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Foreign secy meets Sri Lankan President, PM to discuss economic crisis

A four-member Indian delegation led by Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra met Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday to assess the bilateral assistance

Edtech platform MasterClass cut 20% of workforce amid worsening environment

MasterClass CEO David Rogier said the decision was taken to "adapt to the worsening macro environment and get to self sustainability faster"

Chaayos raises $53 mn in Series C funding led by Alpha Wave Ventures

Leading "chai" (tea) cafe chain Chaayos on Thursday announced it has raised $53 million in Series C funding led by Alpha Wave Ventures. The company said it will use the money for tech-enhancement

ED to question TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira in coal scam today

ED, which is conducting a parallel probe along with CBI in the coal smuggling case in West Bengal, has summoned Rujira Narula Banerjee, wife of TMC's national general secretary, MP Abhishek Banerjee

Shiv Sena engaging with rebel MLAs but no hopes of rapprochement: Report

After Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackarey vacated the official residence in Mumbai, Shiv Sena is now directly engaging with the rebel MLAs and talking to each of them

Canada's consumer inflation rises 7.7%, surges to 39-year high: Official

Canada's consumer inflation rose to 7.7 per cent year over year in May, the largest yearly increase since January 1983, authorities said

Fire breaks out at plastic factory in Bawana, six tenders rushed to spot

A major fire broke out at a plastic factory in Bawana area of Outer North Delhi on Wednesday morning.

Re-commerce platform Cashify raises $90 mn, to build technology infra

Re-commerce marketplace Casify on Thursday said it has secured $90 million in its Series E funding from NewQuest Capital Partners and Prosus

I-T raids at multiple locations linked to educational institutes in B'luru

The Income Tax department was conducting raids at the offices and buildings of some reputed private educational institutes in Bengaluru on Thursday

Recent floods in Afghanistan caused by incessant rain kill 400 people

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has confirmed that 400 people have died in the recent floods triggered by incessant rain across the country

Biden likely to raise human rights issues concerning Muslims with Modi

US President Joe Biden's spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre has left open the possibility that as a "straight-shooter", he may raise human rights issues concerning Muslims with Prime Minister Modi

Ukrainian forces now control nearly 45% of Donetsk, says official

Ukrainian Armed Forces are now in control of nearly 45 per cent of the separatist Donetsk region where fierce battles continue to rage, a military official claimed

Ukraine set to be approved as EU candidate after Commission's nod

During a summit in Brussels on Thursday, Ukraine is set to be approved as an European Union (EU) candidate after the European Commission gave the go-ahead

G7 nations consistently breaking promises for climate finance: Report

CARE's analysis uses data reported to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to assess whether this reported climate finance is in fact "new and additional"

Ending terrorism is only way for Pakistan to help Kashmiris: India

India has said that the only thing Pakistan can do to help the people of Kashmir is to stop terrorism

Myanmar reports 13 new Covid-19 infections, tally reaches 613K mark

Myanmar confirmed 13 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally in the country to 613,521, according to the Health Ministry

Australia donates $15 mn to UN's emergency food fund for Sri Lanka

The Australian funding will help WFP provide critical assistance to the most at-risk Sri Lankans, including pregnant and breastfeeding women and school children

Assam floods wreak havoc, death toll rises to 100; over 5 mn affected

The flood situation in Assam remained unchanged on Wednesday, while another 12 more persons, including four children, died, taking the death toll to 100

Health Minister to hold review meeting to discuss rising Covid cases

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a review meeting on Thursday to discuss the spike in the number of Covid cases in the country

CBI gets seven days custody of Sanjay Gupta in NSE co-location scam

Gupta had allegedly made profits by getting early access to the stock market. A Mumbai based group helped Gupta in reaching SEBI officials. The CBI will try to learn who he paid the bribes to.