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The deal will see the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) — made up of non-European Union nations, including Iceland and Liechtenstein — invest $100 billion over 15 years in India, the world’s fifth largest economy, India’s Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said. “The India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) marks a historic milestone in our …
Indian govt Friday said it’s deeply shocked by the loss of lives in northern Gaza on Feb 29 during delivery of humanitarian assistance, calling the situation in the war-torn region a matter of extreme concern. More than 100 people were reported killed on Thursday after a very large crowd, desperately seeking relief, gathered around an …
BREAKING: Massive explosions in firework factory in Madhya Pradesh, India — 7 dead, 75 injured. pic.twitter.com/tLewwKojmz — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 6, 2024 At least eight people died and 80 were injured Tuesday in a giant explosion at a firework factory in India that saw balls of flames soar into the sky, officials said. Footage …
China has overtaken India as the world’s number 1 consumer of gold jewellery. China understands the era of gold very well. — Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) February 3, 2024 China’s gold rush: world-leading jewellery surge shows how other investments have lost their shine China has overtaken India as the world’s No 1 consumer of gold …
via independent: The EU’s imports of refined oil imports from India grew to record levels in 2023 at the same time as New Delhi’s imports of Russian crude oil more than doubled year on year. It means consumers in Europe likely received unprecedented volumes of petrol, diesel, kerosene and other oil products that originate from …
by Chris Black I don’t know what these people think. Israel is at war. People don’t like it. Reuters: An Israel-affiliated merchant vessel was struck by an uncrewed aerial vehicle off India’s west coast, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Saturday, in the first such known attack so far away from the Red Sea …
⚡️BREAKING Complete collapse of Operation Prosperity Guardian, after France, now Spain and Italy withdrew from this US-led naval alliance against the Houthis. This is a major blow to global posture of USA and the US must now confront the Yemenis with mighty Bahrain and the… pic.twitter.com/l4V3HhWxRi — Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) December 23, 2023 🚨🇫🇷 Just …
via theintercept: ON WEDNESDAY, the Justice Department announced it had filed charges against a man allegedly working for the Indian government to orchestrate the assassination of a U.S. citizen earlier this year. An Indian government official allegedly instructed Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national, to coordinate the murder of a Sikh separatist living in New York. …
by Chris Black India is one of the last true friends of Israel. Ostensibly, this is because of various economic deals they have, but the reality is that they have these deals because India feels close to Israel in that they are anti-Muslim, with the Pakistan situation and all that. The Modi government especially is …
Despite global aspirations for de-dollarization, recent developments highlight formidable challenges in the transition away from the U.S. dollar. Two prominent BRICS nations, India and Russia, are encountering obstacles with capital controls and unsuccessful negotiations for settling bilateral trade in their native currencies. Furthermore, efforts to shift away from the U.S. dollar in global trade face …
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Officials trying to reach 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for eight days were contemplating alternative rescue plans Sunday after snags with a drilling machine caused them to halt digging. A new drilling machine arrived at the accident site in Uttarakhand state on Saturday …
BREAKING: Strong earthquake tremors felt in Delhi, India pic.twitter.com/tpd7BeDPtv — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) November 6, 2023 NOAA KP 4+ Warning 4.67 The NOAA Kp is rising. Possible G1+ magnetic storm developing.Get real-time geomagnetic storm alerts, data & forecasting @ https://t.co/gPHn0yaSDN pic.twitter.com/rWi1gxymhf — Carrington App (@CarringtonApp) November 6, 2023 Wow. Northern Wyoming checking in pic.twitter.com/UTl3yheweY — …
Disney has no park in India now. BENGALURU, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Disney (DIS.N) is nearing a deal to sell its India operations, which it values at around $10 billion, to Reliance Industries (RELI.NS), its biggest rival in the country, rather than sell the business in parts, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Disney has been …
https://www.ft.com/content/9663a97e-9ee3-4b70-a804-38ccbe432203 India tells Canada to withdraw dozens of diplomatic staff Rift between Ottawa and New Delhi deepens over murder of Canadian Sikh separatist Related:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182 India has told Canada to withdraw dozens of diplomats from the country, in an escalation of the crisis that erupted when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said New Delhi may have …
The Canadian Army’s website was hacked and taken down momentarily by a group of hackers. Reports suggest that the hack was carried out by a group of Indian hactivists called the Indian Cyber Force, in reaction to the tensions between India and Canada Canadian Army’s website hacked, taken down; Indian hactivist group prime suspect The …
by Chris Black This is a real “so is you be saying?” moment for me, learning that Canadian foreign policy is being dictated by the CIA (Five Eyes is CIA basically). CNN: Intelligence gained by the “Five Eyes” network led to Canada’s public accusation that the Indian government may have played a role in the assassination of …
…and you have research for this virus in Maryland. AC
https://twitter.com/_/status/1702634239093596641 https://twitter.com/_/status/1702632167015436404 Foxnews: India racing to contain deadly Nipah virus outbreak as hundreds are tested in Kerala state “Health officials in India are racing Thursday to contain an outbreak of the Nipah virus, which has already killed two and carries a fatality rate the World Health Organization says is as high as 75%. Around 800 …
Disturbing visuals emerge from Anni, Kullu, depicting a massive commercial building collapsing amidst a devastating landslide. It's noteworthy that the administration had identified the risk and successfully evacuated the building a two days prior. pic.twitter.com/LIWs5FPWle — Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (@SukhuSukhvinder) August 24, 2023 Several houses in #HimachalPradesh's #Kullu district caved in like a pack of …
Live stream to begin at 7:50AM From NYT: The Chandrayaan-3 landing module is expected to reach the moon’s surface on Wednesday at 8:34 a.m. Eastern time (it will be 6:04 p.m. in India). The lander is in an elliptical orbit of the moon, swinging as close as about 15 miles above the surface. On Wednesday …
Foxconn Technology (OTCPK:FXCOF) is starting production of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new iPhone 15 at a facility in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, and aims to deliver the phones only weeks after they begin shipping from factories in China, Bloomberg News reported citing people with knowledge of the matter. The tech giant aims to narrow the …
by Chris Black Not sure why the US wasn’t able to predict this when they did those sanctions! Remix: Russia has now become the main crude oil supplier of India, one of the world’s largest consumers, Hungarian daily Magyar Hírlap reports. According to the data, export volumes were almost 11 times higher than last year’s shipments …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has encouraged India to remove restrictions on export of non-basmati rice, saying that the country’s decision would put additional pressure global inflation. The Indian government had banned the export of non-basmati white rice on July 20, in order to enhance domestic supply and stabilise local retail prices during the approaching …
India’s ban on rice exports raises fear of global food price rises “India has banned non-basmati white rice exports to curb domestic inflation, raising fears of further increases in global food prices just days after wheat and corn prices were sent climbing by Russia’s termination of a key grain deal. The immediate ban, introduced after …
India witnessed the stunning sight of a massive shelf cloud 😮 Formed by a burst of dry cold air during thunderstorms, these clouds are often known as thunderstorm collars. pic.twitter.com/oY5OHw68Vg — Tansu Yegen (@TansuYegen) July 12, 2023
