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Industrial Automation solutions provider, Fuji Electric is looking to expand its presence in India and is doubling down on its investments in the country in a bid to diversify its supply chain operations from China. «As we have the three-year plan, we need to look for a bigger factory, and Tamil Nadu would be our first preference to do the investment,» Yosuke Ishizaka, Managing Director, Fuji Electric India told ET in an exclusive interaction.

Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, saying the duo wouldn't see India's development because “their roots are from Italy". Addressing an election rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara, Amit Shah said while everyone is talking about the country's development, “the Congress wouldn't see it." “Everywhere, people are talking about India's development. The country is being hailed.

₹7,153 per bbl, having swung between ₹6,932 and ₹7,154 per bbl during the session so far, against a previous close of ₹6,945 per barrel. Also Read: Crude oil deficit to high inflation: How can the Israel-Hamas war impact Indian economy? — Explained -Israeli air and ground forces were stepping up operations in the Gaza Strip amid reports of heavy bombing of the besieged enclave. Several countries, including many Arab states, have urged Israel to delay a planned ground invasion that would multiply civilian casualties and might ignite a wider conflict.

₹13,000 crore to increase its capacity by another 21.9 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) with a mix of brownfield and greenfield projects, the company wrote in an exchange filing on Saturday. This new investment, which has been approved by the board, will help the firm achieve a capacity of 182 MTPA in India by setting up four greenfield and four brownfield plants, apart from four greenfield bulk terminals, UltraTech added.

when we find them, we will let them go," he said, as per news agency AFP. Follow Israel Hamas LIVE Updates On the question of release of the hostages, the Hamas representative said, "About the peaceful citizens that were taken and that are now in Gaza, we treat them as guests. While referring to the Russian-Israelis, he added that Hamas will free them as soon as the conditions are met.

Elon Musk has offered internet support to war-hit Gaza after an Israeli offensive led to the shutdown of all communications. The development came as Israel expanded its ground operation in the Hamas-led region with massive strikes from the air and sea. According to the update shared on X (nee Twitter), Starlink will help restore connectivity to the UN and other internationally recognised aid groups operating in the narrow strip.

World Cup 2023. Pakistan, which opted to bat first, managed to score 270 runs and were all out, however, chasing the target, though the Proteas kept lost wickets to Pakistani side, they had Aiden Markram on their side who scored 91 runs in 93 balls. When Markram lost his wicket with 21 runs still to get, Pakistan, for the first time, got a hold of the match.

Israel's army relentlessly hammered Gaza on Saturday after fierce overnight bombardment that rescuers said destroyed hundreds of buildings three weeks into a war sparked by the deadliest attack in the country's history. Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Israel to halt the attacks, while the families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas said they had been snubbed by the government when asking about their fate. Israel unleashed its bombing campaign after Hamas gunmen stormed across the Gaza border on October 7, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and seizing more than 220 hostages, according to Israeli officials. The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza said Israeli strikes had killed 7,703 people, mainly civilians, with more than 3,500 of them children. The conflict is the fifth and deadliest in Gaza since Israel unilaterally withdrew from the Palestinian territory in 2005. The latest Israeli strikes against Hamas, the Islamist group that has ruled Gaza since 2007, were the most intense since the war broke out.

Congress on Saturday cited a media report on the Adani Group's growing share in port operations to allege that this is not only a «textbook case of crony capitalism» but a potential threat to national security. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that in the party's «Hum Adani ke Hain Kaun» series of 100 questions, it had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi three pointed questions on how Adani had become India's largest ports operator «without engaging in any competitive bidding and with the help of government raids on owners of private ports — who miraculously decided to sell their assets thereafter to Adani».

United Nations resolution calling for a truce in Gaza is «shocking» and shows that it is shaping its foreign policy as «a subordinate ally of US imperialism,» the CPI(M) and the CPI said in a joint statement on Saturday. The CPI(M) said it will hold a protest on Sunday at its AKG Bhawan office to express solidarity with Palestine.

Piyush Goyal on Saturday urged the countries participating in the G7 trade ministers meeting to enhance collaboration on a regulatory framework to facilitate cross border trade. The Group of Seven (G7) trade ministers meeting was held in Osaka, Japan. Under its G7 presidency this year, Japan has invited India, along with a few other invitee countries (Australia, Chile, Indonesia, and Kenya) to participate in the outreach programme held on October 28.

External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Saturday urged airlines from Vietnam to explore launching direct flights to cities in north-eastern states of India to provide increased investment and tourism opportunities to both countries. Guwahati, considered the Gateway to Southeast Asia, has an international airport with direct flights connecting Bangkok and Singapore, Singh said while addressing a session on investment and trade at the North East India Festival here. «All eight North East states are well connected by air, land and rail with other parts of India.

Rajnath Singh on Saturday exuded confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to return for a third term with a clear majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. «The faith of the people of the entire country is with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it is not just me but several political observers have also accepted this fact that he is coming back with a clear majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections,» Singh, on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Lucknow, told reporters.

Microsoft Teams, businesses in India will soon gain enhanced flexibility to connect with customers nationwide via fixed-line internet connections, claims Airtel. Abhishek Biswal, Business Head, Airtel IQ, said in a statement, “We are delighted to partner with Microsoft to bring an agile, flexible and innovative solution to ease one of the biggest issues facing Indian enterprises today.

₹25-30 per kg to ₹55-60 per kg in the days following Navratri. There are now concerns that the kitchen staple will breach the ₹100-mark in the coming days. Reports citing traders based in the national capital's key vegetable markets stressed the need to urgently address the supply shortage.

Digital Rupee: In a bid to boost volums in RBI's e-rupee transactions, Indian banks are offering incentives for using the central bank digital currency. Three sources familiar with the development told news agency Reuters. Sources went on to add that incentives from Indian banks ranges from cashback, reward points, etc that credit and debit cards offer to its users.

Telangana Assembly Election 2023: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday slammed the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and sought the ‘disbanding’ of Congress in a scathing attack on Opposition parties ahead of the Assembly election in Telangana. KT Rama Rao said that Congress was “the real white elephant" who should have been disbanded after India got Independence in 1947 from the British colonial rule.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday once again pitched for a caste census, saying the exercise was necessary to know the exact number of people from OBC, SC and ST communities in the country so that policies can be framed accordingly to provide benefits to them. She was addressing a public meeting at Damoh in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. «What is the meaning of a caste census? We want to know how many people are there in the country from Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. If the government doesn't know their exact number, how will it give justice to them?» she asked. The caste census conducted in Bihar revealed that there are 84 per cent OBCs and Dalits in the state, she said.

Your govt bestowed him with Padma Vibhushan': Sanjay Raut slams PM Modi for criticizing Sharad Pawar's achievements Pawar also claimed that the fear of losing power might have pushed the PM to make such comments. "He (PM) was there to seek Darshan of Sai Baba in Shirdi, what was the need to take Darshan of Sharad Pawar there? If you see the nationwide picture, there are a lot of states where the BJP is not in power or either their government has come after some sabotage in other parties. And wherever there is a BJP government, they are on weak foot.

United Nations resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying that watching in silence thousands of Palestinians being annihilated goes against what New Delhi has stood for. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Priyanka Gandhi wrote, “I am shocked and ashamed that our country has abstained from voting for a ceasefire in Gaza.

HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s government is grappling with an exodus of citizens and a plummeting birthrate. Its solution: Subsidize baby-making. The city has lost its appeal to some residents over the last four years, hurt by strict rules during the Covid-19 pandemic, anxieties about the growing political influence of Beijing, and competition from Singapore and elsewhere.