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Religious Tourism Boom.

 1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (September 10, 2025) discussed with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni the proposed free trade agreement between India and the Europeanf Union (EU) and thanked her for the support to it.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-modi-speaks-to-italian-counterpart-meloni-discusses-eu-india-fta-ukraine-conflict/article70034164.ece/amp/

2.India hit back strongly at Switzerland at the United Nations after the country's representative raised concerns about thne treatment of minorities in India. The pushback came following Switzerland's suggestion to India on "protecting minorities".

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-switzerland-un-swiss-delegate-measures-to-protect-minorities-kshitij-tyagi-response-racism-101757552795054.html

3.Nepal has become the third country in India's immediate neighbourhood to see a violent uprising topple its government in recent years.Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned after more than 20 people died in clashes with police during anti-government demonstrations triggered by a social media ban.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xrqld50dko.amp

4.Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that India will soon finalize the second tranche of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Australia and expects to conclude an FTA with Oman in the coming weeks.

https://www.cnbctv18.com/economy/india-advances-free-trade-talks-with-australia-eyes-300-billion-foreign-investment-19670040.htm/amp

5.Group travel, short stays and last-minute bookings, these are the trends that define the popular religious tourism segment with pilgrimage travel emerging as one of the fast-growing segments of India’s travel and tourism industry.Accommodation bookings across 56 pilgrimage destinations grew by 19% in FY24-25," according to online travel company MakeMyTrip (MMT) which tracked for pilgrimage travel in 2024-2025. "

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/pilgrimage-tourism-boom-makemy-report-shows-19-growth-in-fy24-25-surge-in-premium-stays/amp_articleshow/123803019.cms

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