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India and China have reached an agreement on a patrolling arrangement along their contested Himalayan border, marking a step toward easing tensions that escalated in 2020. Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri shared this development on Monday, signaling progress in disengagement efforts between the two nations. “As a result of the discussions that have taken place over the last several weeks, an agreement has been arrived at on patrolling arrangements along the line of actual control in the India-China border area, and this is leading to disengagement and eventually a resolution of the issues that had arisen in these areas in 2020,” Misri said. Over last few weeks, Indian and Chinese negotiators have been in touch on it, Misri added, talking about the border row with China in eastern Ladakh.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s rapid growth story is often linked to its burgeoning middle class. But lack of any official definition makes for an interesting trend: over 88% of urban Indians, including many earning well past India’s per capita income, call themselves ‘middle-class’ when asked to describe their family’s financial situation, reveals the latest round of the YouGov-Mint-CPR Millennial Survey, held in July.

stability with a mandate to his government for three consecutive terms and asserted that they strengthened this expression of stability in the recent Haryana Assembly polls. Addressing the NDTV World Summit here, he also said India has a «double AI» advantage and that when the power of 'aspirational India' and 'artificial intelligence' combines then it is natural for development to take place at a fast pace. Modi said India is a friend in times of crisis and cited how the country sent vaccines to scores of nations during the Covid pandemic. «India does not have 'taken for granted' relations, its relations are built on trust and reliability.When India moves forward there is no jealousy but world feels happy about it as its progress benefits the world,» the prime minister said.

Rahul Malani, Banking Analyst, Sharekhan, says if one has an investment horizon of around three years, then this is a good entry point for HDFC Bank from a medium-term perspective. In the near term, it will continue to be guided by the news flows and the quarterly numbers. Malani does not see more than 10-15% upside in the next one to two years. But over three to four years, there is a scene for good re-rating. As for Kotak Mahindra Bank, the Street seeks a timeline for the lifting of the RBI embargo on issuing credit cards and onboarding more online customers via and also the overall submissions to the RBI were unclear. So, until and unless that clarity comes to the Street, Kotak Bank will continue to remain range-bound and trade with a negative bias. Let us start off with Kotak because that is an out-and-out disappointment. Do you think that is much in the price, given that the stock has languished for quite some time now? Rahul Malani: As you rightly alluded, the valuation mostly reflects all the intermittent headwinds. So, we do not feel that there will be a much negative reaction on the stock because the results were weak but that was on expected lines. However, the Street was looking at the timelines for the lifting of the RBI embargo, plus the overall submissions to the RBI that were unclear. So, until and unless that clarity comes to the Street, Kotak Bank will continue to remain range-bound and will trade with the negative bias.

The outcome of British Columbia’s election was unclear after a close race between the NDP and the B.C. Conservatives, with the Greens poised to play a role in a potential minority government.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WHEN HISTORIANS write about the first quarter of the 21st century, they may sum it up this way: 20 years of unprecedented progress followed by five years of stagnation. This is true for nearly every issue the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works on, from poverty reduction to primary-school enrolment.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India should be wary of a remodelled European Union (EU) coming down the turnpike. The 27-member bloc, in addition to its internal contradictions, is fraying at the edges with multiple members expressing displeasure openly.

Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health care and to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company

Narendra Modi asked civil servants on Saturday to keep themselves abreast with latest technological developments so as to meet the rising standards and stressed the need for following a citizen-centric approach. Addressing an event here, the prime minister also suggested seeking help from startups, research agencies and youngsters for getting new ideas. With artificial intelligence, information processing is also becoming equally easy, making the citizenry informed and empowering them to keep a tab on all the activities of the government, he said. «So the civil servants need to keep themselves abreast with latest technological developments so as to meet the rising standards, wherein Mission Karmayogi can prove to be of help,» Modi said after launching the «Karmayogi Saptah» — National Learning Week — at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre here.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. There is always more variety in lower body exercises than in upper body ones, given just how many major muscles there are. Starting from the glutes and going down the hamstrings and calves in the posterior chain to the hip flexors, and quads and tibialis down the front, it’s all lower body.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau reinvented Canadian politics when he was elected prime minister at the age of 43 in 2015, with a brand built around his good looks and energy. Almost a decade later, Trudeau is fighting for political survival.

Lady Justice and the Debate The new statue of 'Lady Justice' — without the traditional blindfold and holding a copy of the Constitution — unveiled by the Supreme Court this week generated much debate online and offline. However, a precedent had already been sent in the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code report, featuring a similar version of Lady Justice, without a blindfold and holding law books instead of scales. Monitoring Progress on PM Projects Centre's Monitoring Group has been recast for NDA 3.0, this time under the chairmanship of agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The last such group, set up in 2019-2020, was headed by Mansukh Mandaviya and Jitendra Singh. The newly-set up group held its first meeting on Friday and on the agenda was progress on all announcements made by the PM, including budget announcements, projects for which foundation stone was laid by the PM besides expectations of all ministries/ departments.

Piyush Goyal said on Friday that India’s self-confidence and courage of conviction are vital for asserting its global position. «This belief empowers the nation to take bold actions, enabling it to tackle challenges and seize opportunities on the international stage,» Goyal said at the 13th SHRM India Annual Conference 2024. «India is emerging as a powerful and rapidly growing economy and this transformation showcases the nation's resilience and innovation, positioning it as a leader in global economic growth,» Goyal added.

Malaysia will introduce new taxes and revamp gasoline, education and healthcare subsidies next year as part of aggressive reforms to narrow the country's fiscal deficit

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson (AJR) were recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their work on the role institutions play in driving a nation’s prosperity. In a podcast interview I hosted with Acemoglu (full episode available at https://shorturl.at/R8s0u), I asked Acemoglu to apply his ‘institutions’ framework and current thinking to technology in the Indian context.

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Narendra Modi on Thursday said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is committed to furthering national progress and empowering the poor and downtrodden. The prime minister made the remarks after chairing a meeting of NDA chief ministers and deputy CMs here, following the swearing-in ceremony of Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and his ministerial colleagues. «We had extensive discussions on aspects of good governance and ways to improve people's lives. Our alliance is committed to furthering national progress and empowering the poor and downtrodden,» Modi posted on X.

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