Tag: A. R. K
Exodus of diplomats from Sudan
KHARTOUM: The US military evacuated American embassy officials from Sudan’s capital early on Sunday, starting an exodus of foreign diplomats amid continuing violence as rival…
Rbi Gives Hdfc Bank Leeway In Loan Norms For Smooth Merger
(This story originally appeared in on Apr 22, 2023) MUMBAI: The RBI has paved the way for the country’s largest banking merger by allowing some…
Elon Musk’s Twitter drops media labels funded by govts
Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated, a move that comes after the Elon Muskowned platform started stripping blue verification…
Home loan demand dips in December qtr as rate hikes pinch
(This story originally appeared in on Apr 20, 2023) MUMBAI: Consumers have begun to feel the pinch of rising interest rates with home loan disbursals…
EU adopts ban on imports that speed up deforestation
STRASBOURG: The European Parliament adopted a new EU law on Wednesday that will ban imports deemed to be driving deforestation, throwing the bloc’s trade muscle…
NYC parking garage partially collapses; no word on injuries
NEW YORK: A parking garage at least partially collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan’s Financial District, according to city officials and bystander video showing cars hanging…
Canadian trade minister condemns hate crime at mosque
Canada’s trade minister Mary Ng condemned on Saturday a hate crime at mosque saying the incident, which an Islamic society said had apparently involved an…
Ukraine: US investigating whether Ukraine war documents were leaked
WASHINGTON: The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites and appear…
Truck crashes into pedestrians in Kenya, killing 10
NAIROBI: A truck crashed into pedestrians and motorcycle taxis near western Kenya’s border with Tanzania, killing at least 10 people and injuring 10 others Saturday,…
China holds the key to understanding COVID-19 origins: WHO chief
The World Health Organization chief pressed China on Thursday to share its information about the origins of COVID-19, saying that until that happened all hypotheses…