New Delhi. Jan 13;2023- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today noted that the emerging global environment offers new and diverse opportunities in areas such as digitization, energy, health care and agriculture. Mr Modi said that in order to seize these opportunities, public and private sector need to leverage synergies and think …
Read More »Budget Session of Parliament to commence from Jan 31; Union Budget to be presented on Feb 1
New Delhi’jan 13’2023-The Budget Session of Parliament will commence from the 31st of this month and the Union Budget is likely to be presented on the 1st of February. The session will start with an address by President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of both the Lok Sabha and …
Read More »Situation on China border ‘unpredictable’: Indian Army Chief
13-01-2023 Bureau Chief NEW DELHI/ BEIJING: The situation along the border with China is “stable but unpredictable”, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande said on Thursday. However, he assured that India has maintained adequate force deployment along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, and is “ready to deal …
Read More »White House confirms more classified files found at Biden’s home
13-01-2023 WASHINGTON: A “small number” of classified documents have been found at United States President Joe Biden’s residence in the state of Delaware, the White House has confirmed, saying the files were turned over to the Department of Justice. White House special counsel Richard Sauber said on Thursday that documents …
Read More »US judge who once made cigarettes in India
13-01-2023 HOUSTON: Last week, when Indian-origin lawyer Surendran K Pattel took the oath as a district judge in a US court, he made headlines back home because of his inspiring journey. Journalist Imran Qureshi tells the story of a man who went from making hand-rolled cigarettes in India to becoming …
Read More »Australia rules out state funeral for Cardinal Pell
13-01-2023 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ SYDNEY: Australian Cardinal George Pell – who was convicted then acquitted of child sex abuse – will not be offered a state funeral in his home state to avoid distress for victims of abuse, Victoria’s premier says. The former Vatican treasurer died on Tuesday aged 81. …
Read More »Collapsed crypto giant FTX recovers $5bn of assets
13-01-2023 NEW YORK: Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has located more than $5bn (£4.1bn) of assets, an attorney for the firm says. However, a US bankruptcy court was told on Wednesday that the extent of losses to customers is still not known. Prosecutors have accused FTX’s former chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried …
Read More »UAE names Oil Chief to lead COP28 climate talks
13-01-2023 DUBAI: The head of one of the world’s biggest oil companies has been named to lead the COP28 global climate talks in Dubai, later this year. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is currently the chief executive officer of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. He is also the minister for …
Read More »Second batch of classified Biden documents found
13-01-2023 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s aides have found a fresh batch of classified government records at a second location, in a growing political embarrassment for the White House. The first cache was found at a private office in Washington DC that Biden used after his vice-presidency. The matter is …
Read More »India top court says demonetization was legal
13-01-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: In the hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a shock announcement making 86 percent of India’s currency notes invalid on November 8, 2016, Mujammil Khan’s life changed at a pace he could not keep up with. Overnight, Khan’s livelihood as an …
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