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Indian-origin investor livid after losing $2 million in FTX crash
New York: An Indian-origin entrepreneur, who lost $2 million after FTX went kaput last month, is taking legal action against the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder, according to a report. Delhi-born Evan Singh Luthra,…
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Assam govt prolonging CAA issue for political gains: Student groups
Guwahati: The Assam government has failed to submit an affidavit to the Supreme Court within the stipulated time, the plea repealing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) could not be heard in the…
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Bank of Canada hikes policy interest rate by 50 basis points
Ottawa: The Bank of Canada has increased its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.25 per cent. The bank’s governing council will be considering whether the policy interest rate needs…
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Biden attends gun violence vigil
Washington: Just a week before the 10th anniversary of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting that claimed the lives of 20 children and six teachers, US President Joe Biden attended a national…
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Russian, UAE presidents discuss bilateral cooperation over phone
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone conversation to discuss the strengthening of cooperation between the two…
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India’s longest elevated 6-lane flyover to come up in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: The decks have been cleared for the work to begin on the construction of the country’s longest elevated 6-lane flyover in Kerala’s Alappuzha district at a cost of Rs 1,668.50 crore.…
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Lebanon’s cholera outbreak under control: Health Minister
Beirut: Lebanese caretaker Health Minister Firas Abiad has said that the cholera outbreak in Lebanon is under control given the limited number of confirmed daily cases, the National News Agency reported. In…
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Palestinian killed by Israeli military for drive-by shooting attack
Ramallah: A Palestinian, who reportedly launched a drive-by shooting attack on an Israeli military post, was killed by Israeli soldiers east of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Israeli and Palestinian authorities…
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Bombs, firearms recovered from Bangladesh Nationalist Party office
Dhaka: A huge number of bombs and firearms have been recovered from the Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)’s central office at Naya Paltan area in the capital Dhaka, and three persons, including…
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1 killed in BNP-police clash at Naya Paltan, BNP leaders held
Dhaka: A man was killed and nearly 100 people were injured reportedly during a clash between Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists and the police at Naya Paltan area in capital city Dhaka…
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Telangana: Ranging from 10k-20k, street vendors receive Rs 676 crore loans
Hyderabad: Telangana state tops the country in terms of loan disbursements to street vendors and small traders. The government pays loans to street vendors from banks at a 7 percent rate of…
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Injured Rohit ruled out of final ODI against Bangladesh, to consult expert ahead of Tests
Dhaka: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, who injured his thumb in the second ODI, has been ruled out of the final ODI against Bangladesh and will fly to Mumbai to consult an expert,…
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Hyderabad: Assistant Engineer, Artisan grade II held by ACB for taking bribe
Hyderabad: Two public officers including an Assistant Engineer and an Artisan grade II, Yakutpura sections, Hyderabad, TSSPDCL were arrested by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday. Earlier on Wednesday, the accused…
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Peru gets 1st female President after dramatic impeachment
Lima: Peru’s Vice President Dina Boluarte has become the country’s first female President after she was sworn in following the impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo for alleged “permanent moral incapacity”. Boluarte…
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RBI’s inflation control measures turn home loan EMIs inflationary
Chennai: Even as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is hiking repo rate to control inflation, home loan borrowers will see their equated monthly instalment (EMI) turning inflationary, say in a month’s…
