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Samay Raina on Saturday appeared before the Assam Police in Guwahati in connection with a case filed against him and four others for allegedly promoting obscenity on a publicly accessible online show. Raina had earlier informed the police that he was out of the country. He appeared before the investigating officer of the Crime Branch, Guwahati Police. «He was examined and his statement recorded in connection with the case,» an officer said. A case was registered by Guwahati Police against Raina and other YouTubers and social media influencers on February 10. The others included popular personalities like Ranveer Allahbadia, Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, Apoorva Makhija, among others. The case was registered for promoting obscenity and engaging in sexually explicit and vulgar discussion in a publicly accessible online show, causing a serious harm to public decency and morality. Guwahati Police's Crime Branch had registered a case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), read with sections of the IT Act, Cinematograph Act 1952 and ⁠Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986.

Bangladesh Chief Advisor about the meeting of the Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources have dismissed the account as mischievous and politically motivated. Sources said on Saturday that the characterisation of PM Modi's remarks regarding the relationship between Yunus and the previous government was also inaccurate. The sources said underlined that PM Modi spoke of the progress in our bilateral relationship since 2014 and characterized it as a deep friendship between our societies and peoples. They said PM Modi also mentioned the importance of elections as the basis of legitimacy in any democracy. «A continued procrastination in this regard would damage the Chief Advisor's reputation. The Bangladeshi contention that attacks on minorities were a social media concoction was dismissed as being in contradiction of facts on the ground,» a source said.

The meeting was aimed at enhancing trust and cooperation between the Meiteis and Kukis and finding a roadmap to restore peace and normalcy in Manipur, sources said. The discussions also stressed on maintaining law and order and facilitating reconciliation between the two communities, they said. A six-member Meitei delegation comprising representatives from the All Manipur United Clubs' Organisation (AMUCO) and the Federation of Civil Society Organisations (FOCS) attended the meeting. The Kuki delegation comprised about nine representatives.

Modi landed in Colombo last evening after concluding his trip to Bangkok where he attended a summit of the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation). «PM @narendramodiwas welcomed by President @anuradisanayake with a ceremonial reception at the Independence Square in Colombo,» External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on 'X'. «Bilateral discussions to foster a partnership for a shared future & mutual prosperity of our people, lie ahead,» he said. Officials said it was the first time a foreign leader was accorded such a welcome at the Independence Square.

Act East Policy is the reflection of PM Narendra Modi’s foreign policy marked by dynamism and action. With the changing dynamics of the world, PM Modi in 2014, introduced a new vigour in India’s foreign policy. He transformed the Look East Policywith a more dynamic Act East Policy (AEP). Introduced in 1992, the Look East policy focused largely on economic ties with the Southeast Asia region. This shift was not just symbolic but marked a significant strategic approach that emphasized deeper diplomatic engagement, stronger trade partnerships, enhanced security cooperation, and cultural exchanges with Southeast Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific region. The Act East Policy placed India as an active stakeholder in regional affairs. Over the past 10 years, the Act East Policy has positioned India as an active and influential player in Southeast Asia. The Indian PM’s frequent engagements, high-profile summits, and strategic partnerships have strengthened India's presence in the Indo-Pacific, making India not just a participant but a leader in regional affairs. Modi has himself visited SE Asia multiple times. This include trips to Singapore (2015, 2018, 2024), which have strengthened economic and fintech collaboration, and visits to Indonesia (2018, 2022, 2023), where India expanded its maritime security cooperation.

VVP-II) with a substantial financial outlay of Rs 6,839 crore, aiming to foster comprehensive development in villages located near international land borders. This Central Sector Scheme, fully funded by the Centre, is set to operate from the financial years 2024-25 to 2028-29. The scheme will cater to villages located in the blocks abutting international land borders other than the Northern border, which were previously covered under the first phase of the programme. The focus will be on select strategic villages across 15 States and Union Territories, including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, and West Bengal. As per the government, the programme's primary objectives include creating better living conditions and adequate livelihood opportunities for residents, ensuring secure and prosperous borders, and curbing trans-border crime.

The leaders discussed ways to boost cooperation in areas like trade, investment, tourism, culture, and education, with a focus on linking India's northeastern states with Thailand. «Today, we have decided to elevate our relations to the level of a Strategic Partnership,» Modi said following his talks with Shinawatra in Bangkok on the eve of the BIMSTEC Summit. At a joint press conference after the talks, Modi stated: «In the Indo-Pacific, we both support a free, open, inclusive, and rules-based order.

Motorola engineer Martin Cooper made the first mobile phone call in the world with the words: 'Joel, this is Marty. I'm calling you from a cell phone, a real handheld portable cell phone.' Cooper had called his chief competitor Joel Engel at Bell Labs to essentially taunt him from a Manhattan footpath in front of reporters.

multi-polar world will become a reality faster than anyone had ever expected in the wake of the new tariffs announced by the US, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra said on Thursday. In a post on social media platform X, Mahindra reposted a report of South Korea, China, and Japan, agreeing to cooperate for talks to improve free trade in the region amid concerns over US President Donald Trump's import tariffs, and wrote «the new tariffs announced by the U.S are a signpost of one major geopolitical development». He further said, «The MultiPolar World will now become a reality faster than anyone had ever expected.» The US on Wednesday announced 27 per cent reciprocal tariffs on India — saying New Delhi imposes high import duties on American goods — as the Trump administration aims to reduce the country's trade deficit and boost manufacturing.

New India Cooperative Bank's former chairman Hiren Bhanu and his wife Gauri Bhanu as proclaimed offenders in connection with the Rs 122 crore embezzlement case, a police official said on Thursday. The Bhanu couple fled the country separately days before the embezzlement case came to light in February. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the city police, which is probing the case, has so far arrested eight persons, including the bank's former General Manager Hitesh Mehta and former CEO Abhimanyu Bhoan. «The EOW had moved an application before the court seeking that Bhanu and his wife be declared as proclaimed offenders. The court has accepted the plea,» an official told PTI. The court had earlier issued a non-bailable warrant against the duo, he said. While Hiren Bhanu fled the country on January 26, his wife and the bank's former vice-chairperson Gauri Bhanu left on February 10, just a few days before the scam came to light. «As both of them are out of the country, and finding their location was necessary for the probe, a Blue Corner Notice was issued against them earlier,» the official said.

Airtel, HDFC Bank, Macrotech Developers, Maruti Suzuki, Hindustan Zinc among others will be in focus due to various news developments. SpiceJet SpiceJet, which had regular flights to Nepal before the Covid pandemic, has received scheduled approval and slots from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).

Bengaluru’s water tariff is set to increase by one paisa per litre, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Wednesday. Defending the Congress government amid the BJP’s protests over rising costs, he accused the opposition party of being «anti-farmer» for opposing the milk price hike, which he said was meant to help farmers. The BJP launched a statewide 'day and night' protest on Wednesday, accusing the Congress government of burdening the public with price hikes. The party highlighted increased milk and diesel prices, higher power tariffs, and rising bus and metro fares as key concerns.

Saviynt, a provider of cloud-native identity governance solutions, on Wednesday announced that Nitin Varma has joined the company as senior vice-president and managing director for India and SAARC. The firm has nearly 600 employees in India serving all corporate functions. Varma’s appointment will strengthen its go-to-market effort, and he will be leading customer acquisition efforts, building and enhancing technical and consulting partnerships, and elevating its overall position as a provider of identity security solutions in India and SAARC, said a company statement. India is part of the eight-nation grouping of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

Shriram Finance shares will be in focus on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the company’s 100% acquisition of Shriram Overseas Investments from Shriram Investments Holdings. Additionally, the central bank has cleared the appointment of Umesh Revankar, Executive Vice Chairman, and Parag Sharma, Managing Director & CFO, as Directors on the board of Shriram Overseas Investments, subject to compliance with specified conditions.

“We are willing to work with the Indian side to strengthen practical cooperation in trade and other areas, and to import more Indian products that are well-suited to the Chinese market,” the ambassador to India was quoted as saying by China’s state-run Global Times, in a story posted Monday. Bilateral trade between the neighbors stood at $101.7 billion in 2023-24, according to India’s trade ministry, with India running a significant deficit. India’s main exports include petroleum oil, iron ore, marine products and vegetable oil, amounting to $16.6 billion, according to the government figures. The envoy’s remarks were to mark the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic ties. US President Donald Trump, who is set to roll out reciprocal tariffs Wednesday on countries around the world, has called out China and India for trade practices that he sees as unfair.

India and Chile on Tuesday decided to start negotiations on a mutually beneficial comprehensive economic partnership agreement as Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font for wide-ranging talks focusing on boosting bilateral ties in diverse areas. Boric is on a five-day state visit to India to explore ways to shore up bilateral cooperation in a number of areas, including trade and defence. «Today, we have directed our teams to begin discussions on a mutually beneficial comprehensive economic partnership agreement,» Modi said in his media statement after the talks. Partnership in the field of critical minerals will be explored, he said. The prime minister said work will also be done to establish resilient supply and value chains.

Christine Hunsicker has resigned from her position as chief executive officer of CaaStle after the fashion-technology startup’s board of directors alleged she misrepresented the company’s performance to investors, according to a March 29 letter to shareholders seen by Bloomberg News. CaaStle faces “a severe and immediate liquidity problem,” and the board is considering options including a possible wind down, liquidation or strategic transaction, according to the letter. The company is planning a two-week-long furlough for its employees. Law enforcement authorities are also investigating the matter and the company is cooperating, the letter said. Hunsicker didn’t respond to calls and emails seeking comment.

Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) supported the Waqf Amendment Bill proposed by the centre, Karnataka Deputy Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Arvind Bellad affirmed that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is a huge reform to the Waqf bill which has «created a huge havoc.» Speaking with ANI, Arvinde Bellad said, «Waqf Amendment is a huge reform. It (Waqf Bill) has created a huge havoc, not only among Hindus but also Muslims. So, it has draconian powers. It has power which are beyond Constitution.» Stressing the need of amendments, Bellad said that BJP is rightfully amending the law. «I think that particular law needs major amendments and rightfully so our party, our BJP Government is amending the law,» he said. Earlier, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju also welcomed the support of (KCBC) and asserted that the proposed bill is not against any community while calling out the «propaganda» being spread around it.

The comments came after the three countries held their first economic dialogue in five years on Sunday, seeking to facilitate regional trade as the Asian export powers brace against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Japan and South Korea are seeking to import semiconductor raw materials from China, and China is also interested in purchasing chip products from Japan and South Korea, the account, Yuyuan Tantian, said in a post on Weibo. All three sides agreed to strengthen supply chain cooperation and engage in more dialogue on export controls, the post said. During Sunday's meeting, the countries' trade ministers agreed to «closely cooperate for comprehensive and high-level» talks on a South Korea-Japan-China free trade agreement deal to promote «regional and global trade», according to a statement released after the meeting.

Poland is ramping up its defence capabilities, positioning itself as a key player on NATO's eastern flank in the face of an assertive Russia and also of a U.S. administration under Donald Trump that has sharply criticised Europe over security matters. «The safety of Polish skies has no price,» Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told a news briefing on Monday, adding that missile defence and cooperation with the United States are a priority. Kosiniak-Kamysz later confirmed to Reuters by text message that the value of the contract was almost $2 billion. The agreement with the U.S. concerns the delivery of logistical support for the Patriot system within the Armed Forces and includes technical support components as well as training.

Sridhar Vembu, Chief Scientist at Zoho, recently commented on young students leaving home for higher education, stating that they end up paying more without acquiring valuable real-world skills. Vembu's comment was in reply to American investor Nate Fischer, who advocated for a decentralized US education system, the business tycoon lamented how young people are pushed into the rat race, forced to leave their families, spend a fortune on education, and gain little to no real-world skills. «He makes very important points about the higher education rat race and the chase for credentials where young people go far from home, pay ever more to stay ever longer in higher education, all too often without even gaining useful real world skills. He proposes solutions that are based on local institutions, in the American context,» said Vembu. «In the Indian context, I fundamentally believe we have to revive our rural areas to revive our civilisation and that means being able to retain and nurture talent locally. We invest a lot of time and resources trying to ensure young people can stay near home and still have a decent economic future while being close to their families and their roots,» added Vembu.