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How China, US and others watered down a key UN climate document
The US State Department declined to comment. A senior administration official defended the final IPCC summary for policymakers, saying it was clear about the critical message
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Tech job still pays $120 an hour despite mass layoffs in US tech industry
In the past two weeks Meta Platforms Inc. announced it was cutting another 10,000 jobs and eliminating 5,000 open roles, Amazon.com Inc. laid off an additional 9,000 workers and job-hunting website
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Finance Secretary T V Somanathan to head panel on pension schemes: FM
"The approach will be designed for adoption by both the central government and state governments," the finance minister said
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Finance Bill: No respite for startups as Angel Tax effective from Apr 2024
Previously, many stakeholders had suggested the exclusion of investments from foreign companies in startups from the Angel Tax regime
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Wardwizard starts operations of in-house lithium-ion battery assembly line
The facility is part of the phase-1 development of the electric vehicle ancillary cluster at Vadodara in Gujarat, the company said
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Improving school infrastructure top priority of Delhi government: Atishi
The education minister inspected an under-construction school in Sangam Vihar on Friday, Delhi government officials informed
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Multi hazard early warning centre based on WMO plane on the anvil: TN govt
The new policy for disaster management was released by Chief Minister M K Stalin
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Why does US lawmakers see Chinese-owned TikTok as a security threat?
A Singaporean native, Chew told the lawmakers that TikTok prioritises user safety and as he sought to avert a ban by downplaying the app's ties to China
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Airtel India adds 235 cities to 5G network, service available in 500
The mode of user expansion is also different for both telecom operators
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IndusInd Bank appoints Vikas Muttoo as COO of Bharat Financial Inclusion
A veteran banker with two and a half decades of experience in the banking sector, he was earlier heading the microfinance business of RBL Bank
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RBI central board reviews economic situation, global developments
The meeting comes in the backdrop of banking crisis in US triggered by the SVB collapse and the Fed's adoption of a softer tone on future rate hikes in its latest policy statement
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Akasa Air to hire nearly 1,000 people by March 2024: CEO Vinay Dube
It has placed an order for 72 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, and 19 of them are already in its fleet. The 20th aircraft will be inducted in April, following which it will also be eligible to fly overseas
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Euro, sterling fall sharply against dollar amid jitters over European banks
Risk aversion also sent sterling 0.6% lower to $1.2214, despite data showing the British economy was set to grow in the first quarter and confidence was growing
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Centre clears third electronics manufacturing cluster for Karnataka
The EMC will be spread over two villages of Kotura and Belura, covering an area of 88.48 and 136.02 acre, respectively
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50% of respiratory problem cases hospitalised in 2 months are of H3N2: Govt
An ICMR survey has shown that 50 per cent of the respiratory infection cases admitted to hospitals in over two month are of H3N2 influenza, the government told the Lok Sabha on Friday
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Binance halts deposits, withdrawals after technical glitches: CEO Zhao
"Engine 1 is back online. Still need more time to do reconciliations, and for other engines to catch up," Zhao said in a subsequent tweet
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What is Interpol's 'red notice' list; What Choksi's removal from it mean?
Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Chowksi has been removed from the red notice list by International Criminal Police Organization
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Office space demand for properties larger than 100,000 sq ft high: Report
NCR, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai witnessed higher demand for offices sized between 50,000 and 100,000 square feet
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RaGa may have to vacate official bungalow unless he gets relief from HC
The Congress party has said it would fight the conviction and disqualification of Rahul gandhi politically and legally
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NSE rolls back 6% hike in transaction charges on equity cash, derivatives
The rollback will be effective from April 1, 2023
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