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Nitish Kumar kicks up a row, apologises

Patna: A day after making bizarre remarks on the role of women’s education in population control in the Bihar Assembly, which received widespread condemnation, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday apologised and withdrew his statement. “I apologise and I take back my words,” Kumar said to reporters after BJP legislators did not allow him to…

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Adani’s Colombo port terminal project to get USD 553 mn funding from US DFC

New Delhi: The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) will provide USD 553 million financing to Colombo West International Terminal Pvt Ltd – a consortium of India’s largest port operator Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd, Sri Lanka’s leading enterprise John Keells Holdings (JKH) and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. DFC is the US government’s development finance…

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India to host G20 virtual meet on Nov 22

New Delhi: The Russia-Ukraine war, the Israel-Hamas conflict and the challenges facing the Global South are among key issues which are set to figure at the virtual summit of the G20 leaders on November 22 that would be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. At the end of…

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