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Semiconductors: Dholera plant to make microchips by December 2026, says Vaishnaw

March 13, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation of three microchip plants—two units by Tata Electronics and the third by CG Power, entailing a total investment of Rs 1.26 trillion—Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the first set of semiconductors will start rolling out from […]

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Markets: Sensex crashes 906 points, Nifty slips under 22k; Rs. 13.5 trn lost

March 13, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Investors lost nearly Rs. 13.5 lakh crore on Wednesday in the blood bath in India’s stock market as Sensex crashed 906 points and Nifty slipped below the 22,000 mark. As bears prowled on Dalal Street in Mumbai, hammering equities, the S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty50 index fell over one percent, and […]

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Khalistan: Now, terrorist Pannun threatens to attack Indian diplomats in NZ also

March 13, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Safely ensconced in the US and Canada enjoying dual citizenship, hospitality, and protection, Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has threatened to attack Indian diplomats in Wellington after New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters expressed doubts on India’s connection to separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s alleged murder in June 2023 in Canada. […]

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China: NPC’s lackluster annual meet highlights the Dragon’s decline

March 12, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The biggest indication, if any was needed, that China is declining came from the just-concluded annual meeting of its parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC) which, for the first time since 1993, ended without the Prime Minister’s customary press conference to skirt embarrassing questions about the Dragons’ progressing multiple organ failures. […]

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Roving Periscope: Wheel turns full circle—Nepalis want their king back!

March 12, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Deeply unhappy with what the various combinations of China-supported Communists have done to their country over the last two decades of instability and poverty, many Nepalis now want their king back to power in Kathmandu. In Hindu-majority Nepal, the monarch has historically been seen as the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu. India […]

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Technology: Google and ECI tie up for LS polls; to prevent the spread of false information

March 12, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Search engine behemoth Google has tied up with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to prevent the spread of false information on the eve of and during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the country. Alphabet Inc-owned Google’s joining hands with the ECI also aims to promote authorized content and label […]

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EFTA deal: Cheaper good from Switzerland, three other European nations coming into India

March 11, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: From next year, Indian customers will start getting access to high-quality Swiss products—watches, chocolates, biscuits, and clocks—at lower prices as India will phase out customs duties in the coming years under its just-concluded trade pact with the EFTA bloc on these goods. India and the four-European nation bloc EFTA signed a […]

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Trade: Many countries ready to use Indian rupee, says Goyal

March 11, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after India inked the free trade pact with four EFTA countries–Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein–that would potentially attract USD 100 billion in investments in the next five years, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday many developed and developing countries are keen to start trade in […]

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Pakistan: “Mr. Ten Percent” Asif Ali Zardari returns as President

March 9, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP)’s top leader Asif Ali Zardari, infamous as “Mr. 10 Percent” because of his alleged corruption, on Saturday, became President for the second time—the only civilian to hold the post twice since the nation came into existence in 1947. In 2013, he also became the first President to […]

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Roving Periscope: India-EFTA deal on Sunday; likely with the UK after LS polls

March 9, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: While India is set to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with a group of four European nations on Sunday (March 10), its much-awaited deal with the United Kingdom is likely to be inked only after the Lok Sabha elections in April-May 2024. India and the European bloc EFTA will sign […]