Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin

MOSCOW: Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday on a three-day visit that offers a strong political boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin…

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Benjamin Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul after Joe Biden call
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Benjamin Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul after Joe Biden call

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a softening on Monday of his hard-right government’s judicial overhaul plan, an apparent bid to calm more than…

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Market updates: People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai. (Reuters)
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Sensex slumps by 360 pts to end at 57,628, Nifty settles at 16,988

Benchmark Sensex declined by 360 points while the Nifty closed below the 17,000-level on Monday due to a sell-off in financials, IT and capital goods…

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina offers India to use Chattogram, Sylhet ports
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina offers India to use Chattogram, Sylhet ports

DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has offered India to utilise the country’s ports in Chattogram and Sylhet, asserting that it would boost connectivity and…

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sea: India to harvest record mustard crop in 2022-23, finds SEA’s crop survey
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sea: India to harvest record mustard crop in 2022-23, finds SEA’s crop survey

India is heading for a record Rapeseed-Mustard crop of 115.25 lakh tones in 2022-23 as remunerative prices in the past year encourage record plantings of…

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FM Sitharaman: No direction on loading Rs 2,000 notes in ATMs: FM Sitharaman
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FM Sitharaman: No direction on loading Rs 2,000 notes in ATMs: FM Sitharaman

No instructions have been given to banks for filling or not filling Rs 2,000 notes in Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) as lenders make their own…

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Sikh student assaulted in Canada; turban ripped off
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Sikh student assaulted in Canada; turban ripped off

TORONTO: In an apparent hate crime, a 21-year-old Sikh student from India was attacked in Canada’s British Columbia province by a group of unknown men…

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China says ICC should avoid 'double standards' after Putin warrant
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China says ICC should avoid ‘double standards’ after Putin warrant

BEIJING: China on Monday called on the International Criminal Court to avoid what it called ‘double standards’ and respect immunity for heads of state, after…

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China says ICC should avoid 'double standards' after Putin warrant
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China says ICC should avoid ‘double standards’ after Putin warrant

BEIJING: China on Monday called on the International Criminal Court to avoid what it called ‘double standards’ and respect immunity for heads of state, after…

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A view of the Credit Suisse building at Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia.(REUTERS)
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Stocks slump as Credit Suisse rescue fails to ease fear of global crisis

Banks led stock markets lower on Monday and safe havens such as bonds rallied as a weekend deal to rescue Credit Suisse and promises of…

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