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Russia needs to replenish its supplies of ammunition for what could be a long war of attrition. Along with ramping up its domestic arms production, Moscow is turning to an old ally with a vast arsenal — North Korea. Estimates say the reclusive and isolated Asian country has tens of millions of artillery shells and rockets that could give a huge boost to the Russian army. United States officials expect North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia in the coming days to seal a possible deal on munitions transfer with President Vladimir Putin.

Chandrababu Naidu in a skill development scam case. The CID had filed a first information report (FIR) in December 2021 related to the case but Naidu was not named in the FIR. However, the CID said now it has enough evidence to name Naidu as the prime accused in the case. «We have arrested Chandrababu, the main accused in the skill development scam. The value of this scam is '550 crore.

Zulu ethnic group Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has died at the age of 95, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Saturday.

Investigation Department (CID) in Andhra Pradesh has arrested former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, naming him as the prime accused in a skill development scam.

Manipur Violence: Amid the unending violence in the state, one more death was reported in the violence that broke out at Pallel in Tengnoupal district, Manipur. The recent death took the count of death due to Pallel violence to three on Saturday. The 37-year-old man succumed to his injures overnight during treatment at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal, officials told PTI.

Andhra Pradesh Skill Development Corporation scam, the state police said on Saturday morning. Following this, several TDP leaders have also been placed under house arrest. Naidu has been arrested under relevant IPC sections, including Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), and 465 (forgery).

Real estate, despite its inherent cumbersome nature, is one of the most popular investments in India. Since the basic investment for real estate is often high, the taxes associated with it also tend to be steep. However, smart planning can go a long way in bringing down the overall tax outgo on real estate to a bare minimum.

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artillery. Such foul-ups revealed deeper problems. All modern armies use two approaches to logistics, explains Ronald Ti, a military logistician at King’s College London: “pull" logistics, which involve responding flexibly to consumption and demand signals by units in the field, and “push" logistics, in which ammo and material are dispatched based on predetermined rates of use.

nuclear attack submarine it has been developing for years, a step leader Kim Jong Un described as crucial in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the vessel — named "Hero Kim Kun Ok" — is designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater but did not specify the number of missiles it could carry and fire. In his speeches at the vessel's launching ceremony on Wednesday and an onboard inspection on Thursday, Kim expressed satisfaction that the country has acquired its own nuclear attack submarine to counter the advanced naval assets of the U.S., KCNA said. In July, the U.S.

The MacArthur Foundation is leading a group of donors who have pledge $500 million to help the struggling local news industry

Offshore wind farms should be one of the best solutions to the climate crisis but are turning out to be a lousy business. Getting the struggling industry back on its feet will require a new approach from companies and politicians alike. The public face of the crisis is Ørsted, a former oil and gas producer that became the world’s largest offshore wind-farm developer.

A Greek shipper has pleaded guilty to a charge over it smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine

G20 Summit. The event on September 9-10 will be preceded by a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

duties on about half a dozen US products, including chickpeas, lentils and apples, which were imposed in 2019 in response to America's decision to increase tariffs on certain steel and aluminium products. India had imposed these duties on 28 US products in 2019 in retaliation to the US' move. The finance ministry through a notification dated September 5 informed about removal of duties on the products, including chickpeas, lentils (masur), apples, walnut in shell and almonds fresh or dried, as well as almond shelled. The move comes ahead of US President Joe Biden's visit to India to attend the G20 Summit on September 9-10, which would be preceded by a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. During the prime minister's state visit to the US in June, both countries decided to terminate six WTO (World Trade Organization) disputes and also remove the retaliatory tariffs on certain US products. As part of the agreement, India will be removing additional duty on chickpeas (10 per cent), lentils (20 per cent), almonds fresh or dried (Rs 7 per kg), almonds shelled (Rs 20 per kg), walnuts (20 per cent), and apples fresh (20 per cent). In July, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha had said the government has decided to remove retaliatory customs duties on import of almonds (fresh or dried, in shell), walnuts, chickpeas, lentils, apples, medical diagnostic reagents, and boric acid. The removal of retaliatory tariffs or cuts in import duty with the US did not result in a loss to India, she had said. The US is the largest trading partner of India.

Times to fix cars and trucks have jumped by up to an additional four days, smash repair giant AMA says.

Manipur after hundreds of people defied curfew and started marching towards the barricades placed by the security forces in Manipur's Bishnupur district in a protest march called by the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (Cocomi). Police had to fire tear gas shells and rubber bullets to quell the protesters.

Contract talks between Chevron and labour unions in Australia will continue another day, prompting workers at two liquefied natural gas terminals to put their threatened strikes on hold.

Oil prices hit a 10-month high of nearly USD 90 per barrel as Saudi Arabia and Russia extended their voluntary production and export cuts until the end of the year. For a nation that is more than 85 per cent dependent on imports for its oil needs, the surge in prices means India will have to shell out more and the prospect of returning to market-driven petrol and diesel prices in the near future diminished further. Brent crude prices surged around 6.5 per cent over the past week after Saudi Arabia, which leads the expanded OPEC+ cartel with Russia, decided to keep its one million barrels a day reduction in supplies to the global market until the end of December. Russia has added its own voluntary export cuts in recent months. The move has led to Brent rising above USD 90 a barrel for the first time this year on Tuesday.

Jarange, whose hunger strike for Maratha quota entered the 9th day on Wednesday, has dehydration and he is now being administered intravenous fluids, said doctors monitoring the activist's health condition in Maharashtra's Jalna district. His blood pressure was also on the lower side in the morning, a health official told PTI. Jarange, aged around 40, has been holding the hunger protest in Jalna district's Antarwali Sarati village since August 29. The activist on Tuesday said he would stop drinking water and fluids after four days if a favourable decision on quota is not taken. The government has so far reached out to Jarange two times urging him to withdraw the fast, but he has refused to budge. A team of doctors is monitoring his health condition regularly. «Jarange has dehydration and his creatinine level is a little high.

NEW DELHI : Several foreign-owned or controlled companies (FOCCs) are under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) scrutiny for alleged violation of foreign exchange rules, two people privy to the development said. The companies have received notices from the regulator inquiring whether they would want to settle the case, the people said on condition of anonymity. If firms don’t settle the case, RBI can pass orders.