Kolkata: <span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">On Friday, West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a business meeting in Dubai to promote her state as an investment hotspot.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">Banerjee, speaking at a meeting titled "Dubai understands business, Bengal means business," said that only in West Bengal do 99 percent of the population receive social security.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates, was in attendance at the programme, and she extended an invitation to him to participate in the upcoming Bengal Global Business Summit in November.—Inputs from Agencies

On Friday, West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a business meeting in Dubai to promote her state as an investment hotspot.

Mamata promotes West Bengal as an investment location in Dubai.

New Delhi: <span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">On Friday, Air India chief Campbell Wilson emphasised to employees the severe repercussions for "tardiness and transgression" and outlined the company's clear objectives and expectations in regards to safety.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">Wilson said the airline agrees with the DGCA's decision to discipline two employees for mistakes made during a safety audit earlier this year.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">That's "another firm reminder that the ways of working that once may have been considered acceptable are (quite correctly) no longer so," he stated in his weekly message to the staff.—Inputs from Agencies

On Friday, Air India chief Campbell Wilson emphasised to employees the severe repercussions for "tardiness and transgression" and outlined the company's clear objectives and expectations in regards to safety.

Requirements, expectations on safety are clear: AI chief to staff against backdrop of DGCA action

New Delhi: <span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">Officials announced on Friday that the first day of a three-day national symposium on current breakthroughs in obstetrics and gynaecology had begun at an Army hospital in Delhi.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">From September 22-24, the Army Hospital (Research &amp; Referral) in Delhi Cantonment will host a scholarly conference and a practical training workshop focused on obstetrics and gynaecology.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">The event was opened by Lt. Gen. Daljit Singh, the director general of the Armed Forces Medical Services.—Inputs from Agencies

Officials announced on Friday that the first day of a three-day national symposium on current breakthroughs in obstetrics and gynaecology had begun at an Army hospital in Delhi.

Conference on recent advances in obstetrics, gynaecology begins in Delhi

New Delhi: <span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">There was strong police presence and last-ditch efforts by organisations to lure voters, but only 42% of eligible students at Delhi University cast ballots for the DUSU's central panel.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">Late last night, Prof. Chander Shekhar, the university's main election officer, reported that 42% of eligible students had cast ballots.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">There was a larger turnout than in 2019, when only 39.90% of eligible voters cast ballots, but it wasn't enough to beat out 2018's nearly 11-year high. Participation rates were higher in 2018 (44.46%) than in 2017 (42.8%).—Inputs from Agencies

There was strong police presence and last-ditch efforts by organisations to lure voters, but only 42% of eligible students at Delhi University cast ballots for the DUSU's central panel.

DUSU polls record 42 pc voter turnout, counting on September 23

Kolkata: <span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">In connection with its investigation into the West Bengal school jobs scandal, the Calcutta High Court ordered the ED on Friday not to take any coercive steps against senior Trinamool Congress politician Abhishek Banerjee.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">However, the Enforcement Directorate's First Information Report (FIR) against Banerjee was not quashed by the bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">It also confirmed that an inquiry into allegations of wrongdoing by Banerjee in the hiring of educators for state and publicly funded institutions would proceed.—Inputs from Agencies

In connection with its investigation into the West Bengal school jobs scandal, the Calcutta High Court ordered the ED on Friday not to take any coercive steps against senior Trinamool Congress politician Abhishek Banerjee.

School jobs scam: No coercive action against TMC's Abhishek Banerjee, Cal HC tells ED

New Delhi: <span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">On Friday, representatives from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare claimed that lowering the qualifying percentile for NEET PG 2023 to zero would boost the number of eligible applicants without watering down the merit system now in place for admission to postgraduate medical programmes.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">They stressed that only the top students will be accepted into postgraduate medical programmes.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">A transparent counselling method will be used for admissions, the officials added, eliminating the claimed backdoor entry offered by some private universities.—Inputs from Agencies

On Friday, representatives from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare claimed that lowering the qualifying percentile for NEET PG 2023 to zero would boost the number of eligible applicants without watering down the merit system now in place for admission to postgraduate medical programmes.

Reducing cut-off percentile for NEET PG 2023 will increase pool of qualifying candidates: Health ministry

New Delhi: <span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">The success of the G20 Summit, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given the country the confidence to host future global events, and he has urged those involved in the summit's planning and execution to write up their reflections.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">From September 9-10, this location hosted the G20 Summit, which was presided over by India. At the Bharat Mandapam location, Modi also thanked local officials and organisers for their contributions to the summit's success.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">He drew comparisons between the G20 Summit and the Commonwealth Games, saying that the former's planning became bogged down in scandals that tarnished the country's reputation and fueled widespread despair within the political establishment.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">However, the overall impact of the G20 Summit has been positive, serving to demonstrate the country's might to the international community. Editorial acclaim is of little interest to me. "The real happiness for me is that my country is now confident that it can host any such event in the best possible way," the prime minister added.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">According to him, the Union Ministers and the senior officers were sitting at the back while the lower-level staff were up front. "I like this arrangement because it assures me that my foundation is strong," Modi stated.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">The prime minister had the officials sit down and talk about their work informally as part of the project. Regular office work doesn't give you a chance to learn about people's strengths, he said.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">Modi argued that this helped put an individual's accomplishments in context. Understanding the efforts of others motivates us to raise our own standards. Mazdoor ekta zindabad is the topic of today's show. Every one of us is a mazdoor (worker). I'll make you a bad mazdoor, and you'll make me a good one. We are all destined for greatness. I'm a gigantic mazdoor, and you're just little mazdoors. As a group, "he said, "we are all workers.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">The prime minister requested that the officials keep a record of their observations and lessons learned throughout the extensive planning and execution process. He felt the text may be used to set standards for future gatherings.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">According to Modi, the key to the success of such large-scale events is everyone involved feeling like they are an integral part of the organisation.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">He also spoke about India's assistance in times of crisis, using the hurricane that hit Fiji and the crises in Sri Lanka and the Maldives as examples. Modi remarked that "everything proved India's strength and its ability to reach everywhere in times of need."
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">The prime minister stressed the importance of international experience and added that a global perspective and context should guide all efforts.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">Around three thousand people took part in the discussion, which helped make the G20 Summit a success. Those who have worked at lower levels, such as cleaners, drivers, waiters, and other ministry personnel, were prominently represented. Many ministers and government officials were present for the discussion. —Inputs from Agencies

The success of the G20 Summit, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given the country the confidence to host future global events, and he has urged those involved in the summit's planning and execution to write up their reflections.

G20 Summit success has given nation confidence to organise global events: PM

New Delhi: <span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">On Friday, four opposition leaders from the Congress, NCP, TMC, and DMK wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to complain about BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's use of foul language against BSP member Danish Ali in the House.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of the Congress Party, Supriya Sule of the Nationalist Communist Party, Kanimozhi of the Democratic Malayalam Congress, and Aparupa Poddar of the Trinamool Congress all wrote letters to the speaker expressing their dismay at what happened to Ali and calling for action to be done against Bidhuri.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">On Thursday night, during a discussion in Lok Sabha about the achievement of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, Bidhuri made some offensive comments directed towards Ali.—Inputs from Agencies

On Friday, four opposition leaders from the Congress, NCP, TMC, and DMK wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to complain about BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's use of foul language against BSP member Danish Ali in the House.

Bidhuri remarks: Opposition leaders write to Speaker Om Birla to refer matter to privileges panel

New Delhi: <span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">Beijing's refusal to grant accreditation to three athletes from Arunachal Pradesh for participation in the Hangzhou Asian Games has prompted the Union sports minister, Anurag Thakur, to cancel his trip to China on Friday. New Delhi has condemned China's decision, calling it discriminatory and contrary to the spirit of the sporting event.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">India has strongly protested China, according to External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, who also added that New Delhi has the right to take "suitable measures" to protect Indian interests.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">Bagchi claimed that China's actions were "pre-meditated" and that they went against the rules and spirit of the Asian Games, which "explicitly prohibits discrimination" against participants from member states.—Inputs from Agencies

Beijing's refusal to grant accreditation to three athletes from Arunachal Pradesh for participation in the Hangzhou Asian Games has prompted the Union sports minister, Anurag Thakur, to cancel his trip to China on Friday.

India slams China for denying accreditation to athletes from Arunachal Pradesh; Thakur cancels visit

New Delhi: <span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">On Friday, I.N.D.I.A. bloc parties rallied behind BSP's Danish Ali after he demanded the matter be referred to the privileges committee and threatened to resign from the House if action wasn't taken over derogatory remarks made by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri in the Lok Sabha.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">The BJP filed a show cause notice to Bidhuri on Thursday for his use of derogatory remarks against Ali in Lok Sabha during a discussion on the achievement of the Chandrayaan mission.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">Several opposition parties have called for Bidhuri to be suspended from the Lok Sabha, and in response, Speaker Om Birla has taken "serious note" of Bidhuri's remarks and warned him of "strict action" if he repeats them.—Inputs from Agencies

On Friday, I.N.D.I.A. bloc parties rallied behind BSP's Danish Ali after he demanded the matter be referred to the privileges committee and threatened to resign from the House if action wasn't taken over derogatory remarks made by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri in the Lok Sabha.

Bidhuri remarks row: Ali calls it 'hate speech', says could quit House if action not taken; Oppn rallies behind BSP MP

New Delhi: <span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">High demand for Apple's made-in-India iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus models is expected to have resulted in a 100 percent increase in sales compared to the iPhone 14 series on the first day.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">On the same day that it began selling iPhones in India and other countries across the world, Apple also made its first "made-in-India" models available.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 14px;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">Sales of the iPhone 15 series on Day 1 were up more than 100% compared to sales of the iPhone 14 at 6 pm IST on the first day of availability. An unnamed source in the sector noted that "there are long queues everywhere, and more people have started coming after their office hours." —Inputs from Agencies

High demand for Apple's made-in-India iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus models is expected to have resulted in a 100 percent increase in sales compared to the iPhone 14 series on the first day.

Sale of iPhone 15 sees 100 pc growth versus iPhone 14's on Day 1

New Delhi: On Friday, India's Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran predicted that the inclusion of Indian government bonds in JP Morgan's benchmark emerging market index from the following year would increase interest in Indian bonds among investors, which might boost the value of the rupee.
In addition, he predicted that the Indian rupee could rise in value after JP Morgan began including Indian bonds in its index.
The borrowing cost for the Indian government is expected to decrease after JP Morgan includes Indian government bonds or government securities (G-Secs) in its benchmark developing market index beginning in June 2024.—Inputs from Agencies

On Friday, India's Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran predicted that the inclusion of Indian government bonds in JP Morgan's benchmark emerging market index from the following year would increase interest in Indian bonds among investors, which might boost the value of the rupee.

Inclusion of Indian bonds in JP Morgan index to widen investor base, may boost rupee: CEA

New Delhi: After meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah and Party President J P Nadda, Janada Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy has agreed to ally with the BJP in Karnataka ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
I am glad that JD(S) has decided to be the part of National Democratic Alliance," Nadda remarked on X after the meeting. They have our unqualified support as they join the NDA. Because of this, NDA and the New India, Strong India vision of Hon. PM Narendra Modi Ji would be strengthened even further. The meeting was attended by Shah.
The JD(S), now led by former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, has been a formidable third force in the southern state, which has traditionally been dominated by the Congress and the BJP. However, the regional party saw its fortunes drastically dwindle in the recent assembly elections in the state, where the Congress recorded a significant win, relegating the BJP to a distant third.
Since the JD(S) has significant sway in south Karnataka, where the saffron party has historically been weak, the BJP, which heads the NDA, feels an alliance with the JD(S) will ensure its dominance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.—Inputs from Agencies

After meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah and Party President J P Nadda, Janada Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy has agreed to ally with the BJP in Karnataka ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Kumaraswamy meets Shah, Nadda as JD(S) joins hands with BJP

New Delhi: On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that the passing of the women's reservation bill in Parliament was finally achievable because to the resolute and stable government having a solid majority at the Centre.
Speaking at a BJP 'Mahila Morcha' gathering to celebrate the bill's passing, he characterised it as a proclamation of a new democratic commitment by the Indian government.
He took aim at regional parties like Bihar's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Uttar Pradesh's Samajwadi Party, saying that despite their opposition to the idea of women having equal representation in government, they now had to back a bill that would guarantee them quotas of seats in the legislature.—Inputs from Agencies

On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that the passing of the women's reservation bill in Parliament was finally achievable because to the resolute and stable government having a solid majority at the Centre.

Stable govt with strong majority made passage of women's bill in Parliament possible: PM Modi

New Delhi: On Friday, S. Jaishankar, minister of external affairs, landed in New York to attend the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and to organise a special event on Global South. His trip will last for nine days.
From September 27-30, Jaishankar will go to Washington, DC, to meet with his American counterparts in bilateral meetings following his participation in 78th UNGA-related events.
"During his visit to New York from September 22 to 26, the External Affairs Minister (EAM) will be leading the Indian delegation for the high level week at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly," the MEA announced.—Inputs from Agencies

On Friday, S. Jaishankar, minister of external affairs, landed in New York to attend the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and to organise a special event on Global South. His trip will last for nine days.

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