Rupee settles on flat note at 83.51 against US dollar
The rupee settled on a flat note at 83.51 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, as the support from positive domestic markets and favourable inflation data was negated by strong US Dollar and foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said the rupee remains under pressure due to ongoing elections as well...
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Top US and Chinese officials begin talks on AI in Geneva
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Nigeria's wounded soldiers find healing at Prince Harry's invictus games
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Pakistan, IMF start talks for fresh bailout package
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3 killed in security forces' crackdown in PoK
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Imran Khan asks Pak Army chief to apologise
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Another top Russian official held amid Kremlin shake-up
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Putin to dicuss future strategies during China visit
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Blinken: US arms to aid Ukraine amid new Russian offensive
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that American military aid on its way to Ukraine will make a “real difference” on the battlefield, as the top diplomat made an unannounced visit to reassure an ally facing a fierce new Russian offensive. In increasingly intense attacks along the northeastern...
Golgappas makes frequent entries into WH menu
Golgappa, pani puri or puchka is making frequent entry into the White House receptions with guests being served with this mouth-watering popular Indian street food. In the last year, it has been served at least a couple of times, the latest being the Rose Garden reception on Monday hosted by President...
EU agrees on a new migration pact
European Union nations endorsed sweeping reforms to the bloc’s failed asylum system on Tuesday as campaigning for Europe-wide elections next month gathers pace, with migration expected to be an important issue. EU government ministers approved 10 legislative parts of The New Pact on Migration and Asylum. It lays out rules for...
Biden hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminumBiden hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum
The Biden administration announced plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment — an election year move that’s likely to increase friction between the world’s two largest economies. The tariffs come in the middle of a heated campaign between President...
Aussie army whistleblower sent to jail
An Australian judge sentenced a former army lawyer to almost six years in prison on Tuesday for leaking to the media classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. David McBride, 60, was sentenced in a court in the capital, Canberra, to five years and eight months in...
2 French officers killed, 3 injured in convoy attack
(): Two French prison officers were killed and three others seriously injured when their prison convoy was attacked Tuesday in Normandy, officials said. The attack occurred as the convoy was returning to Évreux jail after a court hearing in Rouen, according to French outlet BFMTV. Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti said he...
Georgian parliament approves divisive ‘foreign influence’ bill
The Georgian parliament on Tuesday approved in the third and final reading a divisive bill that sparked weeks of mass protests, with critics seeing it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union. The bill requires media and nongovernmental organisations and other nonprofits...
