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India not sitting UNSC permanent member 'not good' for the global body: EAM

India not sitting as a permanent member of the UN Security Council is "not good for us only but also not good for the global body and its transformation is overdue, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here on Wednesday. I was serious when I said I'm working on it, Jaishankar said. He was responding to a question on how long it will take for India to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Jaishankar was in a conversation with Columbia University Professor and Former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Arvind Panagariya at the Raj Centre at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. It's obviously a very hard task because at the end of the day, if you say what is a definition of our global order. The five permanent members are a very crucial definition of what the global order is about. So it's a very fundamental, very deep transformation that we are seeking. We believe that transformation is overdue, because the UN is a product that was devised

Bank of America expects IPOs in India to pick up within six months

Purohit expects mergers, acquisitions activity in India will continue to be strong, aided by consolidation in consumer facing industries such as financial services, consumer internet-based companies

Apple may move a quarter of iPhone production to India by 2025: JPMorgan

The brokerage expects Apple to move about 5% of iPhone 14 production from late 2022 to India, which is the world's second-biggest smartphone market after China

India, Israel, UAE, US express commitment to deepen economic partnership

The I2U2 grouping of India, Israel, UAE and the US have expressed commitment to deepening their economic partnership and has taken stock of current projects in agriculture and clean energy and reviewed potential projects to help the group's objectives. The group met here on Tuesday on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly Meeting. According to a statement from the US State Department, Under Secretary of State Jose W Fernandez met with his I2U2 Group counterparts India's Ministry of External Affairs Economic Relations Secretary Dammu Ravi, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Alon Ushpiz and United Arab Emirates Minister of State Ahmed bin Ali Al Sayegh. "The group expressed its commitment to deepening the economic partnership among the four countries. They took stock of current projects in agriculture and clean energy and reviewed potential projects to help further the group's objectives," it said. The group looks forward to building on the success of t

Global wealth up 9.8% YoY at $463.6 trn in 2021; India, China lead the way

India, Credit Suisse said, saw a 12 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in total household wealth in 2021 to $14,225 billion

McLeod Russel India lenders likely to discuss Carbon Resources proposal

The contours of the proposal are like this: of an outstanding bank debt of Rs 1,650 crore, the upfront payment being offered is Rs 1,245 crore

India starts debt-restructuring talks with Sri Lanka, vows support

"The discussions held in a cordial atmosphere symbolise India's support to early conclusion and approval of a suitable IMF programme for Sri Lanka," the High Commission said.

India to see smartphone sales worth Rs 61k cr this festive season: Report

E-commerce channels are expected to capture 61 per cent of the overall sales, down from 66 per cent last year, according to Counterpoint Research.

Russia likely to flood Asia with fuel as Europe ramps up sanctions

India and China took a combined 2.7 million barrels a day of Russian crude and products last month, 54% higher than a year earlier

Jaishankar participates in India-UAE-France trilateral Ministerial meet

As part of his diplomatic meetings in the US, S Jaishankar participated in a trilateral Ministerial meeting of India-UAE-France with his counterparts and exchanged ideas between the strategic partners

IFC MD Diop meets FM Sitharaman, discusses lending opportunities in India

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday met International Finance Corporation (IFC) Managing Director Makhtar Diop and discussed increasing lending opportunities in India. IFC is the private sector funding arm of the World Bank. She reiterated India's expectation of a rise in IFC's lending to India to USD 2-2.5 billion in the next 1-2 years and USD 3-3.5 billion in next 3-4 years, the finance ministry said in a series of tweets. "Mr @Diop_IFC shared the sentiment of IFC's expansion into India & stated that IFC would adopt a proactive approach to enhance #investment in India and extend financing to MSMEs to enable capacity building to supplement India's effort to become a manufacturing hub," another tweet said. He further emphasised the potential of looking into sub-national financing for sustainable growth, and mobilise financing for women entrepreneurs.

India needs to retain its identity, not imitate other countries: RSS chief

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said India needs to retain its essence and identity by embracing its scriptures and ancient history and should not try to imitate other countries, or else it would become a "laughing stock". The process of preserving identity and connecting with "our glorified past" cannot be undertaken overnight and will require a sustained campaign, he said at an event. "If we would take an about-turn suddenly, the vehicle will topple, so we will have to do this slowly and steadily. History is not merely about books, it is very much about geography and people," he said. Bhagwat said it was unfortunate that people in the country "accepted the narrative of powers that came from outside" and sought to "ridicule our history, ancestors, values and cultural practices." Speaking at the launch of a book -- Connecting with the Mahabharata -- Bhagwat cautioned against blindly aping other countries. "There is a need to read and feel proud of our scriptures and history and

IND vs AUS 1st T20I: Predicted playing 11, toss timing and latest team news

Australia vs India: Get the latest playing 11 predictions, toss updates, and team news from the first T20I of the three-match series between India and Australia at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali

IND vs AUS 1st T20I: Pitch Report, Weather Update of PCA Stadium, Mohali

India vs Australia 1st T20I pitch report: Over the years, the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali has favoured the fast bowlers and shot-making has also been very easy

IND vs AUS 1st T20I Preview: India's search for a set template to continue

India vs Australia 1st T20I preview: The Indian team would continue its search for a template as they will face Australia in the first match of the three-match series at Mohali

India can benefit from Israeli techniques in horticulture: Expert

Pushing ahead on the agenda to take Indo-Israel cooperation in the field of agriculture to the "next level", a third major delegation of 19 agricultural officers drawn from seven different states in India have concluded a two weeks training programme on horticulture management. The programme "Horticulture Management: The Israeli Value Chain" was organised by Mashav Agricultural Training Centre (MATC) in Shefayim and the course focussed on the possibility of replicating the "Israeli value chain". MASHAV, Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation working with the Foreign Ministry, looks at providing developing countries with the best of Israel's experience in development and planning and has served as an important arm of the ministry's diplomatic outreach programme. The delegation visited several Israeli nurseries to explore the potential to import the planting materials of Israeli varieties suitable for India in the field of horticulture. Field visits to various ...

India on path of becoming world superpower in next 25 yrs: Smriti Irani

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said India is moving strongly on the path of becoming more resilient, capable and stronger and will become the world superpower by 2047. She was addressing a gathering at a health check-up camp organised on the occasion of 'Seva Diwas' being celebrated as part of the celebrations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 72nd birthday. She said the country is moving strongly on the path of becoming more resilient, capable and stronger under the leadership of PM Modi. "The Prime Minister has laid the foundation for India's charge to the top and there is now no stopping India from moving on the path of becoming more resilient, capable and stronger, and ultimately becoming the world superpower in the next 25 years," said the union minister for women and child development, and minority affairs. The camp where Irani addressed the crowd was inaugurated by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit. He said serving the poor and needy people by organising such a bi

India didn't give freebies during covid, helped with free ration: UP CM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday claimed that India was the only country in the world during the coronavirus pandemic that did not go give freebies but helped 80 crore people with free ration. The chief minister said this addressing a gathering here at Indira Gandhi Prathisthaan after inaugurating an exhibition to mark the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "India was the only country, which did not distribute any 'revrhi' (freebies) but when the need arose, free ration was provided to 80 crore people. And, more than 200 crore free vaccine doses were also made available," he said. "India was the only country that did not waver during the coronavirus pandemic and but continued its journey forward with full patience and strength. The credit for this goes to the leadership of the PM," Adityanath said. The chief minister said it is a matter of pride that the country has emerged as the fifth largest economy in the world. India's ability is being recognised

No efforts made for decades to reintroduce cheetahs in India: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit out at the previous governments, saying that no constructive efforts were made to reintroduce cheetahs in India after they became extinct from the country seven decades ago. He also said that the Project Cheetah, under which the felines were reintroduced, was his government's endeavour towards environment and wildlife conservation. Modi, who turned 72 on Saturday, was speaking after releasing two of the eight cheetahs flown in from Namibia into special enclosures in the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh. "It is unfortunate that we declared cheetahs extinct in 1952, but for decades no constructive efforts were made to reintroduce them in India. Now, with new strength and vigour, the country has embarked on the project of reviving the population of cheetahs during this 'amrit kaal'," he said. In his address after kicking off the cheetah introduction project conceived by the previous United Progressive Alliance

India deepens strategic autonomy-bonds with SCO, IPEF and Russia

India is the only common member country to be a part of the SCO and the US-driven Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF).