High-interest rates sacrifice growth: RBI monetary policy member Varma favoured rate cut

New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Professor Jayanth R Varma, one of the six members of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy committee, voted to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points in the policy meeting held earlier ...

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Friday, 19 April 2024
US not involved in Israeli strikes on Iran, says Blinken

White House — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday the United States was not involved in Israel’s predawn aerial strike inside Iran and declined to confirm reports that Washington was notified of Israeli plans shortly ...

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Friday, 19 April 2024
Chinese linked e-commerce companies shake up US market

Two Chinese-linked online marketplaces are shaking up the e-commerce market with extremely low prices, even as the firms face concerns from consumers about labor practices. The rapid rise in popularity of Temu and SHEIN has been ...

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Friday, 19 April 2024
Human rights groups condemn Baloch social activist Jameel Umar’s disappearance

Turbat [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Several human rights organisations have raised concerns over the enforced disappearance of Jameel Umar, a social leader from Balochistan province. On Friday, the Human Rights Commission of Pakis ...

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Friday, 19 April 2024
BSE issues warning against fake videos impersonating CEO, urges vigilance in social media investments

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 19 (ANI): In a recent development, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has issued a cautionary notice to investors regarding the circulation of fraudulent videos and audios impersonating BSE’s Managin ...

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Friday, 19 April 2024
India’s unemployment rate set to fall report

The jobs market in the nation of 1.4 billion people is being transformed thanks to surging economic growth, the ORF think tank says India’s unemployment rate is expected to fall from 4.47% to 3.68% by 2028, a report by the Observ ...

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Friday, 19 April 2024
New TikTok Lite app raises concerns in EU

TikTok has 24 hours to provide a risk assessment after the launch of its new app, TikTok Lite, in France and Spain, the European Commission said Wednesday, citing concerns over the app’s impact on children and users’ mental health. ...

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Friday, 19 April 2024
25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of school shooting

Denver, Colo. — Hours after she escaped the Columbine High School shooting, 14-year-old Missy Mendo slept between her parents in bed, still wearing the shoes she had on when she fled her math class. She wanted to be ready to run. ...

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Friday, 19 April 2024
"Our party, too, nurtured enemies": Congress’ Pawan Khera hits back at Ghulam Nabi Azad over jibe at Rahul, Omar

New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Hitting back at former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad over his dynasty dig at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, senior party leader Pawan Khera on Thursday said the grand old party, the ...

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Thursday, 18 April 2024
"Ahmedabad has been absolute delight...": Huma Qureshi on shooting for ‘Gulabi’

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 18 (ANI): Actor Huma Qureshi is currently busy shooting for her film ‘Gulabi’ in Ahmedabad. She recently took to Instagram to offer fans a sneak peek into the night shoot of ‘Gulabi’. The vid ...

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Thursday, 18 April 2024
UAE: Hub71 welcomes 25 start-ups from 11 countries as part of 14th cohort

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 16 (ANI/WAM): Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has welcomed 25 new start-ups as part of its latest cohort. The selected start-ups will enter Hub71’s "Access" programme, and specialist ecosystems Hu ...

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Thursday, 18 April 2024
U.S. Steel shareholders approve $14.9 billion buyout by Nippon Steel

WASHINGTON, D.C.: On April 13, U.S. Steel shareholders voted in favor of the company’s proposed US$14.9 billion acquisition by Japan’s Nippon Steel, a move anticipated to bring the merger one step closer to completion despite mounti ...

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Thursday, 18 April 2024