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SJVN Ltd is discussing a collaboration with France’s official development agency AFD to set up solar projects in India. AFD will also assist SJVN, which is looking to expand its presence on solar energy, with its experience and is discussing providing support on developing solar power as well as ensuring sustainability through the recycling of solar panels, Lise Breuil, AFD’s India director, told Mint. SJVN began its foray into solar power in 2017, and has completed three projects with a total installed capacity of 81.3MW.

Haitham bin Tariq, the first by an Omani PM in 25 years, marks an important moment in bilateral ties. As the largest non-Opec producer in the region, and a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the India-Oman bilateral relationship is an important element of New Delhi's partnership with the region. This is reflected in the growing Oman India Joint Investment Fund, now worth $300 million, and progress on the comprehensive economic partnership agreement.

Sajjan Jindal on Sunday issued a statement responding to the Mumbai police FIR in alleged rape case, reported ET NOW. He has called the allegations “false and baseless” adding that he is committed to providing full cooperation throughout the investigation.

Americans told us some specific things. What happens in international relations from time to time such challenges can arise.

Midway through 2001, the U.S.-China relationship looked to be in a dire place. Two years earlier, NATO missiles had hit the Chinese Embassy in Serbia, killing three Chinese citizens. Then the spy plane crisis of April 2001—where a Chinese plane collided with a U.S.

Tether, the company responsible for the USDT stablecoin, has made public letters it sent to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, underscoring its dedication to security and close cooperation with law enforcement agencies. 

Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, but snowmobile excursions to see them have come to a halt since the war in Ukraine. «We used to work with Russian permafrost scientists and hydrologists in the Barentsburg region. This doesn't happen now,» the British scientist told AFP. «We're sad that we can't use this basis for collaboration, but we're not at all happy with the actions of the Russian government, obviously,» he said at his office at Longyearbyen University in the archipelago's capital. Although a part of Norway, the islands have long had a strong Russian presence.

Wonka movie, featuring Timothée Chalamet, hit theaters on December 15, 2023.

Canada’s national police force has arrested a youth in Ottawa in relation to an alleged terrorism threat against the Jewish community, Global News has learned.

UN has told the Security Council, in a veiled reference to Pakistan. India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador, Ruchira Kamboj, made the remarks on Friday at the Security Council open debate on Small Arms.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman, on Saturday adopted a new 'India-Oman joint vision, a partnership for future' focusing on ten essential areas, heralding a new chapter in the strategic partnership between the two nations. «India and Oman have had an unbreakable bond of deep friendship for centuries. At one end of the Arabian Sea is India and at the other end is Oman.

Permanent Committee for Human Rights in the UAE, in cooperation and partnership with the General Women's Union and the UN Women Liaison Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council in Abu Dhabi, organised an event titled "Climate Change and Ways to Mitigate Gender-Based Violence" at the Women's Pavilion at COP28. Jamal Al Musharakh, the UAE's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva, delivered the opening speech and stressed that COP28 UAE placed the issue of women and gender equality in the context of climate action as a top priority. Furthermore, he added that the conference's allocation of a full day of the presidential programme to confront this issue underscored the criticality of elevating the role and participation of women in tackling climate change. The conference presidency was also keen to enhance the skills of national cadres and support the presence of women in its various activities, adding that the UAE negotiating team included many young talented women specialized in climate diplomacy and international negotiations, which affirms Emirati women's active role in achieving UAE sustainability. He maintained that the UAE is active internationally in addressing climate change, and as a member of the Human Rights Council, and in partnership with the United Kingdom, submitted a draft resolution on girls' education that was adopted by the Council at its 54th session without a vote.

The Bank of Italy and the Bank of Korea have recently formalized their collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on December 5, 2023. This partnership marks a pivotal moment in the exploration and potential implementation of digital currencies by central banks, reflecting a growing global interest in the digitization of national currencies.

India’s plans to import reactors from America and France. The historic agreement was signed by then US President George Bush on October 8, 2008.

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Simbhaoli Sugars’ plans of a one-time settlement with lenders hit a roadblock with a division bench of the Allahabad High Court directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe whether loans were sanctioned in contravention of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines and whether there was a case of money laundering. The court order came in response to a writ petition by the company seeking to squash insolvency proceedings initiated against it by State Bank of India (SBI) after the company could not convince the lender of its intention to complete the payments related to the one-time settlement (OTS). Simbhaoli Sugars owes lenders nearly Rs 1,500 crore. “The petitioner has filed the petition with the sole intention of holding back the NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal) proceedings,” a division bench of Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Prashant Kumar said in the order.

Yellen said former President Donald Trump's policies toward China left America «more vulnerable and more isolated» in the global economy, a rare jab by her at the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. Yellen, at a US-China Business Council event Thursday night, said the Trump administration «failed to make investments at home in critical areas like infrastructure and advanced technology, while also neglecting relationships with our partners and allies that had been forged and strengthened over decades.» Her comments come as the US rebuilds its relationship with the Asian superpower, including a November meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco. The two nations agreed to curb the production of illicit fentanyl, a deadly component of drugs sold in the United States, and agreed to resume military-to-military communications.

By Maha El Dahan, David Stanway and Valerie Volcovici

NATO’s newest member and Russia’s neighbor Finland is to sign a bilateral defense cooperation agreement next week with the United States in a deal that allows Washington to send troops into the Nordic country and to store weapons and equipment there

By Stephanie Kelly, Jarrett Renshaw and Leah Douglas