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'India, Japan natural partners': PM Modi chairs Business Roundtable in Tokyo

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PM Modi chairs Business Roundtable in Tokyo; Japanese business leaders, 'India, Japan natural partners'

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a roundtable in Tokyo with Japanese business leaders.

New Delhi, May 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a roundtable in Tokyo with Japanese business leaders, including top executives and CEOs of 34 companies which have investments and operations in India.

The companies represented diverse sectors including automobiles, electronics, semiconductors, steel, technology, trading and banking and finance.

Stressing that India and Japan are natural partners, he lauded the business community as brand ambassadors of the immense potential of bilateral ties.

Modi noted that during the visit of his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida to India in March this year, both countries had set an ambitious target of investment of 5 trillion Japanese yen over the next five years.

Highlighting the recent developments in economic ties, such as the India-Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership (IJICP) and Clean Energy Partnership, among others, the PM also talked about initiatives such National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, and semiconductor policy and highlighted the robust start-up ecosystem of India.

During the meeting, he also said that despite the slowdown in global FDI, India has attracted record FDI of $84 billion in the previous financial year, which, he described, as "a vote of confidence in India's economic potential".

Inviting greater participation by Japanese companies in India, he proposed celebrating Japan's contribution to India's development journey in the form of a 'Japan Week'.

After the business meeting, the Prime Minister, in a tweet, said: "Met top business leaders in Tokyo. Our conversations focussed on diverse topics ranging from innovation to investments, tech to textiles, reforms to StartUps. There is great enthusiasm towards India and there is great appreciation for the entrepreneurial skills of India's youth."

Nissan Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Yamaha Motor Corporation, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Mizuho Bank Ltd. MUFG Bank Ltd. and JIBCC and Japan-India Business Co-operation Committee were among the 34 companies who participated in the business roundtable.

Key business bodies and organisations from India and Japan such as Keidanren, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Japan-India Business Consultative Committee (JIBCC) and Invest India also participated in the event.

(IANS)

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Amit Shah To Visit Bihar For Regional Council Meeting On Dec 10

by Hemanta Pande

Patna, Dec 9: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Bihar for the Eastern Regional Council meeting on December 10.

The meeting will be held at the CM secretariat where Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and representatives of West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand will also be present.

This will be the first time that Shah and Nitish Kumar will be meeting in Bihar following the change in the government in the state.

Shah will arrive at Patna airport at 1.40 pm and will straight away drive to the CM secretariat to attend the meeting which will start from 2 pm.

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The meeting will take place for three hours followed by high-tea from 5 pm to 6 pm.

Shah will return to the government guest house for a meeting with the BJP leaders for an hour and return to Delhi at 7.20 pm. (IANS)

NIA Arrests 15 Operatives After Raids At 44 Locations In Maha, K’Taka In IS Conspiracy Case

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

NIA Arrests 15 Operatives After Raids At 44 Locations In Maha, Karnataka In IS Conspiracy Case

New Delhi, Dec 9: In a massive crackdown on IS, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested 15 operatives of the banned terror outfit during multiple and widespread raids across Maharashtra and Karnataka at over 44 locations, officials said.

An NIA spokesperson here said that the multiple agency teams on Saturday swooped down on as many as 44 locations in Padgha-Borivali, Thane, Mira Road and Pune in Maharashtra, and Bengaluru in Karnataka early this morning, and apprehended the 15 accused for promoting terror and terror related acts and activities of the proscribed organisation.

The official said that huge amounts of unaccounted cash, firearms, sharp edged weapons, incriminating documents, smart phones and other digital devices were seized during the raids, conducted as part of NIA’s ongoing efforts to disrupt and demolish the attempts of Islamic State (IS) to carry out violent acts of terror and take innocent lives.

The official said that the accused, operating on the directions of their foreign handlers, had been actively involved in various terrorist activities, including fabrication of IEDs, for furthering the violent and destructive agenda of the IS, as per NIA investigations.

The NIA investigations have further revealed that the accused, all members of IS Maharashtra module, were operating from Padgha-Borivali, where they had hatched the conspiracy to spread terror and carry out acts of violence across the country.

The official said that pursuing the path of violent Jihad, Khilafat, IS etc., the accused had aimed to disturb the peace and communal harmony of the country and to wage a war against the India, the official said.

The official also said that its initial investigations have revealed that the arrested accused had self-declared the village of Padgha in rural Thane as a ‘liberated zone’ and as ‘Al Sham’.

"They were motivating impressionable Muslim youth to relocate in Padgha from their place of residence for strengthening the Padgha base," the official said.

The official also said that Saqib Nachan, the main accused and the leader and head of the IS module, was also administering the ‘bayath’ (oath of allegiance to the Khalifa of IS) to the persons joining the proscribed organisation.

The official also said that IS is a global terror organisation (GTG), also known as Islamic State (IS) or Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) or Daish or Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) or ISIS Wilayat Khorasan/Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham Khorasan (ISIS-K)).

The outfit has been spreading its terror network in India by putting in place localised IS modules and cells in various states of the country, the official said.

The NIA has, in recent months, conducted large-scale raids and busted different IS modules by arresting several terror operatives in the IS terror conspiracy case in a bid to scuttle the organisation’s heinous and violent anti-India agenda.

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The agency as part of its efforts towards that end, the agency had registered a case against the IS Maharashtra module earlier this year and has, since then, undertaken strong and concerted actions to destroy the various IS modules and networks operating across the country.

(IANS)

Women’s Premier League To Start From February 22; Reports

by Hemanta Pande

Mumbai, Dec 9: The Board of Control of Cricket in India have identified a time frame for the Women's Premier League (WPL), with the second season likely to take place from February 22 to March 17, said reports.

According to Cricbuzz, “Women's Premier League (WPL), with the second season likely to take place from February 22 to March 17. Although the specific venue(s) for the five-team league have not been finalized, there are indications that the league might be held in multiple locations rather than a single centre.”

According to reports, this information was discussed ahead of Saturday's WPL auction in Mumbai. It is believed that the five rival teams—Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and UP Warriorz—have been informed of this provisional timetable by the BCCI.