✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. India extends support of 400 million dollars and a bilateral currency swap of 3,000 crore rupees to Maldives.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on Monday thanked PM Modi for Indian government’s decision to provide support in the form of Rs 30 billion (USD 360 mn), in addition to USD 400 million bilateral currency swap agreement.
2. In New Delhi, Maldives President Dr Muizzu will be accorded a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan. He will also visit Rajghat and pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. He will also hold discussions with Prime Minister Modi on bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest.
3. India and the UAE will set up a food corridor with an expected investment of USD 2 billion which will cater to the UAE market and beyond and help Indian farmers earn higher income and create more jobs, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said.
4. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met with Foreign Affairs Minister of Argentina Diana Elena Mondino, along with industry and business leaders from Argentina. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways to expand their bilateral trade and investment partnership.
5. BJP National President and Union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda today met the President of Maldives Dr Mohamed Muizzu in New Delhi as part of the ‘Know BJP’ initiative. During the meeting, both leaders acknowledged the substantial progress in India-Maldives bilateral relations over the last decade.
6. Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has informed that the Indian and UAE governments are working on interlinking of UPI of India and the AANI of UAE. It will facilitate seamless cross-border transactions between two countries.
🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
1. Hamas militants in Gaza fired rockets into Israel on Monday as mourners marked the anniversary of the October 7 attack.
2. Two Chinese nationals were killed and 17 people injured in a suicide attack by a Baloch insurgent group late at night that targeted a convoy of Chinese workers near Pakistan’s busiest airport in Karachi.
3. The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their groundbreaking discovery of microRNA and its role in regulating gene expression after transcription.
4. The AccessAbilities Expo 2024 commenced today at the Dubai World Trade Centre, with over 250 exhibitors from 50 countries showcasing the latest assistive technologies and rehabilitation practices for people with disabilities.
5. Sri Lanka, under its Development Policy Financing Program, has secured a 200 Million US Dollars package from the International Development Association of the World Bank Group.
6. Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel on Sunday appointed Prakash Man Singh Raut as the new Chief Justice of the country.
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