Month: July 2024

Samsung Electronics Q2 shows fastest growth in over a decade
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Samsung Electronics Q2 shows fastest growth in over a decade

Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it registered its fastest growth since 2010, with operating profits soaring for the second quarter, as chip prices bounce back and…

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Reserve Bank of India: Reserve Bank of India to hold rates in August, first cut in Q4: Reuters poll
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Reserve Bank of India: Reserve Bank of India to hold rates in August, first cut in Q4: Reuters poll

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will keep interest rates steady for a ninth straight meeting in August due to persistently high inflation, with a…

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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (SansadTV)
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Union Budget: Duty on chemicals up from 10% to 150%, research labs say ‘thoughtless action’

Jul 31, 2024 07:55 AM IST Union Budget: Funding agencies have already informed scientists that their budgets are fixed with no room to hike allocations….

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Australia airline Rex cuts jobs, cancels flights after calling in administrators
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Australia airline Rex cuts jobs, cancels flights after calling in administrators

Jul 31, 2024 07:22 AM IST REX-RESTRUCTURING/ (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Australia airline Rex cuts jobs, cancels flights after calling in administrators By Lewis Jackson and Renju…

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Police clash with a violent crowd gathered near the site of UK stabbing attack that killed 3 girls
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Police clash with a violent crowd gathered near the site of UK stabbing attack that killed 3 girls

Far-right protesters fuelled by anger and false online rumours hurled bottles and stones at police, wounding more than 20 officers Tuesday outside a northwest England…

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Entrepreneur who sought to merge celebrities, social media and crypto faces fraud charges
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Entrepreneur who sought to merge celebrities, social media and crypto faces fraud charges

NEW YORK — A California entrepreneur who sought to merge the bitcoin culture with social media by letting people bet on the future reputation of…

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Three girls, 9, 7 and 6, dead in Southport stabbing attack
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Three girls, 9, 7 and 6, dead in Southport stabbing attack

LONDON: Three girls aged nine, seven and six have died after being stabbed in a “ferocious attack” by a man during a Taylor Swift-themed dance…

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UK stabbing: Violent clashes erupt outside Southport mosque over attack that killed 3 children

Violent clashes have erupted between demonstrators on Wednesday and law enforcement after a sizable group assembled near a mosque in Southport, UK.Videos of the demonstration…

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Piyush Goyal: FTAs two-way traffic, need to give sops too: Piyush Goyal
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Piyush Goyal: FTAs two-way traffic, need to give sops too: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday slammed the industry at a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for hankering for protection that hobbles…

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Goyal rules out rethink on Chinese investment norms

India is not rethinking the issue of easing norms for Chinese investment as pitched by the Economic Survey, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said…

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