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Nijjar killing row: Canada seeks diplomatic immunity waiver; India rejects as political agenda

New Delhi described the accusations as baseless and politically motivated, claiming they serve Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s domestic vote-bank agenda.




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Nijjar killing: Canadian PM Trudeau admits he had no hard proof when he alleged Indian agents' involvement

Trudeau admits intelligence, not evidence, behind claims of Indian involvement in Nijjar’s killing.




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India-Germany sign multiple MoUs on green hydrogen, technology & trade

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz follows signing of multiple treaties, agreements on Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters and Indo-German Green Hydrogen Road Map




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European banks to extend dealing with Indian clearing firms

Europe’s authorities set the deadline last year after their request for co-supervision of European trades settled through Indian clearing houses was denied by the Reserve Bank of India



  • Money & Banking

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Indian, Chinese troops exchange sweets at several border points on Diwali

The ties between the two Asian giants had nosedived following the clash




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BRICS+ group could surpass G7 in global trade by 2026: EY India

While the BRICS+ group’s share in global merchandise exports has increased to 23.3% in 2023 from 10.7% in 2000, the G7’s share has fallen by 16.2 percentage points




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Biden, Harris celebrate Diwali with 600 Indian American guests at the White House

Biden shared a message of hope and democracy, while Harris highlighted the importance of knowledge and peace in her Diwali message from the campaign trail




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US puts 19 Indian entities on sanctions list for ‘enabling’ Russia’s war against Ukraine

Sanctions pose challenges for Indian companies navigating international trade compliance with limited resources




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UN COP16 biodiversity summit agrees to establish Indigenous subsidiary body

The value of the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants and local communities is recognised with this decision, says Susana Muhamad, Colombia’s environment minister and COP16 president




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India protests Canada’s allegations against Home Minister Shah, warns of diplomatic fallout

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal accused Canadian officials of using such insinuations as part of a strategic campaign to damage India’s reputation internationally




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"Sanctioned companies not in violation of Indian law," says MEA after US sanctions 19 Indian companies

The sanctions announced by the U.S. State Department targets 19 Indian companies and two individuals accused of allegedly supplying materials and technology to Russia to support its military amid the ongoing war in Ukraine




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Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least 9 people

Authorities raised the danger level and widened the danger zone for Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki on Monday, following a series of eruption that last week




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Trump wants to be 'dictator', won't be good for ties with India: Congressman Shri Thanedar on US polls

He further underscored the importance of the Indian-American vote in the upcoming US Presidential elections, while noting the growing support for Kamala Harris in the crucial swing state of Michigan




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Elon Musk’s India entry with Tesla and Starlink may get easier with Trump’s backing

Similarly, Musk is keen to launch his satellite broadband services firm Starlink in India and has been asking for lower entry barriers




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Trump victory gives Modi chance to reset India’s image with the West

Analysts and officials believe that the US under Trump will continue a years-long effort to cultivate India as a strategic partner against a more assertive Beijing, an effort that has won India big new investments from US companies like Apple Inc




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Already qualified for semifinals, India beat Maldives 3-0 in SAFF U17 Championships

Having already qualified for the semi-finals after their 1-0 victory over Bangladesh in the three-team group, India emerged Group A winners with six points




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INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE | Chennaiyin needs to be wary of Mohammedan

FOOTBALL | The hosts got off to a good start to the season with a win over Odisha while the visitors will be smarting after conceding late goals in its previous outings




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India thrash Mongolia 4-1 in AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers

The teams were locked 1-1 at half time, but India stepped up the assault in the second half to leave Mongolia's defence in tatters




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Fighting India lose 0-1 to formidable Iran in AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers

The top teams of the 10 groups, along with the five best second-place finishers, will qualify for the AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025 in China




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India U-17 beat Nepal 4-2 to enter SAFF U-17 final




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Three Indian footballers selected for training at Old Trafford in Manchester

PC Lalchhuanawma (Mizoram), Shreejal Kisku (Bhubaneswar), and Mohd Ayan (Lucknow) were selected to visit the Old Trafford alongside Nepal’s Bhakta Bahadur Pariyar and Chanason Chaiyatham from Bangkok




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Daily quiz | On Indian men’s football

Men’s club football took a break last week and has resumed international matches. Quiz yourself on some stars in Indian men’s football




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ISL: Majcen nets brace as Punjab come from behind to beat Chennaiyin

Luka Majcen, donning a mask after fracturing his jaw in its opening game versus Kerala Blasters, scored twice in three minutes while Asmir Suljic put the result beyond doubt with a third goal in the 70th minute




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ISL: Majcen nets brace as Punjab comes from behind to beat Chennaiyin




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A ‘symphony’ of young Chinese aspirations behind gold’s rise to record

China gold reserves went up for 16 months in a row till Feb 2024; its central bank bought the precious metal covertly



  • Gold & Silver

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Gold is glittering, but is India making the most of it?

For a moderately conservative investor, a 5-10 per cent allocation towards gold is ideal



  • Gold & Silver

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India building up gold reserves, says Das

Per official data, the value of gold in the forex reserves stood at $51.487 billion as on March 22, which is $6.287 billion higher than the value as at end-March 2023




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As gold soars to new high, demand dwindles

Globaly prices hit record $2,344/oz, domestic rates for jewellery gold top ₹71,000/10 gm



  • Gold & Silver

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India’s purchase of silver dropped 38% in 2023, says Silver Institute

Demand for jewellery and silverware too dropped on higher domestic prices, says its 2024 Survey



  • Gold & Silver

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India's gold demand up 8% in Jan-Mar to 136.6 tonne despite high rate

The aggressive gold buying by the Reserve Bank of India also contributed to the rise in demand



  • Gold & Silver

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RBI’s gold holdings now exceed India’s annual demand for the precious metals

Central bank embarks on gold buying spree, adds 25 tonnes to forex reserves



  • Gold & Silver

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First case in India: Airline crew member caught smuggling gold in rectum

The crew member, identified as Surabhi Khatun from Kolkata, was intercepted at Kannur International Airport and found with 960 grams of smuggled gold




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India’s import of gold, silver from UAE rises 210% to $10.7 billion in 2023-24: GTRI

`Concessional customs duty under the India-UAE CEPA must be revised’




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Gold industry forms self-regulatory body to ensure transparency, boost trust

The Association for Gold Excellence and Standards will frame good practices to be followed by the entire value chain of the industry, including bullion, jewellery manufacturers and retailers



  • Gold & Silver

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SRO will ensure industry gains consumers’ trust: WGC India chief

‘The code of conduct will be different for each segment of players across the value chain’




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Gold purification: Provide small and medium refineries licences, says industry association

Merchants’ association urges Centre to review decision on mandatory hallmarking and HUIC certification for purifying old ornaments



  • Gold & Silver

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How festive trends are reshaping India’s gold market

The sector’s ability to adapt while maintaining its cultural essence suggests a robust future



  • Gold & Silver

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India’s Q3 gold demand surges 18% as prices fall post duty cut

The value of gold demand also increased dramatically by 54% to ₹1.65 lakh crore.



  • Gold & Silver

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Industry in China

Abstract: China’s diverse industrial sector is the driving force of the nation’s post-1978 economic “miracle.” While conditions will change in the coming decades as nations in South and Southeast Asia and Africa with lower cost labor and land make inroads, China remains a vibrant manufacturing sector that must be credited with both the nation’s

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Recipes from the Garden….. HTML for Kindle

Recipes from the Garden of Contentment is the first English edition of one of the world’s most famous books about food. (It is the big sister edition of Berkshire’s English-only popular version of the book, which is published as The Way of Eating.) This famous book is a treatise, a cookbook, and a memoir,

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Alkyl initiated ring opening polymerization of lactide by indium complexes supported by NCN pincer ligands

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02603A, Paper
Takeo Iwase, Afagh Habibzadeh, Chatura Goonesinghe, Kudzanai Nyamayaro, Joseph Chang, Jason Wai-Lok Poon, Salik Hasan Rushdy, Justin Koh, Brian O. Patrick, Parisa Mehrkhodavandi
Alkyl-indium NCN pincer complexes supported by amine donors are significantly more active for lactide polymerization than the analogous imine derivatives.
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Influence of weakly coordinating anions binding to the hexa-tert-butyl dysprosocenium cation

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02713B, Paper
Open Access
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Sophie C. Corner, Gemma K. Gransbury, David P. Mills
We present the synthesis and characterisation of two dysprosium metallocene complexes with bound weakly coordinating anions. Despite their similarity these complexes exhibit vastly different effective energy barriers to magnetic reversal.
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Indium-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Nitroarenes to Aromatic Amines

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02861A, Paper
Sai Kumar Gobbilla, Kulsum Bano, Priyabrata Biswal, Soumyadip Dey, Ravi Kumar, Abhijit Sau, Vadapalli Chandrasekhar, Tarun Kanti Panda
Herein, we report the synthesis of three indium complexes (1-3) supported by different chelating ligands (L1-L3). The indium metal complexes were characterized by using multinuclear NMR, and their solid-state structures...
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Optimizing synergistic effects: creating oxygen vacancies in NiCoWO4via a solid-state grinding method for improved energy storage performance

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17948-17962
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02118E, Paper
Anandhavalli Jeevarathinam, Arun Annamalai, Ramya Ravichandran, Kumaresan Annamalai, Sundaravadivel Elumalai
We disclose, for the first time we report the synthesis of an oxygen vacancy-enriched NiCoWO4 electrode by a simple solid state grinding method using NaBH4 as a mild reducing agent without any solvents.
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Neutral mononuclear indium(III) photosensitizers for CO2 photoreduction

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17772-17776
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02595D, Communication
Zaichao Zhang, Li-Zhi Fu, Piao He, Xiao-Yi Yi
Neutral mononuclear indium(III) complexes (In-1–In-3) containing 2,6-di(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)pyridine and substituted dipyridylpyrrole pincer ligands are employed as photosensitizers in photocatalytic CO2 reduction.
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Fourth wave scare: Covid-19 cases in Asia surpass 100 million, India, Japan, South Korea worst-hit

The highly contagious but less deadly BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron has pushed the figures to greater highs in recent weeks in South Korea, China and Vietnam.




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It’s time to unwind

Make the most of the silver years as it is the most relaxing phase of life




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The richness of Indian languages

The idioms in everyday usage display the creativity and punch of the tongues




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Nothing has changed for women in India

From Nirbhaya to Abhaya, violence continue to be perpertrated against women in the country




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Behind the race

Potential sportspersons find government sponsorship hardly enough to sustain a living