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Pope Francis, avoiding pomp, asks to be buried in simple wooden casket

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple wooden casket will suffice when

India’s FY25 capital spending seen 5% below target, top ministry official says

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India might undershoot its capex target of 11.1 trillion rupees ($131.72 billion) for fiscal year 2024-25 by around 5%, a top finance ministry official said on Wednesday. The

Sailing-Richomme sails solo more than 550 nautical miles in 24 hours to break week-old record

(Reuters) - French sailor Yoann Richomme broke the record for the most distance covered in 24 hours in a monohull when he clocked 551.84 nautical miles (1,021.7 km) in the Vendee Globe, the solo,

China’s Pony AI seeks up to $4.55 billion valuation in upsized US IPO

(Reuters) -Pony AI said on Wednesday it was targeting a valuation of up to $4.55 billion in its upsized initial public offering in the United States, indicating strong demand for the Chinese robotaxi

Comcast to spin off some cable TV networks

(Reuters) -Comcast said on Wednesday it plans to spin off some NBCUniversal cable TV networks, as the rise of streaming prompts the media company to relinquish some of its most prized assets.

Oil prices climb as market weighs Ukraine war escalation

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil edged higher on Wednesday as concerns about escalating hostilities in the Ukraine war potentially disrupting oil supply from Russia outweighed data showing

Danish military says it staying close to Chinese ship after data cable breaches

By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The Danish military said on Wednesday that it was staying close to a Chinese ship currently sitting idle in Danish waters, days after two fibre-optic data

US envoy to travel to Israel in bid to seal Hezbollah ceasefire

By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said he will travel to Israel on Wednesday to try to secure a ceasefire ending the war with Lebanon's Hezbollah group after declaring

Climate finance talks face ‘hardest’ stage as COP29 nears end-game

By Kate Abnett, Nailia Bagirova and Karin Strohecker BAKU (Reuters) - Climate negotiators were warned on Wednesday that the "hardest part" was about to start in talks over how much money should be

Rugby-Struggling Wales make five changes for South Africa test

(Reuters) - Beleaguered Wales have made five changes to their team to face South Africa on Saturday as they seek to end a record-breaking 11-match losing streak. Coach Warren Gatland on Wednesday

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Where is Skill India money going? It’s a Rs 48,000 crore mystery

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BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.