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Mint, Bansal talks about Amazon Pay’s payments and credit (BNPL) strategies; why the company is less aggressive in the offline payments space where the likes of Paytm, Google Pay, PhonePe invest heavily; and voice-enabled technology. Edited excerpts: If you go back 2013 to 2015 even before the UPI was born, when we set up shop, our focus was to just simplify payments for our shopping and improve our success rates; and, then see how we can extend credit by working with the ecosystem. Once we started to get a lot of success, we thought can we now take this experience to other merchants outside of Amazon and that's how online merchant and offline merchant payments were born.

Chandrayaan programme was conceived by the Government of India and formally announced by former Prime Minister, the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee on August 15, 2003. Subsequently, the hardwork of the scientists paid off when the maiden mission onboard ISRO's trusted PSLV-C 11 rocket lifted off on October 22, 2008. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation, PSLV-C11 was an updated version of the standard configuration of a PSLV.

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NATO’s ranks are swelling, with Finland and Sweden joining or set to join and the alliance promising to admit Ukraine.

Greece’s prime minister says his country is ready to “reset” relations with neighbor Turkey in an effort to bypass decades-old disputes between the two NATO members

Tata Steel has joined the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), a global initiative to accelerate the transition to net-zero emissions in heavy industry, the company said on Wednesday. LeadIT was created by the governments of Sweden and India during the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019 and is backed by the World Economic Forum.

Reuters. Though the resolution was opposed by the United States and the European Union who opined that it would conflict with their view on human rights and freedom of expression.

alliance after the members said they would allow Ukraine to join the alliance “when allies agree and conditions are met". Following this statement, Zelenskyy blasted the organization’s failure to set a timetable for his country as “absurd." Although many NATO members have funneled arms and ammunition to Zelenskyy’s forces, there is no consensus among the 31 allies for admitting Ukraine into NATO’s ranks.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to send Sweden’s accession protocol for joining NATO to the Turkish Parliament “as soon as possible” and to help ensure that the assembly approves it. Stoltenberg made the announcement after talks with Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of a NATO summit in Lithuania. Sweden’s NATO accession has been held up by objections from Turkey since last year. “This is an historic day because we have a clear commitment by Turkey to submit the ratification documents to the Grand National Assembly, and to work also with the assembly to ensure ratification,” Stoltenberg told reporters. Earlier Monday, with NATO hoping to put on a public display of unity in its support for Ukraine more than 500 days into the war, Erdogan said that he would block Sweden’s path unless European members of the military organization “pave the way” for Turkey to join the world’s biggest trading bloc. His surprise announcement added new uncertainty to Sweden’s bid to become the alliance’s 32nd member. Turkey was already blocking its entry because Erdogan believes that Sweden has been too soft on Kurdish militants and other groups that he considers to be security threats.

Elton John called performing for his dedicated fans his “lifeblood,” and thanked them for supporting his lengthy career.The iconic 76-year-old musician previously announced the show at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden would be his last. John began the tour in 2018 and performed 330 shows around the globe.

Sweden's membership of NATO took a big step forward on Monday after Turkey agreed to remove one of the last major roadblocks in return for help in reviving Turkey's own chances of joining the European Union. At talks in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, where U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts are meeting for a two-day summit starting Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan committed to put the Nordic country's accession protocol before Parliament «as soon as possible,» the head of NATO said.

inflation data, due to be released on Wednesday. The S&P 500 gained 3.89 points, or 0.09%, at 4,402.84. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 167.86 points, or 0.5%, at 33,902.74.

VILNIUS (Reuters) — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to forward to parliament Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, on the eve of a NATO summit in Vilnius.

Russia’s war on Ukraine will top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts meet on Tuesday and Wednesday

The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside an order issued by the Indian Embassy to Sweden and Latvia revoking the Overseas Indian Citizen status of Ashok Swain. Noting that the February 8, 2022, order stated nothing other than that it was being issued exercising the powers of Section 7(D)(e) of the Citizenship Act, a single-judge bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad set it aside and directed the MHA, MEA and the Embassy to pass a detailed order explaining the reasons for exercising its power under the said section.

Stablecoin use could be "stifled" by daily transaction caps in the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) legislation, with some calling for the framework to be revised.

Elton John wrapped up his remarkable five-decade-long musical journey in Stockholm, Coldplay performed in Sweden. Coldplay took the opportunity to send a heartfelt video message to the 76-year-old veteran musician and even performed his song, ‘Rocket Man’.Chris Martin, the frontman, expressed their immense love and gratitude, acknowledging the impact Sir Elton John has had on countless bands and artists he has supported and inspired. Martin also highlighted the deep appreciation for Sir Elton John's philanthropic work, particularly his contributions to the Aids Foundation and his acts of kindness towards others.

PTI. "An outreach was conducted through the ministry and meetings and video conferences are being set up with the leadership of these companies," the news agency quoted an official as saying, who added there is also a plan to engage with people of Indian origin (PIO) under the initiative.

DPIIT) has identified as many as 106 companies across sectors from 30 countries under its strategic investment targets initiative, an official said. The initiative is aimed at promoting investments in the country. The initiative was recently discussed during a meeting convened by the Commerce and Industry ministry with industry and exporters.