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Yashobhoomi — at Dwarka here in the next two years, a senior government official said on Tuesday. The focus sectors of these events would be digital innovation, hospitality, entertainment, healthcare, automobile, infrastructure, travel and tourism, and smart manufacturing.Kinexin Convention Management Pvt Ltd, a consortium of Korea International Exhibition Centre (KINTEX) and eSang Networks Company Ltd, are holding marketing initiatives all over the world to attract events at the centre, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17. KINTEX has been appointed as the operator for exhibition and convention centre for managing the venue for 20 years. Modi unveiled the Rs 5,400-crore Phase 1 of the IICC on Sunday. He also inaugurated the extension of the Delhi Metro's Airport Line which now terminates at YashoBhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 station.

Amazon said on Tuesday that it will hire 250,000 full and part-time workers for the holiday season, a 67% jump compared to last year

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible

Ukraine is filing a complaint at the World Trade Organization against Hungary, Poland and Slovakia after they banned grain and other food products coming from the war-torn country

Indian officials said on Tuesday that at least nine separatist organisations supporting terror groups currently have bases in Canada. The remarks came amid a brewing diplomatic crisis between the two countries over the death of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday linked Indian authorities to the July killing, prompting a furious rejoinder from New Delhi.

Indian Sellers Collective has raised concerns over a recent WHO Report, which suggested the implementation of a taxation system based on nutritional content. The WHO report titled 'The growth of ultra-processed foods in India: An analysis of trends' suggests increasing tax on non-packaged and unlabelled foods, which are currently taxed at 5 per cent under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.

Reliance Jio on Tuesday launched its fixed wireless access (FWA) device — Jio AirFiber — in eight cities — Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune, just over a month after rival Bharti Airtel introduced its own device in two cities, as both telcos make initial attempts at monetising their 5G services. «Our extensive fiber-to-the-home service JioFiber, already serves over 10 million customers...With JioAirFiber, we are expanding our addressable market to rapidly cover every home in our country with similar quality of service,» Akash Ambani, chairman of Reliance Jio, said in a statement. A fixed wireless device uses radio frequencies instead of cables/fibres to provide fixed broadband access, using technologies like 5G. Simply put, these are portable broadband devices, much like dongles but with better coverage and speeds. The Jio AirFiber service has been launched with multiple plans ranging from 30 Mbps speeds to 1000 Mbps speeds, all available in blocks of six months and 12 months, the telco said in the statement. The plans are available in two buckets — Jio AirFiber and Jio AirFiber Max.

foreign degree and career, spike in candidates from Tier 2/3 cities, and foreign institutes stepping up focus on the country with enhanced financial aid/scholarships, leading study abroad consultants told ET. The record Indian surge comes amid a decline in student applicants from China. For study abroad platform Leverage Edu too, the fall intake has been the largest ever.

China's Foreign Ministry has asked all foreign consulates in Hong Kong to provide the personal details of their locally employed staff, as Beijing tightens its control over the semi-autonomous city. The Commissioner's Office of the Foreign Ministry, in a letter seen by The Associated Press, asked the consulates to provide staffers' names, job titles, residential addresses, identity card numbers and travel document numbers «in line with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and general international practice.» The letter, dated Monday and addressed to all consulate posts and the Office of the European Union, stated that they should comply with the request by Oct. 18, and that the details of staffers who are employed in the future should be furnished within 15 days. It wasn't clear whether China furnishes details of its staff in foreign missions to other countries. The request comes as Beijing has tightened control over Hong Kong in recent years following its imposition of a sweeping national security law aimed at stamping out dissent. Governments in the West have criticized the law as a dismantling of Hong Kong's political freedoms and civil society.

'Just like we've shifted from carbon credit to green credit, can we also change this pattern… instead of celebrating the consumer rights day worldwide out of compulsion, can we take the leadership in talking about consumer care day,' he said. 'Once we start celebrating consumer care day, you will see the change in the environment with big positive signals.' Modi's speech is timely, given the growing concerns about the impact of businesses on consumers and the environment.

India-Canada ties has put the focus back on Pro-Khalistan Elements (PKE) using foreign soil to carry out attacks against India. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing nearly 20 cases involving PKE and have been urging foreign governments, including Canada, to designate them as 'terrorists' for allegedly carrying out anti-India activities. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, chief of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), had four first information reports (FIRs) registered against him by NIA and carried a reward of ₹10 lakh. He was designated as 'terrorist' by the Union home ministry in July 2020 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, along with several other top-rung pro-Khalistan supporters.

GoI has tabled the Women's Reservation Bill to provide a 33% quota for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. While the Bill is likely to have a smooth passage, it's unlikely to come into force until the next census (2027) and delimitation exercise are completed. Better late than never.

Danaher Corporation on Tuesday said it will be reducing the price of its Cepheid's Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra diagnostic test cartridges for tuberculosis by 20% in high-TB-burden countries, from $9.98 to $7.97 per test. Danaher will provide each test cartridge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (the Global Fund) and to less-developed countries eligible for Cepheid's Global Access Program to support greater access to high-quality TB testing.

cyber security threats and zero day attacks as leading western countries due to its geopolitical importance, said cybersecurity executives. Speaking to ET, on the sidelines of the m-WISE Mandiant Security conference, cybersecurity experts said that in general, the threats across the Japan and APAC region have been on the rise.

Canada has warned its citizens against travelling to India amid a brewing diplomatic crisis. The development came less than a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canadian intelligence agencies were "actively pursuing credible allegations" linking New Delhi to the killing of separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. “Exercise a high degree of caution in India due to the threat of terrorist attacks throughout the country," cautions the Canada government website.

public health and geopolitical instability that are impeding efforts to address pressing global issues. The theme of the 78th session of the UNGA is “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all." Beside President Joe Biden of the United States, none of the leaders of the five permanent members of the Security Council—namely the US, Russia, China, France and Britain—are attending the UNGA session.

₹200) and a coke ( ₹100), with the total being charged at ₹300. Our updated menu now offers any munchy paired and a glass of juice or coke at ₹200 (the beverage is complimentary).

NEW DELHI : Monsoon rains that arrived late but then lingered for an extended period, coupled with land acquisition delays, have slowed down road-building in the country. Signs of slowdown in road construction became pronounced with the government scaling down capital expenditure for the sector in calendar year 2023. It built just about 23% of highways in the first five months of FY24 against a record target of 13,800 km.

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NEW DELHI : Developed countries can no longer afford to be cautious in providing financing for achieving sustainable development goals, the UN’s resident coordinator in India Shombi Sharp said in an interview. Sharp said the world faces a $4 trillion financing gap for the SDGs and called for greater political will to provide this funding. Sharp said India was uniquely placed between developed and developing countries, which allowed it to deliver a consensus at the G20.

(Reuters) — Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)'s plan to expand its global manufacturing footprint has sparked a race among some countries to woo CEO Elon Musk and secure billions in investment dollars.