Month: July 2024

Indian Financial Systems Remain Largely Unaffected From Microsoft Outage

July 19, 2024 admin

HDFC Bank also said that it has not faced any impact of the outage. (Representational) Mumbai: The Indian financial and payments systems remained largely unaffected by the Microsoft services outage, though about 10 banks and NBFCs faced minor disruptions which have either been resolved or are being fixed. A widespread Microsoft outage disrupted flights, banks,…

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PM Modi Congratulates Ursula Von Der Leyen On Being Re-Elected As EU Chief

July 19, 2024 admin

PM Modi said he looked forward to working together to strengthen India-EU strategic partnership. (File) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Ursula von der Leyen on being re-elected as the President of the European Commission and said he looked forward to working together to strengthen the India-EU strategic partnership for global good….

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Adidas Drops Pro-Palestinian Model Bella Hadid From Ad Referencing 1973 Munich Olympics

July 19, 2024 admin

Bella Hadid was born in the US but has Palestinian roots through her father (File) Adidas said Friday it had dropped vocal pro-Palestinian model Bella Hadid from an advertising campaign for retro sneakers referencing the 1972 Munich Olympics, which were overshadowed by a massacre of Israeli athletes. The German sportswear giant recently relaunched the SL72,…

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Amit Shah In High-Level Security Meet Reviews Deployment Strategy In Jammu And Kashmir

July 19, 2024 admin

Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting of heads of security and intelligence agencies New Delhi: Even as search operations continue in the Jammu region where security forces are trying to flush out terrorists, back in Delhi Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the new deployment strategy being enforced in Jammu and Kashmir. “The Home Minister…

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Ind vs Pak: Clinical India Romp To 7-Wicket Win Over Pakistan In Women’s Asia Cup T20

July 19, 2024 admin

Contenders India started their Women’s T20 Asia Cup title defence on a rousing note, demolishing arch-foes Pakistan by seven wickets in Dambulla on Friday. India bundled out Pakistan for a below-par 108 after being asked to bowl and then chased down the target with as many as 35 balls remaining. Chasing 109, Indian…

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Land Worth Rs 300 Crore Attached In Case Involving Ex Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda

July 19, 2024 admin

The properties are in the form of land parcels located in Basharia village in Haryana’s Gurugram. New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has attached immovable properties spanning 88.29 acres and valued at Rs 300.11 crore belonging to M3M India Infrastructures Private Ltd in connection with an alleged money laundering case, the agency said in a release…

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Union Budget 2024 | What can women expect?

July 19, 2024 admin

| Video Credit: Presentation and script: Sreeparna Chakrabarty; Video: Sabika Syed, Zeeshan Akhtar; Production: Aniket Singh Chauhan This is part of a series by The Hindu, looking ahead to the first full budget of the third term of the NDA government headed by PM Narendra Modi According to the 2011 census, women account for 48%…

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Sri Lanka presidential elections 2024: All eyes on poll date in Sri Lanka amid concern over Bill

July 19, 2024 admin

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. FIle | Photo Credit: N. Ram The date of Sri Lanka’s presidential election will be announced next week, the country’s Election Commission said on July 19, amid fresh speculation in the wake of a gazette issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Dated July 18, 2024, the gazette notification pertains to amending…

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After 350 Years, Chhatrapati Shivaji’s “Bagh Nakh” Back In India

July 19, 2024 admin

Mumbai: The tiger claw that Maratha emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji is believed to have used to kill General Afzal Khan is back in Maharashtra after 350 years. The state government has brought it on loan from London’s Victoria and Albert Museum for three years and put it on display at the Satara in western Maharashtra. The…

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Over 300 Indian Students Return Home As 105 Bangladeshis Die In Protests

July 19, 2024 admin

The students said the near-total shutdown of internet services precipitated their return. Agartala: The worsening situation in Bangladesh, which has seen widespread protests for weeks, has forced Indian students to return home using any available means, with over 300 crossing through border points in the northeast on Friday alone. Over 100 people have died as…

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