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[ad_1] Discussions are under way between Russia and India regarding a potential meet this year between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to Pavan Kapoor, India’s ambassador to Moscow, “There are high-level discussions going on.” [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Joe Kaeser delivers a speech during the Siemens Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on February 3, 2021 in Munich, Germany.Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe results of two state elections in Germany sent “a clear message” to Berlin that the government needs “to get their act together,” Joe Kaeser, chairman of the Supervisory Board at Siemens Energy, told CNBC.”While I believe there is a lot of good intent obviously to make the economy work … The execution I think is something which has potential for improvement,” Kaeser, the former CEO of Siemens, said in an interview with CNBC’s Annette…

[ad_1] A site of the accident after three bogies of North East Express derailed near Raghunathpur railway station in Bihar’s Buxar district, Wednesday evening, Oct. 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI ‘Operation Ajay’ set to evacuate Indian nationals from IsraelIndia is putting in place a major operation to evacuate its citizens who wish to return from conflict-hit Israel. Announcing the initiative late on Wednesday, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said special chartered flights are being arranged. Bihar train accident | 4 dead, more than 60 injured as North East Superfast Express derails in BuxarFour persons were killed and over 60 injured when…

[ad_1] The downsizing of Canadian missions in India is not complete yet with both countries still discussing the modalities of the exercise and Ottawa apparently not keen on ensuring parity in diplomatic presence that New Delhi is seeking. The Indian government didn’t deny reports on Wednesday from Canada that some of its diplomats may have overstayed, despite New Delhi threatening to revoke their diplomatic immunity.A report in Financial Times from Washington also quoted sources to say that foreign minister S Jaishankar had a “secret” meeting with his counterpart Melanie Joly in the US capital last month to discuss the standoff…

[ad_1] Women dress in graduation gowns at the West Kowloon Cultural District in front of the Hong Kong Skyline in Hong Kong (Photo by Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets rose as investors looked ahead to key U.S. consumer inflation data, which will inform the Federal Reserve’s rate decision in its policy meeting beginning Oct. 31.In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.31%.In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened 1% higher, with shares of Uniqlo-owner Fast Retailing up nearly 1% ahead of its full-year earnings report due later in the day.South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.75% at the…

[ad_1] TORONTO: An immigration tribunal in Canada has ruled that a Sikh man who “housed and fed Khalistani militants in India” should be allowed into the North American country as he did so “mostly out of necessity” and fear of retribution, a media report said. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) had argued that Indian citizen Kamaljit Ram is ineligible to come to Canada as the immigration law prohibits individuals who engaged in or instigated the “subversion by force of any government”. Ram had told CBSA that he sheltered and fed armed Sikh militants at his farm in India on-and-off…

[ad_1] The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved three Memoranda of Understanding with France, Trinidad and Tobago, and Papua New Guinea in digital technology. The pacts were signed with France’s Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty; Papua New Guinea’s Department of Information and Communications Technology; and Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Digital Transformation Technology.The memorandum with France furthers the countries’ stated cooperation goals, such as 2019’s Indo-French Roadmap on Cybersecurity and Digital Technology, and the two countries’ participation in the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence. The MoU is valid for three years, the Government said.The MoUs with the…

[ad_1] Biden tells Iranians: ‘Be careful’President Joe Biden said his administration warned Iran to be careful after Hamas’ attacks on Israel.After listing aid the United States is sending to Israel, Biden added: “And made it clear to the Iranians: Be careful.”The president made the remarks at a roundtable of Jewish leaders at the White House Wednesday afternoon.Sources tell NBC News that U.S. intelligence shows Iranian leaders were surprised by Hamas’ attack on Israel, but White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that Iran was “complicit” in the attack because it has backed Hamas for decades. Biden called the…

[ad_1] The police on Wednesday arrested two suspects who allegedly assaulted an elderly woman in T. Nagar and robbed her mobile phone. The police said Rekhabhai, 64, a resident of T. Nagar, was home on Tuesday afternoon when three unidentified persons entered it. They held at her knifepoint and asked her to hand over her valuables. As Ms. Rekhabhai shouted, they attacked her and made off with a mobile phone and a handbag containing ₹2,000. The victim’s husband, Ranjithmal, filed a complaint at the Mambalam Police station. After investigating, the police arrested A. Ravikumar alias Rasappan, 43, and C. Samivel, 48, of Kotturpuram,…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, which has traditionally been pro-life, was split Wednesday over choosing between stopping the heart of an over 26-week-old healthy fetus and the choice of its carrier, a married woman, to terminate the pregnancy which is impermissible under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and B V Nagarathna, which on Monday had unanimously agreed to permit termination of the pregnancy, reconvened on Wednesday after ASG Aishwarya Bhati conveyed an email from an AIIMS professor, a member of the board constituted at the court’s instance, seeking clarity on whether the…