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Prince Andrew to settle sex abuse case, donate to charity

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  • 2022-02-17 --

New York: Britain’s Prince Andrew, accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl supplied to him by financier Jeffrey Epstein, has agreed to settle by making a substantial donat Read more...

Ottawa’s police chief ousted amid truck protest in Canada

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  • 2022-02-17 --

Ottowa: Ottawa’s police chief was ousted Tuesday amid criticism of his inaction against the trucker protests that have paralyzed Canada’s capital for over two weeks, while the number of Read more...

West sceptical of Russian overtures

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  • 2022-02-17 --

Moscow: Russia made two overtures to ease tensions around Ukraine — reporting a pullback of troops near its neighbour and welcoming talks with the West. But the United States and its allies s Read more...

He will forever be the Disco King

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  • 2022-02-17 --

Superstars Akshay Kumar, Chiranjeevi, Vidya Balan, filmmaker Karan Johar and composer AR Rahman, among others on Wednesday mourned the death of singer-composer Bappi Lahiri and said the veteran wil Read more...

Centre proposes law to control distribution, price, quality of fertilisers

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  • 2022-02-17 --

New Delhi: The Centre has proposed a law that empowers it to fix the maximum selling price of fertilisers and control its quality as well as distribution. The Department of Fertilizers has sought c Read more...

India economy to grow quickest among large nations

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  • 2022-02-17 --

The Indian economy is poised to grow at the quickest pace among the league of large nations on the back of various initiatives taken by the government in Budget 2022-23, said the Finance Ministry&r Read more...

On late leader’s b’day, NKorea pushes for unity

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  • 2022-02-17 --

Seoul: North Korea celebrated the 80th birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il with a concert, fireworks and a rare outdoor ceremony near its border with China, state media reported Wednesday, as the c Read more...

‘Quad advancing positive vision for Indo-Pacific region’

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  • 2022-02-17 --

Washington: Some prominent American Congressmen have welcomed the recent meeting of foreign ministers from the US, India, Australia and Japan, saying the “critical partnership” of the Q Read more...

Milan Luthria on how Taxi No 9211 shot Bappi Lahiri back to limelight: He was thrilled, grateful

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  • 2022-02-17 --

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Filmmaker Milan Luthria says he feels fortunate to have collaborated with Bappi Lahiri for two chartbuster tracks “Bombai Nagariya” and “Ooh La La” from Read more...

Salary increments in India to touch 5-yr high

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  • 2022-02-17 --

New Delhi: Salary increments in India will touch a five-year high of 9.9 per cent in 2022 as organisations are planning to invest in new-age capabilities to build a resilient workforce amid strong Read more...

Global shares rise on easing Ukraine tensions, cheaper oil

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  • 2022-02-17 --

Tokyo: Global shares rose Wednesday, buoyed by hopes that a diplomatic solution might avert a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

France’s CAC 40 edged up 0.7% in early trading to 7,030.39 Read more...

Infosys may hire more than 55k grads in FY22

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  • 2022-02-17 --

Second-largest IT exporter Infosys may hire more than 55,000 fresh graduates from campuses in FY23 as it sees a very good runway for growth going forward, a top executive said on Wednesday.

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