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coaching classes in Vijayapura district, suspecting them of GST evasion. The department said it had “successfully unearthed suppression of turnover” by certain institutes in the district.

(Reuters) — Former President Donald Trump has urged fellow Republicans in Congress to shut down the government to thwart the federal prosecutions against him, although any funding lapse was unlikely to stop the cases from being pursued.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during his G-20 visit to India, refused to stay in the pre-arranged presidential suite in The Lalit Hotel. Several media reports have cited sources in the security arrangement of India during recently concluded G-20 Summit, saying that Trudeau and his delegation stayed in normal rooms in The Lalit Hotel in national capital Delhi. The Canadian Prime Minister stayed in a normal room at the hotel during his stay in India.

United Auto Workers (UAW) union forces automobile manufacturers to temporarily lay off workers because of shortages of some materials. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 20,000 to a seasonally adjusted 201,000 for the week ended Sept. 16, the Labor Department said on Thursday.

Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on 21 September floated tenders for deploying e-scooters, and e-cycles for last-mile connectivity in Dwarka, reported PTI. As the new policy is in the works, the Delhi government is likely to extend the existing EV policy by six months, said Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot. On August 8 this year, the Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy-2020 expired and the government had said that the subsidy being given under it would continue till a new policy gets notified.

Lucknow district magistrate Surya Pal Gangwar has ordered the authorities to establish a dedicated control room to cater to the complaints about potholes. In a concerted effort to ensure smoother and safer city roads in Lucknow, district magistrate Gangwar and divisional commissioner Roshan Jacob have asked the authorities to eradicate potholes ahead of the Diwali festival. As per a TOI report, Gangwar has ordered the setting up of a control room where residents can file complaints on a toll-free WhatsApp hotline number with the exact GPS location of the area that needs attention. District Magistrate Gangwar has assigned officials the crucial task of conducting spontaneous inspections across the city and submitting comprehensive status reports within the next three days.

sugar stocks and trades to avoid hoardings, the government on Thursday issued orders to mandatory disclose the stock position of sugar for traders, wholesaler, retailer, big Chain Retailer and processors of sugar on its portal (esugar.nic.in) of Department of Food and Public Distribution on every Monday of the week. «This mandatory weekly stock disclosure for these entities is another proactive step in the Government of India's efforts to maintain a balanced and fair sugar market. By preventing hoarding and speculation, GoI is aiming to ensure that sugar remains affordable for all consumers.

Delhi (MCD) is set to take a significant step towards enhancing the upkeep of its major roads. As per a TOI report, this week, the MCD will initiate the process of selecting a project management consultant for a comprehensive plan worth Rs 62 crore aimed at mechanized sweeping and maintenance of over 1,400 km of roads with a width exceeding 60 feet within the city. Presently, the responsibility for maintaining these roads lies with the Public Works Department.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is set to release its long-promised report on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan and pursue its own provincial program.

The new chief executive of Wyloo-backed Hastings Technology Metals, Paul Brown, hopes robots will be to the rare earths industry what electric vehicles are to lithium producers.

The Canadian High Commission and consulates in India remain open in spite of a brewing diplomatic crisis. Visa services for Canadian nationals have however been suspended and both countries warned citizens against travelling at this time.

Narendra Modi is likely to flag off nine Vande Bharat express train on Sunday i.e. on 24 September, ministry officials told News18. Among these nine trains, the Indian Railways is set to launch two trains for West Bengal’s Howrah and Tamil Nadu’s Chennai while one each for Kerala, Odisha, Telangana, Gujarat and poll-bound Rajasthan.

Justin Trudeau's security personnel stirred up concerns among Indian intelligence agencies during the recently concluded G20 summit when they declined the offer of staying in the presidential suite, which had been prepared by the Indian security establishment in line with the summit's strict security protocols for heads of state, a TOI report stated. The chosen accommodation for Trudeau was the Lalit Hotel in Central Delhi, where a pre-planned security setup had been put in place. This included state-of-the-art security features such as bulletproof glass reinforced with a thick layer of polycarbonate plastic, capable of withstanding even sniper bullets.

G20 summit in Delhi on September 9th and 10th—an unprecedented absence. But on September 16th and 17th Wang Yi, who succeeded Mr Qin as foreign minister in late July, met America’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, in Malta. According to Bloomberg, they discussed a possible meeting between Mr Xi and President Joe Biden at a gathering of Asia-Pacific leaders scheduled for November in San Francisco.

India has won the bid to host the International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC) here in 2027, where global leaders, academicians, and professionals would deliberate on progress of research in this sector, an official statement said.

Australia (a close ally of Canada) Penny Wong has stated that the Albanese government is deeply concerned by allegations that India was behind the murder of a Sikh man in Canada. However, she downplayed that India would meddle in Australia's internal affairs. Speaking at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday, Wong said the Australian government had raised the issue with its Indian counterparts and would continue to monitor the situation closely.

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By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk

This is part of a series of interviews with the winners of The Economic Times Startup Awards 2023. If there is one thing that Vinod Kumar, chief executive officer and cofounder of String Bio wants to call out from his entrepreneurship journey it is a critical pivot at the right time, which eventually helped the company get the right product for the market. Back in 2015, two years after having started String Bio, the founder couple Kumar and Ezhil Subbian understood that their first idea of building biodegradable plastics hardly had any takers in the market.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve a nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, calling for more research on what would have been the first alternative to injections using devices such as an EpiPen

The railroad industry is trying to make sure that emergency responders can quickly look up what is on a train quickly when they respond to a derailment