Putin backs US ceasefire idea for Ukraine in principle, but says there’s a lot to clarify

Moscow, 14/3: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia supported a US proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine in principle, but that any truce would have to address the root causes of the conflict and that many crucial details needed to be sorted out Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has left hundreds…

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Language row takes a new turn as Tamil Nadu parties drag Sundar Pichai’s name into it

Chennai, 13/3:  Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been dragged into the controversy over the three-language formula by political parties in Tamil Nadu who are now engaged in an intense debate whether the top business executive learnt Hindi during his schooling here. Pichai is a native of Tamil Nadu and did his schooling at Jawahar Vidyalaya…

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TRAI plans to limit satellite permits to five years, defying Musk’s Starlink

New Delhi, 13/3: India’s telecom regulator plans to recommend that satellite broadband spectrum be allotted for around five years to assess initial market adoption, defying Elon Musk’s Starlink, which is seeking a 20-year permit, said a senior government sources. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is currently working on key recommendations to the federal…

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ED conducts raids in gold smuggling case involving Karnataka actor Ranya Rao, others

Bengaluru, 13/3: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided multiple locations in Bengaluru and some other places as part of a money laundering probe linked to probe “larger conspiracy” into an alleged gold smuggling racket in which an actor was recently arrested by the DRI in Karnataka. A case has been filed under the Prevention of…

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Person of interest identified in disappearance of Indian student in Dominican Republic: Report

New York, 13/3: The US authorities have identified a 24-year-old man as person of interest in the case of a 20-year-old Indian student who has mysteriously gone missing during a spring break visit to the Dominican Republic. Sudiksha Konanki, a citizen of India and a permanent resident of the United States, was last seen on…

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State Bank of India to set up AI, fintech project finance unit

Mumbai, 13/3: State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, is setting up a unit to manage project financing solutions for “new age industries” such as artificial intelligence, e-commerce, and fintech, according to a senior executive. The public sector bank plans to complete the project within a year and will hire “specialized professionals” to staff…

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