Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. (HT Photo)
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SVB collapse: Chandrasekhar calls for making banking system more startup-friendly

Union electronics and information technology minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has called for the need to create awareness and make banking systems more startup-friendly against the backdrop…

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A sign is posted in front of a First Republic Bank.(Getty Images via AFP)
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Third collapse in a week? Big US banks rush to rescue First Republic Bank

Eleven of the biggest U.S. banks Thursday announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic Bank in an effort to prevent it from becoming…

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A man looks at a screen across a road displaying the Sensex on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India. (File image)(REUTERS)
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Sensex jumps 352 points to open at 57,987, Nifty trades above 17,100

The domestic equity market opened on a strong note on Friday, with benchmark Sensex jumping more than 350 points tracking positive global cues and ebbing…

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The oil companies announced the fuel prices at 6 am today.(Representative image/ istock)
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Petrol and diesel prices today: Check fuel rates on March 17

Petrol and diesel rates in India remained unchanged on Friday. The oil companies announced the fuel prices at 6 am today. The petrol and diesel…

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20 years after US invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope

BAGHDAD: Along the Tigris River, young Iraqi men and women in jeans and sneakers danced with joyous abandon on a recent evening to a local…

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Tiktok: New Zealand to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament, cites security concerns
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Tiktok: New Zealand to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament, cites security concerns

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will ban Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from devices issued to members of parliament, officials told AFP Friday, becoming the latest Western…

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Gold prices in India see increase today. Check latest rates

Gold prices in India rose on Friday with a gram of 22 carat gold costing ₹5,355 compared to ₹5,305 on Thursday, according to figures by…

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Protests rock France over raising of retirement age
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Protests rock France over raising of retirement age

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron‘s government on Thursday rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote, sparking angry protests in Paris and other…

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Colombia: Officials say 21 workers killed at coal mine in Colombia
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Colombia: Officials say 21 workers killed at coal mine in Colombia

BOGOTA: Rescue operations at a coal mine in central Colombia that collapsed earlier this week ended Thursday and officials said the accident had left 21…

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Nato: Poland to be 1st Nato member to give Ukraine fighter jets
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Nato: Poland to be 1st Nato member to give Ukraine fighter jets

WARSAW: Poland said Thursday it plans to give Ukraine about a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first Nato member to fulfill…

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