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    Going global: UAE merchants accept Rupee via UPI to attract Indian customers
    Business

    Going global: UAE merchants accept Rupee via UPI to attract Indian customers

    New Delhi, Aug 17: The government of India has been promoting UPI as a global payment platform. Now merchants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are accepting payments via UPI in Rupees to attract Indian customers. One of the biggest retail companies in the UAE, Lulu has started giving customers the...
    Norwegian PM inaugurates Europe
    Business

    Norwegian PM inaugurates Europe's first gigawatt battery factory

    Arendal, Aug 17: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store inaugurated Europe's first gigawatt-scale factory for Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries. Located in Arendal, southern Norway, the factory is owned by the start-up Morrow Batteries. Achieving yet another significant milestone, Morrow...
    Australia to trial digital travel passes as replacement for paper cards
    Business

    Australia to trial digital travel passes as replacement for paper cards

    Canberra, Aug 17: Australia will trial digital passenger cards to replace paper cards for arrivals to the country, the border force has announced. Under the pilot program for the Australia Travel Declaration, passengers on Qantas flights from New Zealand to Australia later in 2024 will be able to...
    IIT Roorkee, CONCOR to strengthen logistics sector via research, innovation
    Sci - Tech

    IIT Roorkee, CONCOR to strengthen logistics sector via research, innovation

    New Delhi, Aug 17: In a bid to boost research and innovation in the logistics sector, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee and Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) on Saturday said they have forged a strategic partnership to advance research and development in logistics and supply chain...
    IMF’s Gita Gopinath goes bullish on India’s economic growth
    Business

    IMF’s Gita Gopinath goes bullish on India’s economic growth

    New Delhi, Aug 17: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his Independence Day address to the nation, said the country is on its way to become the third-largest economy with big reforms across sectors, Dr Gita Gopinath, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has...
    Cambodia records 3rd rare Mekong river dolphin death in gillnet in 2024
    International

    Cambodia records 3rd rare Mekong river dolphin death in gillnet in 2024

    Phnom Penh, Aug 17: A rare Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin had been found dead after being entangled in a fisherman's illegal gillnet in northeast Cambodia, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a news release on Saturday. The 2.1-meter-long female dolphin, weighing 108 kg, was...
    Australian Hindus rally for persecuted Bangladeshi Hindus; urge global action
    International

    Australian Hindus rally for persecuted Bangladeshi Hindus; urge global action

    Melbourne, Aug 17: The Hindu community held rallies across Australia on Saturday, calling for global awareness and action against ongoing attacks on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. The rallies took place in several cities, including Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, and saw participation...
    International

    'New York is New Delhi of America', says city's Mayor praising diaspora...

    New York, Aug 17: "New York City is the New Delhi of America", the city's Mayor Eric Adams said at the hoisting of the Indian tricolour on Independence Day, praising the diaspora's contributions to the city. "This is the oldest democracy, so we should be proud to lift this flag up in the democracy...
    Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: Media
    International

    Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: Media

    Jerusalem, Aug 17: The Israeli army's fighting in the Gaza Strip has ended, state media reported. Citing senior security officials,Israel's state owned Kan TV news said that Israel can return and re-enter Gaza "when there is new intelligence," but in general the Israeli military's activity in the...
    Gaurav Bhatia demands Mamata Banerjee
    National

    Gaurav Bhatia demands Mamata Banerjee's resignation over RG Kar horror

    Jaipur, Aug 17: BJP's national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia on Friday questioned the 'silence' of the INDIA bloc members, including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last week. Addressing a...
    Schools, colleges to remain closed today; internet services suspended in Udaipur
    National

    Schools, colleges to remain closed today; internet services suspended in Udaipur

    Jaipur, Aug 17: Amid the communal tension which flared up in Rajasthan's Udaipur after a class 10 student stabbed a minor boy at a government school, the district administration has announced that all schools and colleges in the city will remain closed on Saturday. The District Magistrate has also...
    20 coaches of Sabarmati Express derail in UP, no casualties reported
    National

    20 coaches of Sabarmati Express derail in UP, no casualties reported

    Kanpur, Aug 17: At least 20 coaches of the Sabarmati Express passenger train derailed in Uttar Pradesh early Saturday morning, a Railway Board official said. The incident occurred at 2:30 a.m. near Kanpur railway station as the train was travelling to Jhansi. Fortunately, no casualties were...
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