FGN15 PM-CANADA-VISIT
****PM Narendra Modi to visit Canada on December 11 and 12
Ottawa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Canada on December 11 and 12, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa said.****
FGN33 UAE-JAISHANKAR
****Jaishankar meets ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, discusses ties and Gulf situation
Abu Dhabi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah and a member of the UAE’s Supreme Council, and discussed bilateral ties and the Gulf situation.****
FGN10 US-TEMPLE-ATTACK-REAX
****US lawmakers express outrage over foiled plot to attack Hindu temple in Illinois
New York: Top US lawmakers, leaders and civil society members have strongly condemned the plot to attack a Hindu temple in Illinois, calling for efforts to combat growing anti-Indian and anti-Hindu prejudice in America.****
FGN35 PAK-SCHOOL-COLLAPSE-LD PROBE
****Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt orders school inspections after roof collapse kills 35
Peshawar: Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered district-level inspections of private schools across the province following a roof collapse that killed 34 children and a teacher in Peshawar.****
FGN18 US-INDIAN-EXTRADITION
****FBI extradites most-wanted fraudster from India
Washington: A most-wanted fraudster accused of irregularities in US government schemes has been extradited from India, the Department of Justice has said.****
FGN9 US-INDIA-AEROSPACE
****US start-up plans to sell sunlight at night with help from India’s Skyroot Aerospace
Washington: An American space technology company plans to sell on-demand sunlight at night at precise locations on Earth by placing massive reflecting mirrors in orbit, using launch services from India’s Skyroot Aerospace.****
FGN23 GERMANY-INDIA-HEALTH
****Indian, German firms to collaborate on immunoglobulin products: Indian Embassy
London: An Indian and a German company will collaborate on the manufacturing and commercialisation of immunoglobulin products, including a drug used in organ transplantation, with technology transfer to India, the Embassy of India in Berlin has said.****
FGN16 RUSSIA-QUAKE
****Earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hits near Ozernovskiy in Russia
Moscow: An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck 76 km northeast of Ozernovskiy in Russia on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.****
FGN34 BANGLA-WORLDBANK
****Bangladesh to hold talks with World Bank on new partnership framework: Report
Dhaka: A Bangladesh government delegation will hold talks with the World Bank in the next two to three weeks to finalise the terms of a new country partnership framework, the country’s Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said on Friday, according to a local media report.
(PTI News)
