As per reports, Liz Truss suffered a fresh body blow as a poll found more than half of Tory members want her to quit, with Boris Johnson emerging as the favourite to take over.
A bombshell YouGov survey revealed that four in five party activists think the PM is doing a bad job and 55 per cent are convinced she should go, compared to just 38 per cent who back her staying.
Her predecessor Johnson is the preferred option as a replacement, with 32 per cent supporting him while 23 per cent said Rishi Sunak and 10 per cent Ben Wallace.
The brutal findings emerged as the PM held two hours of talks with the Cabinet.
Indus Waters Treaty: World Bank Appoints Chairman of Court of Arbitration
The World Bank appointed a "neutral expert" and a chairman of the Court of Arbitration regarding the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants, in view of disagreements and differences between India and Pakistan over the 1960 Indus Water Treaty.
Announcing the appointments, the World Bank said that it is confident that the highly qualified experts appointed as Neutral Expert and as members of the Court of Arbitration would engage in fair and careful consideration of their jurisdictional mandate, as they are empowered to do by the Treaty.
Michel Lino was appointed as the Neutral Expert and Sean Murphy was appointed as Chairman of the Court of Arbitration. They would carry out their duties in their individual capacity as subject matter experts and independently of any other appointments they may currently hold.
India and Pakistan signed the treaty in 1960 after nine years of negotiations, with the Washington-based World Bank being a signatory. The treaty sets out a mechanism for cooperation and information exchange between the two countries regarding their use of the rivers. However, India and Pakistan disagree over whether the technical design features of Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants contravene the Treaty.
Oct 18, 2022
Largest ever Contingent of India Inc Participates in GITEX Global 2022
The GITEX Global 2022 saw the largest ever contingent of Indian companies participating in the event held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. GITEX Global provided a platform for start-ups to explore business and investment opportunities by showcasing innovative products, technology skills and sustainable ideas.
These global platforms provide an opportunity to the Indian start-ups to raise funding amid the ongoing severe funding winter reported in recent quarters. VC funding in India crashed to a ten-quarter low in the third quarter of calendar year 2022 at just $2.8 billion.
The highlights of the event included flying car, the first driverless taxi of UAE, metaverse, mind-powered football, moon 'walk', hologram phone calls and robotic technologies.
Among the participating start-ups, there were 40 start-ups from Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) and 32 NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) registered start-ups in the event. The start-ups had new emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Data Analytics, and deep tech as core of their businesses.
GITEX Global 2022 follows the landmark India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that came into force in May 2022.
The event featured at GITEX Global witnessed incredible new launches and cutting-edge developments in areas of 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud & Edge, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Blockchain, Data Analytics and Smart Cities.
U.K. Chancellor of Exchequer Jeremy Hunt Scraps Nearly All Government Tax Cut Plans
The British government axed almost all of its debt-fuelled tax cuts unveiled last month to avert fresh markets chaos, in a humiliating climbdown for embattled Prime Minister Liz Truss.
The shock move by new finance chief Jeremy Hunt, parachuted into the job to replace sacked Kwasi Kwarteng, leaves Truss' position in a precarious state after a series of embarrassing U-turns.
Hunt estimated the tax changes would raise about £32 billion ($36 billion) per year, after economists estimated the government faced a £60-billion black hole. He also warned of tough spending cuts.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that no government could control markets -- but stressed his action would give certainty over public finances and help secure growth.
As per Hunt, the most important objective for our country right now is stability.
Oct 17, 2022
India Participates at the 6th East Asia Summit Education Minister's Meeting inVietnam
India participated at the 6th East Asia Summit Education Minister's Meeting held in Hanoi, Vietnam. Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) Ministry of Education Ms. Neeta Prasad virtually addressed the gathering and informed about the key initiatives of National Education Policy 2020 and India's collaborative efforts in education and research with partner countries.
Addressing the meeting, Ms. Neeta Prasad said that NEP - 2020 encourages a holistic, flexible and multidisciplinary approach to education as envisioned by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She said, it is based on foundational pillars of access, equality, quality, affordability and accountability, and is aligned with SDG 2030 goals.
Ms. Prasad underlined that NEP-2020 focuses on the internationalization of education and building collaborations with other countries. She added that India greatly values educational cooperation with partner countries. Ms. Prasad emphasised India's commitment to working with EAS member countries.
India Slips to 107th Place in Global Hunger Index 2022
India ranked 107 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2022 with its child wasting rate at 19.3 per cent, being the highest in the world.
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels.
With a score of 29.1, the level of hunger in India was labelled "serious".
In Asia, Afghanistan with a rank of 109 was the only country behind India.
Neighbouring countries - Pakistan (99), Bangladesh (84), Nepal (81) and Sri Lanka (64) have all fared better than India.
In 2021, India ranked 101 out of 116 countries while in 2020 the country was placed at 94th position.
South Asia, the region with the world's highest hunger level, has the highest child stunting rate and by far the highest child wasting rate in the world.
UK PM Liz Truss Appoints Jeremy Hunt to Replace Sacked Chancellor Kwarteng
Embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss appointed former Cabinet minister and party leadership contender Jeremy Hunt as her new Chancellor, after she sacked close friend Kwasi Kwarteng in an effort to stem the economic turmoil unleashed by his mini-budget.
The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP has been appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Hunt was himself in the race for the top job after Boris Johnson resigned in July, but threw his weight behind former Chancellor Rishi Sunak after he did not get enough Conservative Party members backing him in the leadership election. His appointment is seen as Truss' attempt at closing the widening divide within the Tories, with many of Sunak loyalists in open rebellion against her policies.
India to host 90th General Assembly of INTERPOL from 18 to 21 Oct
India is hosting the 90th General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization, Interpol from 18th to 21st of October in New Delhi.
The General Assembly is Interpol's supreme governing body, comprising representatives from each of 195 member countries. It meets once a year.
India is one of the oldest members of Interpol and joined the organization in 1949. All member countries of Interpol have agreed to ensure and promote the widest possible assistance between all criminal police authorities in the prevention and suppression of ordinary law crimes.
The role of Interpol is to enable police around the world to work together to make the world a safer place.
Abdul Latif Rashid Iraq's New President
Iraqi lawmakers elected Abdul Latif Rashid as the new President of Iraq, marking a crucial step toward forming a new government for the country.
As per reports, Rashid received 162 votes in the second round of voting, defeating Barham Salih who gained 99 votes, while eight votes were considered invalid.
In the first round of voting, none of the 39 presidential candidates garnered two-thirds of the votes of the total 329 parliament members, but Rashid got 156 votes and Salih came in second with 99 votes.
According to the Iraqi Constitution, the President-elect needs to gather at least two-thirds of the votes of the 329 parliament members. Failing that, the two candidates with the highest number of votes will compete with each other in a second round, and the one receiving the majority of votes will be declared the President of Iraq.
The newly-elected Rashid was later sworn in as the President of Iraq, the fifth President of the country since 2003.
Oct 16, 2022
U.N. Demands Russia to Reverse Ukraine Annexations
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of four Ukrainian regions and demand that Moscow immediately reverse its actions.
The vote in the 193-member world body was 143-5 with 35 abstentions, a sign of strong global opposition to the seven-month war and Moscow's attempt to grab its neighbour's territory.
It was the strongest support from the General Assembly for Ukraine and against Russia of the four resolutions it has approved since Russian troops invaded Ukraine on February 24.
Oct 15, 2022
Aparajita Sarangi Elected Asia Pacific Group's Inter-Parliamentary Union Panel Member
Lok Sabha MP from Odisha Aparajita Sarangi was elected as a member of the executive committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) from Asia Pacific Group (APG) countries.
Sarangi bagged 12 out of the total 18 available votes in the election to the post. The election was held in Kigali, Rwanda.
Sarangi thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for nominating her for the post.
Sarangi would represent India on the 15-member executive committee of the union.
Vladimir Putin Suggests Turning Turkey into Gas Hub for Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down on his proposal to turn Turkey into a gas hub for Europe after deliveries to Germany through the Baltic Sea's Nord Stream pipeline were halted.
Putin floated the idea of exporting more gas through the Turk Stream gas pipeline running beneath the Black Sea to Turkey as he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a regional summit in Kazakhstan.
It's the second unlikely energy proposal that Putin has pitched in as many days, with European leaders calling Russia's cuts in natural gas a political bid to divide them over their support for Ukraine.
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