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India’s G20 energy meet to balance renewables, fossil fuels
Machine operators clean solar panels at the Premier Energies Solar on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Over 500 energy industry heavyweights will descend on the southern Indian city of Bengaluru on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, to discuss the future of renewables and fossil fuels at India Energy Week — the first big ticket event of the country's presidency of Group of 20 leading economies. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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CPPIB to invest $205-million in IndoSpace’s new real estate fund
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board saw net assets grow to $529 billion in its second quarter ending Sept. 30, compared with $523 billion at the end of the previous quarter. John Graham, President & CEO of the CPPIB speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Annual General Meeting and Convention in Ottawa on Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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India will receive 12 cheetahs from South Africa next month
FILE - A cheetah lies inside a transport cage before traveling to India, at the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Otjiwarongo, Namibia, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. India will receive 12 cheetahs from South Africa next month to join eight it got from Namibia in September as part of an ambitious plan to reintroduce the cats in the country after 70 years. (AP Photo/Dirk Heinrich, File)
sports
Stunning prices for cricket teams are milestone for women’s sports
FILE PHOTO: A policeman walks past a logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during a governing council meeting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai April 26, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta
film review
Move over, RRR: Bollywood and Shah Rukh Khan are back with jaw-dropping action epic Pathaan
PATHAAN (2023). Spy thriller starring Shah Rukh Khan, left, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, directed by Siddharth Anand. Credit: Yash Raj Films
world
Police in India detain students gathered to watch BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi
Police detain a Students Federation of India activist outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Tensions escalated in the university after a student group said it planned to screen a banned documentary that examines Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role during 2002 anti-Muslim riots, prompting dozens of police equipped with tear gas and riot gear to gather outside campus gates. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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India blocks BBC documentary on Modi’s handling of Gujarat riots from airing in country
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) waves to his supporters during a roadshow ahead of the BJP national executive meet in New Delhi on January 16, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
Police in India arrest third man in smuggling deaths of family in Canada
Jagdish Baldevbhai Patel (left to right), son Dharmik Jagdishkumar Patel, wife and mother Vaishaliben Jagdishkumar Patel and daughter Vihangi Jagdishkumar Patel are shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Amritbhai Vakil **MANDATORY CREDIT**
canada
Nova Scotia man pleads guilty to ‘unprovoked’ killing of young immigrant from India
A gavel sits on a desk before the a meeting of the House Justice and Human Rights Committee in Ottawa, Wednesday February 13, 2019. A Nova Scotia man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a 23-year-old man who came to the province from India five years ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
One year after Indian family froze to death near Manitoba border, U.S. still sees illegal crossings
U.S. Border Patrol agents Katy Siemer, left and David Marcus stand outside the Customs and Border Protection facility in Pembina, N.D., on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. A year after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to walk to the United States from Manitoba, the agency tasked with patrolling the border says others have not been deterred from attempting the same treacherous journey. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James McCarten
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Morning Update: Nova Scotia overhauls staffing at hospital emergency rooms
Paramedics are seen at the Dartmouth General Hospital in Dartmouth, N.S. on July 4, 2013. Andrew Vaughan/THE CANADIAN PRESS
world
Pakistani linked to 2008 attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 designated a terrorist by UN
Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari pays tribute to victims of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks on its anniversary at the police headquarters in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
canada
Police in India charge two men in deaths of family who froze crossing from Manitoba into U.S.
Police in India say two men are facing charges in the deaths of a family who froze a year ago while trying to cross from Manitoba into the United States. Jagdish Baldevbhai Patel (left to right), son Dharmik Jagdishkumar Patel, wife and mother Vaishaliben Jagdishkumar Patel and daughter Vihangi Jagdishkumar Patel are shown in a handout photo.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Amritbhai Vakil **MANDATORY CREDIT**
world
Over 2,000 join LGBTQ march in New Delhi after three-year break due to COVID-19
Members of the LGBTQ community and their supporters carry a rainbow flag as they march demanding equal marriage rights in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Jan.8 2023. The government is yet to legalize same-sex marriages in the country even though the Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a colonial-era law that made gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in prison. (AP Photo)
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Passenger arrested for unruly behavior with woman on Air India flight, police say
FILE- Air India planes are parked at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India on Aug. 30, 2021. Indian police have arrested an unruly airline passenger following a complaint by a woman aboard an Air India flight from New York that he urinated on her in business class. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
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Google challenges Android antitrust ruling in India’s Supreme Court
FILE PHOTO: A view of the main lobby of building BV200, during a tour of Google's new Bay View Campus in Mountain View, California, U.S. May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva/File Photo
world
When India and China clash, it’s often Tibetans doing the fighting
A Tibetan ( TG) who is a former personnel in the special Frontier Force of the Indian Army requested to stay anonymous in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala , India
investor newsletter
India, ‘Earthshots’ among top investment trends for 2020s. Plus, value investing secrets and crashproofing your RRIF
Youths carry kites ahead of the Lohri harvest festival, which falls on January 13 and is marked in northern India with celebrations involving the flying and battling of kites, in Amritsar on January 6, 2023. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP) (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
technology
Nexus Venture eyes $700-million fund to invest in India and U.S.-based tech startups, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A man walks along a wall overlooking the central Mumbai's financial district skyline, India, March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
international business
India approves US$2.11-billion incentive plan for green hydrogen industry
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technology
Google alleges India’s antitrust body copied parts of EU order on Android abuse
FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay//File Photo
world
Eighteen children in Uzbekistan die after consuming Indian-made medicinal syrup
FILE PHOTO: An Uzbek flag with a black ribbon hangs in commemoration of Uzbekistan's late President Islam Karimov as people gather to pay tribute in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, September 3, 2016. REUTERS/Muhammadsharif Mamatkulov/File Photo
british columbia
B.C. Christmas Eve bus crash victim leaves behind young family in India
Karanjot Singh Sodhi is shown in this handout image. Sodhi's cousin says the new arrival from Punjab, India, was one of the victims of the Christmas Eve bus crash in British Columbia, and leaves behind a wife and two young children. Kalwinder Singh says 41-year-old Karanjot Singh Sodhi was the father of a six-year-old son and two-year-old daughter in India. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Kalwinder Singh **MANDATORY CREDIT**
world
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky seeks India PM Modi’s help with ‘peace formula’
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi via phone line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 26, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
world
Charles Sobhraj, convicted killer from Netflix’s ‘The Serpent,’ arrives in France from Nepal
French serial killer Charles Sobhraj (C) sits in an aircraft departing from Kathmandu to France, on December 23, 2022. - French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, was freed on December 23 after spending almost 20 years in a Nepali prison. (Photo by Atish PATEL / AFP) (Photo by ATISH PATEL/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Rise of the machines: 2023 could be the year of artificial intelligence
Linda Nazareth
world
Despite victories, abortion still stigmatized, regulated in India
A woman checks her mobile phone inside the premises of the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/Files
investment ideas
Indian stocks top Asian markets, strong economic growth fuels hope
People walk past a new brand identity for Nifty Indices inside the National Stock Exchange (NSE) building in Mumbai, India, May 28, 2019.
international business
G20 countries are striving to build policy consensus on crypto assets, Indian official says
FILE PHOTO: Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
world
India says troops injured in first border clash with China since 2020
Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against China, following a border scuffle at the Tawang sector of India's northeastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh that led to injuries to soldiers on both sides, in Mumbai, India, December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
politics
Trudeau urged to tell India to stop interfering in Canadian Sikhs’ drive for independent Punjab
**premium photo // one time use only** Members of the Sikh community cast their votes for the global referendum on Punjab independence at the Queen Elizabeth II in London. Picture date: Sunday October 31, 2021. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)
books
Dominique Lapierre, celebrated French author and journalist, dies at 91
FILE - French writer and activist Dominique Lapierre holds a copy of his book on the Bhopal gas tragedy, in Bhopal, India, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Dominique Lapierre, a French writer and author, celebrated for his novels about Paris's struggle during World War Two and depicting life in a Calcutta slum, has died at 91. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
energy and resources
India signals it will continue to buy oil from Russia as Western governments press Moscow
FILE PHOTO: India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attends the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
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The case for investing in India: Morgan Stanley
A customer hands a 50-Indian rupee note to an attendant at a fuel station in Ahmedabad, India, Oct. 5, 2018.
international business
Indian coal magnate Gautam Adani steps up green investments
FILE PHOTO: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani addresses delegates during the Bengal Global Business Summit in Kolkata, India April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri