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New Delhi: Government today appointed Viral V Acharya, a professor of Economics in the Department of Finance at the New York University (NYU), new Deputy Governor at the Reserve Bank of India. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet…
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Washington/Pune: The world's largest and most sensitive cosmic ray monitor, located in India, has recorded a burst of galactic cosmic rays that indicates a crack in the Earth's magnetic shield, according to scientists. he burst occurred…
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Beijing: China started operations of one of the world's longest high-speed railways that links the prosperous eastern coast to the less-developed southwestern part of the vast country. The Shanghai-Kunming line -- 2,252 km in length --…
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today announced financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to those seriously injured in the Kanpur train mishap and Rs 25,000 to those who suffered minor wounds. The chief minister wished speedy…
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New Delhi: In order to beef up security at airports, all employees working at these facilities across the country will have to furnish their Aadhaar number to obtain the mandatory Airport Entry Passes (AEPs) used for entry and exit. The…
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Mumbai: First, it was outspoken Raghuram Rajan and then old Rs 500/1,000 notes, including those bearing his signature -- 2016 saw them exit the Mint Street riding such big waves of controversies that their ripple effect is bound to be felt…
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Kanpur: Over 50 passengers were today injured when 15 coaches of the Ajmer-Sealdah Express derailed near Rura Railway Station in Kanpur Rural district, the second rail accident in the region in two months. While soon after the mishap that…
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New York: Police hastily cleared the lobby of Trump Tower today to investigate an unattended backpack, only to find that the bag contained children's toys. Video taken by a bystander and posted on Twitter showed people running through the…
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Mogadishu: Somalia's chief justice swore in 243 new members of parliament amid criticism from the international community over irregularities in their elections. The lawmakers are to select the Horn of Africa country's president on a date…
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Washington: The United States says China has the right to sail in international waters after a Chinese aircraft carrier cruised past Taiwan and into the contested South China Sea. Taiwan's Defense Ministry reported on Monday that the…
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