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Russian energy giant signs deal to boost oil supplies to India

Russian energy giant signs deal to boost oil supplies to India

Russian energy giant Rosneft announced a deal on Wednesday to ramp up oil sales to India, as Moscow seeks new buyers in the wake of tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict.
The Kremlin's decision to deploy its military to Ukraine last February saw Russia's share of the European market collapse as Kyiv's allies levied sanctions on the Russian oil sector.
Rosneft said in a statement that its CEO Igor Sechin had travelled to India and brokered an agreement with the head of the Indian Oil Corporation.
"Rosneft Oil Company and Indian Oil Company signed a term agreement to substantially increase oil supplies as well (as) diversify the grades to India," Rosneft said in a statement.
Rosneft however did not specify the volumes stipulated in the agreement nor its value.
The announcement comes one day after Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Moscow's oil sales to India had surged more than twentyfold last year.
Rosneft said that representatives of the two oil companies also discussed the "possibilities of making payments in national currencies," pointing to Russia's efforts to de-dollarise its economy.
Russia, a major producer and key ally of the OPEC oil cartel, cut crude production by 500,000 barrels per day this month in response to the Western sanctions.
Rosneft earlier this month posted a sharp drop in annual profit in the wake of Western sanctions against Russia.

China claims the democratic island as part of its territory to be retaken one day and, under its "One China" principle, no country may maintain official ties.&nbsp;

China vows to 'fight back' if Taiwan leader meets US speaker

China vowed on Wednesday to "fight back" should Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen meet the US House speaker during a trip to the United States.

China claims the democratic island as part of its territory to be retaken one day and, under its "One China" principle, no country may maintain official ties.&nbsp;

China vowed on Wednesday to "fight back" should Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen meet the US House speaker during a trip to the United States.
Tsai left on Wednesday for the United States, from where she will head to Guatemala and Belize to shore up ties with diplomatic allies. On her way back to Taiwan she will stop in California, where US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had said he would meet her.
China claims the democratic island as part of its territory to be retaken one day and, under its "One China" principle, no country may maintain official ties with both Beijing and Taipei.
Beijing warned Wednesday that it was "resolutely opposed" to any meeting between Tsai and McCarthy and vowed to take "resolute measures to fight back" if it goes ahead.
"If (Tsai) engages with US House Speaker McCarthy, it will be another provocation that seriously violates the One China principle, undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian said.
Tsai's trip follows Honduras's decision this month to open diplomatic relations with Beijing, leaving Belize and Guatemala among just 13 countries that have official ties with Taipei.
"External pressure will not hinder our determination to go global," Tsai told reporters at the airport before leaving. "We are calm and confident. We will not succumb and we will not provoke (others)."
"There's absolutely no reason for China to use that as a pretext to overreact or to engage in further coercion directed at Taiwan," a senior US administration official told reporters on condition of anonymity, adding that the stopover did not represent a change in US policy.
Beijing's foreign ministry said Washington "blindly connives with and supports Taiwan independence and secessionist forces".
Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning urged the United States at a briefing on Wednesday to stop any form of official exchanges with Taiwan and to "stop the dangerous act of undermining the political foundation of China-US relations".
(AFP)

It's against federal law to swim within 50 yards (45 meters) of spinner dolphins in Hawaii&rsquo;s nearshore waters.

33 swimmers reportedly harass dolphins in Hawaii, officials seek action

Hawaii authorities on Tuesday say they have referred 33 people to U.S. law enforcement after the group allegedly harassed a pod of wild dolphins in waters off the Big Island.

It's against federal law to swim within 50 yards (45 meters) of spinner dolphins in Hawaii&rsquo;s nearshore waters.

Hawaii authorities on Tuesday say they have referred 33 people to U.S. law enforcement after the group allegedly harassed a pod of wild dolphins in waters off the Big Island.
It's against federal law to swim within 50 yards (45 meters) of spinner dolphins in Hawaii&rsquo;s nearshore waters. The prohibition went into effect in 2021 amid concerns that so many tourists were swimming with dolphins that the nocturnal animals weren&rsquo;t getting the rest they need during the day to be able to forage for food at night.
The rule applies to areas within two nautical miles (3.7 kilometers) of the Hawaiian Islands and in designated waters surrounded by the islands of Lanai, Maui and Kahoolawe.
The State Department of Land and Natural Resources said in a news release that its enforcement officers came upon the 33 swimmers in Honaunau Bay on Sunday during a routine patrol.
Aerial footage shot by drone shows snorkelers following dolphins as they swim away. The department said its video and photos showed swimmers &ldquo;who appear to be aggressively pursuing, corralling and harassing the pod.&rdquo;
Enforcement officers contacted the group while they were in the water, and told them about the violation. Uniformed officers met the swimmers on land where state and federal officials launched a joint investigation.
Hawaii&rsquo;s spinner dolphins feast on fish and small crustaceans that surface from the ocean&rsquo;s depths at night. When the sun rises, they head for shallow bays to hide from tiger sharks and other predators.
To the untrained eye, the dolphins appear to be awake during the day because they&rsquo;re swimming.
But because they sleep by resting half of their brains and keeping the other half awake to surface and breathe, they may be sleeping even when they&rsquo;re maneuvering through the water.

An Indian-origin man stabbed a 37-year man outside Canada's Vancouver Starbucks cafe on March 26

Indian-origin man stabs Canadian to death outside Vancouver Starbucks

The suspect, 32-year-old Inderdeep Singh Gosal, was arrested at the scene.

An Indian-origin man stabbed a 37-year man outside Canada's Vancouver Starbucks cafe and was charged with second-degree murder, Global News reported citing local police.
The suspect, 32-year-old Inderdeep Singh Gosal, was arrested at the scene.
Paul Stanley Schmidt, 37, was stabbed outside the cafe at the corner of Granville and West Pender streets around 5:40 pm on Sunday following a "brief altercation," according to police. After the incident, he was taken to the hospital where he took his last breath.
Schmidt's mother, Kathy, said he was at Starbucks with his wife and his young daughter, according to Global News.
Vancouver police spokesperson Sgt. Steve Addison said police are appealing for more witnesses and video to help them determine a motive in the killing.
"There's a significant amount of evidence to tell us what happened. What we are focusing on now is why did this happen. What are the events that transpired in the moments leading up to this very serious crime ... that's something that may take some time for us to fully understand," he said.
"We believe there are people likely nearby, people who witnessed it, people who were in the area who can help us to understand those questions," he added.
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The six-minute video shows officers searching rooms before confronting the shooter in an upstairs lobby.

Nashville school shooting: police release body camera footage

Police release body camera footage from Nashville school shooting

The six-minute video shows officers searching rooms before confronting the shooter in an upstairs lobby.

Nashville police released body cam video Tuesday that shows a team of officers entering and conducting a sweep of an elementary school before confronting and killing an assailant who had murdered three children and three adults in the latest school shooting to roil the nation.
The six-minute video shows officers searching rooms before confronting the shooter in an upstairs lobby.
The former student who shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school in Nashville had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance of the building before carrying out the massacre.
Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake did not say exactly what drove the shooter to open fire Monday morning at The Covenant School before being killed by police.
But he provided chilling examples of the shooter&rsquo;s elaborate planning for the targeted attack.
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The day of nationwide protests and strikes called by unions is the tenth since mid-January against the law

Thousands take to streets in France to protest against Macron's pension reforms

Fresh clashes erupted in France Tuesday between protesters and police as tens of thousands took to the streets to show their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform

The day of nationwide protests and strikes called by unions is the tenth since mid-January against the law

Fresh clashes erupted in France Tuesday between protesters and police as tens of thousands took to the streets to show their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform that has sparked a major domestic crisis.
The day of nationwide protests and strikes called by unions is the tenth since mid-January against the law, which includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. Some 13,000 police deployed nationwide on Tuesday after last Thursday saw the most violent clashes yet between protesters and security forces.
French police have been accused of using excessive force -- both by protesters and rights bodies -- and this has further fuelled the anger of demonstrators.
In eastern Paris, police fired tear gas and launched a charge after some protesters, dressed in black with their faces covered, raided a grocery store and started a fire as the march closed in on Place de la Nation.
Police said at least 27 people were arrested in the capital by the afternoon.
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Protesters delayed trains at Gare de Lyon, one of the busiest stations in Paris, walking on the rails and lighting flares in what they called a show of solidarity for a railway staffer who lost an eye in a previous protest.
In the western city of Nantes, protesters threw projectiles at security forces who fired back tear gas, an AFP reporter said. A bank was set on fire as were rubbish bins around the city.
Police deployed water cannon in the southeastern city of Lyon and tear gas in the northern city of Lille after protesters caused damage including smashing a bus stop.
Rubbish collectors in Paris are from Wednesday suspending a three-week strike that has seen thousands of tonnes of garbage accumulate in the capital, the CGT union said.
But it said the move was to allow workers' coordination to "go on strike again even more strongly" as fewer workers were now striking.
Nearly two weeks after Macron forced the new pensions law through parliament using a special provision, unions have vowed no let-up in mass protests to get the government to back down.
A state visit to France by Britain's King Charles III, which had been due to begin on Sunday, was postponed because of the unrest.
(AFP)

The revelation came following confusion about 28-year-old Hale's identity with officials referring to the accused as 'her' and 'she' while a LinkedIn profile reportedly identified Hale as a man. 


Nashville horror: cops identify shooter as transgender following confusion over suspect's identity

The revelation came following confusion about 28-year-old Hale's identity with officials referring to the accused as 'her' and 'she' while a LinkedIn profile reportedly identified Hale as a man.&nbsp;

Former student who opened fire at Nashville's The Covenant School killing six on March 27, was identified as a transgender whose name the police revealed was Audrey Hale.&nbsp;
The revelation come following confusion about 28-year-old Hale's identity with officials referring to the accused as 'her' and 'she' while a LinkedIn profile reportedly identified Hale as a man.&nbsp;
Officials further elaborated saying Hale left behind a manifesto, had maps of the school detailing surveillance and entry-exit points, and was "prepared for a confrontation with law enforcement.&nbsp;
In an interview with NBC News, the Nashville police chief said the suspect was likely plotting a broader attack, as the manifesto "indicates that there was going to be shootings at multiple locations, and the school was one of them."
Armed with at least two assault rifles and a handgun, Hale entered The Covenant School, a Christian academy, from a side entrance, allegedly shooting through a door -- firing multiple shots while advancing through the building, according to police.&nbsp;
with AFP inputs
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"We continue to highlight the importance of democratic principles and the protection of human rights including freedom of expression as a key to strengthening both our democracies," Vedant Patel said.

Watching Rahul Gandhi's court case: United States  

"We continue to highlight the importance of democratic principles and the protection of human rights including freedom of expression as a key to strengthening both our democracies," Vedant Patel said.

The United States is watching ongoing court cases of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, a US State Department Spokesperson said on 27 March 2023.
Responding to a question on Rahul's expulsion from the Lok Sabha, Vedant Patel said 'Respect for the rule of law and judicial independence is a cornerstone of any democracy, and we&rsquo;re watching Mr. Gandhi&rsquo;s case in Indian courts,'&nbsp;
The State Department Spokesperson said that the Biden administration engages with the Indian government on a shared commitment to democratic values, including of course freedom of expression.
&ldquo;The US engages with the government of India on our shared commitment to democratic values, including of course freedom of expression in our engagements with our Indian partners," he added.
&ldquo;We continue to highlight the importance of democratic principles and the protection of human rights including freedom of expression as a key to strengthening both our democracies," Vedant Patel said
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Arif Kaan was removed from under the debris by search and rescue teams 43 hours after the quake struck.

Turkey: 3-year-old buried under apartment rubble rescued after 43 hours

Arif Kaan was removed from under the debris by search and rescue teams 43 hours after the quake struck.

A three-year-old boy was rescued from under the rubble of an apartment building in Kahramanmaras, one of the Turkish cities badly affected by a devastating earthquake.
Arif Kaan was removed from under the debris by search and rescue teams 43 hours after the quake struck.
He was transferred to a hospital with his father - Ertugrul Kisi, who was also saved earlier from under the rubble - accompanying him, according to private news agency DHA.
Monday&rsquo;s magnitude 7.8 quake and powerful aftershocks cut a swath of destruction that stretched hundreds of kilometers (miles) across southeastern Turkey and neighbouring Syria.
The shaking toppled thousands of buildings and heaped more misery on a region wracked by Syria&rsquo;s 12-year civil war and refugee crisis.
A frantic race is underway to find more survivors and help the injured.
The death toll across both countries has climbed above 7,700 and was expected to rise further.
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The South American nation is planning to shift 70 of Escobar's hippos to Mexico and India and the entire cost of the operation will reportedly cost the country approximately $3.5 million.

What is the India connect to Pablo Escobar's hippos? | watch to find out

The South American nation is planning to shift 70 of Escobar's hippos to Mexico and India and the entire cost of the operation will reportedly cost the country approximately $3.5 million.

Cocaine baron Pablo Escobar's hippopotamuses' are exacting a heavy price from Colombia for their transporation to oversees sanctuaries.&nbsp;
The South American nation is planning to shift 70 of Escobar's hippos to Mexico and India and the entire cost of the operation will reportedly cost the country approximately $3.5 million.
Authorities said they plan to capture and move nearly half of the hippopotamuses in the coming months, with 10 bound for the Ostok Sanctuary in northern Mexico, and 60 destined for India.
&ldquo;The whole operation should cost around $3.5m,&rdquo; Ernesto Zazueta, the owner of the Ostok Sanctuary said.
He and the local governor of the Colombian region that is home to the hippos say they plan to lure the animals with bait into pens, where they will remain confined before being put in special crates for the transfer.
Pablo Escobar, the drug lord, brought 4 of these African animals to Colombia in the 1980s. However, after Escobar's death in 1993, the animals escaped his estate and began roaming freely in hot, marshy lands and grew in number.&nbsp;
The present count of Escobar's hippos stands at 150. A sterilisation program by Colombia did not work on the animals either because hippos breed faster than authorities can catch and castrate them.&nbsp;
News organisation The Guardian reported that with no natural predator to keep the beasts in check, their population will continue to rise with one study estimating that by 2034, their number will be 1,400.&nbsp;
Citing various studies, The Guardian further reported that the hippos are polluting the area they are residing in, in Colombia and that there has been a rise in hippo-human conflict.&nbsp;
The environment ministry declared the hippos an invasive species in 2022, which opened the door to an eventual cull. But the hippo transfer plan is seen as a life-saving measure. with AFP inputs
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Watch: Fan offers Britain's King Charles a 'Burger King' crown. Here's how responded 

Watch: fan offers King Charles a 'Burger King' crown. Here's how he responded 

Watch: Fan offers Britain's King Charles a 'Burger King' crown. Here's how responded 

The viral video shows Charles greeting locals who had gathered to see him and Queen Camila. While shaking hands with his well-wishers, one of them offered his 'Burger King' crown crown saying. "This is for you, if you want it."

Britain's King Charles had a candid moment with a fan during in Berlin.
Charles, who is on his maiden international trip to Germany since he was crowned the new UK monarch, was met with surprise after a man asked him to wear food outlet Burger King's signature paper crown.&nbsp;
The viral video shows Charles greeting locals who had gathered to see him and Queen Camila. While he was shaking hands with his well-wishers, one of them offered him a 'Burger King' crown saying "This is for you, if you want it."
The King politely refused the token of appreciation.&nbsp;
In another cute moment, Charles was asked by a little fan to wait while she took a picture of him on her brightly-coloured toy camera.&nbsp;
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The website displays a message saying '@GovtofPakistan's account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand.'

Pakistan government's Twitter account withheld in India

The Pakistan government's official Twitter account has been withheld in India.

The website displays a message saying '@GovtofPakistan's account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand.'

The Pakistan government's official Twitter account has been withheld in India.
When anyone tries to access it, the website displays a message saying '@GovtofPakistan's account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand.'
This is reportedly the third time when Pakistan's Twitter account has been restricted in India.
Earlier in October 2022, the Twitter account of the Pakistan government was withheld in India. It was withheld earlier in July as well but had been reactivated and was visible. According to Twitter guidelines, the microblogging site takes such action in response to a valid legal demand, such as a court order.&nbsp;
In June last year, Twitter in India banned official accounts of Pakistan Embassies in the United Nations, Turkey, Iran and Egypt. In August, India blocked eight YouTube-based news channels, including one operating from Pakistan and one Facebook account for posting "fake, anti-India content" online.
(with inputs from ANI)
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They face one count each of involuntary manslaughter and one felony count of assault under the color of authority, and up to four years in prison.

US: 7 cops charged with involuntary manslaughter for custodial death in 2020

Prosecutors charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with the 2020 death of a man

They face one count each of involuntary manslaughter and one felony count of assault under the color of authority, and up to four years in prison.

Prosecutors charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with the 2020 death of a man who screamed &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t breathe&rdquo; while multiple officers restrained him as they tried to take a blood sample.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc&oacute;n announced the charges in the death of Edward Bronstein, which the LA County coroner said was caused by &ldquo;acute methamphetamine intoxication during restraint by law enforcement.&rdquo;
&ldquo;The officers had a legal duty to Mr. Bronstein,&rdquo; Gasc&oacute;n said during a news conference. &ldquo;He was in their custody. We believe that they failed their duty and their failure was criminally negligent, causing his death.&rdquo;
Bronstein, 38, was taken into custody following a traffic stop on March 31, 2020, and died at a CHP station in Altadena, north of downtown Los Angeles. His death came less than two months before George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis as he, too, repeatedly told officers, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t breathe.&rdquo;
Luis Carrillo, an attorney representing Bronstein's father, said in an email that his client &ldquo;is glad that the CHP officers were charged with crimes because the CHP officers took a human life and left a family in grief and sadness.&rdquo;
A nearly 18-minute video showing the officers&rsquo; treatment of Bronstein was released last year following a judge&rsquo;s order in an ongoing federal lawsuit that Bronstein&rsquo;s family filed against the officers, alleging excessive force and a violation of civil rights.
In a statement, CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee extended condolences to the family and said the agency's mission is to prioritize all Californians' safety.
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&ldquo;I am saddened that Mr. Bronstein died while in our custody and care. Any death in custody is a tragedy that we take with upmost seriousness,&rdquo; Duryee said. &ldquo;I recognize this case will now move through the court system, and I respect the judicial process.&rdquo;
The California Association of Highway Patrolmen, the union that represents rank-and-file CHP officers, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The seven CHP agents, who were put on administrative leave Wednesday, were identified as Sgt. Michael Little and Officers Dionisio Fiorella, Dustin Osmanson, Darren Parsons, Diego Romero, Justin Silva and Marciel Terry.
They face one count each of involuntary manslaughter and one felony count of assault under the color of authority, and up to four years in prison.
The registered nurse was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
An arraignment has not yet been scheduled.
Bronstein's death prompted the CHP to change its policies to prevent officers &ldquo;from using techniques or transport methods that involve a substantial risk of positional asphyxia,&rdquo; the agency said. Additional training was also ordered for uniformed officers.
In September 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law barring police from using certain face-down holds that have led to multiple unintended deaths. The bill was aimed at expanding on the state&rsquo;s ban on chokeholds in the wake of Floyd&rsquo;s murder.

The US has so far issued nearly 1,00,000 work authorisations to spouses of H-1B workers, a significantly large number of whom are Indians.

Spouses of H1-B visa holders can work in US, judge rules

In a big relief for foreign workers in the US tech sector, a judge has ruled that spouses of H-1B visa holders can work in the United States.

The US has so far issued nearly 1,00,000 work authorisations to spouses of H-1B workers, a significantly large number of whom are Indians.

In a big relief for foreign workers in the US tech sector, a judge has ruled that spouses of H-1B visa holders can work in the United States.
In the process, US District Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed a lawsuit filed by Save Jobs USA which had approached the court to dismiss the Obama-era regulation that gave employment authorization cards to spouses of certain categories of H-1B visa holders.
Tech companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft had opposed the lawsuit. The US has so far issued nearly 1,00,000 work authorisations to spouses of H-1B workers, a significantly large number of whom are Indians.
In her order, Judge Chutkan said the primary contention of Save Jobs USA is that Congress has never granted the Department of Homeland Security authority to allow foreign nationals, like H-4 visa-holders, to work during their stay in the United States.
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But that contention runs headlong into the text of the Immigration and Nationality Act, decades of executive-branch practice and both explicit and implicit congressional ratification of that practice, she wrote.
The judge wrote that Congress has expressly and knowingly empowered the US Government to authorize employment as a permissible condition of an H-4 spouse's stay in the United States.
The fact that the federal government has had longstanding and open responsibility for authorizing employment for similar visa classes further manifests Congress' approval of it exercising that authority, she said.
The Department of Homeland Security and its predecessors have authorized employment not just for students, but also for their spouses and dependents, Judge Chutkan wrote in the ruling.
Also, the Department of Homeland Security has long extended work authorization to spouses of foreign government officials and spouses of employees or officers of international organizations, the judge wrote as she dismissed the lawsuit filed by Save Jobs USA.
Ajay Bhutoria, a prominent community leader and advocate for immigrant rights, has applauded the decision by the court to allow H1B spouses to work and support their families.
The H1B visa programme is designed to allow skilled foreign workers to come to the United States and work for American companies. However, until recently, H1B spouses were not allowed to work, which often placed a significant financial burden on families, he said.

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