Revised statement from Modi, Macron drops key points on defence deals; China tells India ‘specific issues’ shouldn’t define ties, and more - The Hindu

Revised joint statement post Modi-Macron talks drops key points on defence deals India and France have revised the joint statement initially released after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, with the new version released on Friday omitting key details on defence deals which are in the works. ‘Specific issues’ shouldn’t define ties, China tells India In a reflection of continuing differences in how India and China view taking ties forward, Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi told External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Jakarta that “specific issues” shouldn’t “define the overall relationship”. In Friday’s talks, which the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday had been held at India’s request, Mr. Jaishankar said both sides had “discussed outstanding issues related to peace & tranquillity in border areas.” After Manipur government order, Kukis and Meiteis stick to their regions while rejoining work The Manipur government on June 26 invoked a “No work, No pay” order for all government employees who remained away from work without “authorised leave” due to the “prevailing situation in the State”. AB-PMJAY employs AI-enabled anti-fraud initiative, collects ₹9.5 crore in penalty A penalty amount of ₹9.5 crore has been recovered while 5.3 lakh Ayushman cards have been disabled and 210 hospitals de-empanelled based on information of fraud obtained through artificial intelligence and machine learning-based anti-fraud initiative protecting the world’s largest government-run insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, according to data with the Health Ministry viewed by The Hindu.