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Saudi schools: Parents could be jailed if the child misses classes for 20 days!

August 26, 2023 Vinayak Barot 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: For the first time anywhere, parents in Saudi Arabia could face imprisonment if their child stays away from school for 20 days without providing any valid reason, the media reported on Saturday. According to the Gulf News, this action is being taken in accordance with the conservative Muslim country’s Child […]

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Roving Periscope: Nearly 2 mn “excess deaths” in China in two months, says US study

August 26, 2023 Vinayak Barot 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Has the Covid-19 pandemic really subsided or morphed into an endemic? Or it’s just going unreported? A new Covid variant called EG.5 or “Eris” has surfaced in the United Kingdom, and may have already killed two million in China, where it is dominant now, the reports said. Reports have now […]

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Countering Turkiye: India and Greece elevate ties to defense, “strategic partnership”

August 25, 2023 Vinayak Barot 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: For years, Turkey (now Turkiye) has been supporting Pakistan on the defunct Kashmir issue. Despite New Delhi quickly sending humanitarian assistance in February 2023 following a massive earthquake, that claimed thousands of lives, Ankara continued to side with Islamabad on all international forums. Now, in a tit-for-tat, India has decided […]

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Quick commerce: Zepto, India’s 1st unicorn in 2023, raises $200 mn in Series E

August 25, 2023 Vinayak Barot 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the two Mumbaikars, both just 19, dropped out of Stanford University and launched their startup, and now each of them has a net worth of over Rs. 1,000 crore. No wonder, their startup Zepto on Friday raised USD 200 million at an evaluation of USD 1.4 […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump arrested, released; now 2 IndAms fight to replace him!

August 25, 2023 Vinayak Barot 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: While Donald Trump became the first US President to surrender, got arrested, and released, as officials even took his mugshot for police records on Thursday, two Indian-Americans vied to replace him as the Republican candidate in the next year’s presidential election. In a first, these candidates—former US Ambassador to the […]

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All new arrival area in the international terminal of Ahmedabad Airport will reflect Gujarat and Ahmedabad with its interiors, inaugurated

August 24, 2023 Vinayak Barot 0

A Gateway built by the people for the people. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, to increase facilities, commissions all new arrival hall with larger immigration area in Terminal 2 for international passengers. This all-new international arrival block features a host of improvements designed to ease passenger traffic and enhance overall capacity. A testament to the […]

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From Strength to Strength: Adani’s strategic initiatives enhance credit profile

August 24, 2023 Vinayak Barot 0

Ahmedabad, 24 August 2023: In a significant milestone, the Adani Group, through a series of strategic initiatives, has increased its liquidity position at the portfolio level to finish with a cash balance of INR 42,115 crore at the end of the June quarter. The portfolio companies diligently focused on bolstering their financial standing, ensuring a […]

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Economy: India to clock the highest growth among Top 5, says Somanathan

August 24, 2023 Vinayak Barot 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Union Finance Secretary T V Somanathan on Thursday said India will continue to clock the highest growth rate among the top five economies in the world in the foreseeable future and urged the Indian diaspora to act as a catalyst and supplement government efforts in making India the biggest opportunity […]

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Roving Periscope: Prigozhin, who rebelled against Putin, dies in ‘plane crash’

August 24, 2023 Vinayak Barot 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: “It took longer than I expected,” Elon Musk said, reacting to the PMC Wagner mercenary army chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s suspicious death in a ‘plane crash’ near Moscow on Wednesday. That sums up what many who know about Russia and its long-time President Vladimir Putin, already knew. Even Moscow merely announced […]

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BRICS Summit: Six new inducted members will strengthen the bloc, says PM Modi

August 24, 2023 Vinayak Barot 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed the six new member countries invited to join as full members the five-nation bloc of emerging economies, BRICS—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The induction of Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates will strengthen BRICS, he said […]

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