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Pressure from RBI forced us to halt crypto trading in India: Coinbase CEO
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Pressure from RBI forced us to halt crypto trading in India: Coinbase CEO

New Delhi, May 11: Top cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase quit India operations owing to "informal pressure" from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), its CEO Brian Armstrong has revealed for the first time. The US-based and Nasdaq-listed exchange had halted payments via unified payments interface (UPI)...
O.P. Chautala, 87, clears Class 10, 12 exams
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O.P. Chautala, 87, clears Class 10, 12 exams

Chandigarh, May 11: Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has cleared his Class 10 and 12 exams at the age of 87. He received his mark sheets from the Haryana board in Chandigarh on Tuesday. In 2021, Chautala had appeared for Class 12 exams under the Haryana Open Board. However,...
SC puts sedition law on hold, no new FIRs to be lodged till review is complete
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SC puts sedition law on hold, no new FIRs to be lodged till review is complete

New Delhi, May 11: The Supreme Court on Wednesday urged the Centre and state governments to refrain from registering any FIRs invoking sedition provision, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, till review of the law by the Centre is complete. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and...
India logs 2,897 Covid cases in last 24 hrs, 54 deaths
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India logs 2,897 Covid cases in last 24 hrs, 54 deaths

New Delhi, May 11: India on Wednesday registered a rise in fresh Covid-19 cases at 2,897, against previous day's 2,288, the Union Health Ministry said. In the same period, 54 Covid fatalities were reported taking the nationwide toll to 5,24,157. The active caseload presently stands at 19,494...
Severe Cyclonic Storm Asani weakens, IMD issues warning for Andhra coast
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Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Asani' weakens, IMD issues warning for Andhra coast

New Delhi, May 11: The Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Asani' weakened into Cyclonic Storm overnight and lay centred off Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday morning with the IMD issuing warning for the coastal areas there. It weakened into a Cyclonic Storm at 2.30 a.m., the India Meteorological Department (IMD)...
After Indigo denies boarding to child with special needs, Scindia initiates action
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After Indigo denies boarding to child with special needs, Scindia initiates...

Guwahati, May 10: A day after IndiGo airlines denied boarding to a child with special needs in Ranchi, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Twitter that an investigation will be initiated and 'appropriate action' will be taken in this regard. Scindia tweeted: "There is zero...
Legendary Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away
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Legendary Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away

Guwahati, May 10: Indian music composer and santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, passed away in Mumbai today. He was 84.Sharma was credited with making the santoor a popular classical instrument through his internationally recognized playing style. He composed the background music for one of...
Taking different stands does not help: SC to Centre on identification of minorities
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Taking different stands does not help: SC to Centre on identification of...

New Delhi, May 10: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the issue of identification of minorities, including Hindus, at the state level needs a resolution and observed that taking different stands doesn't help. In supersession of its earlier stand, the Centre had on Monday told the apex court that...
Cyclone Asani nears east coast, starts losing steam: IMD
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Cyclone Asani nears east coast, starts losing steam: IMD

Bhubaneswar, May 10: Severe cyclone Asani neared the east coast, packing gale-force winds up to 105 kmph, amid indication of gradual weakening on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The cyclone, which was moving at a speed of 25 kmph on Monday, has slowed down to 5...
Severe cyclone storm
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Severe cyclone storm 'Asani' to trigger heavy rains in Andhra

Visakhapatnam, May 9: Parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh are likely to receive heavy rains accompanied by squally winds under the impact of cyclonic storm 'Asani' which has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over Southeast Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The severe...
Heavy rainfall likely in Northeast as Asani intensifies
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Heavy rainfall likely in Northeast as 'Asani' intensifies

Guwahati, May 9: In the wake of the formation of Cyclone Asani over the southeast regions of Bay of Bengal, isolated heavy falls is very likely to occur over Arunachal Pradesh and Assam-Meghalaya during 10th-13th of May and over Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura during 9th-13th May, said the Indian...
Gauhati HC CJ Dhulia, Justice Pardiwala of Guj HC take oath as SC judges
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Gauhati HC CJ Dhulia, Justice Pardiwala of Guj HC take oath as SC judges

New Delhi, May 9: Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Gujarat High Court judge Justice Jamshed B Pardiwala on Monday took oath as Supreme Court judges here. Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana administered the oath of office to justices Dhulia and Pardiwala...
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