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China may delay the sanctioning of another Pak-based terrorist

On Wednesday, UNSC agreed to impose sanctions on Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar. However, only one nation, China, stood out by defending the terrorist and putting a hold on the proposal to impose sanctions on him. The United States of America and India wanted Azhar to be labelled as an international terrorist. They also wanted him to be subjected to a global travel ban and the freezing of his assets. In order for this proposal to be approved, all 15 nations that make up the UN Security Council would need to give their consent. However, China, which is both…

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Gautam Adani, the new entry in $100 billion club

Adani Enterprises Ltd. plans to invest $5.2 billion in setting up an alumina refinery in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Gautam Adani, a billionaire, gained the most money of anyone in the world, reaching $126 billion. As Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, adds one more company to his rapidly expanding empire. Adani Enterprises Ltd. plans to invest $5.2 billion in setting up an alumina refinery in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. This will be Adani Enterprises Ltd.’s latest endeavour. According to a post that was made on Twitter on Wednesday by the office of the state’s chief minister,…

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Ukraine claims that explosions at a Russian airbase in Crimea were caused by partisans. - Asiana Times

The president of Ukraine’s adviser also suggested that the explosions on Tuesday may have been the result of Russian incompetence. The Crimean health department, which Russia has taken over, says that they hurt eight civilians and killed one. A top Ukrainian official said that a series of explosions at a Russian air base in Crimea could have been caused by partisan saboteurs, even though Kyiv denied having anything to do with the incident, which happened deep inside Russian-controlled territory. The adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky also said that the blasts on Tuesday could have been caused by Russian incompetence. According…

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The UN Security Council will meet urgently to discuss the violence in Gaza. - Asiana Times

Gaza: Jordan’s foreign minister spoke out against Israel’s “aggression” in the Strip and warned against “provocations” on the Temple Mount. The UAE, which helped organise the meeting, said it was “deeply concerned” about the violence. In a statement, Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, said in a statement that the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting behind closed doors on Monday to talk about the latest flare-up between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. The meeting was asked for by the UAE, which is a member of the UNSC along with China, France,…

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Raising Loan Rates: ICICI Bank, PNB, Bank of Baroda, and Canara Bank - Asiana Times

Retail loans will now have an interest rate of 7.95%, reflecting a spread of 2.55 over the repo rate. The external benchmark lending rate (I-EBLR) of ICICI Bank is 9.10% per annum per annum. The repo rate is now 5.4%, which is above the level of 5.15 percent before the crisis. In June, retail inflation was 7.01 percent, which was higher than the RBI’s target range of 2 to 6 percent but lower than May’s 7.04 percent. ICICI Bank, PNB, Bank of Baroda, and Canara Bank have increased their lending rates in response to the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)…

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Super Earth with potential for life has been found. - Asiana Times

The Ross 508 b was found by the Subaru Strategic Program, which used the Subaru Telescope’s infrared spectrograph (IRD) to look for it (IRD-SSP). Astronomers have looked beyond our solar system and even the Milky Way Galaxy for a planet like Earth. The discovery of a new planet has raised hopes. Astronomers have found a Super-Earth in the Red Dwarf star’s habitable zone. https://twitter.com/NASAExoplanets/status/1554919117362044931?s=20&t=RsCDr4JBXThO0I25zMmqTw The only problem is that this planet keeps moving into and out of its habitable zone. But there is still hope that it could keep water on its surface, and it could be a good place…

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The new Russian invasion in Ukraine is a warning; Sweden and Finland are getting closer to joining NATO - Asiana Times

In response to the invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine claimed that Russia had begun assembling a military strike force with its sights set on President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih. NATO is now on the verge of undergoing its largest expansion in decades. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate and the Italian parliament both approved the 30-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s admission of Finland and Sweden (NATO). An attack on one member of NATO is an attack on all members, according to the organization’s charter, which must be approved by all 30 member states. In a statement, U.S. President Joe Biden…

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India Among "Our Closest Partners": US' Blinken

People think that the rising tensions between China and Taiwan after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s high-profile trip to Taipei also came up in the talks that happened in the Cambodian capital on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting. At a meeting in Phnom Penh on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar discussed the situation in Sri Lanka, the developments in Myanmar, and other urgent global challenges. It is believed that the discussions that took place on the fringes of an ASEAN summit in the Cambodian capital were also influenced by the escalating…

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Ruchira Kamboj: Indian ambassador presents with her Credentials

As India’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj has handed in her credentials to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. She will then become the nation’s first female envoy to the world organization’s headquarters in New York with this. She took over from T.S. Tirumurti’s position as India’s UN ambassador. India has emphasized peacebuilding and maintaining peace at the UN Security Council following the recent deaths of peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “The Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) needs to be more effective in carrying out its convening duties.” The UNSC’s charge d’affaires, Ambassador R. Ravindra, stated that to address…

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At Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi today, President Droupadi Murmu swore in Suresh N. Patel as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC). - Asiana Times

At the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi swore in newly appointed Central Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N. Patel. Suresh N. Patel was appointed chief of the Central Vigilance Commission, and he took the oath of office in front of President Droupadi Murmu, the Vigilance Commissioner. Suresh N. Patel was appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner on Wednesday, one year after the post became vacant. Suresh N. Patel took the oath of office in front of President Droupadi Murmu and Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N. Patel. https://twitter.com/rashtrapatibhvn/status/1554698721605996544?s=20&t=1TB_4aOqAMQVXoK4cp3_Bg Mr. Patel, who…

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