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Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as Pak PM; won't sit with 'thieves', says Imran

Imran khan's party resigns en masse from lower house of parliament

Russia plans legal action as S&P says it's defaulted on its foreign debt

Russia attempted to pay in rubles for two dollar-denominated bonds that matured on April 4, S&P said in a note on Friday

Sebi comes with new guidelines to evaluate risk value of gold

The annualised volatility will be computed quarterly based on past 15 years' prices of benchmark index of a commodity

EU's military panel meets: Putin names new Ukraine commander

Moscow has turned to Gen Alexander Dvornikov, 60, one of Russia's most experienced military officers and a general with a record of brutality against civilians in Syria and other war theatres

Imran Khan tried to sack Army chief General Bajwa before ouster: Reports

Hours after ouster, Imran's close aide's house was raided and his family's mobile phones were confiscated

Covid-19 pandemic: Shanghai's locked down elite join grocery hunt

The circulation of Xu's post reflects that food shortages are hitting the city's high-earners after middle-class residents have been struggling for weeks

The war in Ukraine: 39 dead in rocket strike on rail evacuation hub

As regional authorities rushed civilians out of harm's way, European Union leaders arrived in Kyiv to offer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy support and reassurance

Pakistan parliament to meet Saturday to decide PM Imran Khan's fate

The country's top court ruled late on Thursday that Khan must face the no-confidence vote, which he is widely expected to lose, meaning he would be ousted from office

HP stock jumps nearly 18% after Warren Buffett's company buys over 11%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it now owns nearly 121 million HP shares, giving it control of 11.5% of the company

India to face 'significant consequences' for aligning with Russia: US

President Joe Biden's top economic adviser says the administration has warned New Delhi against aligning itself with Russia.

India supplies two fuel consignments to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

The country of 20 million people is suffering its worst economic crisis in decades, short supply of fuel resulting in hours-long power cuts every day

French prosecutors to investigate McKinsey's alleged tax fraud

A report by the French Senate issued last month said McKinsey had not paid corporate profit taxes in the country since at least 2011

Not in our interest to go to war with Russia, says US; slaps more sanctions

The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters and said it was toughening penalties against Russian banks

Electric vehicle fires: US safety agency opens probe into batteries

General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Stellantis and Volkswagen have issued recalls since February of 2020

US stops Russian bond payments; EU proposes coal ban in sanctions

'Act Immediately Or Dissolve Yourself': Zelenskyy at UNSC

Rajapaksa's coalition loses majority; newly appointed FM resigns in a day

Emergency health situation declared; ex-central banker Weerasinghe accepts offer to be new governor

'No conspiracy to topple govt': Army contradicts Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Khan lost his parliamentary majority last week and had been facing a no-confidence vote tabled by a united opposition

Imran Khan nominates former chief justice of Pakistan as caretaker PM

Imran Khan will continue to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan until the appointment of a caretaker premier, according to a notification issued by President Arif Alvi on Monday

Sri Lanka finance minister sacked, central bank governor calls it quits

The debt-laden country, run by Rajapaksa and several members of his family since 2019, is struggling to pay for imports of fuel and other goods due to a scarcity of foreign exchange

Paytm Payments Bank still to appoint firm for IT audit: MoS

The Paytm Payments Bank has not yet appointed a firm which will conduct an audit of its information technology (IT) systems, minister of state for finance Bhagwat Karad said