Author: Editor's Desk, Tattva News

India and the UAE on Saturday agreed to start trade settlement in their currencies and link the Indian Unified Payments Interface with the Gulf country’s Instant Payment Platform (IPP) as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held comprehensive talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In his remarks after meeting the UAE President, Modi said India-UAE trade witnessed a 20 per cent increase since the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement last year. Modi said the agreement signed on Saturday for trade settlement in the currencies of the two countries shows the strong economic cooperation and mutual trust…

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Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan launched AI for India 2.0, a free online training programme on Artificial Intelligence, today on World Youth Skills’ Day. A joint initiative of Skill India and GUVI, this NCVET and IIT Madras accredited online programme will equip youth with frontier skills. Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan said that technology should not be a prisoner of language and called for technology courses in more Indian languages. He added that this is a good beginning towards dismantling language barrier in technology education and future-proofing our Yuva Shakti, particularly those in rural…

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi moved the Supreme Court on Saturday challenging an order of the Gujarat High Court which had refused to stay his conviction in a defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark. Rahul filed the petition through advocate on-record Prasanna S. A Surat court had on March 23 sentenced Rahul to two years in jail after holding him guilty for his remarks on the ‘Modi’ surname. The conviction led to his disqualification as the MP from Wayanad in Kerala. The Congress leader was released on bail by the Surat court to enable him to challenge the verdict. He…

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French President Emmanuel Macron shared a heart-warming selfie with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after successful bilateral talks on Friday (local time). Both the leaders can be seen all in smiles in the selfie shared by Macron. Earlier, Modi joined Macron for the Bastille Day parade as the Guest of Honour with an Indian tri-services marching contingent wowing crowds here during the French National Day celebrations. Taking to the micro-blogging site Twitter, the French President shared the selfie and captioned it “Long live the friendship between India and France!” “Vive l’amitié entre l’Inde et la France !,” Macron wrote in a tweet, which translates to “Long live the friendship between…

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently issued updated guidelines regarding the usage of debit and credit cards. These new rules aim to enhance security and improve the overall experience for cardholders. Let’s take a look at the key changes and requirements outlined in the latest guidelines. Mandatory Two-Factor Authentication: To strengthen the security of electronic card transactions, the RBI now requires all debit and credit card payments to undergo a mandatory two-factor authentication process. This ensures that cardholders provide additional verification, such as a unique PIN or a one-time password (OTP), to complete transactions securely.Contactless Card Transaction Limit:…

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Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar was given the Finance and Planning portfolio on Friday, nearly two weeks after he broke away from the original party and took oath as Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister. Eight of Pawar’s NCP colleagues who were sworn in as ministers on July 2 also received their portfolios, said a statement issued by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s office. As per the statement, Dhananjay Munde has been given Agriculture, while Dilip Walse-Patil will be the Cooperation minister. The other NCP ministers with their allocated ministries are Hasan Mushrif (Medical Education), Chhagan Bhujbal (Food and Civil Supplies), Dharmrao…

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There is a clear path to ending AIDS by 2030 and it requires strong political leadership, following the science, tackling inequalities and ensuring sustainable funding. That’s the message from UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated to ending the epidemic, which said on Thursday that truly eradicating it boils down to a “political and financial choice”. The agency’s Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, said that today’s leaders have the opportunity to save millions of lives and be “remembered by future generations” as those who put a stop to the world’s deadliest pandemic. “They could save millions of lives and protect the health of…

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India’s moon mission Chandrayaan-3 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lifted off from its launch pad at Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on Friday. ISRO scientists are aiming at mastering soft-landing on moon by late August. Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar exploration mission in the fourth operational mission (M4) of LVM3 launcher, formerly the GSLVMkIII rocket. LVM3-M4 dubbed as ‘Fat Boy’ lifted off successfully carrying Chandrayaan-3. Chandrayaan-3 project director P. Veeramuthuvel and ISRO chief S.Somanath shared their delight after the LVM3 M4 vehicle successfully launched it into orbit. “Chandrayaan-3, in its precise orbit, has begun its journey to the Moon. Health…

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Bangladesh authorities must immediately drop their investigation into journalist Adhora Yeasmean and stop using the Digital Security Act to intimidate journalists in retaliation for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. On May 13, the Chittagong Cyber Tribunal, which adjudicates alleged cybercrime offenses in southeast Bangladesh, registered a complaint under the Digital Security Act against Yeasmean and her source in relation to the RTV broadcast reporter’s April 30 video investigation exposing alleged crimes by the conversative Islamic organization Rajarbagh Darbar Sharif and one of its leaders, Shakerul Kabir, according to news reports and a person familiar with the case, who spoke to CPJ on…

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According to the latest official figures, India’s industrial production increased to 5.2% in May from 4.5% in April 2023, owing primarily to strong performance in the manufacturing and mining sectors. In May 2022, factory output growth measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) was 19.7%, owing primarily to a reduced base impact. “The growth rates over the corresponding period of the previous year must be interpreted in light of the unusual circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020,” an official statement said. According to National Statistical Office (NSO) IIP data, the manufacturing sector’s output increased 5.7%…

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