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Maharashtra crisis: Sena 'ready to quit MVA'; Shinde showcases strength

Rebel leader says a national party has termed 'revolt' historic, assured help

In a first, Tata's electric four-wheeler catches fire; govt orders probe

While there is no point of reference of e-car fires in India, given the small market size, it's not unheard of globally

Xi and Putin slam 'politically motivated' Western sanctions against Russia

The US-led Western nations have imposed crippling sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine

Meta rolls out monetisation tools for creators on Instagram, Facebook

Firm won't take commission from creators till 2024

Govt to use ration card database for other welfare programmes: Food Secy

India's wheat exports reach nearly 3 million tonnes and it is considering some nations' requests for supplies: Sudhanshu Pandey

Possible that rates will rise to level that causes recession: Fed's Powell

His remarks underscore the challenge facing the central bank as it raises interest rates at the most rapid clip since the 1980s to slow the economy and cool inflation

NDA's Droupadi Murmu vs Opposition's Yashwant Sinha in president election

With Murmu's nomination, the BJP is sending out a significant political message after elevating a Dalit, Ram Nath Kovind, to the top post five years back

Maharashtra political crisis: Eknath Shinde, other Sena MLAs reach Guwahati

Upon his arrival, Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde said, "A total of 40 Shiv Sena MLAs are present here (Guwahati). We will carry Balasaheb Thackeray's Hindutva

Cloudflare outage takes down websites globally for over an hour: Report

The effect was felt by users of some of the key hotspots of internet traffic, such as Twitter, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Discord, Zerodha, Shopify, and Canva, according to Downdetector

Edtech company Unacademy appoints Navneet Sharma as chief business officer

Sharma will be responsible for formulating new avenues of growth for the digital and hybrid models for the test prep business

International Yoga Day 2022: PM Modi leads celebrations from Mysuru

This year the theme for the celebration of International Yoga Day is "Yoga for humanity"

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka opens IMF talks, begins a two-week shutdown

Many protesters accuse President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his influential family of mishandling the economy

Assam floods: 9 die in last 24 hours, CM Sarma holds review meeting

With over 127,600 people affected by the Assam floods, the death toll in the state has now jumped to 71

Vladimir Putin says will use nuclear arms to defend our sovereignty

Putin said the United States considered itself "God's emissary on Earth", and that Russia was taking its place in a new world order

Sri Lankan troops open fire to contain unrest over fuel shortages

Troops fired in Visuvamadu, 365 kilometres (228 miles) north of Colombo, on Saturday night as their guard point was pelted with stones

Sri Lanka in talks to amend terms of $1.5-billion China deal: Report

Meanwhile, the United States on Thursday announced that it will provide $6 million in emergency assistance to Sri Lanka

Meta, Google and Twitter vow to fight fake news or risk penalties

The signatories agree to do more to tackle deep fakes, fake accounts and political advertising

Dow Jones falls 758 points to lowest in over a year, techs slide

The Dow had rallied on Wednesday after the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced its largest rate hike since 1994

UAE suspends exports and re-exports of Indian wheat for four months

UAE's economic ministry cited international developments that have affected trade flows as the reason behind the suspension

Fed hikes rates by 75 bps, biggest jump since 1994, flags slowing economy

Chairman Jerome Powell and colleagues on Wednesday intensified their effort to cool prices by lifting the target range for the federal funds rate to 1.5% to 1.75%