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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The year 1979 was a pivotal one in Sino-American relations. On a historic visit to the US, Deng Xiaoping, China’s paramount leader, met with US President Jimmy Carter at the White House and attended the Round-Up Rodeo in Simonton, Texas, where he donned a ten-gallon hat and charmed the crowd.

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Walgreens agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged it submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed

nuclear technology with Iran in return for ballistic missiles. These missiles, believed to be used in Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine, have prompted fears of a growing nuclear threat. Both leaders acknowledged the deepening military cooperation between Moscow and Tehran during their discussions, which also covered the war in Ukraine, the Middle East crisis, and competition with China. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking earlier in London, warned, “For its part, Russia is sharing technology that Iran seeks – this is a two-way street – including on nuclear issues as well as some space information,” suggesting that Russia and Iran are engaged in destabilizing activities with global implications.

Karnataka Cooperation Minister K N Rajanna on Saturday hinted at an imminent hike in milk prices. He said that a meeting would be called soon to decide on this. «I have brought to the notice of the chief minister that in the entire country there is no state that procures milk from farmers at a lower price than us. Similarly there is no state that sells the milk to consumers at a lower price than us,» Rajanna said. Speaking to reporters here, he said, «We procure milk at Rs 31 per litre and after installing National Dairy Development Board's (NDDB) software, farmers may be getting Rs 2 per litre more, on an average Rs 31. We sell it at Rs 45 per litre...but no state in the country procures at Rs 31 and sells at Rs 45. In other states they sell at Rs 58-60 (per litre).»

Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met Nasdaq Executive Vice Chairman Edward Knight and shared key initiatives of the government and the potential investment opportunities in India. Knight led the delegation of the US-India Business Council and called upon the finance minister here. «FM Smt. @nsitharaman spoke about the key initiatives of Government of India and the potential #investment opportunities in India,» the finance ministry said in a post on X. Sitharaman also interacted with a delegation from the US International Development Finance Corporation led by Deputy Chief Executive Officer Nisha Biswal.

US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), said on Thursday that the United States is ready to offer F-16 fighter jets to India. Speaking with reporters on India's defence sector and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets, Major General Piffarerio said, "...The more options that are out there, I think the stronger the Indian Air Force is going to be in the future." He added, «We certainly want to give them the best that we have — the F-16s. But ultimately it's going to be a choice for the Indian Air Force on what they want to do with their air defence.»

sonobuoys to India. This sale aims to enhance India's anti-submarine warfare capabilities, particularly through the use of MH-60R helicopters. Sonobuoys are air-launched sensors that relay underwater sounds to processors, assisting in anti-submarine warfare operations. According to the Defence Security Cooperation Agency, «The proposed sale will improve India's capability to meet current and future threats by enhancing its capacity to conduct anti-submarine warfare operations from its MH-60R helicopters. India will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.» India's request included AN/SSQ-53O, AN/SSQ-62F, and AN/SSQ-36 sonobuoys, amounting to an estimated cost of $52.8 million. Congress has 30 days to review the sale as per the Arms Export Control Act.

Toronto-Dominion Bank has been ordered to pay about US$28 million by authorities in the United States for repeatedly sharing inaccurate information about its customers to consumer reporting companies.

TD Bank was ordered by a U.S. regulator on Wednesday to pay nearly US$28 million for repeatedly sharing inaccurate, negative information about its customers with credit reporting agencies, potentially tarnishing customers’ credit scores.

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Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he has written to the Chief Ministers of eight states regarding the «unfair» devolution of taxes by the Union government, and has invited them to a conclave in Bengaluru to collectively deliberate on the issues of «fiscal federalism». He said he has written to the Chief Ministers of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, and Punjab. «States with higher GSDP (Gross State Domestic Product) per capita, like Karnataka and others, are being penalised for their economic performance, receiving disproportionately lower tax allocations. This unjust approach undermines the spirit of cooperative federalism and threatens the financial autonomy of progressive states,» he said in a post on 'X' with "#OurTaxOurRight" hashtag. «I have invited them to a conclave in Bengaluru to collectively deliberate on the issues of fiscal federalism at a juncture when the Finance Commission needs to make a directional shift & create incentives for growth and better tax mobilisation,» he said.

Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's collapsed cryptocurrency empire, is seeking no prison time at her sentencing later this month

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India is not the 'West'. This is a USP it must use with Palestine — and Israel — to tell both warring parties to cease fire for the sake of their own sake. New Delhi has greater dealings with Tel Aviv of late.

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Indian Air Force is cooperating with the local police in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam in probing a complaint of alleged sexual assault that was lodged by a woman flying officer against a Wing Commander, an IAF official said. A first information report or FIR has reportedly been filed in the case by the local police after the women officer of the IAF filed the complaint against the senior officer.

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Maersk A/S (Maersk), an entity under A P Moller — Maersk, and Hapag-Lloyd AG (Hapag-Lloyd) are set to launch their operational collaboration Gemini Cooperation. The ambition is to deliver a flexible and interconnected ocean network with industry-leading schedule reliability above 90 percent once fully phased in. Since the two companies unveiled the new long-term collaboration in January 2024, they have been working on finalising the details of the operational collaboration which covers a joint ocean freight network on East-West trades.

India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Monday, at their first-ever Foreign Ministers meeting in Riyadh, adopted a Joint Action Plan 2024-2028 for undertaking various joint activities in diverse areas, including health, trade, security, agriculture and food security, transportation, energy, culture, among others.