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https://ift.tt/nt9BHvq From a 'Fragile Five' economy before 2014, India has emerged as one of the top five economies of the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, outlining the country's growth journey in 11 years. Addressing NDTV's marquee event, the NDTV World Summit, on Friday, the Prime Minister said the name of his session, 'Unstoppable Bharat', was apt because India is in no mood to stop.  "In this festive season, the NDTV World Summit is being held and this session has a very important theme - 'Unstoppable Bharat'. The fact is, India is truly in no mood to stop. We will neither stop, nor pause ( 'na rukenge, na thamenge' )... At a time when there are many roadblocks and speedbreakers in the world, a discussion about an 'Unstoppable Bharat' is natural," he said. Putting India's growth in perspective, PM Modi reminded the audience that, before his government came to power in 2014, the discussions would be abou...

https://ift.tt/pmeKHz3 A court in Belgium on Friday approved the extradition of fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi to India. The court in Antwerp ruled that Choksi's arrest by Belgian police, based on India's request, was valid. Although Choksi still has the right to appeal to a higher court, this marks a crucial first step toward his return. The court heard arguments from both sides - Belgian prosecutors representing India and Choksi's legal team. Choksi was arrested by Antwerp police on April 11 and has been in jail for the past four months. His multiple bail pleas have been rejected by Belgian courts. India has charged the 66-year-old with fraud, conspiracy, destruction of evidence, and corruption under IPC Sections 120B, 201, 409, 420, and 477A, along with Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. These offences are also punishable under Belgian law, fulfilling the condition of dual criminality. India cited international conventions like the United N...

https://ift.tt/BWd8rHC President Donald Trump said Thursday he will meet again with Russia's Vladimir Putin in an effort to end the war in Ukraine. A date has not been set, but Trump wrote on social media that the meeting would take place in Budapest, Hungary. "I believe great progress was made with today's telephone conversation," Trump wrote after talking to Putin. They previously met in Alaska in August, which did not produce a diplomatic breakthrough. Before Trump and Putin meet, US officials led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio will sit down with Russian representatives next week. It's unclear where that meeting will take place. The call came ahead of Trump's meeting on Friday at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has been pressing Trump to sell Kyiv Tomahawk missiles that would allow Ukrainian forces to strike deeper into Russian territory. Zelensky has argued that such strikes would help compel Putin to take Trump's...

https://ift.tt/7IpCVw4 Late on Wednesday night, the BJP announced its third list of 18 candidates, taking the total count of declared candidates to 101, also the number of seats allotted to the party in the final seat-sharing distribution within the NDA for Bihar polls. Earlier today, the party had released its second list of 12 names. On Tuesday, the party had released a list of 71 names, fielding Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha from Tarapur and Lakhisarai seats, respectively, and six state ministers.  The BJP has dropped 16 sitting MLAs from its list of 101 candidates. According to the BJP list, folk singer Maithili Thakur will contest from Alinagar in Darbhanga district. Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal has said that the NDA is going into the elections with "rock-solid unity." Principal rival Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal is yet to announce its candidates. The Congress, RJD's alliance partner, has not released a formal ...

https://ift.tt/KQpFzu6 This weekend, Ravi Gupta might have said that the TRP of Bigg Boss 19 is high because of Tanya Mittal , but the motivational speaker has not been playing her game in the past few days (or even a week). It is Malti Chahar who has been making headlines and giving the audience the 'masala' they are expecting (good or bad, that is for you to decide). Recently, she was asked by Bigg Boss to hold the Teddy Dear, and when she got irritated, she dropped it, knowing that it would affect the entire house. The actor and director was also quoted saying that she wanted the ration reduced by 50%, though she was joking (we think). Malti Chahar Commented On Nehal Chudasama's Clothes From the teaser shared by JioHotstar, it looks like the fight started over the decision to make suji ka halwa. Nehal Chudasama, as a captain of the house, pointed out that no one would question the decision of suji halwa being cooked in the house while Kunickaa Sadanand was working on...

https://ift.tt/r80RIXP Will the ODI series against Australia be Virat Kohli 's last? The talismanic batter has already quit the Test and T20I format, and speculations are rife about his potential retirement from the 50-over format after the ODI series against Australia. With India preparing to assemble the right team for the ODI World Cup 2027, Kohli's lack of match practice in the lead-up to the marquee event has been cited as a potential problem when it comes to his selection in the format. In these unpredictable times, Virat recalled what former captain MS Dhoni and head coach Gary Kirsten told him ahead of the ODI World Cup 2011. In a video shared by RCB on social media, Kohli revealed that he was backed by Dhoni and Kirsten, not because he was the most prolific or technically sound player, but for what he brought on the field. "Gary and MS made it very clear to me that we are backing you to play at number three. And this is what you can do for the team. What you r...