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Evonik India Research Hub (EIRH), in Thane on April 23, 2024. The company said the inauguration ceremony was attended by the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Mumbai — Dr. Achim Fabig. Evonik India’s new office, spread across 100,000 square feet, will serve as a hub for Evonik's operations in India, providing an inspiring environment for employees to collaborate, innovate, and drive growth, the company said in a statement. Evonik currently employs approximately 850 employees in India in its three entities. The EIRH is a crucial hub for developing new products and technologies catering to the needs of the Indian market and creating products tailored to Indian customers' specific requirements. EIRH will also be a global support center for formulation development in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and the food industry, the company said.

illicit trade and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) transfer on behalf of the Iranian military, the US Department of Treasury said in an official statement. These companies, individuals and vessels have played a key role in financing and facilitating the clandestine sale of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia’s war in Ukraine, it said. According to the US Department of Treasury, Sahara Thunder is the main front company that oversees Iran's commercial activities in support of these efforts.

Sweden has officially become a member of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, amid rising tensions with Russia. This move comes as part of NATO's efforts to bolster its defences in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The addition of Sweden and Finland, which joined earlier, marks the alliance's largest expansion since the 1990s. NATO's Purpose and Membership NATO was established in 1949 to counter Soviet expansion and maintain peace in Europe. It has since grown to include 32 member countries, including the UK, US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Turkey. Following the Soviet Union's collapse, many Eastern European countries joined, and now, Sweden and Finland have joined the alliance, contributing nearly 300,000 troops.

Axis Bank has revised certain criteria, including average balance requirement, for salary and savings accounts with effect from April 1, 2024.

The first three month of 2024 were the second best start to the year on record for wealth management firms in regard to deal making and transactions, according to a new report from Echelon Partners, a boutique investment bank focused on mergers and succession planning in the wealth and investment management industries.

Merrill Lynch recently bolstered its ranks with the addition of a group of advisors managing $3.5 billion in client assets from J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.

anthrax and small pox. The US officials' warning was reported by UK-based The Times in an article titled "Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments". North Korea have remained a coenobite when it comes to foreign reporting.

Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun via video teleconference Tuesday, in the first substantive talks between the superpowers' defense chiefs in nearly 18 months. The United States has been working to strengthen defense cooperation with its allies in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China's growing influence but also wants to maintain lines of communication with Beijing to prevent tensions from spiraling out of control. «The two officials discussed US-PRC defense relations and regional and global security issues,» the Pentagon said in a statement, referring to the People's Republic of China.

India has showcased itself as a global leader, the top intelligence official from the US Department of Defense has told the Congress that in 2023, India took steps to modernise its military to compete with China and reduce its dependency on Russian origin-equipment. «During the past year, India has showcased itself as a global leader by hosting the Group of 20 economic summit and demonstrated a greater willingness to counter PRC (People's Republic of China) activity throughout the Indo-Pacific region,» Lt Gen Jeffrey Kruse, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency told members of the House Armed Services Committee — the subcommittee on intelligence and special operations during a Congressional hearing on defence intelligence countering China. India, he said, has advanced partnerships in the Indo-Pacific with regional South China Sea claimants, such as the Philippines, through training and defence sales and deepened cooperation with the US, Australia, France and Japan.

Amid heightened tensions between China and Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a former Taiwanese president who supports unification that the countries “belong” together.

Hamas, which has been locked in a war with Israel in Gaza for more than six months, defended Iran's attack on Israel that began on Saturday. «We in Hamas regard the military operation conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran a natural right and a deserved response on the crime of targeting the Iranian consulate in Damascus and the assassination of several leaders of the Revolutionary Guards,» said Hamas in a statement. Tehran's attacks late on Saturday, launched after a suspected Israeli airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus on April 1 that killed officers of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, raised the threat of a wider regional conflict.

Israel is panicking over a possible retaliatory response from Iran after a strike in Syria which killed members of its Revolutionary Guards. «It has been a week that the Zionists are in complete panic and are on alert,» Yahya Rahim Safavi, senior adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency.

Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran were stunned in the quarter-finals by a Malaysian pair of Javen Choong and Karen Lyne ranked 153rd in the world. Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran failed to secure a Paris Olympics 2024 quota from the World Mixed Doubles Table Tennis Olympic Qualification tournament in Havirov, Czechia on Friday. The Indian table tennis players, ranked 18th in the latest ITTF mixed doubles world rankings, went down 4-1 which is 11-9, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11,11-8 against Malaysia's Javen Choong and Karen Lyne, ranked 153rd, in the quarter-finals. The eighth-seeded Batra-Sathiyan received a bye in the round of 16 of their knockout bracket.

UK has appointed Lindy Cameron as its new high commissioner to India. Cameron will succeed incumbent Alex Ellis. «Lindy Cameron CB OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of India in succession to Alex Ellis CMG who will be transferring to another diplomatic service appointment,» a British readout said on Thursday. The readout released by the United Kingdom High Commission in New Delhi said Cameron will take up her appointment this month.

Taiwan and China can peacefully resolve their differences, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Thursday after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, adding that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait share the same culture and history. Ma, president from 2008 to 2016, last year became the first former or sitting Taiwanese leader to visit China.

Biden’s Envoy to the UN Set to Visit Border With North Korea DPRK is short for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the North's official name. "Outlining the complicated international situation ...

Kolte Patil Developers Ltd (KPDL), with a ‘buy’ recommendation and a target price of Rs 700, signaling a potential 34% upside from current levels. In reaction to the coverage, the stock jumped nearly 8% to Rs 569.

terrorism in South Asia. The meeting was significant in the backdrop of the recent terror attack in Russia that was carried out by extremists with Central Asian origins who may have been influenced by Pakistan-based seminaries. During the meeting that took place in Astana, both sides exchanged views on the terrorist threats in their respective regions, including State-sponsored, cross-border terrorism in South Asia, besides terror activities in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.

visa, the passenger will not have a visa sticker in their passport. "When checking in at the airport, you will be asked to display a 'visa issuance notice' on your device (e.g.

Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday claimed that the BJP has given the slogan 'Abki baar 400 paar' because it wants to make several changes in the Constitution. Citing the reactions of the UN and Germany over the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Gehlot said there is criticism of India world over for stifling democracy. Suspecting abolition of reservation by the BJP, Gehlot also questioned the monopoly of the ruling party over Lord Ram. The senior Congress leader was addressing the nomination rally of party's Jodhpur Lok Sabha candidate Karan Singh Uchiyarda at Ummed Stadium along with Pradesh Congress Committee president Govind Singh Dotasara and All India Congress Committee general secretary Sachin Pilot.

ALSO READ: Supreme Court slams DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin over remarks on 'Sanatana Dharma': You abuse your rights… According to PTI, he sought relief from the Supreme Court to club all the FIRs, saying FIRs are registered in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir and Maharashtra. In 2023, Stalin had stirred controversy by saying, "Just like dengue, mosquitoes, malaria, or coronavirus need to be eradicated, we have to eradicate Sanatana." During the hearing, Stalin relied on judgements rendered by the Supreme Court in cases involving journalists such as Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami, Mohammed Zubair, Amish Devgan and Nupur Sharma.