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A couple walks past an election poster showing a portrait of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, September 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A group of election observers from the European Union and the Commonwealth have arrived in Sri Lanka to monitor the presidential election on Saturday (September 21, 2024)….
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump has labelled India the ‘tariff king’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent claim that India is an “abuser” of import tariffs is unfair as many nations including the U.S. protect their domestic industries by imposing high customs duties on…
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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) speaks alongside Andrei Kozlov (R), an Israeli hostage who was captured by Hamas on October 7, 2023 and freed by the Israel Defense Forces, at the Israeli-American Council (IAC) National Summit in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Republican presidential candidate…
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File photo Male: Maldives Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer has expressed gratitude to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as the Indian government extended budgetary support to the Maldives with the rollover of the USD 50 million Treasury Bill. He said the Indian government’s announcement demonstrates “enduring bonds of friendship between the Maldives and India.” In a…
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Pacer Hasan Mahmud emerged the most successful Bangladesh bowler, snaring five wickets for 83 runs. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Riding on Ravichandran Ashwin’s century and his 199-run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja, India were all out for a competitive 376 on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Friday. India, who…
People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Domestic equity indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Friday (September 20, 2024) tracking a rally in global markets after the US Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate after more than four years. The 30-share BSE Sensex…
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A woman sweeps tree branches and leaves outside a shop brought down during the passage of Typhoon Bebinca in Shanghai on September 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Roads and neighbourhoods in Shanghai flooded on Friday (September 20, 2024) as the Chinese megacity was battered by a second typhoon days after it was hit by…
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The techie condemned the disparity in work expectations. New Delhi: A Bengaluru-based techie has shared his wife’s horrific experience working at Ernst & Young (EY). Aakash Venkatasubramanian explained how his partner quit her job at EY due to the company’s “toxic work culture”, often demanding 18-hour workdays. Mr Venkatasubramanian’s LinkedIn post came days after the…
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The Army officer’s friend was treated at the AIIMS in Bhubaneswar. Bhubaneswar: An Army officer’s friend – arrested last week and released on bail Wednesday on charges of assaulting cops and vandalising police property – has now said she was sexually harassed, and her partner illegally jailed, while trying to file a complaint at a…
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the Indian currency traded 9 paise higher than its previous closing level. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The rupee sustained its gaining streak for the third straight session and rose 9 paise to 83.56 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday (September 20, 2024) buoyed by a firm…
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