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Narendra Modi will host Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russia counterpart Vladimir Putin, Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif and other leaders of the SCO nations at a virtual summit of the bloc on Tuesday that is expected to focus on regional security situation and ways to boost connectivity and trade. It will be Putin's first participation in a multilateral summit after a mercenary group launched a short-lived armed rebellion last week that rocked Moscow. The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) under India's presidency is also set to welcome Iran as the new permanent member of the grouping. The situation in Afghanistan, the Ukraine conflict and enhancing cooperation among the SCO member countries are expected to figure in the summit, people familiar with the matter said, adding boosting connectivity and trade is also likely to be discussed. The summit is also taking place against the backdrop of the over three-year eastern Ladakh border standoff between Indian and Chinese troops, and two weeks after Prime Minister Modi's high-profile visit to the US. The SCO, comprising India, China, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, is an influential economic and security bloc and has emerged as one of the largest transregional international organisations.

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whale recently sought assistance from a group of humans to save its entangled mother. The heartwarming video, which has since gone viral, showcases the remarkable bond between humans and animals, defying conventional notions about wild predators. The footage begins with the young killer whale emitting distressing cries towards a group of people on a boat.

Praful Patel, Chhagan Bhujbal and Ajit Pawar have denied any split in NCP, but the developments make it clear that Ajit Pawar's moves are more about the leadership of the party. NCP leaders said Ajit Pawar's rebellion was hastened after cousin Supriya Sule was appointed as NCP's national working president. The move was seen within NCP as senior Pawar trying to cut Ajit Pawar down to size and helping Sule strengthen her hold over the Maharashtra unit.

Koran outside Stockholm's main mosque, calling it an "Islamophobic" act, after an international Islamic body called for measures to avoid future burnings. «The Swedish Government fully understands that the Islamophobic acts committed by individuals at demonstrations in Sweden can be offensive to Muslims,» the foreign ministry said in a statement.

corruption, mismanagement and politics" but time has changed now and the sector is poised to move towards prosperity due to reforms brought in by the Modi government, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative of creating a separate ministry for cooperatives has brought in transparency and accountability in the system, Birla said and hoped that cooperatives will usher in «a new era of social and economic transformation» in the country.

NCP leader A K Saseendran said the Kerala unit of the party stands with Sharad Pawar. In a surprising move, Ajit Pawar took oath as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, while eight MLAs of his Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) took oath as ministers in the government led by an alliance of the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) earlier in the day. «We are part of the NCP led by Sharad Pawar.

Ajit Pawar is back to the post by splitting the party, in a stunning turn of events in the state politics. Pawar, who was also the deputy CM in the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, which was in power from November 2019 to June 2022, enjoys the image of a grassroot leader and an able administrator.

commerce ministry has called a meeting of exporters on Monday to take stock of the situation, as the country's outbound shipments have been contracting for the last four months, an official said. Exporters are expected to flag issues like extending greater support to participate in global exhibitions and fairs; expediting negotiations to conclude free trade agreements with the UK, Canada, Israel and GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council); and allowing industry double weighted deduction on salary to professionals to retain talent in India.

Delhi government's Excise department has earned nearly Rs 1,700 crore in excise duty and value-added tax in the first quarter of 2023-24, official data showed. In the 2022-23 fiscal year, the department had raked in Rs 6,821 crore by selling over 62 crore bottles of liquor. The amount included Rs 5,548.48 crore as excise duty and Rs 1,272.52 crore as value-added tax. The Excise department expects the revenues to increase in the next few months with the opening of more liquor shops. «Beer is preferred during the summer months by customers. It has a lower excise duty, which is why the revenue collection in the first half is always relatively lower as compared to the second half of the financial year when whisky sells more,» said an official. The city government's Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation, Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation and Delhi Consumers' Cooperative Wholesale Stores operate 574 liquor shops in the national capital while more than 930 hotels, clubs and restaurants serve liquor in the city.

S Jaishankar’s proposed trip to Tanzania next week India and Tanzania have finalised a five-year roadmap to expand bilateral defence cooperation including in areas of infrastructure building and collaboration in military equipment and technology. Both sides agreed on the roadmap at the second edition of India-Tanzania Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting that was held in Arusha (Tanzania) on June 28 and 29.

Narendra Modi will advocate sharing best practices from the Indian Startup sector to promote innovation and business in the Eurasian region at next week’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. The PM has put special emphasis on promoting Startup culture through the SCO platform to encourage young entrepreneurs and boost the economy of the vast Eurasian region. Besides the PM, presidents of Russia, Belarus, China, Pakistan’s prime minister and other Central Asian leaders, would attend the SCO Summit virtually.

paddy straw generated in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. As per the revised guidelines, techno-commercial pilot projects for paddy straw supply chain will be established under the bilateral agreement between the beneficiary/aggregator and industries utilising the paddy straw, the agriculture ministry said in a statement. The beneficiary or aggregator can be farmers, rural entrepreneurs, cooperative societies of farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), and panchayats, it said.

Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. As per the revised guidelines, techno-commercial pilot projects for paddy straw supply chain will be established under the bilateral agreement between the beneficiary/aggregator and industries utilising the paddy straw, the agriculture ministry said in a statement. The beneficiary or aggregator can be farmers, rural entrepreneurs, cooperative societies of farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), and panchayats, it said.

Amit Shah on Saturday said a bill that seeks to amend the law on Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) to bring ease of doing business will come in the Monsoon session of Parliament, starting July 20. Speaking at the 17th Indian Cooperative Congress here on the occasion of International Day of Cooperatives, Shah said 26 states and Union territories have adopted the draft model by-laws for Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), which means there will be uniform by-laws in a major part of the country from September.

Klaytn Foundation, the organization behind South Korea's prominent Layer 1 blockchain Klaytn (symbol: KLAY) , has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Matter Labs, the team responsible for developing Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution zkSync Era. This collaboration aims to advance the integration of zkSync Era's Hyperchain implementations on Klaytn, marking a significant technological endeavor to incorporate a Hyperchain Layer powered by ZK-Rollups on a blockchain outside of Ethereum. The partnership will focus on the following areas of exploration:

Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government was spending Rs 6.5 lakh crore annually for the agriculture sector and farmers' welfare, and called upon cooperatives to help in making the country self-reliant in cooking oils. Speaking at an event on the occasion of International Day of Cooperatives, the prime minister also highlighted the work done by his government, like PM Kisan scheme, MSP operations, and fertilizer subsidy since coming to power in 2014. In the last 9 years, Modi said more than Rs 15 lakh crore have been given to farmers by procuring their produce on the MSP.

Tether, the firm behind the USDT coin, says it has struck a partnership deal with government of Georgia.

The Income Tax Department on Friday said it has found discrepancies in Statement of Specified Financial Transaction (SFT) reports filed by some banks with regard to high value financial transactions.

Maintaining stability in the international financial system is essential for sustaining economic growth in a connected global economy. In this context, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is essential for fostering international monetary cooperation, maintaining exchange rate stability and managing financial crises. This article provides an overview of the IMF and its objectives, governance structure and key functions.

Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone conversation on Friday, where they discussed the situation around Ukraine and how Moscow successfully dealt with a rebellion by armed mercenaries, the Kremlin reported.PM Modi expressed his backing for what the Kremlin called the Russian leadership's decisive actions in handling the mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group last Saturday, as stated by the Kremlin. «On Friday, at the initiative of the Indian side, Russian president Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with PM Modi.