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A fire that started at an electric scooter showroom in India killed at least eight people and injured 11, police said on Tuesday, in what is the deadliest such incident involving electric vehicles in the country. A spate of electric scooter fires this year has alarmed the government, which is keen to promote use of such two-wheelers in its fight against pollution. Early investigations have identified faulty battery cells and battery modules among the main causes. The latest fire broke out late on Monday in a hotel basement housing the showroom with some two dozen electric scooters in the southern city of Secunderabad, police said. It had been brought under control and an investigation had been launched, they said. Most of the dead were occupants of the hotel, which was engulfed by smoke. "There were electric scooters parked where the fire started," city police official Chandana Deepti told Reuters. "We don't know if it started because of overcharging and then spread or … [Read more...] about Fire at e-scooter showroom in India kills eight in deadliest such incident

Eight cheetahs will be sent to India where they will be personally welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday, officials said Tuesday, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the speedy big cats to the country. India in the past was home to Asiatic cheetahs but the species was declared extinct domestically by 1952. A prince is believed to have killed the last three specimens. However, New Delhi has since 2020 been working to reintroduce the animals after the Supreme Court announced that African cheetahs, a different subspecies, could be settled in a "carefully chosen location" on an experimental basis. The five males and three females will arrive from Namibia on Saturday and will initially be kept in a quarantine enclosure at the Kuno National Park in the central state of Madhya Pradesh. India is also planning to ship in more cheetahs from South Africa at a later date. "The prime minister himself will be releasing the animals into the quarantine enclosures," an … [Read more...] about Cheetahs to arrive in India for Modi’s birthday

At the event (Photo: Quocte.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Dr Tilottama Mukherjee, Assistant Professor and head of the Department of Political Science at Syamaprasad College, Kolkata, India, has delivered a remark at an international conference recently held on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of UNESCO ’s Resolution honouring President Ho Chi Minh as a Hero of National Liberation and a Great Man of Culture of Vietnam. relations , a Vietnamese ship participated in the International Fleet Review at Vishakhapatnam in February 2016. In that year, both Vietnam and India wholeheartedly welcomed a tribunal ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration which rejected China’s 9 dash line historical claims in the South China Sea. In 2017, India and Vietnam celebrated the year of friendship to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the establishment of their diplomatic ties and 10th anniversary of their Strategic Partnership. In 2018, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc … [Read more...] about Indian scholar: Ho Chi Minh and India-Vietnam Relations

At the second Vietnam-India security dialogue (Photo: ANI) The Vietnamese delegation to the dialogue was led by Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieu. Gen. Luong Tam Quang, while the Indian delegation was headed by Deputy National Security Advisor Vikram Misri. At the dialogue, the two sides engaged in straightforward discussion on a number of issued of shared concern. Misri reiterated India's Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) initiated by Indian PM Narendra Modi, which focuses on collaboration efforts to preserve, maintain and protect the maritime industry. Vietnam highly valued the role of India in promoting peace and security in the region as well as shaping the Indo-Pacific architecture. They agreed to cooperate and coordinate with each other in a number of areas including anti-terrorism, and reached consensus on the need for joint efforts against the connections of extremism, terrorism, illegal production and trafficking of drugs and weapons in the region. … [Read more...] about Second Vietnam-India security dialogue held

With India’s recent rice export restrictions, Vietnamese exporters expect to increase shipments and hike prices, industry insiders have said. Bags of rice are loaded on to a ship for exports. Vietnam is expected to export 6.5- 6.7 million tonnes in 2022 for US$3.3 billion. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Quang Hòa, director of Dương Vũ Co Ltd (Long An Province), said India has imposed a 20 per cent export tax on the grain, and banned shipments of broken rice to soften domestic prices following a significant decline in production due to a poor monsoon. The move would affect the global market for one of the most commonly eaten staple foods amid a surge in commodity prices following the prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict. It would also encourage buyers to shift to rivals such as Vietnam and Thailand, which have been struggling to increase exports and prices, he said. “Vietnamese rice exporters are holding off on deals, expecting the price to rise.” Nguyễn … [Read more...] about Vietnamese rice exporters expect higher prices as India slaps curbs to reduce global supply

Hanoi (VNA) – Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) and India on September 16 held the 19th consultation meeting on economic cooperation in Cambodia under the chair of Cambodian Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak and India's Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel. Participants at the event agreed that trade and economic relations between ASEAN and India are starting to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, citing preliminary ASEAN data for 2021 which showed that two-way trade between ASEAN and India reached 91.5 billion USD, up 39.2% year-on-year while total foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows from India increased from 200 million USD in 2020 to 2 billion USD in 2021. The officials acknowledged the significant progress in ASEAN’s post-pandemic recovery efforts, including through the implementation of the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework. They also reaffirmed their commitment to take collective actions to … [Read more...] about ASEAN, India look for closer economic cooperation

Eight Namibian cheetahs arrived in India Saturday, decades after their local extinction, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the spotted big cats that has divided experts on its prospects. Officials say the project is the world's first intercontinental relocation of cheetahs, the planet's fastest land animal. The five females and three males were moved from a game park in Namibia aboard a chartered Boeing 747 dubbed "Cat plane" for an 11-hour flight. Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the release at Kuno National Park, a wildlife sanctuary 320 kilometres (200 miles) south of New Delhi selected for its abundant prey and grasslands. "Today the cheetah has returned to the soil of India," Modi said in a video address after their arrival, which coincided with the leader's 72nd birthday. "The nature loving consciousness of India has also awakened with full force," he added. "We must not allow our efforts to fail." Each of the animals, aged between two and five and a … [Read more...] about India welcomes back cheetahs, 70 years after local extinction

Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia's North Sumatra Kualanamu Worldwide Airport is ready to introduce a direct route to India in the end of 2022, as an attempt to increase worldwide passengers. The route shared between India and ASEAN is fairly giant and there are currently no direct routine flights connecting Indonesia and India, stated director of Indonesian national airport operator Angkasa Pura Aviasi Achmad Rifai on September 21. Data shows that 12% of vacationers from India typically enter Indonesia via different ASEAN nations. The rate is quite high and Kualanamu Airport will open direct flights to and from India so that 12% of those vacationers can travel to Indonesia without transiting through any other ASEAN nation, Achmad Rifai said. He noted that a national airline and IndiGo Airways are discussing opening extra routes to Indian cities, for examples Delhi, Hyderabad, and Calcutta, from Indonesia ’s Medan./. VNA … [Read more...] about Direct flight to be opened between Indonesia, India

Vietnamese and Indian businesses at the fair (Photo: VNA) New Delhi (VNA) – A Vietnamese business delegation is taking part in the International Exhibition for Pharma and Healthcare, which began in New Delhi, India, on September 21. The delegation comprises representatives of the Vietnam Association of Functional Foods, the International Investment Promotion Alliance - Invest Global, and ten pharmaceutical enterprises. Their participation has been facilitated by the Vietnam ese Trade Office in India. The fair, among the biggest of its kind in India, lasts until September 23. It is expected to attract more than 10,000 visitors, including more than 700 international buyers. More than 400 India n and foreign enterprises are displaying their products, services, technologies, machinery and equipment in the field. Seminars and B2B meetings are also scheduled to take place as part of the expo to help sides involved exchange information, share experience, and seek … [Read more...] about Vietnam firms join international pharmacy-health expo in India

Standing Deputy Chairman of Binh Duong Province People’s Committee Mai Hung Dung speaks at the press  conference. According to the provincial People’s Committee, this year’s Horasis India Economic Cooperation Forum is expected to take place at Binh Duong Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) from September 25 to September 27, with the participation of around 500 delegates, experts and senior leaders of Horasis, Consulate General of countries in Ho Chi Minh City, domestic and international businesses, local leaders, representatives of departments and localities, institutes and schools in Binh Duong and Vietnam. Notably, nearly 200 senior leaders of Indian and Vietnamese enterprises and other countries in the world will flock to the forum. The event will be organized under the form of a world economic forum with six plenary sessions, 26 dialogue sessions and discussions with the participation of the world’s leading speakers. By Xuan Trung- Translated by Huyen Huong … [Read more...] about Binh Duong holds press conference for Horasis India Meeting 2022