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Roving Periscope: The US “revitalizing” ties with India, and others says Biden

March 8, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Firing on all cylinders and against all his foes within and without—ranging from his predecessor Donald Trump, and President Vladimir Putin of Russia to Xi Jinping of China—US President Joe Biden said on Friday that America is “revitalizing” ties with India and others. In his State of the Union address, Biden, […]

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Business

The Ukraine war: CBI raids 13 places, busts human trafficking racket to recruit soldiers for Russia

March 8, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After the death of two Indians and reports of many more duped to join Russia as soldiers against its ongoing war in Ukraine, India has busted a gang of human traffickers who recruited youths by offering them jobs abroad. Several Indians have been duped to work with the Russian Army, officials […]

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Business

Trade: India-US trade to surpass $200 billion in 2024, says Garcetti

March 8, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The India-United States trade is likely to surpass the previous record of USD 200 billion this year and huge opportunities exist for the two largest democracies to expand cooperation in defense and space sectors, besides critical emerging technologies like semiconductors and artificial intelligence, said US American Ambassador Eric Garcetti on Thursday. […]

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English

Women’s Day: UN panel castigates Iran govt for Mahsa Amini’s death

March 8, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) report has found Iran responsible for the physical violence that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 which sparked nationwide protests against the conservative Islamic country’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, laws and its ruling theocracy. The UN panel’s stark pronouncement came […]

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Defence

Putin, the New Grand Master: Russia claims Garry Kasparov is a “terrorist!”

March 7, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Trust President Vladimir Putin to do the unthinkable. Now his government has put chess legend Garry Kasparov on Moscow’s list of “terrorists and extremists!” The 60-year-old former world chess champion, who now lives in the US, has been a longtime critic of President Putin and has repeatedly spoken out against Russia’s […]

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Business

The Ukraine war: Tricked to fight for the Russian Army, seven Indians seek help

March 7, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Allured by recruitment agencies with jobs, seven Indians allegedly tricked into fighting alongside the Russian Army in the ongoing war in Ukraine have urged the Centre’s help, the media reported on Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of people, both soldiers and civilians, have perished in the latest war that started after the […]

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Business

Roving Periscope: Targeting China, Dr. Jaishankar says India and Japan to “re-globalize” world

March 7, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday said the turbulence in India’s relationship with China amid the border standoff is a cause of concern as Beijing doesn’t observe written agreements with its neighbors, which raises a question on its intentions. He also said India and Japan are natural partners in a […]

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Business

Self-goal: Wearing China’s debt trap, the Maldives inches closer to become Sri Lanka-II

March 6, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Enjoying the bliss of China’s debt traps and refusing to learn from Sri Lanka and the fate of its Rajapakse clan in 2022, the Maldives on Wednesday announced that it will not renew a hydrographic deal with New Delhi. The Maldives owed around 42% of its more than USD 3 billion […]

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Business

Abortion: France, the largest Catholic nation, makes pregnancy termination a constitutional right

March 6, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Christian theology has taught the faithful—particularly over 1.3 billion Catholics—that abortion is an unpardonable sin. For centuries, the faithful have fought amongst themselves on this critical issue. Even now, the Republicans and the Democrats fight in the USA on whether abortion is a woman’s right. Now, France, the largest Catholic […]

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Business

Racism: Taiwan minister apologizes for commenting on Indian migrants’ skin color

March 6, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Racism sits skin-deep all over the world and the color of one’s skin often looks controversial—to the onlooker. That is why Taiwan, with which India has only business relations—not diplomatic or political—realized its faux pas. Taiwan Labour Minister Hsu Ming-chun on Tuesday apologized for her controversial comments on the recruitment of […]

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