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December 10, 2024 9:20 AM

UAE hosts Founders’ Retreat to boost India-UAE startup collaboration

The United Arab Emirates hosted a three-day Founders’ Retreat in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, bringing together over 60 leading Indian startup founders with UAE business leaders and policymakers. The event highlighted the growing economic partnership betwe...

December 10, 2024 11:06 AM

Syria’s rebels work to form government, restore order after Assad ouster

The lightning overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad left Syrians, countries in the region and world powers nervous on Tuesday about what comes next as the rebel alliance took its first steps in a government transition. The United Nations Securit...

December 9, 2024 11:06 PM

Ding Liren levels score against D Gukesh in FIDE World Championship

Ding Liren, the reigning World Chess Champion, defeated Indian grandmaster D. Gukesh in Game 12 of the FIDE World Championship, bringing the score to 6-6 on Monday, according to the International Chess Federation. Ding responded effectively to Gukes...

December 9, 2024 10:45 PM

Upcoming Noida International Airport will boost connectivity: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the upcoming Noida International Airport will improve connectivity for the National Capital Region (NCR) and Uttar Pradesh. “The upcoming Noida International Airport will boost connectivity and 'Ease of Livin...

December 9, 2024 10:07 PM

Nuclear weapons must never be used, Nagasaki survivor tells Putin before Nobel ceremony

Russian President Vladimir Putin does not truly understand the destructive power of nuclear weapons, a 92-year-old survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki said on Monday, on the eve of his Japanese survivors' group receiving the Nobel Peace Prize....

December 10, 2024 11:07 AM

Assad’s fall brings ‘the moment’ to rid Syria of chemical weapons

The downfall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, found to have used chemical weapons against his own people on multiple occasions during the civil war, creates an opportunity to rid the country of banned munitions, diplomatic sources said on Monday. The Org...

December 9, 2024 8:50 PM

Foreign Secretary Misri meets Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri concluded a one-day visit to Dhaka, meeting Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh's Interim Government, and addressing India's concerns regarding the safety of minorities. Misri also met with Touhid Hos...

December 9, 2024 7:21 PM

Russian exporters won’t stop supplying wheat to Syria unilaterally

Russian grain exporters do not plan to unilaterally stop supplying wheat to Syria amid political turmoil there, Eduard Zernin, head of the Russian Grain Producers and Exporters Union, said on Monday Russia is a major supplier of wheat to Syria, wher...

December 9, 2024 6:50 PM

Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra appointed new RBI Governor

Sanjay Malhotra, the current Revenue Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, has been appointed as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). His tenure will begin on December 11, 2024, and will last for three years, as confirmed by the Depar...

December 9, 2024 5:27 PM

PM Modi launches LIC’s ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ to empower women as insurance agents

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday unveiled the LIC Bima Sakhi Yojana, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at empowering women through financial literacy and opportunities in the insurance sector. The scheme, launched by the Life Insurance Corpora...

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