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BJP Sankalp Patra: Modi ki Guarantees take centre stage in poll manifesto

Several BJP leaders speaking at the launch touted Modi's pledges, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh describing it "as good as 24-carat gold"

Global interest rates chokehold on world economy set to loosen slowly

Geopolitical tension, with conflict between Israel and Iran threatening conflagration in the Middle East, is an additional risk variable

BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign gets a big boost from western praise

More to the point, last year's G-20 summit in New Delhi seemed to showcase a parade of world leaders lining up to praise India

World on edge as Iran launches attacks on Israel; latter intercepts in time

Iran promised an attack against Israel after its embassy compound in Syria was hit by missiles on April 1, killing seven Iranian officers

Carlyle picks JPMorgan, Kotak to help arrange Hexaware IPO: Report

The US investment firm plans to hold the IPO as early as in the fourth quarter of this year, the people said, asking not to be identified as the deliberations are private.

Markets weighs risk of retaliation-cycle after Iran's air strike on Israel

With investors already rattled by sticky inflation and the prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates, the escalation of the Middle East crisis is set to inject fresh volatility when trading resumes

Hamas rejected latest ceasefire proposal from mediators says Israel

Hamas, a militant group supported by Iran, turned down the outline presented by mediators, according to Mossad, the Israeli external-intelligence agency

Bitcoin 'halving' will deal a $10 billion revenue blow to crypto miners

"This is the final push for miners to squeeze out as much revenue as they can before their production takes a big hit," said Matthew Kimmell, a digital asset analyst at CoinShares

Donald Trump's NY criminal trial to mark milestone in American politics

The New York trial starting Monday over the alleged falsification of business records to conceal a sex scandal during Trump's 2016 campaign is one of four criminal cases against the former president

China expected to keep key rate, liquidity steady to cement recovery

The People's Bank of China will keep the rate on its medium-term lending facility unchanged at 2.5% Monday, according to all 19 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg

China providing Russia with drone, missile components, says US official

While there is no evidence China is providing lethal assistance, people familiar with the US intelligence assessment characterized the aid as just as significant

Bitcoin rebounds from sharp slump triggered by Iran's attack on Israel

The largest cryptocurrency advanced 3.9% to $64,40 as of 8:50 a.m. in London on Sunday after jumping as much as 8.3% earlier

Airlines confront new Iran-Israel risks as Mideast nations shut airspace

Earlier in Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, airlines faced scores of disruptions primarily centered on Tel Aviv, cancelling flights into or out of the country

Iranian drone attack tests limits of US-backed Israeli air defences

The most well-known of Israel's air defenses is Iron Dome, which has shot down thousands of rockets since 2011 but is limited to a short range

World economy's great escape worries G-20 amid surging geopolitical risks

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has signaled that the fund will also slightly raise its forecast, to be released Tuesday, from the current 3.1 per cent

President Biden returns to White House to deal with West Asia escalation

Austin 'made clear that Israel could count on full US support to defend Israel against any attacks by Iran and its regional proxies,' Ryder said

Ukraine says situation in East worse as Russian troops step up attacks

The online war monitor DeepState said Kremlin troops have captured Bohdanivka, a village within miles of their next key target in the Donetsk region. Ukraine said the village remains under its control

EVs head for junkyard as mechanic shortage inflates repair costs in UK

Once there are more fully trained EV technicians, repair rather than replace becomes a more viable proposition, an expert said

UK PM Sunak resists call to set election date amid leadership threat

A general election must be held by the end of January and Sunak has said his "working assumption" is it will be in the second half of 2024

Janet Yellen likely to reiterate warnings over China's manufacturing power

With its dominant voice in all of those forums, the US is expected to try to align other countries across Europe, Asia and Latin America to voice concerns over China's output and exports