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WASHINGTON—Donald Trump claims that neither the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel nor Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine would have happened on his watch, and that the world was an oasis of calm and stability when he was president. The reality was more complicated.

News Minute, the chairperson of the State Women's Commission, Nagalakshmi Choudhary, had written to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the state police chief regarding the allegations against Prajwal. The Karnataka Mahila Dourjanya Virodhi Vedike had reportedly filed a complaint with the Women’s Commission. The News Minute report cited the organisation as claiming that visuals of the politician sexually abusing women and coercing them into having sex were being circulated across Hassan district through pen drives and were also circulating on social media.

Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for regional «stability», warning of the effects of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war on global economic sentiment at the start of a summit attended by a host of Gaza mediators. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Palestinian leaders and high-ranking officials from other countries trying to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas are on the guest list for the summit in Riyadh, capital of the world's biggest crude oil exporter.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said talks between India and China are going smoothly and in a good environment, and India will never bow down. Singh, who is in Ahmedabad to campaign for BJP candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections, said India has become a powerful country from a military standpoint and wants to maintain good relations with its neighbours. «India is no longer a weak India. India has also become a powerful country from a military point of view. We want to maintain good relations with our neighbouring countries,» the minister said when asked about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's accusation against the Narendra Modi government over Chinese aggression. Talks between India and China are going on smoothly and in a good environment over whatever issues there are, he said.

steel imports continue to surge, Tata Steel CEO T V Narendran has said there is a need to be watchful about the situation. The comment comes at a time when India has reported a 38 per cent surge in steel imports to 8.319 million tonnes, becoming a net importer of the commodity during the 2023-24 financial year. Speaking to PTI, the industry executive said, «It would be a pity if the situation continues in the long run. We have to be watchful about imports.» As long as it is unfair imports, the government needs to deal with it, Narendran said without elaborating further.

NRIs) held a car rally from Ahmedabad to Surat in support of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Notably, all 26 parliamentary constituencies in Gujarat will go to polls on May 7. Organized by the Foreign Affairs Department of the BJP, the rally served as a vibrant demonstration of overseas support for PM Modi's leadership.

PM Narendra Modi runs a government for billionaires from Delhi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik leads a dispensation that works for "select people" in Odisha. Taking a dig at Patnaik, Gandhi said that though he was the chief minister, the BJD government in the state was being run by his aide VK Pandian. Also Read | PM Modi's look-alike sells Pani Puri in Gujarat; netizens react, ‘Low budget Modi’ In an apparent reference to PM Modi, Gandhi said, "Uncle-ji and Naveen-babu have given Odisha PAANN, meaning Pandian, Amit Shah, Narendra Modi, Naveen Patnaik.

Mint. The partnership could be in the form of a memorandum of understanding, similar to the one Bharat 6G signed with the US last September. One of the sources said Bharat 6G and Industry Alliance 6G would sign an agreement soon.

AU Small Finance Bank is targeting to double its balance sheet size to Rs 2.5 lakh crore in three years, helped by the acquisition of Fincare SFB and the growing consumption trend in the country. The bank earlier this week operationalized Authorised Dealer (AD-I) license with foray in forex with 'AU Remit' and Cross-border Trade with 'AU DigiTrade'. «We are targeting a growth of 25 per cent in the next three years and we should double the balance sheet size to Rs 2.5 lakh crore by the time we complete one decade of existence,» AU Small Finance Bank managing director Sanjay Agarwal told PTI. The bank started its business in 2017, with a balance sheet size of Rs 10,000 crore, which has now crossed Rs 1.25 lakh crore. Human resources has gone up from just 3,000 to 46,000 during the same period, he said.

Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, China has kept its aim sharp at the country's mining sector through its investment initiatives, thus ensuring an influence on it, reported Khaama Press. Beijing, has notably, focused on the country's vast mineral deposits since the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan.

Pakistan's Cabinet has relaxed rules to hire foreign consultancy firms to make up for 'unskilled' bureaucrats and speed up official efforts to bring investment for various projects in the cash-strapped country from the Gulf and other nations, according to a media report. The decision was taken to support the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), the top civil-military body created last year to bring investment into the country. According to The Express Tribune, the Cabinet relaxed the public procurement legal framework to hire foreign consultancy firms to strengthen the SIFC to prepare various projects before offering them to foreign investors.

BEIJING—In 2019, a little-known Chinese carmaker named Zhido went bust after Beijing cut subsidies for the tiny electric cars it made, crushing its sales. Now it is back. Earlier this month, the company released a boxy new mini-electric vehicle called “Caihong," or “Rainbow" in Chinese, which comes in seven pastel colors—including “Mint Mambo"—and has a starting price equivalent to around $4,400.

tornado that struck Guangzhou, in southern China, reported CNN, citing Chinese state media. Guangzhou, a city of 19 million people in southern China, has been witnessing tornadoes at level-three intensity, two below the highest level of five.

ICICI Bank, the second largest non-state lender by assets in India, on Saturday reported a better-than-expected 17% increase in net profit for the fourth quarter, helped by strong demand for loans and lower provisions. The Mumbai-based bank posted a net profit of ₹10,707.5 crore for the quarter ended March 31, compared with the average estimate of ₹10,489 crore by analysts tracked by Bloomberg.

Tejasvi Surya booked for seeking 'votes on ground of religion' "The Chairperson of the Women's Commission had written a letter to the government to conduct an SIT investigation. This decision has been taken in response to their request," Siddaramaiah added. Meanwhile, Karnataka Police has said that Prajwal Revanna has left the country, Deccan Herald reported citing CMO's statement.

flexible work practices for white-collar workers, especially those in sales and field-related work, as rising summer heat poses health risks and threatens to sap efficiency. India is notorious for its scorching summers. Its weather office has warned that 2024 could be the country's hottest year on record.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) distanced himself from a taboo-busting move from World Athletics' governing body to offer prize money to gold medallists at this year's Paris Olympics. World Athletics president Sebastian Coe's announcement earlier this month that track and field winners at the Paris Games will receive $50,000 (47,000 euros) has sparked mixed reactions. No other sports federation pays prize money at the Olympics.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Congress on Saturday filed a complained with the Election Commission against Union Minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur for his "outrageous" remarks made at an election rally, alleging that it violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). Party general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged Thakur's remarks “violates standards of decency and truth" while informing that Congress has sought "immediate and meaningful" action against him, failing which they will "name and shame the offenders".

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday claimed that the BJP is conspiring to change the Constitution and abolish reservations in the country and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are doing a "surgical strike" on SC, ST and OBCs. The RSS, when it was founded in 1925, had decided to announce the nation as a «Hindu country» and to scrap the reservations in 100 years (by 2025), he claimed. «The reason for (BJP's slogan of) '400 paar' (above 400) is because they want to change the Constitution completely, abolish reservations and make India free of reservations,» he told reporters here. «Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are doing a 'surgical strike' on the natives of this country, the Dalits, STs and OBCs.They (BJP) have decided to make this elections as the ground for their surgical strike,» Reddy said.

Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Congress should apologise to the country for doubting the integrity of the electronic voting machines (EVMs). Speaking at an election rally here, he also said Goa was a model of the BJP ''saturation approach'' to the implementation of the central government's schemes, which was true secularism and means of doing social justice. Congress lied about EVMs and tried to instigate people, but the Supreme Court has held in its recent ruling that there was nothing wrong with EVMs, the prime minister said, adding that Congress should apologise to the country for its stand. «Goa is a model of the BJP's saturation approach (to welfare scheme) which has benefited farmers, the poor, fisherfolk, women. Modi lives to fulfill your dreams and aspirations,» he said, The coastal state is the land of patriots and known for its magnificent temples and churches, Modi added.