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A million yen per child to leave Tokyo: Japan's offer to families

Government ups the incentive over 3x to draw people to rural areas amid shrinking population

The shine is back: Gold prices in India jump to highest in two years

Gold had hit record highs of Rs 55,901 in August 2020. The yellow metal had closed at Rs 54,942 per 10 gram in the previous trade

World welcomes 2023 amid fears of new Covid-19 outbreak, war cries

Recently lifted Covid restrictions also gave China a chance to gather and celebrate

Immediately fix incorrect map of India: Rajeev Chandrasekhar tells WhatsApp

The minister reiterated that all social media platforms that do business in India must use correct maps

Covid-19 strategy was 'optimised', says Chinese premier Xi Jinping

Country approves Merck's Covid-19 antiviral as drug shortage continues

'Living with Covid': UK to stop publishing data, China back to work

The data is considered "no longer necessary" as the country moves to a phase of living with the virus with the help of vaccines and medicines

Want to end war, 'the sooner, the better', says Russian President Putin

It came as President Vladimir Putin insisted Russia was aiming for a speedy end to the fighting.

Vladimir Putin talks brotherhood as Volodymyr Zelenskyy goes to US

Siberian gas pipeline to China launched; Xi, Medvedev discuss Ukraine

RSS-affiliated BKS warns govt of trouble if farmers demand not met on time

Several farmers told PTI that they are ready to intensify the protest if the government did not meet their demands within three months

Microsoft prepares to go to battle with FTC over Activision deal

The company has also said it expects the industry to get more competitive in the future with the rise of cloud gaming

'Go all out': China prepares for Covid spread as holiday travel looms

To step up support for economy in 2023 amid pandemic pains

Taking Fed lead, Bank of England and ECB raise rates by 50 basis points

Inflation has soared since economies reopened after the Covid-19 pandemic, driven by supply bottlenecks and then surging energy costs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

India boosts facilities at Delhi airport to ease year-end travel congestion

Like in other countries, air travel in India has picked up as Covid-19 restrictions have eased

How a software change let Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX use client funds

That tweak in the code got the attention of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and charged Bankman-Fried with fraud

Putin will not hold annual year-end press conference, says Kremlin

During the media gathering - a major political event in the country - Putin takes questions from the press and the public in a marathon that usually lasts several hours

Retail inflation drops to 11-month low of 5.88%; factory output drops

This is the first time in 11 months that the retail inflation print has come within the RBI's tolerance band of 4% (+/-2%)

US House passes defence spending Bill in Taiwan aid, China bristles

Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory - to be reunited one day by force, if necessary - and has become more bellicose toward the island under President Xi

Vladimir Putin N-threat: Will wipe off any nation that attacks us

Putin said Russia had no mandate to launch a preventative first nuclear strike, unlike the United States

YES Bank gets RBI nod to raise capital from Carlyle, Verventa Holdings

YES Bank will now engage with the investors for completion of the proposed capital raise, subject to various regulatory compliances

Iran carries out first execution over anti-hijab protests, says report

The execution comes as other detainees also face possible death penalty for their involvement in the protests