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electric vehicles said Thursday it would build its first U.S. plant in southeastern North Carolina, creating hundreds of jobs. Executives at Epsilon Advanced Materials Inc.

₹10,952 crore, as against ₹10,838 crore in the previous fiscal. Its loans and advances were at ₹6,711 crore in FY21, up from 6,654 crore in FY20, as per information available on its website."Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels

China’s ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing has unveiled a new digital yuan service that will let citizens in 250 parts of the nation use their CBDC coins to rent motorcycles.

Sam Bankman-Fried got a test run at testifying at his New York criminal trial when a judge sent jurors home but let him demonstrate portions of his testimony before deciding what jurors will hear on Friday

India, Iran and Armenia has the potential to balance the Pakistan-Azerbaijan-Turkey axis, which has gained momentum with several engagements between Islamabad and Baku this year. The first India-Iran-Armenia trilateral aims to connect Armenia with India via Iran, ET has learnt. During a meeting in the Armenian capital Yerevan this April, the three sides discussed economic projects and regional communication channels, outlined the prospects of deepening cultural and people-to-people contacts as well as trilateral cooperation in various fields. The three countries had then decided to «continue consultations» in the format, sources recalled. The trilateral meeting also discussed the use of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) as a regional connectivity initiative. Armenia, whose ties with New Delhi are acquiring strategic dimensions, has proposed the Persian Gulf-Black Sea corridor via Iran parallel to INSTC or part of a new branch of INSTC to connect Indian traders with Russia and Europe, sources said. Given the extensive experience of Indian companies in taking part in large-scale infrastructure projects abroad and India's interest in launching the India-Europe transport corridor route via Iran and Georgia, Armenia plans to start negotiations with India to discuss the involvement of Indian funding and Indian companies into the project.

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, testified in his fraud trial on Thursday without the jury present so the judge overseeing the case can first decide what portions of his testimony are admissible. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan's decision came after prosecutors finished presenting their case accusing Bankman-Fried of stealing billions of dollars from customers and the defense presented its first two witnesses.

Foreign minister S Jaishankar, without naming China, asked Beijing to strictly adhere to the principles of international law while respecting the territorial integrity of each other, and criticised the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by stressing that such projects must not restrict participants from exercising their sovereignty. «SCO should work together to promote stability and prosperity in the region by strictly adhering to the principles of international law, respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity of each other and encouraging economic cooperation,» Jaishankar said during his address at the SCO Heads of Governments meeting in Bishkek. «In this context, the centrality of the interests of Central Asian states plays a key role.

Narendra Modi to help upheld "cooperative federalism", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that the Centre is changing the name of «India» and making it «Bharat» because the opposition alliance is named as INDIA. Banerjee said that cooperative federalism should be upheld in the country and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into the matter.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried rested on Thursday, setting the stage for him to testify about how his multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency empire collapsed, causing billions of dollars in losses that prosecutors blame on his extravagant spending on investments, donations and a lavish lifestyle. His testimony was likely to begin by afternoon, a day after his lawyer told a Manhattan federal court judge that his client planned to testify in his defense. Defense lawyers estimated that they would question him for about five hours after brief testimony from two other witnesses.

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Israel-Hamas war news: As Israel invaded Gaza on the ground on Thursday, targeting Hamas positions using tanks, United States President Joe Biden hinted that hinted that one of the reasons behind Hamas fighters' 7 October attack on Israel was the recent announcement of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. According to a GTRI report, the ongoing Israel's war with Hamas fighters in Gaza can derail the prospect of a historic peace deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia, a crucial linchpin in the India-Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC) framework The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor was announced by US President Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the annual Group of 20 summit held in India earlier this year.

There are clear signs China wants to take the digital yuan, its CBDC, into the global arena – with CIPS and BRI integrations in the pipelines.

Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Speaking at Public Affairs Forum of India’s 10th Annual Forum 2023 in New Delhi on Thursday, he said India will be doing 20% ethanol blending by 2025. India and the US can work together on the plan to make ethanol from agricultural waste.

BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey today appeared before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee to submit oral evidence on his allegations of «Cash for Query' against TMC MP Mahua Moitra. As he arrived at Parliament annexe for the deposition the BJP MP said that he will completely cooperate with the Committee and will be present whenever the Committee calls him for questioning. »I will give all the information that the Committee asks me to provide.

India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. Israel-Hamas LIVE The first-of-its-kind economic corridor will be a historic initiative on cooperation on connectivity and infrastructure involving India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, EU, France, Italy, Germany, and the US. The White House had earlier said that the rail deal would link shipping and rail lines from India to Europe through the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel.

visa services for Canadians from today, the Indian Embassy in Ottawa announced Wednesday. The a move that could ease tensions in a high-profile dispute over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.

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A senior Armenian official visited Delhi recently and held discussions in this regard, said people with knowledge of the matter. India has emerged as a credible weapons supplier as per Armenia's requirements, they said. Details of fresh supplies are not known yet but the consignment could include equipment that would help to create a deterrence amid the conflict-like situation with Azerbaijan, according to observers in Armenia, who did not wish to be identified. The last consignment sent by India to Armenia included Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers, anti-tank missiles, rockets and ammunition.

NEW DELHI : Armenia is keen to expand its defence ties with India, its deputy foreign minister Mnatsakan Safaryan said, in the aftermath of its bitter conflict with Azerbaijan. “Armenia is diversifying its defence cooperation and this is a good opportunity to further enhancing Armenian-Indian ties in this field," Safaryan told Mint. The country has appointed a defence attaché to its Embassy in New Delhi in order to scope out potential for further cooperation, he added.

NEW DELHI : The Union cabinet on Wednesday cleared a ₹22,303-crore subsidy for phosphatic and potassic fertilizers for the rabi season that runs till the end of March. While the amount is sharply lower than the previous year, the government assured that farmers will remain protected since international fertilizer prices have fallen, reducing the need for hefty support. The cabinet also approved fresh rates under the nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) scheme for NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) fertilizers.

India and Japan on a Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership, an official statement said on Wednesday. The memorandum of cooperation between the two countries was signed in July.