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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Union minister Amit Shah as advocates were occupied with a judicial workshop. The case stems from a lawsuit filed on August 4, 2018, by BJP leader Vijay Mishra, who accused Gandhi of making the remarks.

Hueiyen Lanpao, a vernacular daily in Manipur, was detained by Imphal police on Friday. The reason behind his detention remains unknown so far. Police sources said that the detention is likely due to the news publication by the media house pertaining to the ongoing situation in Manipur. Recently a court in Imphal granted bail to senior editor Wangkhemcha Shamjai, who was arrested for publishing an alleged incendiary report recently in his paper, Kangleipakki Meira, a vernacular evening daily. Imphal police had arrested Shamjai, former president of the All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU), an umbrella body of the scribes of the state.

establish a correct understanding and cooperation between the two sides is «no longer an option but an imperative» for the world. Cooperation is the «most correct choice for China and the United States to get along», Wang said in a keynote speech at an event to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the U.S.

MoU) between the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India and the Ministry of Natural Resources, Guyana, on cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector. According to an official release, the proposed agreement covers the complete value chain of hydrocarbon sector including the sourcing of crude oil from Guyana, the participation of Indian companies in Exploration and Production (E&P) sector of Guyana, cooperation in the areas of crude oil refining, capacity building, strengthening bilateral trade, collaboration in natural gas sector, collaboration in developing regulatory policy frameworks in oil and gas sector in Guyana. Also, it will include cooperation in the area of clean energy, including biofuels as well as the renewables sector, including solar energy. The MoU with Guyana will strengthen bilateral trade, foster investment in each other countries and help diversify the source of crude oil, thus augmenting the energy and supply security of the country. The agreement shall enter into force on the date of its signature, remain in force for a period of five years and be automatically renewed thereafter on a quinquennium basis unless either party gives the other party written notice three months in advance of its intention to terminate this understanding. In recent times, Guyana has gained significant salience in the oil and gas sector, becoming the world's newest oil producer. The new discoveries of 11.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent amount to 18 per cent of total global oil and gas discoveries and 32 per cent of discovered oil. As per OPEC World Oil Outlook 2022, Guyana is projected to see a significant ramp-up in production, with liquids supply growing from 0.1 million barrel per day in 2021 to 0.9 mb/d in

pulses, the government has launched a new portal that will enable the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) and the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF) to purchase tur dal (pigeon pea) directly from registered farmers. The portal was launched by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah.

Sharad Pawar faction leader Jitendra Awhad 'regrets' his 'lord Ram was non-vegetarian' remark The six locations include Amravati, Aurangabad, Baramati, and Pune, the sources added. The money laundering case stems from an August 2019 FIR of the Mumbai Police Economic Offences (EOW) wing.

Ministry of Defence lost a decade-long legal battle on the deficient supply of kidney beans or rajma to the Kendriya Bhandar (KB), with the Army Purchase Organisation being directed by the arbitrator to return the cashed bank guarantee amount of Rs 44.5 lakh to KB with 7.5 per cent interest since 2012, a TOI report stated. The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, informed the Attorney General R Venkataramani, who represented the Ministry of Defence, that there were no grounds to challenge the findings of the trial court and the Delhi High Court, which had upheld the arbitral award. In May 2011, the Army Purchase Organisation (APO) had invited tenders for the supply of 1,200 tonnes of rajma for defence services, estimated at a cost of Rs 4.44 crore. KB was awarded the contract and provided a bank guarantee of Rs 44.5 lakh as a security deposit. A dispute arose over the quality of rajma supplied by KB.

Netflix has officially renewed Virgin River for Season 6, as confirmed by Tudum before the release of Season 5 Part 2. Fans can expect more of Mel and Jack's story.

Reserve Bank has penalised five Gujarat-based cooperative banks for various lapses in complying with its regulations, with penalties varying from Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh on each of them over the past one month. The regulator in separate statements on Thursday said in an order dated December 13, 2023, it imposed a Rs 5 lakh penalty on the Vadodara-based Shree Bharat Co-operative Bank for non-compliance with its directions on the placement of deposits with other banks by urban primary cooperative banks and flouting its norms on interest rate on deposits directions of 2016.

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced a proposal to amend its Enforcement Decree of the Credit-Specialized Financial Business Act, aiming to ban crypto purchases with credit cards.

AAP leaders on Thursday said the alleged Delhi liquor scam was bogus and asserted that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will cooperate with the ED if it sends «legal» summons to him. Kejriwal, the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), refused to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Delhi excise policy case on Wednesday, calling the summons «illegal» and «politically motivated». AAP leader Jasmine Shah said the investigation into the alleged liquor scam has been going on for the last two years but so far, no recovery has been made as evidence by the ED.

Times of India, Muizzu said that if India did not withdraw its forces it would amount to disregarding the "democratic will" of the Maldivian people and jeopardizing the future of the democracy. "Maldivian people have a very no to the idea of foreign military personnel being stationed in the Maldives. Right now, it is India that maintains such a presence in the Maldives.

₹20 a kg in the local market after paying ₹45 for crops, packing, labour, stuffing, transport freight, clearance charges, and sea freight. Around ₹25 per kg losses are faced by the exporters for each container," he said. Exporters also suffered heavy losses at the Bangladesh border.

Federal Reserve officials in December concluded that interest rate cuts are likely in 2024, though they appeared to provide little in the way of when that might occur, according to minutes from the meeting released Wednesday. At the meeting, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee agreed to hold its benchmark rate steady in a range between 5.25% and 5.5%. Members indicated that they expect three quarter-percentage point cuts by the end of 2024. However, the meeting summary noted a high level of uncertainty over how, or if, that will happen. «In discussing the policy outlook, participants viewed the policy rate as likely at or near its peak for this tightening cycle, though they noted that the actual policy path will depend on how the economy evolves,» the minutes stated. Officials noted the progress that has been made in the battle to bring down inflation.

₹20 a kg in the local market after paying ₹45 for crops, packing, labour, stuffing, transport freight, clearance charges, and sea freight. Around ₹25 per kg losses are faced by the exporters for each container," he said. Exporters also suffered heavy losses at the Bangladesh border.

PTI, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has stated that Arvind Kejriwal is willing to cooperate with the ED, but they argue that the intent behind the summons is to facilitate his arrest. “Ready to cooperate in ED investigation but the agency's notice is illegal. Their intention is to arrest Arvind Kejriwal.

The top commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East says Iranian-backed Houthi rebels are showing no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. closed the year with substantial, multimillion-dollar penalties against two prominent firms, LPL Financial and Interactive Brokers.

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Weeks after the imposition of a ban on onion exports, the government is assessing the situation and is likely to reconsider the decision to stem sharp fall in the mandi prices of the vegetable.

stringent provision of the recently enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), a senior government functionary said on Tuesday. According to the BNS, «Whoever causes death of any person by rash and negligent driving of vehicle not amounting to culpable homicide, and escapes without reporting it to a police officer or a magistrate soon after the incident, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description of a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.» Dismissing as «misplaced» the apprehensions of some truckers, who are protesting against the new law and keeping off the roads, the functionary said the provision of hit-and-run cases will be applicable to only those drivers who will try to escape without the informing the police.