According to Chinese media, the two countries have decided to set up a working group on climate change. China said on Saturday that it had agreed with the U.S. to take up climate change and a handful of other issues, signaling a possible modicum of progress at recently concluded talks that were otherwise marked by acrimonious public exchanges over the issues that divide the world’s two largest economies. The official Xinhua News Agency said in a dispatch from Anchorage, Alaska, where the two-day meeting wrapped up on Friday, that China and the U.S. had decided to set up a working…
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Amid Trinmool-BJP clash in the Hooghly belt, Left revives former CM’s slogan, pushing for development. A pile of drain pipes surrounded by farmlands reaping a good potato harvest is all that remains on the 997-acre plot in Singur where the Tata Motors’ Nano factory once stood. It is almost impossible to locate the site of the factory whose structure was demolished by controlled explosions after the Supreme Court verdict in 2016. The verdict overruled the land acquisition by the Left Front government and in September 2016, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee returned the land to the farmers, with a symbolic sowing…
“The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad and Mumbai police are capable of investigating them,” Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) taking over the probe into the death of Thane-based businessman Mansukh Hiran was not a setback to the Mumbai police or the Maharashtra government.Talking to reporters in Nashik, Mr. Raut said, “There was no need for the NIA to take up the probe into the explosives-laden SUV and Mansukh Hiran case. The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Mumbai police were capable of investigating them.” “However, the Centreis looking for…
I-T Department finds evidence of under-invoicing of imports. The Income-Tax Department has detected undisclosed income of about ₹270 crore during searches on a prominent builder and developer group based in Mumbai.The searches were carried out at 29 locations in Mumbai, while a survey action was undertaken on 14 premises. The real estate group is developing a commercial mall, having 950 units exclusively for the mobile accessories business.“Of these, about 905 units have been sold starting from 2017 till date. The evidence stored in a pen drive found on the searched premises revealed that the builder group has taken an amount…
He was vaccinated on Thursday as part of the nationwide anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday tested positive for the COVID-19 and is self-isolating at home, his top aide on health Dr Faisal Sultan said, two days after he got the first shot of vaccination.Mr. Khan, 67, was vaccinated on Thursday as part of the nationwide anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign which is underway in its first phase. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Sultan took to Twitter to confirm that Mr. Khan has contracted the coronavirus.“PM Imran Khan has…
“You fulfil your part of the deal toward Europe before you start to deliver to other countries,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in an interview with German media group. The European Union’s (EU) executive arm is increasing its pressure on pharmaceutical companies to speed up their vaccine delivery to the continent as virus numbers are rising again in many member countries.The European Commission said on Saturday that AstraZeneca in particular could face export bans to countries outside the EU if it didn’t quickly deliver the promised amount of vaccines to the 27-nation bloc.“We have the possibility to…
The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength of the earthquake at magnitude 7.0 and depth at 54 kilometres A strong earthquake struck on Saturday off northern Japan, shaking buildings even in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami advisory for a part of the northern coast. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength at magnitude 7.0 and depth at 54 kilometres (33.5 miles). The shaking started just before 6:10 p.m.The quake was centered off the coast of Miyagi prefecture, in the country’s rugged northeast, which was heavily damaged during the huge earthquake and tsunami…
White House says the U.S. President is “100% fine” U.S. President Joe Biden is doing “100% fine” after he tripped multiple times while jogging up the stairs to board Air Force One on Friday, according to a senior White House official.Mr. Biden, 78, stumbled as he climbed the plane’s steps, initially appearing to trip, get up, then trip a second time. He struggled to get up the second time for a brief moment, before making it up, turning to give a salute before entering the cabin.Also read: Biden, India and comfort in the old normal“So, as you know, it’s pretty…
Vijender Singh’s 12-match winning streak in pro boxing ended when he was beaten by Russia’s Artysh Lopsan in Goa on Friday.In the bout held on the rooftop of the Majestic Pride Casino ship and dubbed the ‘Battle on Ship’, the 26-year-old Lopsan defeated the 35-year-old Vijender by technical knock-out in the fifth of the eight-round contest. The Indian was returning to the ring after more than 15 months.After the 6’4’’ tall Lopsan used his long range and initiated attacks in the opening round, the contest heated up in the second. Even as the Russian continued to raise the tempo, the…
Conservatives had claimed the charter damages family unity, encourages divorce and that its references to equality were being used by the LGBT community to gain broader acceptance in society. Turkey has pulled out of the world’s first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women, a presidential decree said on March 19, in the latest victory for conservatives in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party.The 2011 Istanbul Convention requires governments to adopt a legislation prosecuting domestic violence and similar abuse as well as marital rape and female genital mutilation.Conservatives had claimed the charter damages family unity, encourages divorce and…