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UMAN: Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine on Friday, killing 26 people including five children, as Kyiv said preparations for a counter-offensive against Moscow's forces were nearly complete. The deadly new attacks included a…

Early in 2020, on the same day that a frightening new illness officially got the name Covid-19, a team of scientists from the US and China released critical data showing how quickly the virus was spreading, and who was dying. Within days,…

MUMBAI: A multitude of factors driving the development of Tier II and Tier III cities in India is helping them attract multinationals to set up global capability centres , HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh has said, citing availability of talent…

NEW DELHI: Air India’s Delhi-London flight (AI 111) had to return to IGI Airport after an unruly passenger on board tried to open a door of the Boeing 787 an hour after take off on Monday. He then allegedly hit two air hostesses when they…

ISLAMABAD: An earthquakeof 6.8 magnitudes shook parts of Pakistan on Tuesday, killing nine people and injuring over 160 others, local media reported.The epicentre of the earthquake was Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region, while its depth was…

SEOUL: North Korea said Monday it has conducted submarine-launched cruise missile tests, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops to be ready to repel its rivals' "frantic war preparation moves." The test on Sunday came a day…

BENGALURU: The crisis at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has not only spooked global stock markets but has given the Indian startup world the jitters.SVB has exposure to over 20 startups in India and began investing here in 2003. According to…

NEW DELHI: Capitalmarkets regulator Sebi on Wednesday imposed restrictions on the placement of bids, price and volume for the companies undertaking share buybacks through the stock exchange route. Under the restrictions, a company will not…

MUMBAI: Nearly two-thirds of AdaniGroup's combined market value has been wiped out since the publication of the damning report by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research on January 24. At Monday's close, the market capitalisation of…

MUMBAI: A steep price increase of over 100% from pre-pandemic levels of certain raw materials for essential drugs - called active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) - has raised eyebrows in the industry.Interestingly, the sharp hike - which…