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  • ‘I’m A Huge Fan’: USISPF Chairman John Chambers Calls PM Modi World’s Best Leader | India News

    New Delhi: John Chambers, the Chairman of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), expressed his admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, labeling him the “best leader in the world today.”

    Former tech titan Chambers highlighted Prime Minister Modi’s remarkable 76 per cent approval rating and his unique ability to build trust. “One thing about your prime minister, and obviously I’m a huge fan. I think he’s the best leader in the world today. And I wish we had somebody like that in the US. We haven’t got a political leader who has over 50 per cent approval rating, and Prime Minister Modi has 76 per cent,” Chambers, who is known for his influential role in the tech industry, remarked during an interview with a private channel.

    Chambers also emphasized the significance of a leader’s track record, relationships, and trust-building abilities. He commended PM Modi for forming relationships with every political leader in the United States, citing the Prime Minister’s ability to garner trust from the people.

    “If you think about a leader, it’s about their track record. It’s about their relationships and trust. He’s formed a relationship with every political leader we’ve had in the US. The people trusting,” Chambers added.

    In 2022, India and US marked the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The two nations enjoy a comprehensive global strategic partnership covering almost all areas of human endeavor, driven by shared democratic values, convergence of interests on various issues and vibrant people-to-people contacts.

    Earlier in December, USISPF President and CEO Mukesh Aghi said diplomatic momentum gained during the visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden paved the way for a “concrete strategic roadmap” and new initiatives between India and the US in several areas.

    “The diplomatic momentum gained during the visits of Prime Minister Modi and President Biden paved the way for a concrete strategic roadmap and new dialogues and initiatives in multifaceted areas such as clean energy cooperation, education, space collaboration, semiconductors, quantum computing, drone technology, artificial intelligence, with accelerated joint projects such as manufacturing GE F-414 jet engines in India, putting India in the elite club of countries with such manufacturing capability,” Aghi said.

    In June last year, PM Modi traveled to the US for a State visit. US President Joe Biden had invited PM Modi for a State visit. He also addressed a joint meeting of Congress before a State dinner at the White House. Later, US President Biden traveled to India to attend the G20 Summit under India’s Presidency.

  • Membership of 6 rebel Congress MLAs cancelled, Speaker disqualifies them

    Shimla. Membership of 6 rebel Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh has been cancelled. Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania has disqualified these MLAs.

    These MLAs include the names of Kutlahar MLA Devendra Bhutto, Gagret MLA Chaitanya Sharma, Lahaul Spiti MLA Ravi Thakur, Sujanpur MLA Rajendra Rana, Dharamshala MLA Sudhir Sharma and Badsar MLA Indra Dutt Lakhanpal.

    Assembly Speaker Pathania has given this decision under the anti-defection law. He said that these MLAs were not present at the time of passing the budget in the Assembly. I have disqualified him. These MLAs win from some other party and vote for some other MLA.

  • Indian Civilian Team Reaches Maldives To Replace Soldiers Manning 3 Aviation Platforms | world news

    New Delhi: As the clock ticks towards the March 10 deadline for India to pull out its military personnel from the Maldives, a team of Indian civilians has landed in the island nation to take over one of the three aviation platforms that India operates there, news agency PTI reported citing local media reports on Wednesday. The Maldives Defense Ministry said in a statement, quoted by a news portal themaldivesjournal.com, that the civilian team arrived in Addu last night to complete the handover/takeover process. “The civilian team will operate and maintain the aircraft,” the statement said.

    This follows a high-level meeting in Delhi on February 2, where the Maldivian foreign ministry said that India agreed to replace its military personnel with civilians by May 10, and that the first phase of the process would be done by March 10.

    News agency PTI citing sources said that the Indian military personnel, who are expected to be replaced by civilians with expertise in operating the three platforms, are currently manning the three Indian platforms that have been offering humanitarian and medical evacuation services to the Maldivian people for the past few years using two helicopters and a Dornier aircraft.

    The move comes shortly after Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, who is widely perceived as a pro-China leader, declared in his first speech to Parliament on February 5 that the first batch of Indian military personnel will leave the island nation before March 10. He said that the rest of the Indians operating the two aviation platforms will depart by May 10 as per the agreement between the two countries.

    The news portal also reported on Wednesday that test flights will be conducted today (Wednesday) before the helicopter is sent to India for repairs. An Indian ship will arrive in Addu on February 28 carrying the replacement helicopter.

    The Defense Ministry statement further said that the Indian troops will leave the Maldives on the agreed dates.

    Muizzu, who became the President on November 17, formally asked India to withdraw 88 military personnel from his country by March 15, saying that the Maldivian people gave him a “strong mandate” to make this request to New Delhi.

    After the latest round of bilateral talks, India said on February 2 that it reached a “set of mutually workable solutions” with the Maldives to continue the operations of Indian aviation platforms in the island nation.

    The Maldives, which is located at the center of commercial sea lanes running through the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), has a significant strategic value due to its closeness to India, which is only 70 nautical miles away from the island of Minicoy in Lakshadweep and 300 nautical miles away from the mainland’s western coast.

    The Maldives has been a vital maritime neighbor of India in the IOR and it holds a special position in its initiatives such as SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) and the Neighborhood First Policy.

  • There was an uproar in Pakistan when Maryam touched the feet of her father Nawaz Sharif, asked – in which religion this practice is…

    Islamabad. Pakistani fundamentalists got another opportunity when newly appointed Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz touched the feet of her father former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and took blessings. Pakistanis started raising questions linking the whole touching thing with Hindu religion, to which some people also gave a befitting reply. Read this also: CM Sai is proud of the performance of the MLAs and ministers who were elected to the House for the first time, said – it did not seem as if this is a new assembly…

    The controversy over Maryam Nawaz, the newly appointed Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, touching the feet of her father Nawaz Sharif arose when a fake In which religion is touching feet practiced?

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    Immediate reaction started coming on this. While many people linked it to Hindu religion, many people started digging into the history of Nawaz Sharif’s family. One user said that Nawaz Sharif’s family came from India, and that is why these people touch feet. However, Pakistan’s famous female journalist Arzoo Kazmi defended herself and said that touching feet is considered polite.

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    User named Sandeep Neel wrote, it is called Sanatan Dharma. Varun Sharma wrote that there were Hindu ancestors in Pakistan. Alok Nautiyal wrote, ‘Touching feet is in Hindu religion. Your ancestors were also Hindus. Find out the name of your great grandfather. A user named Maddy wrote, ‘Why are you insulting a woman. Don’t feel ashamed, who cares about religion, this is just a way of showing respect.

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    In fact, ever since Maryam Nawaz Sharif became the Chief Minister of Punjab, she has been the target of fundamentalist groups and Imran supporters. These days, the issue of blasphemy is very hot in Pakistan and meanwhile, now an attempt has been made to target Maryam by linking her with Hindu religion and making her the target of Muslim fundamentalists.

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  • Who Was Aaron Bushnell? US Air Force Personnel Who Set Himself Ablaze For ‘Free Palestine’

    According to reports, Aaron Bushnell walked up to the Israel embassy around Sunday afternoon and live-streamed on the video streaming platform Twitch.

  • Road Accident: Bus fell from the bridge, more than 30 people died

    Road Accident: More than 30 people died when a bus fell from a bridge. There 10 people have been injured. This incident happened in Keniba area of ​​African country Mali. After the accident, there was an outcry at the incident site. Regarding the incident, the Transport Ministry said that this accident happened when a bus going towards Burkina Faso fell from a bridge located in the south-east of the country. 31 people died in this accident.

    The ministry further said that the accident occurred at around 5 pm on Tuesday evening on the bridge crossing the Bago River. The probable reason behind the accident is said to be the driver losing control of the vehicle. Earlier this month, 15 people were killed in a collision between a bus and a truck heading towards the capital Bamako.

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  • Sweden Set To Join NATO; Check European Country’s Bumpy Road To NATO Membership | world news

    STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s bid to join NATO — held up for almost two years — cleared its last hurdle when Hungary gave its go-ahead Monday to let the Nordic country into the alliance.It brought an end to more than 18 months of delays by the nationalist. government in Budapest that have frustrated Hungary’s allies.All existing NATO countries must give their approval before a new member can join the alliance. Hungary was the only hold-out. Here is a look at Sweden’s complicated path toward NATO membership:

    WHY DOES SWEDEN WANT TO JOIN NATO?

    Sweden has stayed out of military alliances for more than 200 years and long ruled out seeking NATO membership. But after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it ditched its longstanding policy of nonalignment almost overnight and decided to apply to join the alliance together with neighboring Finland. Both Sweden and Finland, which joined the military alliance last year, had already developed strong ties with NATO after the end of the Cold War, but public opinion remained firmly against full membership until the war in Ukraine.

    Nonalignment was seen as the best way to avoid tensions with Russia, their powerful neighbor in the Baltic Sea region. But the Russian aggression caused a dramatic shift in both countries, with polls showing a surge in support for NATO membership. Political parties in both Finland and Sweden decided they needed the security guarantees that only come with full membership in the US-led alliance.

    WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG?

    While Finland became NATO’s 31st member in April, Sweden’s application has been held up. All alliance members but Turkey and Hungary gave their thumbs up.On Jan. 23, Turkish legislators voted in favor of Sweden’s membership in NATO. To let Sweden join, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put forth a series of conditions including a tougher stance toward groups that Turkey regards as threats to its security, such as Kurdish militants and members of a network it blames for a failed coup in 2016. the Swedish government tried to appease Erdogan by lifting an arms embargo on Turkey and promising to cooperate on fighting terrorism, public demonstrations in Sweden by supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and by anti-Muslim activists who burned the Quran complicated the situation.

    Pressure from the US and other NATO allies on Turkey to remove its objections to Swedish membership appeared to have little effect until Erdogan said at a NATO summit last year that he would send the documents to Parliament for approval. But the issue was held up in Parliament until lawmakers finally held a vote on the issue and ratified Sweden’s accession protocol. The Turkish government finalized the step by publishing the measure in an official gazette.

    Now the parliament in Hungary has ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO, bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays by the nationalist government. Initially, Hungary didn’t give any clear reason for its delays and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán long insisted that his country wouldn’t be the last to give approval. But the tone toward Stockholm hardened last year, with Hungary accusing Swedish politicians of telling “blatant lies” about the condition of Hungary’s democracy. Orbán has broken ranks with NATO allies by adopting a Kremlin-friendly stance toward Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

    WHAT WOULD SWEDEN BRING TO THE ALLIANCE?

    The inclusion of Sweden would leave the Baltic Sea almost surrounded by NATO countries, strengthening the alliance in the strategically important region. The Baltic Sea is Russia’s maritime point of access to the city of St. Petersburg and the Kaliningrad enclave.Sweden’s armed forces, though sharply downsized since the Cold War, are widely seen as a potential boost to NATO’s collective defense in the region. The Swedes have a modern air force and navy and have committed to increase defense spending to reach NATO’s target of 2% of gross domestic product.Like the Finns, Swedish forces have for years participated in joint exercises with NATO.

    HOW HAS RUSSIA REACTED?

    Not surprisingly, Moscow reacted negatively to Sweden and Finland’s decision to abandon nonalignment and seek NATO membership, and warned of unspecified countermeasures. Russia said the move adversely affected the security situation in Northern Europe, which it said “had previously been one of the most stable regions in the world.”Earlier this year, Sweden’s top military commander Gen. Micael Bydén said all Swedes should mentally prepare for the possibility of war, and on Feb. 19, Thomas Nilsson, head of Sweden’s external intelligence service, MUST, said that “the situation has continued to deteriorate during 2023.” “In the event of NATO membership, we must have the capability through an alliance to counter a revanchist and unpredictable Russia,” the agency said in its assessment. Both Sweden and Finland have warned of an increased risk of Russian interference and hybrid attacks.

  • Platinum Industries IPO: You can place bets in the IPO of this company, know the minimum amount you can invest?

    Platinum Industries IPO: The IPO of stabilizers manufacturing company Platinum Industries Limited has opened for retail investors from today i.e. 27th February. In this you will be able to bid till 29th February. The company’s shares will be listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange on March 5.

    Platinum Industries Limited wants to raise ₹235.32 crore through this IPO. For this the company will issue 13,761,225 fresh shares. This is a completely fresh IPO, in which the existing investors and promoters of the company will not sell a single share through Offer for Sale.

    Minimum investment will be ₹14,877 (Platinum Industries IPO)

    Platinum Industries Limited has fixed the price band of this issue at ₹162-₹171. Retail investors can bid for a minimum of one lot i.e. 87 shares. If you apply for 1 lot as per the upper price band of the IPO at ₹171, you will have to invest ₹14,877. At the same time, retail investors can apply for a maximum of 13 lots i.e. 1131 shares. For this, investors will have to spend Rs 193,401 as per the upper price band.

    Platinum Industries premium in gray market 58%

    Before the opening of the IPO, the company’s shares had reached a premium of 58% i.e. ₹ 100 per share in the gray market. In such a situation, according to the upper price band of ₹ 171, its listing can be at ₹ 271. However, this is just an estimate, the listing price of a share is quite different from the gray market price.

  • ‘By Next Monday We’ll Have A Ceasefire’: US President Biden On Israel-Hamas conflict | world news

    US President Joe Biden highlighted that he hopes there will be a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict by “next Monday,” as reported by CNN.

    He further said that we are close to it but it’s not done yet. “Well, I hope by the beginning of the weekend, I mean, the end of the weekend,” Biden said after being asked when a ceasefire might start. “My national security adviser tells me that we’re close. We’re close, it’s not done yet. And my hope is that by next Monday we’ll have a ceasefire,” Biden added. Earlier on Monday, according to CNN, Hamas backed off some key demands in the negotiations for a hostage deal and paused the fighting in Gaza following Israeli accusations that its position was “delusional”.

    It brought the negotiating parties closer to an initial agreement that could halt the fighting and see a group of Israeli hostages released, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.

    Following the meeting held in Paris between the US, Egyptian, and Israeli intelligence chiefs and the Qatari prime minister, a senior Biden administration official said, “The major obstacles have been resolved in terms of Hamas insisting on a full withdrawal of Israeli forces and an end the war.”

    “Hamas’ requirements for the number of Palestinians (prisoners that) would have to be freed have declined,” the official added. Meanwhile, a diplomatic source familiar with the discussions said that Hamas softened its position ahead of an agreement on the first phase of a deal, according to CNN.

    However, it is expected that more challenging hurdles will emerge later when complex issues like Hamas releasing male IDF hostages and an end to the war are discussed. Furthermore, those involved in the discussions said that an agreement would likely be implemented in multiple phases and once an initial deal is made, it could lead to a truce lasting for as long as six weeks with a group of Israeli hostages released, including women, children, the elderly and the sick, in exchange for a smaller number of Palestinian prisoners than Hamas had initially demanded.

    According to CNN, the second phase is where discussions are expected to get even more complicated. Reportedly, Israeli leaders have made it clear that they intend to launch a military offensive into Rafah, while in an earlier proposal, Hamas said they want to use a second phase to discuss “the requirements necessary for the continuation of the mutual cessation of military operations.” .”

    Earlier on Sunday, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the Paris meeting resulted in “an understanding among the four of them about what the basic contours of a hostage deal for a temporary ceasefire would look like.”

    “There will have to be indirect discussions by Qatar and Egypt with Hamas because ultimately they will have to agree to release the hostages. That work is underway. And we hope that in the coming days, we can drive to a point where there is actually a firm and final agreement on this issue. But we will have to wait and see,” he added.

  • Oh My God! Due to discount, 4 dozen eggs were sold for Rs. 48 thousand, do not make this mistake!

    Nowadays everyone prefers to buy goods online. Its advantage is that people get the goods sitting at home and also they get the goods at lower rates than the market. Sometimes such discounts come online that people rush to buy that thing. However, in the pursuit of discounts, people sometimes end up incurring losses. Something similar happened with a woman from Bengaluru. He lost so much of his money due to discount that you will be surprised to know the matter.

    The offer was in the name of a well-known company

    Actually, the woman had to buy eggs. An offer came on his email. The offer came in the name of a well-known company, so the woman had no doubts. He felt that the company was really giving him a bumper discount. This 38-year-old woman was getting four dozen eggs for just Rs 49, so she thought of taking advantage of this offer. The woman claimed that after clicking on the ad, she went straight to the shopping link, where she was asked for her credit card details to buy eggs, as there was no other payment option.

    An OTP came on the mobile

    Then the woman gave her name, phone number and all her personal information including credit card details. Then OTP came on his mobile number and he immediately shared the OTP. Then what, Rs 48,199 were deducted from his account in one stroke. Only then did he come to know that he had been defrauded.

    There were Rs 3.7 lakh in the account

    After this, he called his bank credit card department and informed about the fraud that happened to him and also called the cyber crime helpline and informed about the matter and lodged a complaint. It was fortunate that the woman lost only Rs 48 thousand. He could have lost more money because his credit card limit was Rs 3.7 lakh. At present the police is investigating this matter.

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