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    Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall in Japan
    International

    Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall in Japan's Kagoshima

    Tokyo, Aug 29: A powerful storm, Shanshan, has landed in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), on Thursday. The 10th typhoon of the year, classified as "very strong", is moving northward near Satsumasendai city at about 15 kilometres...
    ASEAN vows to fight against transnational crime
    International

    ASEAN vows to fight against transnational crime

    Vientiane, Aug 29: The member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pledged to toughen their stance against transnational crime during the 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime and related meetings here. The ASEAN ministerial meeting and its related meetings...
    US wildlife officials finalise plan to kill nearly half million invasive barred owls amid controversy
    International

    US wildlife officials finalise plan to kill nearly half million invasive barred...

    Los Angeles, Aug 29: The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced a controversial strategy to kill nearly half a million invasive barred owls in the Pacific Northwest to prevent at-risk native spotted owls from extinction. The management strategy is the first comprehensive tool developed to address...
    UPI transactions likely to touch 100 billion mark in next 10 years: NPCI chief
    Business

    UPI transactions likely to touch 100 billion mark in next 10 years: NPCI chief

    Mumbai, Aug 29: The country's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has the potential to touch 100 billion transactions in the next 10-15 years backed by credit growth, according to Dilip Asbe, CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). "We are looking at 100 billion transactions in the next...
    Indian crypto exchange CoinSwitch sues WazirX to recover stuck funds
    Sci - Tech

    Indian crypto exchange CoinSwitch sues WazirX to recover stuck funds

    New Delhi, Aug 29: Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinSwitch has sued rival platform WazirX, saying they are taking legal action to recover the funds stuck on Nischal Shetty-run crypto platform. Ashish Singhal run CoinSwitch said it has been over a month since WazirX, a major crypto exchange...
    PhonePe launches PG Bolt to revolutionise in app payments for merchants
    Sci - Tech

    PhonePe launches PG Bolt to revolutionise in app payments for merchants

    New Delhi, Aug 29: PhonePe Payment Gateway on Thursday announced the launch of PhonePe PG Bolt a groundbreaking solution that empowers merchants by offering the fastest in app payment experience to customers with a 99 per cent success rate. PhonePe PG Bolt offers a 1-second transaction time with the...
    Rs 11,000 cr worth shares offloaded in Indigo block deal, Rakesh Gangwal likely seller
    Business

    Rs 11,000 cr worth shares offloaded in Indigo block deal, Rakesh Gangwal likely...

    Mumbai, Aug 29: Shares of budget carrier Indigo marginally fell in the morning trade on Thursday after a block deal where at least 2.3 crore shares of the aviation major exchanged hands in a deal worth Rs 11,000 crore at a floor price of Rs 4,760 apiece. Nearly 6 per cent stake in InterGlobe...
    US, Seoul markets down over Nvidia
    Business

    US, Seoul markets down over Nvidia's underwhelming earnings result

    Seoul, Aug 29: South Korean shares dropped more than 1 per cent after opening on Thursday, taking a cue from Wall Street losses prompted by an underwhelming earnings result by global artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant Nvidia. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 31.62...
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    Sci - Tech

    World's first 6th gen DRAM chip developed in South Korea

    Seoul, Aug 29: SK hynix, the world's second-largest memory chip maker, said on Thursday it has developed the world's first 16 gigabyte DDR5 chip using the sixth generation of the 10 nanometer chipmaking technology. According to SK hynix, the new product comes with an improvement in cost...
    National Sports Day: Ashutosh Kulkarni expresses his love for basketball
    Entertainment

    National Sports Day: Ashutosh Kulkarni expresses his love for basketball

    Mumbai, Aug 29: Actor Ashutosh Kulkarni, who essays the role of Krishna Bihari Vajpayee in the television show ‘Atal’, has shared that basketball is his favourite sport and that he was actively involved in the sport during his academic years. On the occasion of National Sports Day on Thursday, the...
    Ryan Reynolds bats for Oscars award category for stunt work
    Entertainment

    Ryan Reynolds bats for Oscars award category for stunt work

    Los Angeles, Aug 29: Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds, who is enjoying the success of his recent superhero movie, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’, wants Hollywood to recognise the stunt work in Oscars. The actor recently took to his Instagram, and shared an array of pictures from the making of ‘Deadpool...
    Most nurses, medical workers in S.Korea call off planned strike
    Health & Fitness

    Most nurses, medical workers in S.Korea call off planned strike

    Seoul Aug 29: Most nurses and medical workers in South Korea called off their planned strike on Thursday after reaching last-minute wage deals, hospital officials said, easing concerns over public health services that have been strained by a protracted walkout by trainee doctors. The Korean Health...
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