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May 29, 2024 1:47 PM
Colombia's Congress banned bullfighting on Tuesday following seven years of failed attempts to prohibit the activity, which some political and social groups have vowed to maintain citing its cultural value. The bill prohibiting bullfighting passed with 93 votes in favor and two against. "We do n...
May 29, 2024 1:03 PM
The Supreme Court's Registry on Wednesday refused to accept the urgent hearing request of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea for the extension of his interim bail by seven days on medical grounds in the Delhi excise policy case. The registry said that the apex court's previous order gave h...
May 29, 2024 12:21 PM
Hours after a media report claimed that Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani was in talks with Paytm founder Vijay Shankar Sharma to buy a stake in Paytm, the popular fintech company termed the report "speculative". Paytm informed stock exchanges in a filing that the company is not engaged in any deal...
May 29, 2024 12:00 PM
China's economy is set to grow 5% this year, after a "strong" first quarter, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, upgrading its earlier forecast of 4.6% expansion though it expects slower growth in the years ahead. The global lender's new projections come as Beijing steps up efforts t...
May 29, 2024 11:47 AM
The Reserve Bank of India has launched three major initiatives - the PRAVAAH portal, the Retail Direct Mobile App and a FinTech Repository - aimed at enhancing public access to the central bank and facilitating regulatory approvals and transactions. The PRAVAAH (Platform for Regulatory Application,...
May 29, 2024 11:43 AM
Former PM Nawaz Sharif admits Pakistan violated peace agreement with India in 1999 Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif admitted on Tuesday that Islamabad 'violated' an agreement with India in 1999. Sharif's disclosure unfolded during a meeting of the PML-N general council, where he assum...
May 28, 2024 5:24 PM
Ireland officially recognised a Palestinian state on Tuesday, the government said in a statement, defying Israel which had condemned the plan. The government approved the recognition in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning. "The Government recognises Palestine as a sovereign and independent state ...
May 28, 2024 5:08 PM
Israeli tanks reached the centre of Rafah for the first time on Tuesday, witnesses said, three weeks into a ground operation in the southern Gaza city that has sparked global condemnation. The tanks were spotted near Al-Awda mosque, a central Rafah landmark. The Israeli military said its f...
May 28, 2024 4:36 PM
The Gaza war has put renewed focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, still seen by many countries as the path to peace even though the negotiating process has been moribund for a decade. More than seven months into the deadliest Israeli-Palestinian war yet, the U.S. has s...
September 16, 2024 6:42 PM
Contract negotiations between the governments of India and France for 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets, valued at Rs 50,000 crore, are scheduled to begin on May 30 with the arrival of a high-level French delegation in New Delhi. The French delegation would meet with its Indian Defence Ministry counter...
