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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un crossed into China via train, state media say

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un crossed into China via train, state media say North Korean leader's train has crossed the border into China ahead of his planned attendance at a military parade marking Japan’s surrender in World War II . He is among 26 world leaders scheduled to attend the event in Beijing on Wednesday . It is set to be the first time that Kim, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have gathered at the same venue . Read full story: Source
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In interim relief for Qatar fund, Karnataka HC bars Byju’s from disposing of assets in $235-million arbitral award case

In interim relief for Qatar fund, Karnataka HC bars Byju’s from disposing of assets in $235-million arbitral award case The Qatar Investment Authority obtained an interim order from the Karnataka High Court restraining Byju Raveendran from disposing of assets mentioned in the case filed against his edtech firm . The case pertains to a claim, made by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, amounting to $235 million awarded by Singapore International Arbitration Centre in the form of partial relief . Read full story: Source
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Wars and tariffs have deflected focus, not made climate change go away: COP30 chief

Wars and tariffs have deflected focus, not made climate change go away: COP30 chief André Corrêa do Lago, head of this year’s climate conference in Brazil, urges nations and businesses to step up their efforts to tackle climate change . The withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement, and the disappointment of developing countries at a finance deal reached at the previous edition in Baku last year, have cast a shadow over the effectiveness of the UN-mandated climate negotiation process . Read full story: Source
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Supreme Court: RTE exemption to minority institutions should be revised

Supreme Court: RTE exemption to minority institutions should be revised The SC called for a reconsideration of its 2014 constitution bench judgment granting them blanket exemption from the applicability of the law . The bench directed that its decision be placed before the CJI for appropriate directions on whether the Pramati ruling should be reconsidered by a larger bench . Read full story: Source
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SCO Summit: Opposition urges caution, cites Pakistan-China ‘jugalbandi’

SCO Summit: Opposition urges caution, cites Pakistan-China ‘jugalbandi’ WHILE Congress’s communication head Jairam Ramesh accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “cowardly kowtowing” to Beijing and being silent on what he called was the Pakistan-China “jugalbandi,” party leader Shashi Tharoor struck a more nuanced note saying Modi’s engagement with Chinese President Xi Jinping was a “necessary step” towards “restoring the balance” and he was confident the Government will “stand our ground.” His party colleagues, former External Affairs minister Salman Khurshid and Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari, cautioned the Government against adopting a “knee-jerk foreign policy” just because India is Read full…
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After brother KTR, Kavitha trains guns on cousin Harish Rao: ‘Responsible for CBI inquiry’ against father KCR

After brother KTR, Kavitha trains guns on cousin Harish Rao: ‘Responsible for CBI inquiry’ against father KCR Hours after the Telangana Assembly led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy passed a motion to transfer the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation, BRS leader and former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter K Kavitha trained her guns on cousin and former irrigation minister T Harish Rao. At a press conference she held, Kavitha claimed her father KCR’s name was being “dragged through the mud because of some people who have benefitted from being around him”. These…
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