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13.07 / 02:50
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Mint Primer | SCO Summit: What’s in it for New Delhi?
Mint examines this question and more. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was formed in 2001. It evolved from an earlier avatar known as the Shanghai Five, comprising Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and China.
13.07 / 02:28
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PM Modi to visit Russia on July 8; Putin to host private dinner, confirms MEA
Vinay Kwatra on Friday announced that Prime Minister Modi will arrive in Moscow on Monday (July 8) afternoon, he said, adding that the PM will then join a private dinner hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Adressing a special briefing on PM Modi's visit to Russia and Austria, Kwatra said, PM Modi will pay an official visit to Moscow on July 8-9, at the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation for the 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit." Further, he also said that after PM Modi and Putin's informal meeting in Uzbekistan's Samarkand in 2022, both leaders have stayed in touch on the phone multiple times.
12.07 / 16:29
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PM Modi received by Russia's first Deputy PM, accorded Guard of Honour in Moscow
PM Modi at the airport. Manturov and PM Modi shook hands and greeted each other. In a rare gesture, Manturov will also accompany PM Modi to the hotel from the airport in the same car. India's Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, was present at the airport to welcome PM Modi. The Indian community has gathered outside the hotel, where PM Modi is scheduled to arrive. Indian diaspora are also playing dhol to welcome PM Modi at the hotel.
27.06 / 18:19
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Risk-based audits of drug units to begin from July 1
Raghuvanshi on Thursday said the risk-based inspections based on revised Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act will begin from July 1. «We will make a framework (for the risk-based inspection). We will switch the checklist and the questions which we look at when we go there (for audits),» Raghuvanshi said on the sidelines of an Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) event. Raghuvanshi said there would be surprise inspections, which would take 3-4 days.
23.06 / 18:07
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Japan imposes sanctions on Indian tech firm for helping Russia evade trade curbs
New Delhi:A Bengaluru-based Indian technology company is among at least 10 firms from several countries against whom Japan has imposed sanctions for allegedly helping Russia evade punitive economic measures.The actions against the companies including asset freeze and export bans were announced by the Japanese Foreign Ministry.The other companies belonged to China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and the United Arab Emirates.The West and its allies have imposed strict punitive trade and economic sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.Japan has introduced punitive measures under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, the Japanese foreign ministry said in a statement.It named the Indian company in the list of firms which will be facing sanctions from the Japanese government.Last week, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at the G7 summit in Italy that his government is imposing sanctions on companies and groups which are helping Russia evade economic sanctions.The G7 grouping has imposed a series of punitive sanctions against Russia including asset freeze for its invasion of Ukraine.Japan has already imposed punitive measures on a number of Russian companies.
22.06 / 13:55
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'Gates of Hell': How has this gas pit in Turkmenistan been burning since 1971? Mystery unraveled
gas crater in the Turkmenistan desert known as the "Gates of Hell" has been blazing for more than fifty years. The Darvaza gas crater is another name for it, and it was named after a nearby village. There is fire and methane gas inside the crater.
18.06 / 04:59
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Up 10% in June so far, auto component maker Minda Corporation is Axis Securities' pick of the week; here's why
Minda Corporation as its 'top pick of the week'. This is on the back of its reasonable valuations, strong EV (electric vehicle) order wins, and EBITDA margin improvement.The brokerage has a ‘buy’ call on the stock with a target price of ₹502, implying a potential upside of 10 percent.Minda Corporation is one of India's leading manufacturers of automotive components, including Electronic & Mechanical Security Systems, Die Casting, Key Solutions, Telematics, ITS & IoT, Wiring Harnesses, SRCs, Components, Instrument Clusters, Sensors, and Interior Plastics.
03.06 / 03:21
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India’s 8.2% GDP growth: We still have a long way to go
7.8%, taking the annual figure to a neck-turning 8.2%. Internationally, there is growing optimism that India is on the cusp of a long-awaited economic take-off, as evidenced by the recent revision in our sovereign-credit outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘positive’ by S&P Global Ratings, even if the actual credit rating remains barely investment grade (for now). While revising India’s GDP growth upwards by close to 2 percentage points for 2023-24, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) April 2024 World Economic Outlook alludes to the robustness of growth expected in 2024 and 2025 as “reflecting continuing strength in domestic demand and a rising working-age population." It may be tempting to conclude from all this that India has reached what development economist W.W.
28.05 / 19:51
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Ukraine secures more military aid from EU members
Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a second $1-billion promise of military aid in as many days on Tuesday during a whirlwind tour of three European Union countries, even as President Vladimir Putin warned that hitting Russian soil with Western-supplied weapons could set the war on a dangerous new path. The aid pledge for 2024 came from Belgium, which topped up the money with a commitment to give Ukraine 30 F-16 fighter jets in the next four years. «Our task is to use the first F-16 on the battlefield this year and in such way that it will fortify our positions,» Zelenskyy said.
28.05 / 13:25
26.05 / 02:25
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Top Events on May 26: Kharge-Rahul in Odisha, Cyclone Remal to hit Bengal, IPL 2024, and more
Top Events on May 26: India is all set to witness various political, international, technological, and sports events on Sunday. Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will address poll rallies in Odisha. South Korea, China, and Japan will hold their first trilateral summit today.
20.05 / 06:13
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Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline leader who brought Iran closer to China
China expressed being «deeply concerned» on Monday after his helicopter went missing.
16.05 / 13:17
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India hit by a fourth of Asia Pacific's $230 bn economic loss due to weather disasters
Mint on the impact of climate change in the Asia Pacific region. India accounts for most of the economic and human losses in South Asia region.
12.05 / 10:59
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How this couple is utilizing retirement corpus to travel the world
as we have fewer commitments now," says Radha. Kumar, who is based in Bengaluru, says he and his wife have already visited 31 countries across five continents, while South America and Antartica are still in their bucket list. The couple just got back home last month from a trip to Uzbekistan in Central Asia “We travel 4-5 times every year and include multiple international destinations in our travel itinerary," he adds. Kumar says he was able to retire early, at the age of 54, after his financial planner analysed his retirement portfolio and signalled the go-ahead.
07.05 / 15:31
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Saudi Arabia plans big investments in Central Asian hub of Uzbekistan
Investment Forum (TIIF) last week witnessed huge interests from global investors including from the Gulf leading to signing of agreements worth $26.6 billion.
02.05 / 19:33
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Quadria cap picks up minority stake in NephroPlus
NephroPlus, India's largest dialysis chain, said it has raised $103 million (₹860 crore) in a Series F funding round from Quadria Capital through a mix of fresh capital infusion and a secondary sale aimed at driving expansion plans within India and targeted markets overseas. The primary component is ₹100 crore. Quadria will become a minority shareholder post the latest round of funding which valued NephroPlus at more than ₹2,000 crore. Quadria will have a slightly higher stake than Bahrain-based Investcorp, which was the largest shareholder in the company prior to the latest round at 35-40%.
21.04 / 06:55
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Cash-strapped Pakistan makes formal request to IMF for another bailout
Pakistan has made a formal request to IMF for seeking the next bailout package in the range of USD 6 to USD 8 billion with the possibility of augmentation through climate financing, a media report said on Saturday. Cash-strapped Pakistan also requested to dispatch the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission next month to firm up details of the next bailout package for three years under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). However, the exact size and timeframe of the new package will only be determined after evolving consensus on the major contours of the next programme in May 2024, Geo News reported from Washington.
20.04 / 14:36
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WHO says wider alert on contaminated J&J cough syrup 'likely'
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 1 Polling: Live updates Nigeria's regu
19.04 / 23:07
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Indian free style wrestlers miss out on Paris Games qualification
Aman Sehrawat missed out on securing a berth for the Paris Games after losing his semifinal at the Asian Olympic Qualifier while Deepak Punia and Sujeet Kalkal were not allowed to compete after they reported late for weigh-in, here on Friday. Competing in 57kg category, Aman began in tremendous fashion, trampling his first two rivals — Yerassyl Mukhtaruly and Sunggwon Kim — by technical superiority but was pinned by Uzbekistan's Gulomjon Abdullaev after falling behind by 10 points.
17.04 / 08:47
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India-Uzbekistan defence collaboration: General Manoj Pande inaugurates state-of-the-art IT lab
General Manoj Pande, the Chief of the Army Staff, inaugurated a high-tech IT Laboratory at the Uzbek Academy of Armed Forces The Army Chief is in Uzbekistan on a visit from April 15-18. This development marks a milestone in the defence cooperation between the two nations, following a commitment made during the Defence Ministers' meeting in September 2018.
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