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Afghanistan remains primary terrorist threat for Central, South Asia: UN

Afghanistan remains the primary source of terrorist threat for Central and South Asia, with groups such as ISIL-K, Al-Qaeda and Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan enjoying greater freedom of movement in the country owing to the absence of an effective Taliban security strategy, a UN report has said. The 31st report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (ISIL, Al-Qaida), was issued here on Tuesday. The report said that Afghanistan remains the primary source of terrorist threat for Central and South Asia. It originates from groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant- Khorasan (ISIL-K), Al-Qaeda, Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, as well as ETIM/TIP (Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement/Turkistan Islamic Party), Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Islamic Jihad Group, Khatiba Imam al-Bukhari, Khatiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, Jamaat Ansarullah and others. These groups enjoy greater freedom of movement in Afghanistan owing to the absence of an effective Taliban security strategy,

Biden, Modi discuss importance of US-India strategic technology partnership

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the importance of the US-India strategic technology partnership and committed to continue working together and in groups like the Quad to advance economic growth and expand cooperation on their shared priorities, a presidential spokesperson has said. A phone call between the two leaders took place on Tuesday following the announcement of a historic deal between Boeing and Air India for the latter to buy more than 200 planes from the American plane manufacturer. They also discussed the importance of the strategic technology partners between India and the United States. And the two leaders reaffirmed the strength of the US-India relationship, and committed to continue working together and in groups like the Quad to advance economic growth for our two countries and expand cooperation on their shared priorities, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at a news conference. In November 2017, the US, ...

India a bright spot for investments despite current volatility: Blackstone

Investors alarmed over recent events, but Blackstone's investments are safe, says president and COO

Country's first waste-to-hydrogen plant to be set up in Pune, said official

The country's first solid waste-to-hydrogen plant will be set up in Pune at a cost of over Rs 430 crore, an official said on Tuesday. The plant will be set up by sustainability solutions provider TheGreenBillions Ltd (TGBL), who has entered into a 30-year-long agreement with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). It will treat 350 tonnes of solid garbage every day by next year, TGBL chairman and founder Prateek Kanakia told PTI here. "Our plan is to produce 10 tonnes of hydrogen daily from 350 tonnes of solid waste. We are setting up the plant at Hadapsar Industrial Estate in Pune. This is the first attempt in India to extract hydrogen from waste," he added. The company will invest Rs 350 crore in setting up the plant and an additional Rs 82 crore will be spent to construct the storage facility and logistics support, Kanakia said. The PMC will Rs 347 per tonne to TGBL as tipping fee to treat the waste, he added. "The first 10 tonne reactor will be installed by November 2023 and the t

India's WPI inflation eases to two-year low of 4.73% in January

In December 2022, wholesale price inflation stood at 4.95 per cent. In January 2021, it was at 2.51 per cent

Adani Group likely to repay short-term commercial paper debt: Bankers

Two large companies within India's embattled Adani Group are likely to repay their short-term commercial paper (CP) debt as they come due over the next few months.

India-Australia comprehensive trade deal negotiations from February 20

Economists said a comprehensive trade deal with Australia was a step in the right direction

Eicher Motors Q3 results: Profit rises 62.4% on higher motorcycle

Total expenses rose 24.4% to 30.06 billion rupees, led by a 39% increase in the cost of raw materials and components

India calls on China to take losses on loans in poor-nation debt rework

China needs to come out openly and say what their debt is and how to settle it," said Amitabh Kant, the sherpa for India during its presidency of the Group of 20 forum of the world's biggest economies

Lessons from the Ukraine war

The war represents a failure of diplomacy, but the forthcoming G20 summit is an opportunity for diplomacy to redeem itself

US heavy bombers at Aero India 2023 mark strategic partnership with India

Supersonic heavy bomber B-1B Lancer is capable of carrying out missions worldwide

Katya Coelho becomes 1st Indian female iQFoiler to qualify for Asian Games

Katya Coelho became the first female IQFoiler to qualify for the Asian Games after winning gold at the third trial in the IQ foil event, a windsurfing class in sailing sport

Digital lending may surpass traditional lending on unsecured loans by 2030

The fintech revolution is likely to spur digital lending in India, which is expected to surpass traditional avenues of lending by 2030, a report showed on Tuesday.

Crypto exchange Bitget hosts first meetup in Delhi to boost growth In India

/ -- Leading cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has announced its plans of organizing its first-ever offline meetup in India to increase its efforts of building trust and crypto awareness in the region. Since Bitget's launch in India the exchange has witnessed over 200% growth for digital assets' trading volumes in the market. It has been positioned amongst other top derivatives exchanges, climbing from top #20 to its current position #5 on Coingecko it has captured over 500% growth ($600M to $5 Billion) in its trading volumes globally. To support this increasing demand of cryptocurrencies, Bitget will be hosting its offline meetup in Delhi, India's capital city on 18th of February 2023. More details on the venue and RSVP are mentioned below:- Date: 18th February 2023 Time: 12PM - 3PM IST Venue: The Palms Town & Country Club, Sushant Lok Phase I, Sector 43, Gurgaon RSVP:Join the event here Agenda Time Session 12:00 - 12:30 Bitget's introduction 12:30 - 1:00 Exploring crypto ..

Terrorism affecting life and liberty of people, says Kerala High Court

Terrorism is an evil affecting the life and liberty of people and the growth of the nation in all respects, Kerala High Court said while refusing to suspend the sentence of three persons convicted of attempting to travel to Syria to join ISIS. No religion propagates terrorism or hatred but some fanatics or religious fundamentalists have distorted the views of religion for spreading messages of terrorism and hatred, the court said. A bench of Justice Alexander Thomas and Justice Sophy Thomas refused to suspend the sentence and grant bail to the trio -- Midlaj, Abdul Razak and Hamsa -- considering the gravity of the offence prima facie proved against them even though they have undergone a major portion of their sentence. "Terrorism is an evil affecting the life and liberty of people. It affects the growth of the nation in all respects. In fact, no religion propagates terrorism or hatred. "But, unfortunately, some fanatics or religious fundamentalists have distorted the views of ...

Karnataka to make big contribution in making India global leader: CM Bommai

Karnataka will make a big contribution to making India a global leader, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday

Nepal, India agree to export power on long-term basis in bilateral meet

Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra and his Nepali counterpart Bharat Raj Paudyal during a bilateral meeting here on Monday reviewed various aspects of Nepal-India relations and expressed commitment to allow the export of power from Nepal to India on a long-term basis. Kwatra arrived here on a two-day official visit to hold talks with the country's top leaders on the entire range of multifaceted cooperation between the two neighbouring countries, including connectivity, trade and transit, power sector cooperation, agriculture, education, culture, health sector, and people to people relations, among others. Soon after his arrival here, Kwatra met his Nepalese counterpart Paudyal and "the two sides reviewed with satisfaction the progress made in the connectivity projects such as railways, transmissions lines, bridges, and the ICPs, said a statement issued by the Nepalese Foreign Ministry. The two sides also expressed commitment to allow the export of power from Nepal to India on a ..

India seeks mutually beneficial early harvest deal under IPEF

The ministry's statement comes in the backdrop of India hosting the second round of negotiations for US led-IPEF in the national capital last week

Boeing plans new logistics centre in India amid major aircraft order

Boeing Co plans to invest about $24 million in India to set up a logistics centre for airplane parts

Renault, Nissan to invest $600 million to expand lineup, add jobs in India

The two will produce six new vehicles in the South Asian nations- including two electric cars - for domestic and international customers