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Pawan Khera said on Saturday. The decision on listing anchors and shows was taken at the first meeting of the INDIA coordination committee held at the home of Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar. “Nothing is permanent and if tomorrow the journalists mentioned on the list published by the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance 'realise that what they were doing is not good for India', INDIA leaders will again attend their shows," Pawan Khera said ahead of the two-day Congress Working Committee meeting.

Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first phase of the India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC), named YashoBhoomi, in Dwarka tomorrow, Sunday, September 17. Besides this, PM Modi will also inaugurate the extension of the Delhi Airport Metro Express line from Dwarka Sector 21 to a new metro station at Dwarka Sector 25 on Sunday. Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory in view of the inaugural ceremonies.

International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) South Asia conference from 14 to 16 September. The conference was organised jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs, UNCITRAL and the organisation’s national coordination committee for India. Minister of state for external affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, chief justice of India DY Chandrachud and Attorney General R Venkataramani were present at the event.

India Club in London, with its early roots in the Indian independence movement as a hub for nationalists and a home away from home for Indians in the country over the years, will close permanently on Sunday. With its walls adorned with photographs of prominent Indians such as former prime ministers, the Club's founding member was Krishna Menon — who went on to become the first High Commissioner of independent India to the UK.

Congress on Saturday questioned Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI) move of not acting on money laundering allegations against «Adani-linked entities» and called for the formation of a joint parliamentary committee to discuss the issue during the special session of Parliament. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh wondered whether SEBI will act now that the Mauritius financial regulator has revoked the licences of two such entities. He also raised his doubts about the credibility of SEBI, asking why the body has failed to inspire confidence as a fair regulator of capital markets in the country. Ramesh said that the Financial Services Commission (FSC), the Mauritian equivalent of SEBI, revoked the licences of the controlling shareholder of two Adani-linked funds in May 2022 for violating several laws including the Financial Services Act, the Securities Act, the Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (2003 and 2018), and the Code on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. «Even as SEBI professes helplessness, ironically Mauritian regulators have taken stringent action against suspect Adani-linked entities,» the Congress leader said. He said Emerging India Fund Management, whose licences were revoked on these grounds, controlled two funds that were «conduits for Vinod Adani associates Nasser Ali Shaban Ahli and Chang Chung-Ling.» «Ahli and Chang made dubious investments to Adani companies through these very funds,» he alleged. «Will SEBI awake from its Modi-made slumber… Why is it failing to inspire confidence that it will act as a fair regulator of capital markets and protect the interests of shareholders,» Ramesh asked. «This is simply more evidence that nothing

By Max Hunder

(This Sept. 14 story has been refiled to correct the spelling of 'of' in paragraph 16)

cocaine trade has consistently risen which means it could be Colombia's number one export as soon as this year. In an official statement, Hernandez said, "We estimate cocaine export revenues jumped to $18.2 billion in 2022 — not far behind oil exports of $19.1 billion last year.

Right to Information Act has become a people's movement with a large number of them seeking information of public interest and getting replies, Chief Information Commissioner Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha said, hailing the ground-breaking law enacted in 2005. «No country can boast of such a large number of applications being filed and such a large number of replies being given,» Sinha said Thursday in an interaction with PTI on the sidelines of an event here. He was in the state capital to attend the inaugural session of the two-day-long national meet 'National Meet of RTI Act' organised by the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises, or SCOPE. «I think India fares very well, because (of) the sheer scale, no country can boast of such a large number of applications being filed, such a large number of replies being given, second appeal. We are the most populous country in the world, but the population is not enough.

Reserve Bank of India Governor C Rangarajan lauded India's ascent to become the world's fifth-largest economy, hailing it as an impressive achievement. However, he has also underscored the urgent need for India to accelerate its economic growth to improve the per capita income of the nation. Post Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war, there is a need to lay down a clear roadmap for India's future development and the first and foremost task is to raise the growth rate, Rangarajan said in his address at the 13th Convocation of the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education. Noting that India was today the fifth largest economy, he said, «this is an impressive achievement.» «However, in relation to per capita income, it is a different story.

China has been trying to revive its economic growth for the last one year. Twice it had announced direct measures to prop up its real estate market.

₹91 crore. India’s top oil firm IOC will give ₹50.22 crore for this project as a CSR (Corporate social Responsibility).

CWC panel stands ready to write a new chapter of development with dignity for all people of poll-bound Telangana and the nation. The first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee will take place in Hyderabad today, Saturday, September 16. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge shared the message of Sonia Gandhi ahead of the meeting.

iPhone 15 series began in multiple countries on September 15. Interestingly, in less than one hour from the start of pre-orders, the iPhone 15 Pro Max had completely sold out, and most color and configuration options now show a 2-3 week waiting period. The report from the publication also noted that if customers are unable to purchase the larger iPhone during the pre-sale event, their options would be to try their luck next Friday when general sales commence, or alternatively, they may need to wait until at least October to acquire this device.

X Corp has introduced government-ID-based verification checks for X premium users, as it aims to curb impersonation on its platform and doll out more benefits to them like «prioritised support». ID Verification is currently available in numerous countries and will soon be extended to include more, such as the European Union, European Economic Area (EEA), and the UK, according to the company.

Nipah virus has been reported in Kerala, triggering a panic in the southern state of India. Nipah virus is caused by fruit bats and is potentially fatal to humans as well as animals. Along with respiratory illness, it is also known to cause fever, muscular pain, headache, fever, dizziness, and nausea.

Pokemon Go maker Niantic aims to increase the number of monthly active users for the game in India by tenfold in the next three to five years, a top executive said. “That's going to take a significant investment, but it’s one that we're committed to," Omar Tellez, vice president for emerging markets at the company, told ET, highlighting the importance of the India market.

Lok Sabha elections. Telangana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram are going to the polls later this year. Reacting to the CWC meeting in Telangana, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said there are chances that the government may advance the elections, according to a report published by Hindustan Times. “Inevitably one of the key topics is going to be current political developments in the country and the actual election prospects and certainly those who have been representing us in the India Alliance meetings, we want to brief the committee about what's happening there," Tharoor said as quoted by HT. He added, “We hope that the elections are in the usual time which is six to nine months away.

Narendra Modiretained his top position as the world's most popular leader with an approval rating of 76 percent, according to a survey by US-based consultancy firm ‘Morning Consult’. In previous ratings too, PM Modi had topped the ranking. The 'Global Leader Approval Rating Tracker’ 76 percent of people approve of PM Modi’s leadership, while 18 percent disapprove of it and six percent did not give any opinion, ANI reported.

Xi Jinping, has linked arms with two anti-Western states, declaring a «no limits» partnership with Russia and pledging «unswerving» support for North Korea. But the specter of a budding bromance between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after their meeting this week in eastern Russia, may not be as welcome a development for Xi as it might initially seem. Closer ties between Pyongyang and Moscow could result in both countries being less reliant on Beijing. That might diminish China's perceived clout in global negotiations over ending Russia's war in Ukraine and curtailing North Korea's nuclear program. «I doubt Xi is overjoyed to see the Kim-Putin lovefest unfolding across China's border,» said John Delury, a professor of Chinese studies at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.

Love was in the air when 'Jawan' director Atlee and actor Vijay Sethupathi joined Shah Rukh Khan at an event here to celebrate the film's success and went on to proclaim their admiration for the Bollywood superstar. The Tamil filmmaker, who made his Hindi cinema debut with the blockbuster film, said if he had to describe 'Jawan', he would call it «a love letter of mine to Mr SRK». Sethupathi's Kaali may have been the chief antagonist in the film, but the actor was full of praise for the director, the team and especially for Shah Rukh. He said he got many calls from people in Chennai, saying they could not get tickets for the first day, first show of the movie. «They love him so much but then it is not a surprise for me because SRK the name is enough.