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IN A STARTLING ACT, INDIA REMOVES HISTORIC PAKISTAN SURRENDER PHOTO FROM ARMY CHIEF OFFICE. VETERANS DISMAYED

NEW DELHI - The iconic picture of India’s greatest military victory — a painting of the Pakistani army signing the Instrument of Surrender in Dhaka on December 16, 1971 — has been removed from the India Army Chief’s Sena Bhavan. Military veterans have castigated the Narendra Modi government and the military top brass for removing the painting from the wall of the army chief’s office and replacing it with another painting.

TRUMP THREATENS INDIA: 'We charge them the same amount'

President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to adopt a tit-for-tat approach against India’s high tariffs that have stymied US exports to one of the world’s largest consuming economies. Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida that his administration would hit back with high tariffs if India continued to slap high levies on American goods and services.

Switzerland withdraws "Most Favored Nation" status from India

NEW DELHI - Switzerland has announced that it will suspend the most favoured nation (MFN) clause in its double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) with India, starting from January 1, 2025. This will have far reaching consequences on the trade and commerce relations between India and Switzerland. This move will double the withholding tax rate on dividends paid to Indian tax comapnies to 10 per cent from 5 per cent. 

IN SYRIA, ASSAD REGIME FALLS

The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a sudden rebel offensive sprinted across government-held territory and entered the capital in 10 days. Syrian state television aired a video statement by a group of men saying that President Bashar Assad has been overthrown and all detainees in jails have been set free.

SSSFA Organizes Big Yoga Event in Naperville on International Yoga Day; ‘Hotworx’ participates

CHICAGO (Naperville) – To observe International Yoga Day, the Shree Shivkrupanand Swami Foundation of America (SSSFA), in collaboration with Gurutattva India, hosted a significant global meditation workshop titled ‘Soulful Yoga Beyond the Asanas' in Naperville. The event was conducted at multiple locations in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Florida, Kansas and California simultaneously.

INDIA ELECTIONS 2024: BJP Looses Majority. INDIA GAINS

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance was headed for a narrow majority as vote-counting in the general electionneared completion on Tuesday, with the tally well short of a widely expected landslide.

Donald Trump fined $9,000 for violating gag order in New York hush money trial

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial fined the former U.S. president $9,000 on Tuesday for online posts that he found violated a gag order in the case. Justice Juan Merchan's order came as the trial in New York resumed with testimony from a banker familiar with accounts involved in Trump's alleged scheme to influence the 2016 election by covering up a sex scandal.

India 'shocked' as Musk's surprise China visit leaves them spurned

Elon Musk's surprise visit to China this week won concessions for Tesla, opens new tab but left India feeling spurned after he cancelled a scheduled trip there for earlier this month to meet Modi. Indian commentators are calling the move a snub.

INDIA GOES TO POLLS. Apr 19 to Jun 4

General Elections have been announced in India. India will hold a seven-phase general election starting April 19, with the results to be declared on June 4. The Election Commission of India made the announcement in a news conference in New Delhi on Saturday. Nearly 970 million people are eligible to vote, according to the poll panel’s data, making the election the largest democratic exercise in the world.

India opposes introducing a 'special envoy' to combat Islamophobia at UN

India has opposed the establishment of the post of “special envoy” on a special religion at the United Nations. Calling India “a proud champion of pluralism,” India's Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj opposed the move. This comes as the UN General Assembly adopted the Resolution on “Measures to Combat Islamophobia” which, inter alia, calls for the appointment of a UN Special Envoy to combat Islamophobia.

Instagram and Facebook Down. World over Users Face Server Issues

Thousands of users report Facebook, Instagram outage across the globe, as per media reports. Users were unable to load apps, deliver messages and refresh their search feeds on Facebook and Instagram. There were more than 300,000 reports of outages on Facebook, while there were more than 20,000 reports on Instagram, according to the website. Several users were logged out of their Facebook accounts and because of the outage, they are not able to log back in.

INDIA’s RESERVE BANK STOPS PAYTM PAYMENT BANK BUSINESS. STOCK HITS LOWER CIRCUIT

Indian digital payments firm Paytm lost a fifth of its market value on Thursday after the central bank ordered its payment bank to halt its business, threatening the company's path to profitability and the app it relies on.

FARMERS’ ANGER SPREADS IN EUROPE

Farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday, started fires near the building and set off fireworks as they demanded EU leaders do more to help them with taxes and rising costs.

JUDGE VOIDS ELON MUSK’s $56 BILLION TESLA PAY PACKAGE

A Delaware judge has ruled that Elon Musk's record-breaking $56 billion Tesla (TSLA.O) pay package could be tossed, calling the compensation "an unfathomable sum" that was not fair to shareholders, according to a court filing.

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