World
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Indian tourist in Bangkok mistakenly takes a transvestite to hotel room, demands his money back, loses wrist watch too
Mass resignations hit Twitter; Musk temporarily shuts offices, not “super worried” An unidentified Indian tourist got the shock of his life on a holiday in Pattaya, Bangkok when he went…
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G20 Summit 2022 concludes: Highlights as India assumes G20 Presidency [details]
India’s G20 presidency to be decisive, action-oriented The G20 summit, held in Bali, Indonesia, concluded with a handing over ceremony, wherein India has been formally handed over the presidency for…
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Rishi Sunak at G20: Green lights 3,000 visas for Indian degree holders; launches UK-India Young Professionals Scheme [details]
US govt fines Air India $1.4 mn for ‘extreme delays’ in giving passengers refunds While the debate over Rishi Sunak’s India connect is yet to die down, there’s no denying…
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Fed Worsens Recession Fears; Says There’s No Plan to Pause Rate Hikes After 75 bps Increase
Elon Musk says $8 monthly fee for Twitter blue tick; KRK, Vivek Agnihotri react The Federal Reserve raised the benchmark lending rate by 0.75 percentage point on Wednesday, marking the…
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Hong Kong Economy Shrinks for 3rd Straight Quarter; Asian Financial Hun on Brink of Recession
World Bank lowers 2023 growth forecast from 3% to 1.9%, says dangerously close to recession Hong Kong’s economy contracted 4.5 percent in the third quarter, marking a third consecutive quarter…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak invites Kashmiri chef Sanjay Raina’s uncle to 10 Downing Street; calls him “mama” [details]
Kejriwal writes to PM Modi on “Lakshmi-Ganesha” pictures on Indian currency Those desperately looking for Rishi Sunak’s India connect finally got one on Friday and that too where he himself…
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Luxury Home Prices in Shanghai Fall 40% as the Wealthy Sell Out After Xi Jinping Power Grab at China Party Congress
Luxury home prices in Shanghai are crashing in the wake of the 20th China Communist Party Congress that saw President Xi Jinping being elevated to the status of Mao Zedong…
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Singapore Central Bank Signals Subdued Economic Growth as China Curbs Hit Key Segments
Who is Rishi Sunak? The new prime minister of UK The Singapore economy is experiencing a rare headwind the latest data sets show. While the economy is projected to slow…
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Rishi Sunak appoints Suella Braverman as UK Home Secy, kicks off new controversy
Who is Rishi Sunak? The new prime minister of UK UK’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak kicked off a row by reappointing Indian-origin Suella Braverman as Home Secretary, just days…
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Xi Jinping’s art of smart dictatorship with Chinese characteristics; Impact on India
Covid update: China goes back to lockdown as world opens up Xi Jinping, the ‘Core leader’, has unveiled his new Politburo Standing Committee inducting with four new loyalists, retiring Li…
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With support from 100 MPs, Rishi Sunak is likely to become UK Prime Minister: BBC
Prince Charles is new King and UK’s head of state; new title: King Charles III British Indian Rishi Sunak’s best chance of becoming prime minister of the UK lies in…
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Netflix Shares Zoom as Subscription Outlook Turns Healthy; Q3 Earnings Top Estimates at $7.9 Billion
Guinness Records names Monday worst day of week; Netizens can relate Streaming giant Netflix reversed a series of setbacks, with the shares zooming 14 percent on Tuesday, spurred on by…
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China Property Financing Vehicles Run Up $8 Trillion Debt and Stare at Default
Indian student critical after being stabbed in Australia, 1 arrested A Chinese government-controlled financing vehicle has run up a massive $8 trillion debt amid falling property market, threatening to pose…