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Trump pledges to slap tariffs on European allies over Greenland

  United States President Donald Trump has pledged a series of increasing tariffs on several European allies for their opposition to US control of Greenland, as he escalates his campaign to acquire the self-governing territory of Denmark. In a ‍post on ⁠his platform, Truth Social, on Saturday, Trump said 10 percent tariffs would come into effect on February 1 for ​Denmark, ‌Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. He added that these tariffs ‌would rise to ‌25 percent on June ⁠1 and continue until an agreement is reached ‌for the US to buy Greenland. European leaders rejected Trump’s announcement, with French President Emmanuel Macron saying that “no intimidation or threat will influence us—neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations”. “Tariff threats are unacceptable and have no place in this context. Europeans will respond in a united and coordinated manner should they be...
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Bengal train tragedy: 1st-on-scene villagers say railways, NDRF teams came 2-3 hours after accident

 In today's world, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a novelty but a crucial element of organisational strategies. According to the Annual McKinsey Global Survey1, organisations are using AI regularly in at least one business function. C-suite executives say they are personally using Generative AI tools for work, and that is already on their board agendas, indicating a strategic shift towards leveraging Gen AI. As organisations ramp up their investment in AI technologies, the significance of leaders proficient in AI's intricacies cannot be overstated.That's where ISB Executive Education's Leadership with AI programme integrated with Generative AI steps in, offering a comprehensive understanding of AI's transformative potential in leadership. Beyond being just a programme, ISB Executive Education’s Leadership with AI is a strategic response to the market's escalating demand for leaders equipped not only with AI knowledge but also with the unique edge of G...
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Kanchanjungha Express train accident June 17 highlights: Goods train rams into express from behind in Bengal, 9 killed

 Nine people, including seven passengers and two railway staffers, died and 41 others were injured after three rear coaches of the stationary Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express derailed on June 17 morning as a goods train collided with it in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district. In a statement, the Railway Ministry said nine people suffered grievous injuries and 32 simple or minor injuries. The injured have been shifted to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital for treatment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences, calling the incident in West Bengal tragic and stating his prayers for the swift recovery of the injured. The three rear compartments derailed under the impact of the collision from behind by the locomotive of the goods train near Rangapani station, about 30 kilometres from North Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri station. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the site and said the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) had started a probe into the cause of the ...
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Gurpatwant Pannun ‘murder’ plot: Czech Republic Police releases first video of Nikhil Gupta being extradited to US

 The Czech Republic Police on Monday released the first visuals of Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national accused of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot against Sikh extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil, being extradited to the United States. The Czech Republic police releases visuals of Nikhil Gupta being extradited to the US at Prague on June 14. The Czech Republic police releases visuals of Nikhil Gupta being extradited to the US at Prague on June 14. Nikhil Gupta, 52, was extradited to the US on Friday, June 14, from the Czech Republic following his arrest in Prague a year ago. Now catch your favourite game on Crickit. Anytime Anywhere. Find out how Posting a video on social media platform X (formally Twitter), the Czech Republic Police wrote, “The foreigner suspected in the United States of an assassination plot has been in the hands of the US judiciary since Friday.” It added that Nikhil Gupta was “safely extradited from a Prague airport”, posting video images of...
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Gurpatwant Pannun case: What US officials said after accused Indian national extradited to United States

The extradition of Indian national Nikhil Gupta, the accused in the alleged plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun which was foiled by American agencies, shows that the United States will not tolerate attempts to ‘harm’ its citizens, Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Monday. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun (File) Gurpatwant Singh Pannun (File) Also Read | Gurpatwant Pannun ‘murder’ plot: Czech Republic Police releases first video of Nikhil Gupta being extradited to US “This extradition makes it clear that the Justice Department will not tolerate attempts to silence or harm American citizens,” Garland stated. 3.6 Crore Indians visited in a single day choosing us as India's undisputed platform for General Election Results. Explore the latest updates  here! “Gupta will now face justice in an American courtroom for his involvement in an alleged plot, directed by an employee of the Indian government, to target and assassinate a US national for his support of the Sikh separatist movement in...
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Sikh separatist murder plot: Indian suspect Nikhil Gupta pleads not guilty in US court

  Indian national Nikhil Gupta, suspected by American authorities of conspiring to assassinate a Sikh separatist in New York, pleaded not guilty at a court in the United States on Monday, reported PTI. The 52-year-old appeared in the federal court after being extradited from the Czech Republic on Friday. Czech authorities had arrested Gupta on June 30 at the request of the United States when he travelled from India to Prague. Gupta is now lodged at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. He has been accused of conspiring with an unnamed Indian government official to kill Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. On November 29, the US Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, announced that it had filed “murder-for-hire charges” against Gupta in connection with his alleged participation in a thwarted plot to assassinate Pannun. Gupta paid $1,00,000 in cash to a hitman to assassinate Pannun, the US prosecutors said. The hitman turned out to be an undercover federal age...
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