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‘Outright lie’: Union minister slams Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s claims against BJP govt

In an interview, Dorsey said the Centre threatened to shut down Twitter and pressured it to block journalists who were critical of the government during 2020-21 farmers’ protests.

‘Jailed scribes’: 10 foreign correspondent club members resign after prez meets Myanmar junta

An emergency meeting of the club’s board has been convened on 13 June to discuss the issue.

Ex-finance secretary Arvind Mayaram’s tips on reforming IAS — recruitment overhaul, 20-yr service

In a research paper, Mayaram writes there's a need to ‘right-size’ Indian Administrative Service & ‘declutter the top’ which has ‘too many senior officers with very little to do’.

‘Outright lie’: India denies Dorsey’s claims it threatened to shut down Twitter

By Kanishka Singh and Shilpa Jamkhandikar WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India threatened to shut Twitter down unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts critical of the government's

Rupee directionless, premiums decline before US inflation data

By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian rupee was little changed on Tuesday, while forward premiums dropped ahead of the highly anticipated U.S. inflation data. The rupee was quoting at 82.4250

India’s Zee shares fall as Sony merger delay worries resurge after SEBI promoter ban

BENGALURU (Reuters) -Shares of India's Zee Entertainment fell nearly 7% on Tuesday, a day after the markets regulator barred its promoters from holding board positions in any listed company for one

Indian shares rise on easing domestic inflation, Fed pause hopes

By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares advanced on Tuesday, with the broader midcap index hitting a fresh record on improved sentiment after data showed domestic retail inflation

NIA attaches Zahoor Watali’s properties in terror funding case. Who is this alleged LeT financier

NIA investigations reveal Watali was a 'hawala conduit who was receiving money' from LeT chief Hafiz Saeed. All properties attached were in Handwara area of Kashmir's Kupwara district. 

‘Outright lie’: India denies threatening to shut down Twitter

By Kanishka Singh and Shilpa Jamkhandikar WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India threatened to shut Twitter down unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, co-founder Jack Dorsey said, an

No credit line opened with India, says Egyptian Supply Minister Ali Moselhy

Earlier, Bloomberg released a report claiming India has opened a credit line with Egypt worth an unspecified value.

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Phase 5 is crunch time for BJP—UP will boost INDIA, Maharashtra will clear up real vs fake

Just like Phase 3, in this round too, the NDA stands to lose ground due to the sheer number of seats it had won the last time — 39 of the 49 seats, of which the BJP alone had won 32.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?