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Apple removed 1,474 apps on govt takedown requests in 2022, 14 from India

The tech giant reviewed 6,101,913 app submissions and rejected 1,679,694 last year for violating App Store policies

World frightened even today when it hears word Hiroshima: PM Modi

The world gets frightened even today when it hears the word 'Hiroshima', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi, an apostle of peace, here in this Japanese city. Modi, who arrived in Japan for the G7 summit on Friday, made those remarks after unveiling a 42-inch bronze bust of Gandhi in Hiroshima. The bust site, adjacent to the Motoyasu River, is close to the iconic A-Bomb Dome that is visited by thousands of people - locals and tourists alike - every day. "Even today, the world gets frightened when it hears the word Hiroshima. I got the opportunity to unveil a bust of Mahatma Gandhi during my visit to Japan for the G7 Summit," he said after unveiling the bust. "I want to thank the Japanese Government for placing the bust in Hiroshima and giving me the opportunity to unveil it," he said. The United States conducted the world's first atomic attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, destroying the city and killing some 140,000 people. The

Fighting climate change: As developed nations fall behind, India takes lead

India has made green development, climate finance and sustainable lifestyles its number one priority in its G20 presidency this year, and has reportedly weighed joining the Climate Club

PM Narendra Modi to meet Zelenskyy on sidelines of G7 on Saturday

In his interview with Nikkei, the PM also discussed India's security challenges

Dalmia Bharat Sugar doubles profit on higher sales in March quarter

Sugar production, however, slowed, hurt by lower output from the western state of Maharashtra, the country's top producer of the sweetener

Must pay attention to financing risk disaster mitigation: India at UNGA

India has underscored the need to pay adequate attention to financing disaster risk mitigation and disaster preparedness, emphasising that states must evolve a financial architecture that can address the entire spectrum of disaster risk reduction needs in a balanced way. Addressing the India-Japan side event at the High-Level Meeting (HLM) of the General Assembly on the Midterm Review of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2015-2030 on Thursday, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Dr P K Mishra, stressed that "In the 21st century, the States face complex challenges in disaster risk reduction. Mishra is leading the Indian delegation at the SFDRR-Midterm Review meeting taking place from May 18-19 at the United Nations Headquarters. The side event on The Roles of States for Promoting Investments in Disaster Risk Reduction Towards Resilient and Sustainable Future' was organised by India's National Disaster Management Authority

Country-based quota behind long Green Card wait time for India: Official

The long and agonising wait for green cards for people from India, China, Mexico and the Philippines is mainly due to the country-based quota system in its allocation which can be changed only by the US Congress, a senior official has said. A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants to the US as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently. The per-country caps are numerical limits on the issuance of green cards to individuals from certain countries. Immigration law provides for approximately 140,000 employment-based green cards to be issued each year. However, only seven per cent of those green cards can go to individuals from a single country annually. Douglas Rand, the Senior Advisor to the director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), said the annual limit established by Congress on family-sponsored preference green cards is 2,26,000 for the whole world while the ..

India, US discuss jet engines, long-range artillery ahead of Modi's visit

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official state visit to the USA, officials of both countries have intensified their discussions on co-producing jet engines, long-range artillery and infantry vehicles under the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET). India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and US NSA Jake Sullivan launched iCET earlier this year. It was done at the direction of US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who after their Tokyo meeting in May 2022 had announced to elevate and expand the strategic technology partnership and defence industrial cooperation between the governments, businesses and academic institutions of the two countries. At a meeting with Indian Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane at the Pentagon, US Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks termed the proposals to co-produce jet engines, long-range artillery and infantry vehicles under iCET "unprecedented opportunities" to strengthen ties between the defence

India sends relief materials to Myanmar for people affected by cyclone

India has sent relief materials in four naval ships to Myanmar for its people affected by a powerful cyclone. The mission to help the neighbouring country to deal with the devastating impact of the cyclone has been named as 'Operation Karuna'. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the ships are carrying emergency food items, tents, essential medicines, water pumps, portable generators and clothes. A Navy official said Indian naval ships Shivalik, Kamorta and Savitri were the first vessels to arrive at Yangon with relief materials. "India extends a hand of friendship to the people of Myanmar affected by #CycloneMocha. #OperationKaruna underway. Three Indian Navy ships carrying relief material reached Yangon today. A fourth ship will be reaching tomorrow," Jaishankar said on Twitter. "The ships are carrying emergency food items, tents, essential medicines, water pumps, portable generators, clothes, sanitary and hygiene items, etc," he said. "India continues to be the first ..

Bengal, Vietnam have much to do to strengthen bilateral trade: Envoy

West Bengal and Vietnam have much to do in terms of strengthening bilateral trade, Ambassador of Vietnam to India, Nguyen Thanh Hai said on Thursday. Though bilateral trade between the nations has touched USD 15 billion, it only accounts for two per cent of Vietnam's global trade volume, the diplomat said addressing a Bharat Chamber of Commerce organised special session on West Bengal and Vietnam. Speaking on the scope for establishing trade ties with West Bengal, Hai observed that aquaculture, seafood, chemicals, iron and steel, rubber and tourism have been identified as the most vibrant sectors. He felt that an effective FTA between the nations would prove to be beneficial. Vietnam has 400 industrial parks and 18 economic zones. Foreign investors enjoy corporate tax holidays for 15 years, with zero tax liability for the first four years, he added. Sharing his views on the issue of connectivity between West Bengal and Vietnam, the Ambassador said that 50 direct flights are ...

India, UK struggling to make progress in free trade talks: Report

The two nations are unable to agree on concessions on duties levied by India on car and liquor imports, a government official with direct knowledge of the matter said

India-focused offshore funds, ETFs inflow drop 9% to $803 mn in Q4

India-focused offshore funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) witnessed a 9 per cent quarter-on-quarter decline in inflows to USD 803 million in the January-March period, mainly due to an uncertain global economic environment, according to a Morningstar report. However, this was the third consecutive quarter of inflow. Before that, such funds saw 17 quarters of net outflows in a row. India-focused offshore funds and ETFs are some of the prominent investment vehicles through which foreign investors invest in the Indian equity market. Going by the report, the category received a net inflow of USD 803 million during the January-March quarter of 2023, which was slightly lower than the net inflow of USD 884 million during the quarter ended December 2022. Flows into offshore funds are generally considered to be long-term in nature, whereas flows into offshore ETFs indicate predominantly short-term investments. Going ahead, investors would also look for cues from the scenario that unfold

Australia, India helping to search for crew of sunken Chinese vessel: China

China on Thursday said Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Maldives and the Philippines have extended emergency help to it in the search and rescue of a Chinese fishing vessel with 39 crew members onboard that sank in the Indian Ocean. A spokesperson for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) told the Chinese state-run Xinhua news agency on Thursday that based on drift modelling, a remote 12,000 square km zone has been identified to search for the vessel. A Chinese deep-sea fishing vessel Lupeng Yuanyu 028 capsized on Tuesday in the central Indian Ocean, which has so far left 39 people on board missing, including 17 Chinese mariners, 17 Indonesian mariners and five Philippine mariners. None of the crew has yet been found. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told the media here on Thursday that as we speak, the search and rescue operation is still underway. He said the rescue operation has drawn close attention from across the region. Countries such as .

India in touch with US authorities on Tahawwur Rana's extradition: Kwatra

India is in regular touch with the US authorities for a speedy and early extradition of Tahawwur Rana, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Thursday against the backdrop of a US court approving extradition of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused. In a major victory for India's fight in bringing perpetrators of the 26/11 attacks to justice, US Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian of the US District Court of the central district of California issued a 48-page order on May 16, saying Rana should be extradited to India. "Insofar as the question of Tahawwur Rana is concerned, we are in very regular touch with the US authorities to ensure that there is speedy and early extradition of Tahawwur Rana. We have all seen the judgement which was given by the local US court there. That conversation of ours with the US side is continuing," Kwatra said. He was replying to a question at a media briefing on whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take up the issue of Rana's extradition to India if .

Natural disasters caused 2.5 mn internal displacements in India in 2022

Natural disasters, heavy floods and cyclones triggered around 2.5 million internal displacements in India in 2022, according to a report by the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. South Asia witnessed 12.5 million internal displacements due to disasters in 2022 with 90 per cent of the movements in the region being triggered by floods. "All countries recorded flood displacement but Pakistan, India and Bangladesh were the most affected. Most movements occurred during the southwest monsoon between June and September," the report said. Last year, India and Bangladesh started to experience flooding even before the official onset of the monsoon season. Assam was affected by early floods in May and the same areas were once again flooded in June. Nearly five million people were affected across the state. Torrential rain that hit India in May also caused rivers to overflow in neighbouring Bangladesh, triggering nearly 5,500 displacements. Storms triggered around 1.1 mill

60 fugitives extradited or deported to India between Feb 2002-Dec 2015

In more than a decade since 2002, 60 fugitives were extradited or deported by foreign governments to India, as it received a major victory in its fight to bring the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks to justice when a US federal court agreed to the extradition of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to the country. US Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian of the US District Court of the Central District of California issued a 48-page order on Wednesday, saying Rana "should be extradited to India" under the extradition treaty between India and the United States. "The court has reviewed and considered all of the documents submitted in support of and in opposition to the request, and has considered the arguments presented at the hearing. Based on such review and consideration and for the reasons discussed herein, the court makes the findings set forth below, and CERTIFIES to the Secretary of State of the United States the extraditability of Rana on the charged ...

Indian Navy Ship 'Batti Malv' visits Sri Lanka's Trincomalee port

Indian Navy Ship 'Batti Malv' visited Sri Lanka's Trincomalee port and participated in Maritime Partnership Exercise with SLNS Ranadheera

India's LNG buyers set for deal-making rush in win for Modi's gas push

That should help reduce their exposure to the volatile spot market - where prices surged to a record last year and made the fuel too costly for many buyers

1st Trade & Tech Council significant milestone in India-EU ties: Jaishankar

The first meeting of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in Brussels marks a significant milestone in the strategic partnership between India and the European Union due to its focus on critical domains, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday. The meeting, co-chaired on the Indian side by the EAM, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Communications, Electronics and IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, covered key focus areas of strategic technologies, digital governance and green energy technologies. The EAM highlighted that India has a crucial role to play in all aspects and also with regard to its impact on the global talent pool. This first meeting of the Trade and Technology Council is a significant milestone in the strategic partnership between India and the European Union, Jaishankar said in his address. We are obviously important partners for each other but what the TTC represents is a focus on key domains that are critical to both the glo

India remains a bright spot, economy expected to grow 6.7% in 2024: UN

However, higher interest rates and weaker external demand will continue to weigh on investment and exports in 2023, it said