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The Hindu
National
Agriculture Ministry to be renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare: Seven decade-old Agriculture Ministry will be renamed as ‘Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Ministry’ with a view to take care of the farming community’s needs as well as the personal problems faced by them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday.
International
Iran gives U.N. watchdog information about past nuclear activities: Alongside the July 14 agreement to curb its nuclear programme in exchange for easing sanctions, Iran signed a deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to resolve outstanding questions about the possible military dimensions (PMD) of its past nuclear activities.
Business
DoT panel report protects telco revenues: With a DoT panel siding to protect telecom firms’ domestic call revenues, over-the-top players such as WhatsApp will have to tweak their business models by introducing paid calling services over the Internet, says credit rating firm Ind Ra.
Opinion-`Editorial
The clincher that was the n-deal: Today, as the nation enters its 69th year, it may not be out of place, hence, to make a comparison with similar situations faced by two ancient civilisations — India and Iran — and the different outcomes that resulted from those situations. In July this year, Iran and the P5+1 countries (the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, China and Germany) reached a nuclear agreement, ending a period of ostracism and sanctions of the West toward Iran. July also marked the 10th anniversary of the iconicIndia-U.S. civil nuclear deal.
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