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UK business and financial circles describe Indian Budget as very encouraging, stabilising
London: The Union Budget tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday has been widely welcomed in the UK business and financial circles as “very encouraging” for the bilateral partnership and also…
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IMF expresses concern over possibility of Pak opposition creating hurdles in govt’s hard economic decisions
Islamabad: The IMF has expressed concern that Pakistan’s opposition parties might create hurdles in the way of implementing the tough economic decisions of the cash-strapped Shehbaz Sharif-led government, media reports said on…
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Biggest day of industrial action in Britain as teachers, workers strike over pay
London: Britain on Wednesday faced what has been dubbed the biggest industrial action in a decade as teachers, university lecturers, train and bus drivers and public sector workers went on a strike to…
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OIC calls on European govts to punish those who offend Quran
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the governments of European countries to take strict punitive measures against those who insult the Quran by burning copies in Sweden, the Netherlands, and…
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AirTag helps passenger track lost wallet after airline couldn’t find it
San Francisco: Apple’s AirTag has helped a passenger to track his lost wallet, even after American Airlines could not find it. Taking to the micro-blogging platform Twitter, the passenger shared the incident…
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iPhone 14 Crash Detection alerts police minutes after accident in Australia
Sydney: After an early morning accident that took place in the Australian state — Tasmania, the Crash Detection feature in the iPhone 14 alerted police instantly, allowing the victims to receive help…
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Amazon job cuts hit staffers in grocery, robotics, payments, AWS divisions
San Francisco: Amazon announced job cuts of around 18,000 employees last month, and those who lost their jobs were from various divisions of the company, including AWS, healthcare, payments, real estate, and…
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Palestinians protest Blinken’s visit to West Bank as tension rises with Israel
Ramallah: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to the West Bank prompted outrage among many Palestinians, who demonstrated on Tuesday to express their opposition to the US top diplomat’s presence in…
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US’s National Press Club asks Indian govt to cancel ban on BBC documentary
Washington: The National Press Club (NPC), a leading media organisation in Washington, has strongly condemned the Indian government’s move pertaining to the censorship of the BBC Documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’. The…
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Indian American Nikki Haley to launch bid for 2024 White House
Washington: Prominent Indian-American Republican Party leader Nikki Haley is poised to launch her 2024 White House bid on February 15 positioning herself to be the first challenger to former US president Donald…
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Biden believed to have invited PM Modi for state visit to US
Washington: US President Joe Biden is understood to have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state visit this summer, PTI has learnt. The invitation has been accepted in principle and officials…
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Canada’s real GDP grew 3.8% in 2022
Ottawa: Canada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3.8 percent in 2022, the national statistical agency announced. Statistics Canada on Tuesday said that it indicated a 0.4 percent increase in real industry…
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Boeing delivers last 747 jumbo jets
Washington: More than half a century since the original jumbo jet ushered in a new jet age, Boeing has bid farewell to its 747 jumbo jets or the ‘Queen of the Skies’.…
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German unemployment rate climbs to 5.7% in January
Berlin: Germany’s labour market continues to show little signs of weakening amid the energy crisis. As is typical for this time of the year, the country’s unemployment rate climbed slightly to 5.7…
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US commits to early review of GE’s move to co-produce jet engines in India
Washington: A proposal to jointly produce jet engines in India was among many new discussed and announced at the inaugural meeting of the India-US initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (CET) here…
