Month: March 2023

Day after diaspora protest in US, Sharif slams Imran for 'instigation' against army
Posted in Pakistan News

Day after diaspora protest in US, Sharif slams Imran for ‘instigation’ against army

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif on Monday charged his predecessor Imran Khan with “brazenly” attempting to tarnish the reputation of army chief General Asim Munir…

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Gigantic tricolour draped from India’s London mission building, one arrest made but anger grows at brazen assault on Indian sovereignty
Posted in UK News

Gigantic tricolour draped from India’s London mission building, one arrest made but anger grows at brazen assault on Indian sovereignty

LONDON: A gigantic tricolour was draped from the Indian high commission building after a Khalistani protester brazenly scaled the exterior, pulled down the usual tricolour…

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A fall in international crude prices has come at an opportune time with India’s retail inflation above the central bank’s upper tolerance limit of 6% for two consecutive months – January (6.52%) and February (6.44%).(AP)
Posted in Business

Oil companies breathe easy as global prices dip

The average international diesel price – used as the benchmark for domestic pump prices – has fallen sharply by 41% from a peak of $170.92…

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France's government survives a no-confidence motion
Posted in Europe News

France’s government survives a no-confidence motion

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron‘s government narrowly survived a no confidence motion in the National Assembly on Monday, after bypassing the lower house to push through…

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US prepares for unprecedented likely arrest of Trump
Posted in US News

US prepares for unprecedented likely arrest of Trump

NEW YORK: America readied itself Monday ahead of the possible historic indictment of Donald Trump over a hush-money case, with the former president calling for…

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nafed: Agri Ministry ropes in Nafed for promotion of millets
Posted in Economy

nafed: Agri Ministry ropes in Nafed for promotion of millets

The Agriculture Ministry on Monday said it has roped in cooperative Nafed for promotion of the government’s millets initiative at global scale, including installation of…

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Sri Lanka: IMF approves $2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka
Posted in South Asia News

Sri Lanka: IMF approves $2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe‘s office said on Monday that the International Monetary Fund’s executive board has approved a $2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka…

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai. (Reuters)
Posted in Business

What Google employees told Sundar Pichai after mass layoffs

Google employees, miffed with the way the company handled its recent mass layoffs, have penned an open letter to CEO Sundar Pichai chalking out five…

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The Economic Times
Posted in Economy

finance ministry: India’s strong corporate debt profile key to macroeconomic stability; providing sufficient space for sector to borrow: Finance Ministry – The Economic Times Video

finance ministry: India’s strong corporate debt profile key to macroeconomic stability; providing sufficient space for sector to borrow: Finance Ministry – The Economic Times Video…

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Indian Economy: GDP to grow at 7%; inflation set to moderate: Finance Ministry report
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Indian Economy: GDP to grow at 7%; inflation set to moderate: Finance Ministry report

Indian economy is expected to grow at 7 per cent in FY23 despite global headwinds while retail inflation would moderate in line with wholesale inflation…

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