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Kolkata will soon see a turning point in India’s defence calendar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi opening the Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) later this week. The senior-most command of the Army, Navy, and Air Force will join the top Ministry of Defence bureaucrats for a high-profile gathering to discuss critical issues defining India’s security paradigm.

In a spacious hall in New Delhi, pens glided over paper and hands were tightly clasped as India and Israel celebrated a new phase in their economic narrative. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her Israeli counterpart Bezalel Smotrich moved closer to sign the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) — an agreement designed to encourage companies on both sides to explore opportunities beyond their borders. 

Counting of votes in the vice-presidential election began at 6 p.m. on Tuesday (September 9, 2025) after over 98% of MPs exercised their franchise in the contest between NDA nominee C.P. Radhakrishnan and joint opposition candidate B. Sudershan Reddy.