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New Delhi: Indian solar module manufacturers such as Tata Power Solar, ReNew Photovoltaic and Avaada Electro have approached the government to get visa applications for Chinese engineers and technicians cleared as they scale up operations to meet the country’s ambitious renewable energy targets, sources said. The three firms have since January sought government support to…
Nearly 200 are dead from violent student protests and firing by forces in Bangladesh – is PM Sheikh Hasina, who won elections just a few months ago, losing her grip on gen-next, and will the unrest India’s closest neighbour is grappling with, spill over? But first, Bangladesh is taking a pause from days of brutal…
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Vijay Mallya has denied all wrongdoing. (File) Bengaluru: SEBI on Friday barred business tycoon Vijay Mallya from trading in the country’s securities market and from associating with any listed company for three years. The Indian government has been trying to extradite Vijay Mallya, 68, who lives in Britain, to face charges of fraud resulting from…
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Fitch Ratings on Friday exuded confidence that the Government of India should be able to achieve its enhanced goal of reducing the fiscal deficit to 4.9% of GDP this year, and further below 4.5% of GDP next year, but noted that the post-election Budget did not provide much clarity on medium-term targets. While the Budget…
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Online gaming also inspired several new entries. London: Informal words used as slang, such as ‘boop’ and ‘the ick’, are among more than 3,200 new words and phrases added to the Cambridge Dictionary in its latest update this week. ‘Boop’, which is defined as “a gentle hit or touch on a person’s or animal’s nose…
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Palestinians say nowhere is free of Israeli bombardment. (File) Gaza: After weeks of Israeli bombardment left them with nowhere else to go, hundreds of Palestinians have ended up in a former Gaza prison built to hold murderers and thieves. Yasmeen al-Dardasi said she and her family passed wounded people they were unable to help as…
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68 firms were found to have engaged in fake billing. Chandigarh: Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Friday said an investigation by the state Tax Department’s Enforcement Wing has uncovered fake billing scams worth thousands of crore. Two firms dealing in gold were found to have generated fake bills of Rs 860 crore, while 303…
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Israel has been carrying out a massive military offensive in Gaza. (File) New Delhi: Amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the ancient heritage site of Saint Hilarion Monastery/Tell Umm Amer in Palestine on Friday received the UNESCO tag and was simultaneously put on the List of World Heritage in Danger after an “emergency nomination”. The…
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The Brazilian former footballer Zico filed a complaint with French police on Friday after having his bag stolen which contained cash, watches and diamond jewellery. The 71-year-old former Flamengo forward, who appeared in three World Cups, was in transit at the time of the theft and had left his car window open. The Parisien daily…
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SL vs Pak Live Updates, Women’s Asia Cup, 2024 2nd Semi Final© X (Twitter) Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Women’s Asia Cup 2024 Semi-Final, Live Updates: Sri Lanka face Pakistan in the second semi-final of Women’s Asia Cup 2024 on Friday in Dambulla. Sri Lanka reached the semis after remaining unbeaten in the group…
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