Breaking: Rainfall in Beijing recorded to be the heaviest in the past 140 years, millions of dollars in infrastructure destroyed. #ClimateChange

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to be a virtual participant at a summit of BRICS nations in South Africa later this month rather than attend in person, sources in New Delhi told Reuters.

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Two Indian navy ships docked in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, underscoring the strategic importance of the country to global superpowers the United States and China and their allies.

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Tesla inks 5-year office deal in Pune as part of plans for EV plant in India.

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🤖 In an interview, Papermaster said most of the investment will go towards hiring 3,000 engineers by 2028.

⚡ He said steps taken by the government to develop semiconductor skills and other initiatives will make India a global talent hub.

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“Import of Laptops, Tablets, All-in-one Personal Computers, and Ultra small form factor Computers and Servers falling under HSN 8741 shall be 'Restricted' and their import would be allowed against a valid Licence for Restricted Imports,” the notification read. The restriction shall not be applicable to imports under baggage rules, it said.

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Tamil Nadu's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows experienced a 27.7% decline to approximately $2.17 billion in FY 22-23 from $3 billion in FY 21-22, as per Parliament data. Most other major States also witnessed a drop in FDI during this period. #Economy

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As expected.

⚡️Morgan Stanley Upgrades India's Status To 'Overweight', Downgrades China

🇮🇳 India's macro indicators remain resilient, and the economy is on track to achieve the 6.2% GDP forecast, Morgan Stanley analysts said.


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86 Airports In India Using Renewable Energy, Nearly Two-Third Of Them Fully Green-Powered: Govt

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Promoting Ved Vidya: New Centres For Vedic #Education To Be Established In Char Dham And Kamakhya Devi Peeth

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🇮🇳 #India denied on Thursday that it has concerns about the proposed expansion of #BRICS, a claim that was reported earlier this week by Reuters.

🇧🇷 Brazil has also come out in support of enlarging the bloc, thus refuting the same report by the news agency,

Media claims about #India’s purported reservations about the planned growth of BRICS are “baseless speculation,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi told journalists on Thursday during a weekly media briefing.

Report by RT

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🇸🇳🇳🇪 - Senegal says will participate in the invasion of Niger - AFP

For that, junta-ruled Guinea would need to let Senegal troops pass.

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🇳🇪 - Until now, Nigeria, Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire all announced readiness to invade Niger.

PM Modi confirms that he will be traveling to South Africa for attending #BRICS in person. #ForeignAffairs

Reliance-Backed Dunzo Joins ONDC; Fully Integrates Its Seller App With The Platform

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India's employment in the construction sector is estimated to grow to 100 million to attain economic growth targets, according to a report by Knight Frank #India .

The construction sector, which is the second-largest employment generator in the country, is estimated to employ 71 million of the workforce by 2023.

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The Indian services sector in July saw the highest level of activity in 13 years, as recorded by the S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released Thursday.

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⚡ State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) is planing to set up two thermal plants with an investment totaling Rs 21,547 crore in Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, an official statement said on Wednesday.

🔌While one project is planned near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, the other is at Sundergarh district, in Odisha.

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🇮🇳 India Considers Allowing Private Firms to Develop Nuclear Plants

⚛ Country reviewing law, with an eye to adding small reactors.
Atomic energy minister Singh comments in reply to parliament.

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