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25 Apr

India-EU to paunch trade & technology council

editor0 CommentsInternationalPM Narendra Modi, Ursula von der Leyen

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen today agreed to launch an India-EU Trade and Technology Council at their meeting in New Delhi. This strategic coordination mechanism will allow both partners to tackle challenges at the nexus of trade, trusted technology and security, and thus deepen cooperation in these fields between India and the EU. The Trade and Technology Council will provide the political steer and the necessary structure to operationalise political decisions, coordinate technical work, and report to the political level to ensure implementation and follow-up in areas that are important for…

22 Apr

Shanghai extends Covid-19 lockdown as death toll rises to 36

editor0 CommentsInternationalCovid 19, Shanghai

Shanghai has extended the Covid-19 lockdown to April 26, amid reports of growing public resentment as the eastern metropolis of 26 million reported 11 more deaths on Thursday. China on Thursday reported 2,119 locally transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases, of which 1,931 were reported in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission. Shanghai has added 17,629 new cases in the previous 24 hours, 4.7 per cent fewer than a day earlier, according to data released on Friday, taking the city's cumulative cases since March 1 to 443,500. Thursday also saw 11 deaths from Covid-19, all in Shanghai, bringing the mainland's death…

19 Apr

Biggest risk of cryptocurrency could be money laundering, its use for financing terror: Nirmala Sitharaman

editor0 CommentsEconomyNirmala Sitharaman

Amidst the pioneering fintech revolution, the biggest risk of cryptocurrency could be money laundering and its use for financing terror, said Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman. In her address at a seminar during the ongoing spring meet of the International Monetary Fund, Sitharaman said: “I think the biggest risk for all countries across the board will be the money laundering aspect and also the aspect of currency being used for financing terror.” Regulation using technology will have to be so adept, that it has to be not behind the curve, but be sure that it is on the top…

04 Apr

PM Modi likely to visit Assam on April 28 to inaugurate Cancer Hospital

editor0 CommentsAssamPM modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Assam on April 28 to inaugurate the newly built Cancer Hospital in Dibrugarh, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The Chief Minister inspected the newly constructed building of the Cancer Hospital at Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh on Sunday along with various Ministers and held a discussion on various topics including the inauguration of the newly built Cancer Hospital. Speaking to the reporters here, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “PM Modi will inaugurate the cancer hospital at AMCH Dibrugarh on April 28 and six other cancer hospitals in Assam will be…

30 Mar

Russian Foreign Minister to visit India amid conflict with Ukraine

editor0 CommentsInternationalrussia, ukraine

Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to India from 31 March -1 April. During the visit, Lavrov is expected to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval. It is not clear if he would also call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His talks with the Indian side will focus on the global geopolitical situation in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. India has adopted a neutral stand on the ongoing conflict. While abstaining from voting against Russia at the UN, New Delhi has…

28 Mar

7 injured in low intensity bomb bast in Bihar’s Lakhisarai

editor0 CommentsAccidentBihar’s Lakhisarai

At least seven persons received minor injuries when a low intensity bomb exploded in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district. Sushil Kumar, SP of Lakhisarai, confirmed the incident. He said, “The bomb was kept in a plastic bag and was placed in the back yard of a house which belongs to a person named Lutan Rajak. After the plastic bag was discovered from the place, one of the minor boys opened it while six other persons of a family were standing nearby. The bomb exploded soon after the youth opened the bag.” “The intensity of the bomb was low and 7 persons sustained…

15 Mar

Russian shelling hits high-rise building in Kiev

editor0 CommentsInternationalKiev, ukraine

Russian shelling hit a 10-storey apartment building in Kiev, leaving one person injured, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said. According to the State Emergency Service, fire erupted on the first through the fifth floors of the building located in the capital city’s the Podil neighbourhood. The fire was extinguished 6.51 a.m. and the injured person has been hospitalised. In another shelling also on Tuesday morning, a two-storey house was hit on Sadova Street in the Osokorky neighbourhood, causing a fire. No victims or injuries were reported in the second shelling. Meanwhile air raid sirens have gone off in Kyiev, as well…

14 Mar

S. Jaishankar to make a statement on the Ukraine-Russia war in the Rajya Sabha

editor0 CommentsInternationalUkraine-Russia war

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will make a statement on the Ukraine-Russia war in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu told the Upper House that Minister Jaishankar will give a statement on the conflict. Naidu also lauded the efforts of the union and state governments for rising to the occasion to evacuate the Indian students. TDP MP K. Ravindra Kumar said that as safety and security of the students are ensured, now the government should take necessary steps to secure their future by consulting all the stakeholders. BJD MP Dr Amar Patnaik suggested reserving two to five…