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Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark concerns of AI meddling in LS elections

Both AI-generated videos end with the Congress election symbol and slogan: "Vote for Justice, Vote for Congress"

West teetering on brink of conflict between nuclear powers. says Russia

'United States and NATO were obsessed with the idea of inflicting "strategic defeat" on Russia,' says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Ukraine set to send $20 bn rework proposal to bondholders by early May

The freeze was struck after Russia's invasion of the country in February 2022 hit its economy hard

TotalEnergies signs deal with Oman to build LNG hub, eyes marine fuel mkt

TotalEnergies, which owns 5.54% of Oman LNG, will be supplied by the company for 10 years from 2025, they said in separate statements

Express Inc files for US bankruptcy protection, to close over 100 stores

Fashion retailer Express Inc has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States and intends to close more than 100 stores, it said on Monday

Automakers from GM to Volvo eye cuts as 2-way EV charging becomes real

For many years V2G remained largely theoretical, as the Nissan Leaf was the sole EV capable of it

EU aims to increase agri-food exports to China despite trade tensions

Unlike sectors such as solar panels or new energy vehicles (NEVs) the European Union's agri-food sector runs an export surplus in its trade with China

ECB governors fear Fed-style 'dot plot' would invite political pressure

Their concerns highlight the contradictions of the euro zone's architecture compared with jurisdictions with only one national government, such as Britain and the United States

India needs rate cuts to reach potential growth: MPC members Varma, Goyal

Earlier this month, the MPC kept the lending rate steady at 6.5 per cent for the seventh meeting in a row after having raised it by a total of 250 basis points between May 2022 and February 2023

Australia condemns X's fight against removal of Sydney attack images

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese criticised the broadcast of violent images and said some social media content exacerbated the pain of many people

EU foreign ministers to discuss air defence for Ukraine, Iran sanctions

After a video conference of NATO defence ministers with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday, Stoltenberg said he expected announcements soon

China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged in line with expectations

The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was kept at 3.45 per cent, while the five-year LPR was unchanged at 3.95 per cent

Plastic pollution: What do countries, firms want in global treaty talks?

Meanwhile, the 60-nation "High-Ambition Coalition", which includes EU countries, island nations, Japan and the UAE, wants to end plastic pollution by 2040

Salesforce abandons talks to acquire data-management firm Informatica

Informatica's shares closed at $35.19 on Friday, valuing the Redwood City, California-based company at about $11.2 billion, including debt

Indian forex, bond investors eye developments in Middle East, US inflation

The currency fell 0.1 per cent in the week to end at 83.47, and the losses would have been larger had it not been for the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) intervention

Tesla cuts price of Full Self-Driving software by a third to $8,000

Earlier this month, Musk said Tesla will unveil its robotaxis on Aug. 8, after Reuters reported Tesla had scrapped its inexpensive, mass-market car in favour of robotaxis

US House passes first slice of $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package

leaders from Democratic President Joe Biden to top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell have been urging embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring it up for a vote

Major powers should avoid rivalry in South Pacific: China's Wang Yi

Wang made the comments at a joint press conference with his Papua New Guinea counterpart during a visit to country

Oil prices jump slightly as Iran plays down reported Israeli attack

Iran is the third largest oil producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec)

Govt discusses crude oil market volatility with OPEC secretary general

During telephone conversation with Haitham Al-Ghais India's oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri "emphasized the importance of balancing market stability, affordability, with pragmatism", said statement