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Delhi Chalo" movement, Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao voiced his concern on Tuesday, stating that farmers are being subjected to injustice. He criticized the BJP-led central government for prioritizing discussions on topics like the Ram temple in parliament while neglecting the pressing issues faced by farmers. «Delhi Chalo» is a call for a protest march towards Delhi, primarily by farmers. As part of the movement, farmers are protesting over their demands, which include a law ensuring the minimum support price for their agricultural produce and a debt waiver.

Victoria state lost power on Tuesday afternoon when a major power plant shut down because a storm knocked out parts of the state's electricity transmission network. AGL's Loy Yang A power station, responsible for about a third of the state's power, was forced to shut down on Tuesday afternoon after several towers along a major section of the state's transmission network collapsed in bad weather.

Kailash Gahlot wrote to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar denying permission and expressed solidarity with the farmers' march, they added. "The demands of the farmers are genuine. Secondly, it is the constitutional right of every citizen to make a peaceful protest.

United Arab Emirates(UAE). Government employees in Dubai has been asked to work from home till 13 February, Tuesday. UAE's educational authority has also declared the continuation of distance learning in all government schools on February 13.

Mumbai Airport to reduce scheduled flights and restrict the movement of business jets during peak hours, aiming to alleviate congestion and improve on-time departures, the Economic Times reported. The decision is expected to impact around 40 flights and disrupt the operations of private jets frequently used by top business houses in the country. The Airport Authority of India (AAI), responsible for air navigation services, has directed the airport to decrease aircraft movement from 46 to 44 during rush hours and from 44 to 42 during non-peak hours.

₹453.4 crore and declared distribution of ₹208.56 crore for the December quarter. The distribution comprises ₹97 crore at ₹2.21 per unit in the form of interest payment on shareholder loan, Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) and Compulsory Convertible Debentures (CCDs), ₹108.89 crore at ₹2.48 per unit in the form of repayment of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) debt and NCD and the balance ₹2.63 crore at ₹0.06 per unit in the form of interest on fixed deposit.

The people of Pakistan appear to have spoken – if not resoundingly enough, at least loudly – against the army's overwhelming dominance in the country's politics. However, with the recent election results returning a hung parliament, it seems the Pakistan Army remains influential regardless of the popular verdict.

Tata Motors announced a price cut of up to Rs 1.2 lakh on various electric vehicle (EV) models as it intends to pass on the benefits of battery price reduction to the customers. Tata Motors' top-selling Nexon.ev now starts at Rs 14.5 lakh, down from Rs 14.7 previously. while Tiago will now be sold starting at Rs 7.99 lakh, news agency Reuters quoted the company as saying. Prices of Tiago have been slashed by Rs 70,000. However, the prices of the the recently launched Punch.EV remain unchanged.

solar eclipse is set to darken skies across central and Eastern Canada in a rare celestial event last witnessed in the country 45 years ago.On April 8, the eclipse’s path will cross through Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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returned to the White House, which version will it be? The one who cajoled allies to spend more on defence, reinforced NATO troops on the eastern flank and began to arm Ukraine; or the one who threatened to leave the alliance and embraced Vladimir Putin? To judge from his latest election-campaign outrage, he is likely to prove the wrecker of the Western alliance. At a rally on February 10th Mr Trump, the near-certain Republican presidential nominee recounted how the leader of a “big country" once asked him whether America would defend an ally that was “delinquent" on its payments, presumably one that was not meeting the NATO target of spending 2% of GDP on defence. “No, I would not protect you," Mr.

Trump 's claim that he once told a NATO ally that he would encourage Russia «to do whatever the hell they want» to «delinquent» members of the group sent shockwaves through Europe over the weekend. But in Washington, most Republicans downplayed or defended remarks that seemed to invite Russian aggression.

Indian onions are fetching as much as ₹140 a kilogram in Malaysia, Sri Lanka and the UAE, more than ten times the wholesale price in Nashik, tempting smugglers to defy a ban on the export of the bulb vegetable, traders said.These «rogue exporters», traders said, are shipping out onions by mis-declaring them as potatoes, shallots or even labelling them as grapes. India banned the export of onions effective December 8 to make the essential kitchen staple cheaper for domestic consumers. This has led to a crash in the price from more than ₹40 a kg to around ₹13 currently in the wholesale market of Nashik, India's main onion-growing region. The ban on exports by the second largest onion producer, which used to ship 40,000-50,000 tonnes of the commodity every week, caused a spike in international prices.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state is working to make robust legislation for polygamy and Uniform Civil Code. Talking to media persons on Monday, he said, “Assam cabinet in its meeting has discussed both polygamy and UCC. We were following polygamy; Uttarakhand passed a law on UCC. We are now aligning both so that we can prepare a robust legislation. We are working on that.” He added that the Assam cabinet has approved a very important legislation prohibiting magical healing. “Healing is a daisy subject used to convert tribal people. This bill we are going to pilot as we believe that the religious status quo is very important. Whoever is Christian, Muslim or Hindu let them be so that a proper balance can be achieved in our state.”

BHEL), GMR Airports Infrastructure, NMDC, Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Union Bank of India. There will be no deletions, according to an MSCI release issued late Monday. PNB and Union Bank will be among the three largest additions to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index measured by full company market capitalisation. The third one is Midea Group Co from China.

shooting incident at a subway station in the Bronx country in New York on Monday evening, ABC News reported quoting police. According to the report, around 4:30 p.m. ET, officers responded to 911 calls of a shooting at the Mount Eden Avenue station and found six people shot, New York city Police Department (NYPD) Chief of Transit Michael M. Kemper told reporters at a media briefing Monday night.

Valentine's week is also about cherishing female friendship. Galentine's Day celebrated on February 13, a day before Valentine's Day, is all about ladies cherishing their female friends. Coinciding with ‘Kiss Day’, Galentine's Day came into a trend because of the popular sitcom “Parks and Recreation".

Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services were rolled out in Sri Lanka and Mauritius on Monday during a virtual ceremony attended by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and the top leadership of the two island nations, underlying New Delhi's leadership in the Indian Ocean Region. India's RuPay card services were also launched in Mauritius. Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and PM Pravind Jugnauth of Mauritius were present on the occasion. Jugnauth said the co-branded RuPay card would be designated as a domestic card in Mauritius. Calling it a special day, Modi said, «Today we are connecting our historical relations in a modern digital way. This is proof of our commitment to the development of our people. Through fintech connectivity, not only cross-border transactions but also cross-border connections will be strengthened. India's Unified Payments Interface, that is UPI, is now performing a new responsibility — Uniting Partners with India.»

telecom department is facilitating a Shark Tank India-like funding mechanism for startups, particularly in next-gen technologies, as part of the country's efforts to create domestic technology majors. As per officials aware of the details, the DoT is acting as a mediator to introduce startups with the venture capitalists (VCs). «We want to provide exposure and funding opportunities to the MSMEs and startups to scale up. If the idea is good, the VCs will provide the requisite support,» an official privy to the details told ET.

Nivruti Rai, managing director and CEO of the country’s investment promotion agency Invest India, is in the thick of things at a time when the government is going hammer and tongs to attract investments into the country and when Apple, Micron, VinFast and a slew of other companies are betting on manufacturing in India. In an interview with ET’s Dia Rekhi, Rai, a former Intel India head, talks about the countries and the sectors she is bullish on, her focus on increasing return on investment (RoI) for investors, and how her nearly three-decade-long stint at American chipmaker Intel is helping her in her new role and so on. Edited excerpts: How has been your transition from Intel to Invest India?

TORONTO — Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada is cutting 20 per cent of its workforce ahead of a move by provincial oversight bodies in Ontario and Quebec to split from the national organization.