deployed in West Bengal for at least seven more days after the assembly elections. Mr. Shah was addressing a gathering after leading a road show in Behala, where voting will take place in the second and final phase on April 29.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, arrived at the Vatican on Monday (April 27, 2026) for an audience with Pope Leo XIV, making her first foreign visit since being installed as the first woman leader of the Church of England and spiritual leader of millions of Anglicans around the world.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Monday (April 27, 2026) rejected Lebanon’s planned direct negotiations with Israel, calling them a “grave sin” that will destabilise Lebanon. Lebanon and Israel’s U.S. ambassadors held two meetings in Washington over the past weeks, the first of their kind in decades.
Iran is offering to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz without addressing its nuclear programme, two regional officials with knowledge of the proposal said on Monday (April 27, 2026), as the country’s Foreign Minister made a visit to Russia, which he said was an opportunity to consult with Moscow regarding the war against Israel and the United States.
Published – April 27, 2026 05:49 pm IST
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