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U.K. says India trade talks ‘continue as before’ amid Canada allegations

September 19, 2023 admin

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson at 10 Downing Street said work on the trade negotiations with India “continue as before”. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.K. government said on September 19 that the “serious allegations” over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada will not impact its own ongoing trade negotiations with…

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Libya dam collapse: engineering expert raises questions about management

September 19, 2023 admin

Rescuers and relatives of victims set up tents in front of collapsed buildings in Derna, Libya, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Some 11,300 people died when two dams collapsed during Mediterranean storm Daniel last week sending a wall of water gushing through the city, according to the Red Crescent aid group. A further 10,000 people are…

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Gold Worth Rs 83 Lakh Hidden In Cigarette Pack At Chandigarh Airport

September 19, 2023 admin

The gold biscuits weigh 1.4 kg In a new innovative smuggling bid, a duo was caught carrying 12 gold biscuits packed in a cigarette packet at Chandigarh airport. The gold biscuits, weighing 1.4 kg, were worth Rs 83 lakh. Two passengers coming from Dubai to Chandigarh on an Indigo flight were intercepted by customs officials…

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Government Says Working On Using AI To Reduce Pendency Of Consumer Cases

September 19, 2023 admin

Consumer Affairs Ministry said it is working on using AI to reduce the pendency of cases New Delhi: The Consumer Affairs Ministry today said it is working on using artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the pendency of cases in various consumer courts in the country. The ministry also said the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission…

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Pakistan Begging Before The World While India Reached Moon: Nawaz Sharif

September 19, 2023 admin

Nawaz Sharif has announced his return to Pakistan on October 21. (Reuters File Photo) Lahore: Pakistan’s self-exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his country is begging money from the world while India has reached the moon and hosted the G20 summit, blaming the country’s former generals and judges for its economic mess….

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Women’s Reservation Bill Will Further Strengthen Indian Democracy: PM Narendra Modi

September 19, 2023 admin

The women’s reservation bill was given approval in the Union Cabinet meeting on Monday New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the purpose of the new women’s reservation bill Narishakti Vandan Adhiniyam is to expand women’s participation in Lok Sabha and assemblies, and asserted it will further strengthen Indian democracy, as he urged MPs…

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Putin and Xi to meet in Beijing in October, Russia says

September 19, 2023 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing in October for talks with China’s Xi Jinping, Interfax cited Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, as saying on Tuesday. “In October, we look forward to thorough bilateral talks between Russian…

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M Kharge vs Nirmala Sitharaman On GST, Women’s Bill

September 19, 2023 admin

New Delhi: The proposed women’s reservation bill, which has been cleared by the cabinet, triggered a huge war of words between Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman today. Speaking in the new parliament, Mr Kharge alleged that the reservation will only be manipulated by political parties to choose uneducated voiceless women who…

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Breakthrough Prizes 2024 winners include innovative cancer treatment

September 19, 2023 admin

When Michel Sadelain began his decades-long quest to genetically modify immune cells to fight cancer, his peers dismissed his ideas as absurd and even his mother grew concerned for his career. On Thursday, the French and Canadian scientist was announced as a winner of the prestigious Breakthrough Prize for his pioneering work in CAR T-cell…

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