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Terror: FATF applauds India, cautions against threats from within and without

September 19, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Global anti-money laundering and terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), on Thursday, said the South Asian nation’s systems are “effective” but “major improvements” are also required to strengthen prosecution in these cases. The much-awaited, 368-page-long mutual evaluation report on India was released after the assessment was adopted by the […]

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Khalistan: In the Pannun case, the US court’s “unwarranted” notice to India

September 19, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Days after the US-Canadian citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who leads the so-called “Sikhs For Justice” (SFJ) outfit, applauded visiting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on the Indian Sikhs, a US court on Wednesday issued summons to India in a “plot to murder” the Khalistani secessionist, designated as a terrorist. […]

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Economy: US Fed rate cut may have muted impact on India, says CEA Nageswaran

September 19, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The impact of the US Federal Reserve’s rate cut might be muted in India as much of it was already priced in, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said on Thursday. The US Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday voted to cut the federal funds rate target range by 50 basis […]

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Roving Periscope: MS chief warns of ‘foreign interference’ on eve of US polls

September 19, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid this year’s Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had, in a TV interview, disclosed that some ‘foreigners’ were not only ‘interested’ in the Indian parliamentary elections but also ‘interfering’ in it. Now, Microsoft Corporation’s President Brad Smith has warned of possible meddling by foreign state actors in the final […]

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Lebanon terror: Israel’s Mossad planted 3 gm of explosives in each pager, says report

September 18, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Although no person, institution, or country has yet claimed responsibility for the series of fresh terror attacks in Lebanon, some media reports suggested that Israel’s Mossad spy agency allegedly hid three grams of explosives inside hundreds of pagers ordered by the Iran-supported terror group Hezbollah months before Tuesday’s mass detonations. The […]

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Roving Periscope: The UN accuses Myanmar’s junta of ‘mass killings, torture’

September 18, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The United Nations (UN) has accused China-supported Myanmar’s ruling military junta of killing thousands of civilians and subjecting many more to torture and neglect in prisons since the February 2021 coup, the media reported. Min Aung Hlaing, the Burmese army general, has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration […]

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The POTUS poll: Donald Trump says he will meet PM Modi in the US next week

September 18, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With less than 50 days remaining for the high-stakes presidential elections in the US, former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, will meet the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week. The meeting between the two leaders, unreported until Trump’s announcement at an event on Tuesday in Flint, Michigan, highlights […]

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Economy: The size of the Indian economy may double by 2030, says NITI Aayog CEO

September 18, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India has the potential to double the size of its economy by 2030, NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanya emphasized on Wednesday. Addressing an event organized by the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI), he said climate change is a big opportunity for India to become a leader in climate-related technologies, the […]

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Torrent Power receives Letter of Intent for 1,500 MW Pumped Hydro Storage Project

September 17, 2024 Vinayak Barot

Ahmedabad, 17th September, 2024: Torrent Power Limited has emerged as a successful bidder and has received Letter of Intent (LOI) from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Limited (MSEDCL) on 17th September 2024 for procurement of 1,500 MW/ 12,000 MWh Energy Storage Capacity from Pumped Hydro Storage Project. Detailed Letter of Award will be issued by […]

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Good news? ADB to give $ 2bn annually as fresh loans to Pakistan!

September 17, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A nearly bankrupt and failing state, Pakistan, woke up on Tuesday to a piece of news it didn’t know if it was good or bad for national honor: the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) has assured Islamabad that it would get USD 2 billion per annum, as fresh loans, every year, […]