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The focus should be on emerging security challenges along the eastern border, immigration and trends in urban policing, Shah was quoted as saying in an official release. The home minister's statement bears significance as India's eastern neighbour Bangladesh has seen unrest following the ouster of its then prime minister Sheikh Hasina and an interim administration taking charge in August.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asserted that PM Narendra Modi was of the view that women would steer economic growth in the country, which was on its way to becoming the third largest economy in the world. She was speaking at a credit outreach programme held in the north Bihar town of Darbhanga, where loans for Rs 1,388 crore were provided to 49,137 beneficiaries by various banks. Among those present were Union minister Chirag Paswan and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, among others. Sitharaman said, «Earlier, PM Modi used to tell me that the Union budget should be women-centric. But now he says the budget should be one that visualises women in leadership roles.»

Dixon Technologies Friday said it has entered into an agreement with Taiwanese original design maker Compal Electronics to make Google Pixel devices in India, as the US major strives to gain a foothold in the world’s second largest smartphone market. Dixon becomes the second contract manufacturer for Google who had started making Pixel phones locally with Foxconn subsidiary Wow Tech at their Chennai facility. “This is a significant opportunity for Dixon and marks an exciting step in our growth and commitment to delivering cutting edge, high quality products to the global and domestic market,” Atul B. Lall, Vice Chairman of Dixon Technologies said in a notice to the stock exchanges.

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Addressing party workers in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, PM Modi accused the Congress of «misleading» the citizens of the country and said that out of anger, the party is busy «plotting» against the country. He urged the party workers to keep an eye on such situations and make people aware to expose their lies.

World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Friday said that in the short to medium term, she would like to work to deliver on the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) and that some of the trust which was built at the 12th ministerial conference (MC12), was lost in MC13. WTO members Friday appointed incumbent Okonjo-Iweala as DG the organization for a second term. Her second four-year term will begin on September 1, 2025. Okonjo-Iweala took office as DG in March 2021 and is the first African and the first woman to serve as the head of the global trade watchdog. On IFD, she said in a statement: “We have to find a way forward to handle the concerns of the few members who continue to voice reservations on this matter.”

Six years after Donald Trump started the first trade war with China, the US president-elect has named a series of China hawks to his administration and threatened 60% tariffs on Chinese goods, a level that would decimate trade between the two countries. The dilemma for China now is that its sizable trade surplus with the US means any direct countermeasures may have limited impact. China has already shown a willingness to use some asymmetrical steps against tariffs and trade restrictions from both the Trump and Biden administrations. Should the new threats become policy, Beijing may have to reach further into its arsenal, risking a conflict that could be even harder to contain.

Champions Trophy schedule and will reconvene on Saturday after Pakistan once again rejected the 'Hybrid' model of hosting the event. The meeting was brief after Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi made it clear that the 'hybrid' model won't be acceptable despite India's firm refusal to travel to his country owing to a lack of government clearance.

Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday asserted that «tough decisions» will have to be taken, accountability be fixed and shortcomings removed by learning lessons from the election results. In his address during the Congress Working Committee meeting at the AICC headquarters here, Kharge said he believes that the EVMs have made the electoral process «suspect» and stressed that it is the constitutional responsibility of the Election Commission to ensure free and fair elections in the country. Kharge also hit out at internal bickering in the party, and asserting that the lack of unity and statements against own party leaders harms the party a lot. «Unless we fight elections unitedly and stop making statements against each other, how will we be able to defeat our opponents politically?» the Congress president said.

Imran Khan. «It's not easy to be a politician in Pakistan,» says Maryam, the wife of an MP from Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, who was briefly detained. After her husband fled into hiding, Maryam was taken at gunpoint into a car by «unknown people» to be questioned, and has lived since in «constant fear».

Canada failed to cultivate new trade corridors that could have helped to mitigate the potential impact of Donald Trump’s tariff threats ahead of his return to the White House, experts tell Global News.

Subramanian Sarma, Member of the Board, L&T, says there are currently two to three key themes: a) Ongoing development of traditional fossil fuels, particularly oil and gas; b)collective efforts to enhance green initiatives and reduce carbon footprints, including opportunities in blue and green ammonia, renewable energy, and gas-to-power projects; c)exploration of monetizing and increasing value through petrochemical facilities. Each theme offers significant opportunities, with current prospects estimated between $10 billion and $12 billion. L&T will need to monitor these developments in the coming quarters. Sarma says they are also looking at gas to power opportunities in the Middle East. They have a bit of a preferred status there with one of the main developers with whom we have been working, and so something might unfold. All in all, that business is looking much more buoyant. At least for the next two-three years, he sees a good momentum. How are things looking up because we were just talking with the management of KEC and he pointed out how the power transmission orders and the other EPC orders seem to be picking up in that region. Is that something you are witnessing as well – increased expenditure when it comes to public infrastructure as well as the entire energy space in the Middle East? Subramanian Sarma: Yes, it is very consistent with what the KEC management has said.

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Paraguay’s foreign minister says his country is committed to its relationship with Taiwan and has no plans to break off their diplomatic relationship in favor of China as he visited the increasingly isolated island

After weeks of pushing early deals, retailers in the United States and some other countries are promising bigger discounts on Black Friday

Workers at one of Ukraine's thermal power plants struggle to repair damage and keep electricity flowing as Russia continues its campaign of attacks targeting the country's power grid

It was an alarming, even sickening, suggestion: Farmers in Zimbabwe hit hard by drought should farm maggots to feed their animals and boost their household incomes

The announcement was made in a post on X by the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, which read: «India has been re-elected to the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for 2025-2026. As a founding member and major contributor to @UNPeacekeeping, India is committed to continuing its engagement with the PBC to work towards global peace and stability.» https://x.com/IndiaUNNewYork/status/1862166374790864988

Indian IT service providers’ stocks are poised for a further run-up after a recent rally, bucking the weak sentiment in other sectors as Donald Trump’s return generates expectations of a stronger dollar and greater tech outsourcing. A benchmark gauge of the industry, led by India’s IT export stalwarts like Infosys Ltd. and Tata Consultancy Services, has risen about 7% in November, outperforming other sectors in the country. It’s also outpacing competitors elsewhere in the region, with MSCI Asia Pacific Information Technology Index falling about 3% this month.

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