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September 12, 2024 10:59 AM

India leads in crypto adoption for second straight year, report shows

India led the way in global adoption of cryptocurrencies for the second straight year as investors braved the country's tough regulatory stance and steep trading taxes, a report from blockchain analytics company Chainalysis showed on Wednesday. The ...

September 12, 2024 10:33 AM

Sensex, Nifty surge as global markets rebound

Indian stock markets opened on a positive note Thursday, riding the wave of a global market rally triggered by easing inflation in the United States. The benchmark Nifty 50 index surged 0.57% or 141.20 points to 25,059.65, while the BSE Sensex climb...

September 12, 2024 10:20 AM

US supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa

The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce on Thursday,...

September 12, 2024 10:30 AM

Alberto Fujimori, former Peruvian president jailed for rights abuses, dies at 86

Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, who steered economic growth during the 1990s but was later jailed for human rights abuses stemming from a bloody war against Maoist rebels, died on Wednesday. He was aged 86. Close colleagues visited him e...

September 12, 2024 12:21 PM

EAM Jaishankar meets German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, conveys personal greetings of PM Modi

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin and conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal greetings to him there. Sharing a post on X about his meeting Scholz on Wednesday, Jaishankar wrote, "Honoured to ...

September 11, 2024 7:45 PM

Dubai AI and Web3 Festival Kicks Off, Showcasing City’s Digital Leadership

The Dubai Artificial Intelligence and Web3 Festival kicked off today at Madinat Jumeirah, attracting an impressive crowd of 6,000 participants from 100 countries. The event, which also features representation from 20 ministries and government agencie...

September 11, 2024 7:06 PM

Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar

Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over in recent months to escape escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, officials in Dhaka said. The influx of refugees fro...

September 11, 2024 4:58 PM

Nepal: PM KP Sharma submits National Security Council annual reports to President Paudel

Prime Minister K P Sharma of Nepal presented the annual reports of the National Security Council (NSC) to President Ramchandra Paudel during an official function at the Office of Sheetal Niwas on Tuesday. The reports, covering fiscal years 2079-80 B...

September 11, 2024 4:40 PM

Novo Nordisk experimental obesity pill has mild-to-moderate side effects in early trial

Novo Nordisk said on Wednesday that its highly anticipated experimental weight-loss pill amycretin was safe and tolerable for patients in an early-stage trial, with mild-to-moderate side effects. The maker of blockbuster drugs Wegovy and Ozempic sai...

September 11, 2024 3:39 PM

Iranian president visits Iraq on his first foreign trip

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Iraq on Wednesday on his first foreign trip, signalling the clerical establishment's intention to strengthen ties with a strategic ally of both Tehran and Washington as regional tensions rise. Pezeshkian, ...

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