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PetroChina logs best-ever profit, benefits from high global energy prices

The firm reported 82.39 billion yuan ($12 billion) in net income for the first half of the year, up 55 per cent from the same period in 2021, according to an exchange filing on Thursday.

Eicher Motors CFO Arunachalam resigns, to join Crompton Greaves on Sept 5

The company has stated that the appointment of a new CFO in his place would be intimated in due course

Trains that emit steam: Hydrogen-powered locos start chugging in Germany

Manufactured by French company, Alstom, these Coradia iLint trains only emit steam and condensed water and have a range of up to 1,000 km with a maximum speed of 140 kmph

Six months on, a look at the cost of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Tens of thousands of people have been killed, millions have fled and cities have been reduced to rubble by Russia's relentless bombardment

US asks citizens to leave Ukraine as attack on Independence Day likely

The warning followed a ban by the Ukrainian government on celebrations in the capital Kyiv on Wednesday's anniversary of independence from Soviet rule due to fears of attack

MSP panel forms 4 sub-groups even as farmers descend on Delhi again

Commuters brave traffic snarls; SKM stays away from the protests; next MSP panel meet likely in Hyderabad

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan booked under anti-terrorism charges

Earlier, Pakistan's electronic media watchdog banned satellite television channels from broadcasting live speeches of ousted prime minister Imran Khan

July witnesses sharp decline in M&A values, PE deals, says report

The start-up and IT sectors continued to dominate deal activity with nine deals each cumulatively valued at $162 million

Poorer nations face unrest as wealthy nations snap up fuel: Report

Shops in Bangladesh are closing at 8 pm as part of energy austerity measures, while Mexico's government has bolstered subsidies to cushion residential electricity costs

Apple warns of security flaws for iPhones, iPads and Macs: Report

The company said it is 'aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited

Delhi urban regeneration policy to give sweeping powers to Centre: Report

The block or area that the Centre will identify for 'regeneration' will have to be mandatorily redeveloped, and all the property owners will have to participate in the plan

Indian, Chinese troops to travel to Russia for joint military exercises

China's participation in the joint exercises was "unrelated to the current international and regional situation", the ministry said in a statement

Puri lauds govt's move to shift 1,100 Rohingyas to EWS flats in Delhi

Hardeep Singh Puri lauded the central government's decision to shift nearly 1,100 Rohingya refugees in Delhi to flats equipped with basic facilities and round-the-clock security

We will rapidly expand our operations in India: Foxconn Chairman Young Liu

Foxconn's commitment to India can be seen as a strong push by Taiwan to improve ties with other nations as China steps up its military belligerence near the island nation

What is Baal Aadhaar card? Check benefits, eligibility, and other details

Over 7.9 million enrolled under Baal Aadhaar initiative from April to July: UIDAI

Deloitte audit report very soon as BYJU's files FY21 tax returns: Report

BYJU's, which faced intense scrutiny recently over several issues, made multiple acquisitions in FY21 and each of these acquisitions had a different accounting style and year

Poverty, hunger and exclusion mark one year of the Taliban rule

The economic downturn has driven millions more Afghans into poverty and even hunger, as the flow of foreign aid slowed to a trickle

China's airlines could join the multibillion-dollar exit from US markets

China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines could "soon" announce similar intentions, according to Redmond Wong, a Greater China market strategist at Saxo Bank

China shocks with a rate cut after data shows 'alarming' slowdown

Retail sales, industrial output and investment all slowed and missed economists estimates in July

Ukraine residents flee town near nuclear site; grain cargo reaches Syria

There were reports that conditions were unraveling in and near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant