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Lunch diplomacy: PM Modi’s lunch for FIPIC guests showcased Indian varieties, cuisines

May 22, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s lunch for leaders of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) in Papua New Guinea showcased the diversity of Indian cuisines. The Indian PM along with his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape co-hosted a key Summit between India and 14 Pacific Island countries to boost bilateral ties. […]

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Honors: Papua New Guinea, and Fiji confer their highest awards on PM Modi

May 22, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who became the first-ever Indian PM to visit Papua New Guinea, has been conferred with the highest civilian award by the archipelago nation, as also Fiji, which has a sizeable population of Indian Diaspora. PM Modi, who is attending the Third Summit of the Forum for […]

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Roving Periscope: With G-20 meet in J&K, India stamps fait accompli against Pak propaganda

May 22, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: For the first time after scrapping Article 370 of the Constitution and abrogating the border state’s “special status” in August 2019, India’s holding of the Third Tourism Working Group meeting of G-20 nations in Srinagar has stamped the fait accompli of its being an inalienable part of the country. Pakistan, […]

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Roving Periscope: China builds CPEC in disputed territory, but opposes India’s G-20 meet in J&K!

May 20, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: China has completely exposed itself by opposing India holding G-20’s key meeting on tourism in Jammu and Kashmir next week, at a time Beijing’s own China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) construction is underway through the disputed land between India and Pakistan. Days after China, in a joint statement with Pakistan, raked […]

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G-7: PM Modi meets Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at Hiroshima in Japan

May 20, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Japan’s Hiroshima, in what was their first in-person meeting since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Until now, they have only spoken virtually, the media […]

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G-20: Delegations visit Somnath Temple, and participate in pooja for world peace

May 20, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: A delegation of representatives from G-20 countries traveling across India visited the Somnath Temple in Gujarat on Thursday and offered worship to Lord Shiva seeking peace in the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads the Somnath Trust, which manages one of the 12 Jyotirlingas spread across the country. India is […]

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Ukraine: PM Modi may meet President Zelenskyy during G-7 Summit in Japan

May 19, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Nearly 450 days after Russia started a “special military operation” against Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold bilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Japan, the media reported on Friday. On the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G-7) Summit at Hiroshima, the two leaders may […]

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Surplus: RBI to transfer Rs 87,416 crores to the Centre for 2022-23

May 19, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved to transfer Rs. 87,416 crores to the Centre as surplus for 2022-23. The central bank’s Board decided to keep the contingency risk buffer at 6 percent, the media reported on Friday. At its meeting, the RBI’s Board reviewed the global and domestic […]

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Disaster: At least 145, mostly Rohingya Muslims, perish from Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar

May 19, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: The official death toll from Cyclone Mocha, which emerged in the Bay of Bengal last week, spared India and Bangladesh, but struck Myanmar in full force has reached 145, mostly Rohingya Muslims, late reports from Yangon said on Friday. Unofficially, however, many more are feared killed in the natural calamity. […]

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EVs: India’s 1.1% penetration is far less than the Asian average of 17.3 %

May 18, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Although some battery-run vehicles are now visible on Indian roads, the South Asian country is still far behind other Asian nations in terms of electric vehicle (EVs) penetration into the automobile market. Globally, the EV penetration is estimated at 13.3 percent. According to a 2021 report, The Netherlands topped with […]

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