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Reuters
06-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
India's Adani Power wins contract to supply 1500 MW to Uttar Pradesh state, sources say
Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Adani Green Energy logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Companies Adani Power Ltd Follow NEW DELHI, May 6 (Reuters) - India's Adani Power ( , opens new tab has won a contract to supply 1500 megawatts from a thermal power plant in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh at 5.38 rupees ($0.0638) per unit, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday. ($1 = 84.3580 Indian rupees) Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Sign up here. Reporting by Sarita Chaganti Singh, writing by Tanvi Mehta Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Share X Facebook Linkedin Email Link Purchase Licensing Rights
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Associated Press, Reuters rip Trump White House for cutting wire service slot in press pool
The Associated Press and Reuters released sharply critical statements of the Trump White House this week in response to news that it was cutting traditional wire service slots in the rotating pool. "We are deeply disappointed that the administration has chosen to restrict the access of all wire services, whose fast and accurate White House coverage informs billions of people every single day, rather than reinstate The Associated Press to the wire pool," AP spokesperson Lauren Easton said, according to reports. "The wire services represent thousands of news organizations across the U.S. and the world over," Easton added. "Our coverage is used by local newspapers and television stations in all 50 states to inform their communities. The administration's actions continue to disregard the fundamental American freedom to speak without government control or retaliation. This is a grave disservice to the American people." Wire services are outlets like the AP, Reuters and Agence France-Presse that provide news reports to news outlet subscribers. It is common to see AP and other wire service stories reprinted in other publications. White House Reportedly Bars Associated Press From Oval Office Event Despite Court Order The New York Post reported Tuesday that the White House had stripped wire reporters of their guaranteed daily access to the president, following the AP winning in court after being excluded from the press pool for defying the administration's renaming of the "Gulf of Mexico" as the "Gulf of America." Read On The Fox News App In its report about the decision, the AP said it was "the latest attempt by the new administration to control coverage of its activities." Reuters was also harshly critical of the change. "Reuters news coverage reaches billions of people each day, mostly through the thousands of news organizations around the world that subscribe to Reuters services. It is essential to democracy that the public have access to independent, impartial and accurate news about their government. Any steps by the U.S. government to limit access to the President threatens that principle, both for the public and the world's media," a spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. "We remain committed to covering the White House in an impartial, accurate and independent way, in keeping with the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles." "We deeply regret the decision to remove that permanent level of scrutiny and accountability," Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait said, according to the New York Times. Now, the White House will instead set aside a second slot for "print" outlets that also includes wire services, as part of the rotating pool covering Trump for limited-space events, the New York Post reported. It has been traditional for either the AP, Reuters or Bloomberg News to have a guaranteed spot in limited pool events covering the president because of their expansive readerships. Trump Answers Nearly 20 Times More Press Questions At 3 Cabinet Meetings Than Biden Did In 4 Years: Report It's the latest tension to emerge between the communications office, led by press secretary Karoline Leavitt and communications director Steven Cheung, and the AP. Earlier this week, the AP accused the White House of violating a court order after its representatives were once again banned from an Oval Office event. This decision came despite U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden ruling last week that the White House had violated the Constitution by blocking the longtime publication's access to press events. The White House has touted that President Donald Trump has been far more accessible than predecessor Joe Biden in terms of taking questions from the media during his brief time in office. A White House official shared a memo with Fox News Digital about Leavitt's criteria for selecting the White House press pool. It consists of one print journalist to serve as the "print pooler," an additional print journalist, a television network crew (ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, NBC), a secondary television network or streaming service, a radio journalist, a "new media" or independent journalist, and four photojournalists. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RETRACTS AP ARTICLE ABOUT VETERAN ZACHARY YOUNG, BUT AP STANDS BY THE STORY Wire services like the AP and Reuters will be eligible for selection as part of the daily print journalist rotation, the official said. Also, outlets will be eligible for participation regardless of "the substantive viewpoint expressed by an outlet." Fox News Digital reached out to the AP and Reuters for additional comment. Fox News Digital's Lindsay Kornick contributed to this article source: Associated Press, Reuters rip Trump White House for cutting wire service slot in press pool
Fox News
16-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Associated Press, Reuters rip Trump White House for cutting wire service slot in press pool
The Associated Press and Reuters released sharply critical statements of the Trump White House this week in response to news that it was cutting traditional wire service slots in the rotating pool. "We are deeply disappointed that the administration has chosen to restrict the access of all wire services, whose fast and accurate White House coverage informs billions of people every single day, rather than reinstate The Associated Press to the wire pool," AP spokesperson Lauren Easton said, according to reports. "The wire services represent thousands of news organizations across the U.S. and the world over," Easton added. "Our coverage is used by local newspapers and television stations in all 50 states to inform their communities. The administration's actions continue to disregard the fundamental American freedom to speak without government control or retaliation. This is a grave disservice to the American people." Wire services refer to outlets like the AP, Reuters and Agence France-Presse that provide news reports to news outlet subscribers. It is common to see AP and other wire service stories reprinted in other publications. The New York Post reported Tuesday that the White House had stripped wire reporters of their guaranteed daily access to the president, following the AP winning in court after being excluded from the press pool for defying the administration's renaming of the "Gulf of Mexico" as the "Gulf of America." In its report about the decision, the AP said it was "the latest attempt by the new administration to control coverage of its activities." Reuters was also harshly critical of the change. "Reuters news coverage reaches billions of people each day, mostly through the thousands of news organizations around the world that subscribe to Reuters services. It is essential to democracy that the public have access to independent, impartial and accurate news about their government. Any steps by the U.S. government to limit access to the President threatens that principle, both for the public and the world's media," a spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. "We remain committed to covering the White House in an impartial, accurate and independent way, in keeping with the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles." Now, the White House will instead set aside a second slot for "print" outlets that also includes wire services, as part of the rotating pool covering Trump for limited-space events, the New York Post reported. It has been traditional for either the AP, Reuters or another wire outlet to have a guaranteed spot in limited pool events covering the president because of their expansive readerships. It's the latest tension to emerge between the communications office, led by press secretary Karoline Leavitt and communications director Steven Cheung, and the AP. Earlier this week, the AP accused the White House of violating a court order after its representatives were once again banned from an Oval Office event. This decision came despite U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden ruling last week that the White House had violated the Constitution by blocking the longtime publication's access to press events. The White House has touted that President Donald Trump has been far more accessible than predecessor Joe Biden in terms of taking questions from the media during his brief time in office. A White House official shared a memo with Fox News Digital about Leavitt's criteria for selecting the White House press pool. It consists of one print journalist to serve as the "print pooler," an additional print journalist, a television network crew (ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, NBC), a secondary television network or streaming service, a radio journalist, a "new media" or independent journalist and four photojournalists. Wire services like the AP and Reuters will be eligible for selection as part of the daily print journalist rotation, the official said. Also, outlets will be eligible for participation regardless of "the substantive viewpoint expressed by an outlet." Fox News Digital reached out to the AP and Reuters for additional comment.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
US Defense Department contract "inaccurately represented" on social media, says Thomson Reuters
By Kenneth Li (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters said on Thursday its business with the Department of Defense was "inaccurately represented," in response to accusations on social media by Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump that the company played a role in "large scale social deception" for the government. The contract in question was a four-year $9 million award, beginning in 2018 during Trump's first term and ending in 2022, between the U.S. Department of Defense and a division of the Toronto-based content and technology company called Thomson Reuters Special Services (TRSS). The contract was intended to protect the U.S. government from social engineering, which is a form of cyber threat in which people are tricked into divulging sensitive information. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Trump demanded Reuters repay the U.S. government in a Truth Social post in Thursday morning: DOGE: Looks like Radical Left Reuters was paid $9,000,000 by the Department of Defense to study 'large scale social deception.' GIVE BACK THE MONEY, NOW!" Thomson Reuters said TRSS is a separate U.S. legal entity governed by an independent board of directors. Reuters, an independent global news organization adheres to the Trust Principles. "TRSS has provided software and information services to U.S. government agencies across successive administrations for decades, to assist in identifying and preventing fraud, supporting public safety, and advancing justice," Steve Rubley, CEO of Thomson Reuters Special Services, said in a statement in response to questions about the nature of the defense department contract. Musk, the White House and the Defense Department did not reply to a request for comment. Thomson Reuters issued its statement after Tesla CEO Musk, Trump, the Hungarian government and Russian state media accused the company on social media of being paid by the U.S. government to play a role in "large scale social deception." The scrutiny of this contract, named "ACTIVE SOCIAL ENGINEERING DEFENSE (ASED) LARGE SCALE SOCIAL DECEPTION (LSD)" comes as Musk has spearheaded an effort to cut waste from government agencies called the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Members of this group have scrutinized personnel and payment information in government computer systems and helped dismantle two U.S. agencies. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory and funded by U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, the research and development arm of the U.S. military. DARPA described the ASED program on its website as one that "aims to develop the core technology to enable the capability to automatically identify, disrupt, and investigate social engineering attacks." The site added that "If successful, the ASED technology will do this by actively detecting attacks, intervening in communications between users and potential attackers, and coordinating investigations into the source of the attacks." DARPA did not have a description for "Large Scale Social Deception." In the transaction history of the contract from a website that tracks contracts with the U.S. government, funding amounts were dispersed during the contract period for activities described as "SIMULATION TESTING AND MEASUREMENT LARGE SCALE DECEPTION". DARPA was not immediately reachable for comment and Thomson Reuters did not provide additional details. The DARPA site said the program is now complete. Thomson Reuters Special Services has been awarded more than $120 million in contracts over multiple federal agencies dating back to 2010. These agencies include the Defense Department, which has awarded more than $60 million in contracts and the Department of Homeland Security, which has awarded $55.85 million over time.
