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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with Indian athletes who participated in the Hangzhou Asian Games at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in Delhi.”I welcome all of you (athletes) on behalf of 140 crore Indians. Because of your hard work and achievements, there is an atmosphere of celebration across the country,” PM Modi said during an interaction.PM also expressed satisfaction that India as a sporting nation is on the right path.”India’s medal tally in this Asian Games is an indication of country’s success. It is India’s best performance in Asian Games till date, and personally I am…

[ad_1] U.N. human rights official says Israel air strikes hit residential premisesIsraeli air strikes have hit residential areas in the Gaza Strip, schools and the local premises of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said in a statement on Tuesday.”International humanitarian law is clear: the obligation to take constant care to spare the civilian population and civilian objects remains applicable throughout the attacks,” Türk said. Israeli forces have engaged in a series of retaliatory strikes following a Saturday offensive of Palestinian militant group Hamas, which openly targeted civilians and opened fire at…

[ad_1] A file photo of the Central prison at Hindalga in Belagavi. | Photo Credit: D B PATIL Belagavi police have traced the person accused of making a threatening call to a senior officer in the department of prisons in Karnataka. Kiran Moshi, 48, of Hukkeri, a former inmate of Hindalga jail, had made the call, police said.Kiran was jailed for 10 days after being charged with sharing an indecent video on the social media handle of another person, after hacking it. He had allegedly used his wife’s mobile number to make a call to T.P. Shesha, Deputy Inspector General…

[ad_1] MUMBAI: India’s economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year has been revised to 6.3% from 6.1% earlier, the International Monetary Fund said in its October 2023 World Economic Outlook report that was released on Tuesday.The global lender expects retail inflation in the South Asian nation to rise to 5.5% in 2023/24 before easing to 4.6% in 2024/25. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Goldman Sachs is bullish on Japan right now and says banks in particular are seeing a “high level of interest” following rallies of around 30%. “Japan is a bright spot and within Japan, it’s the banking sector that stands to benefit from the two biggest themes,” analyst Makoto Kuroda told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Thursday, identifying the themes as the Bank of Japan’s interest rate normalization and the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s corporate governance reforms . There have also been “fundamental earning power improvements at the banks that have gone under-appreciated by the market,” she added. The Bank of…

[ad_1] Back in January 2023, one supercar called the ‘Mada 9’ went viral, not for its cutting-edge design or high-performance engine but for being built in Taliban-occupied Afghanistan. At the time, it was revealed that Kabul-based car design studio ENTOP, was behind the first supercar from the country. Images and videos of the supercar being unveiled had gone viral on social media at the time. 10 months later, the ‘Mada 9’ has now made its way into the Doha edition of the Geneva International Motor Show and is now called the ’Simurgh’.While patrons of the Doha auto show did not…

[ad_1] The head of Germany’s cartel office has warned that artificial intelligence may boost Big Tech’s market power. (File) | Photo Credit: REUTERS The head of Germany’s cartel office has warned that artificial intelligence may boost Big Tech’s market power and regulators should be on the lookout for any anti-competitive behaviour.The comments by Andreas Mundt underscore regulatory concerns that tech giants, with their vast troves of user data, may get a competitive edge in the new technology used in smart homes, web search, online advertising, cars and many other products and services.Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft have recently become rivals in…

[ad_1] OnePlus Open is expected to launch soon. Leaked details of the foldable smartphone have been doing rounds on the Internet over the past few months. There have been multiple reports surrounding the design, specifications, and price range of the OnePlus Open. Previously, it was tipped that the phone is likely to launch in India by the end of October. At a recent tech event, the company even confirmed that the handset will come to the Indian market soon. Now, OnePlus has officially teased the India launch of the phone.In a post shared by OnePlus on X (formerly Twitter), the…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches at the premises of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in the national capital as part of a money laundering investigation against him and some others, reported news agency PTI quoting officials as saying. The 49-year-old currently serves as the representative for the Okhla constituency in the Delhi assembly.Visual from the spot (ANI photo)The raids are being undertaken under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.The federal agency has taken cognisance of a Delhi Anti-Corruption Bureau FIR and a Central Bureau of Investigation FIR against the legislator, related to alleged…

[ad_1] Signage at a residential project developed by Country Garden Holdings Co. in Baoding, Hebei province, China, on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChinese real estate developer Country Garden Holdings said it expects it will not be able to make all of its offshore repayments, including those issued in U.S. dollar notes.The company failed to make a debt repayment of 470 million Hong Kong dollars ($60 million), as of Tuesday.Country Garden warned that this could lead to creditors demanding faster repayments of debt or pursuing enforcement action. Shares of the company fell 1.19%, compared with the broader…