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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced a green strategic partnership to strengthen cooperation in technology and trade. The announcement was overshadowed by a tense exchange between India's Ministry of External Affairs and Norwegian journalists after Modi skipped questions from the press, drawing criticism from opposition leader Rahul Gandhi.
The US Department of Justice dropped criminal fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani; shares of Adani Group companies rallied by up to 3%.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit India for Quad talks and NATO discussions, while Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi in September.
A Delhi court rejected Umar Khalid's bail plea to care for his ailing mother, calling it 'not reasonable'.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tribute to Ho Chi Minh during a visit to Vietnam.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary