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Turkey on Friday dismissed reports that India had opposed its entry as a BRICS partner country at the group's just-concluded Kazan Summit. A day earlier, a report had appeared in a German daily alleging that India had opposed Turkey's entry into the BRICS partner mechanism. Ankara's dismissal of the report came in an official statement. The news report also preceded German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-day official visit to India which began on October 25.

India and Germany voiced concern on the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia on Friday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that New Delhi is ready to make every possible contribution for the restoration of peace. At the 7th India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz described India as an anchor of stability and requested Modi to work jointly to bring about political solutions to the twin conflicts that have been raging for long. «The ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia are a matter of concern for both countries. India has always been of the view that war cannot be a solution to problems. India is ready to make every possible contribution for the restoration of peace,» Modi said, with the visiting German chancellor by his side. At the IGC, the two sides signed 18 agreements and documents, including a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters and an agreement on exchange and mutual protection of classified information.

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Olaf Scholz said on Friday he wanted to deepen defence ties with New Delhi and bring the two countries' militaries closer, in comments following a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Germany, which has not traditionally had close defence ties with India, is now pitching to join the latter's effort to wean its arms base from decades of dependence on Russia, at a time when the West seeks to counter China's growing influence. «Our overall message is clear, we need more co-operation, not less,» Scholz said.

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Nitin Gadkari on Thursday, said that India has 360 proposals of rope way and cable cars worth USD 7.93 billion. He was addressing the event ,«Financing of cutting-edge product's from Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the national capital. Gadkari said that apart from ropeways and cable car projects India is building more than 300 tunnel projects and invited companies from Germany, Switzerland and Austria for Joint Venturing in these projects.

New Delhi: In a major step towards enhancing collaboration and digital adoption at incubation centres, the Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association (ISBA) announced a strategic partnership with SanchiConnect at the 16th edition of ISBACON 2024, India’s premier conference for startup incubators. The conference attracted over 300 participants from incubators across India, government bodies, and international associations such as AABI (The Asian Association of Business Incubators), Thai-BISPA, the British High Commission, and the German Centre for Research & Innovation.

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According to Capital Group's latest ESG Global Study, 94% of respondents surveyed across EMEA were ESG users in 2024, one percentage point higher than a year before and up from 87% in 2021, as ESG adoption globally remained at a record high.  Meanwhile, ESG adoption rates across Asia-Pacific and North America remained unchanged from 2023, at 93% and 75%, respectively. Nearly seven in ten surveyed (68%) cited regulatory compliance as the main driver of ESG adoption, with one portfolio manager at a German private bank mentioned by the report arguing that «under EU regulations, we now ha...

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revenue from Indian trips in 2023. The target is to boost revenues by 10% from India next year besides pitching new luxury accommodation options for Indian travellers and other India only campaigns targeted at honeymooners in the country, said Petra Hedorfer, CEO of German National Tourism Board. The German National Tourist Board (GNTB) works on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action to represent Germany as a tourist destination and is funded by the Ministry in accordance with a decision taken by the German Bundestag. She said in order to continue participating in the rapid growth of the Indian outbound market, the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) is systematically expanding its market activities on the subcontinent. “In view of the changing conditions, especially technological developments, we are also organizing a high-profile delegation trip with top managers from the German travel industry next spring with the GNTB India Digital Travel Knowledge Tour,” said Hedorfer.

mpox strain that has spread from Democratic Republic of Congo to neighboring countries may affect girls and young women, a new study has revealed. Girls and young women may be more susceptible to an infectious subvariant of the virus that causes mpox, reported Bloomberg. Hundreds of children have already died of this deadly strain in eastern Congo. The details of the subvariant of the virus were published in the scientific journal Eurosurveillance, according to which 154 people have tested positive for mpox in Burundi, an area in eastern Congo. Of 154 mpox cases that were reported from July 3 to September 9, the median age was 9.5 years. ALSO READ: New Mpox variant detected in Germany: Health authority

NATO — is not welcome by some key Western partners, in particular Germany. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was also likely looking at the postelection scenario in the US to assess the possibility of cease-fire talks with Ukraine. He assessed that if partial cease-fire deals could be reached over attacks on energy infrastructure and Black Sea shipping routes, it would signal the end of the «hot phase» of the war. Zelenskyy spoke to journalists on Monday and his comments were embargoed until Tuesday. On NATO, Zelenskyy said France, Britain and Italy have shown signs of support. Germany has reservations, however, and Zelenskyy believes only a US green light will convince Berlin to accept the idea.

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France has announced its decision to maintain internal border controls until April 30, 2025, due to heightened terrorist threats and concerns over irregular migration. The French authorities formally notified the European Commission that border controls with neighboring Schengen countries—Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy—will not conclude on October 31, 2024, as initially scheduled. The extension follows the country's ongoing concerns over public safety. France's current border control measures will end on October 31, 2024, and a new set of controls will take effect from November 1, 2024. The decision comes amid threats related to terrorist activities, the presence of criminal networks involved in illegal migration, and migration flows that could potentially include radicalized individuals.

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Bajaj Finserv on Tuesday said that German company Allianz SE is actively considering to exit from the life and general insurance joint ventures (JV) with Bajaj Group, ending a partnership of over two decades. Bajaj Finserv holds a 74 per cent stake in the JV. It's shares were trading at Rs 1744.05 apiece on the BSE, down 0.85 per cent. Allianz, which holds the remaining 26%, has indicated its strategic priorities have shifted, prompting the potential exit.

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