Pakistan PM Hopeful Of Early Settlement With IMF To Unlock Foreign Loans

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif said he expected to sign an agreement with IMF this month. (File) Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday expressed hope for an early agreement with the IMF to unlock the much-needed foreign loans, a day after the global lender announced its plan to send a staff mission to the cash-strapped nation. The remarks from Mr Sharif came as the…

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Turkey's Opposition To Sweden, Finland's NATO Bids Explained

Sweden and Finland need Turkey’s approval to join NATO. (Representational) Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish and Finnish hopes of quickly joining NATO have run into an obstacle in the form of objections by Turkey, which holds veto powers over accession to the military alliance. The three nations reached an agreement on how to proceed in Madrid last June, but Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said…

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South Africa's Power Cuts Not Sparing The Dead

Scheduled blackouts, known as load shedding, have burdened South Africa. (Representational) Johannesburg, South Africa: The power crisis that has struck South Africa can leave citizens and businesses deprived of electricity for hours at a time — but few victims are more vulnerable than undertakers. Mortuary directors are urging the bereaved to carry out fast-track funerals to avoid decay and…

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Djokovic Says Images Of Father With Russian Flag "Misinterpreted"

Novak Djokovic said that no harm was meant by his father. (File) Melbourne, Australia: Novak Djokovic hit out Friday at what he said was a “misinterpretation” of images showing his father posing at the Australian Open with a Russian flag that had Vladimir Putin’s face on it. The Serbian tennis star admitted that the controversy swirling around his father Srdjan had “got to me”, but maintained no…

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Indian-Origin Professor To Lead "Best And Brightest" Scientists In US's Texas

Dr Ganesh Thakur, currently vice president of TAMEST, will be named the president in 2025 Houston: Ganesh Thakur, an Indian-origin professor in the US, has been appointed as the vice president of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST), an organisation that brings the state’s top scientists and researchers to advance research, innovation and business in…

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Novak Djokovic targets 10th Australian Open final, Tommy Paul looks to flip the script | Tennis News - Times of India

MELBOURNE: As title contenders fall by the wayside at Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic‘s march to a 22nd Grand Slam crown carries an air of inevitability, with American first-time semi-finalist Tommy Paul next in the super Serbian’s crosshairs on Friday.Fourth seed Djokovic, seeking a record-extending 10th Australian Open title, has been in dominant form in his return to the country, a year after…

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Novak Djokovic targets 10th Australian Open final, Tommy Paul looks to flip the script | Tennis News - Times of India

MELBOURNE: As title contenders fall by the wayside at Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic‘s march to a 22nd Grand Slam crown carries an air of inevitability, with American first-time semi-finalist Tommy Paul next in the super Serbian’s crosshairs on Friday.Fourth seed Djokovic, seeking a record-extending 10th Australian Open title, has been in dominant form in his return to the country, a year after…

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Ghislaine Maxwell, Jailed For Sex Trafficking, Says Photo Of Prince Andrew With His Accuser Is "Fake"

The photo has been used as a crucial claim against Prince Andrew. (AFP File) Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite jailed for helping disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girl, has said that a photograph of Prince Andrew with his sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre is “fake”, according to The Guardian. Maxwell spoke about the 2001 photograph in a video interview from prison, where she…

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GST meet may decriminalise some offences - Times of India

GST meet may decriminalise some offences – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The GST Council in its meeting on Saturday is expected to decide on a number of issues like decriminalisation of offences under the GST law, setting up appellate tribunals and mechanism to curb tax evasion in pan masala and gutkha businesses. Besides, GST on online gaming and casinos may come up for deliberations as the Group of Ministers (GoM), chaired by Meghalaya chief minister…

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China May See Over 1 Million Covid Deaths Through 2023, Predicts New Model

China May See Over 1 Million Covid Deaths Through 2023, Predicts New Model

China’s zero-COVID policy may have been effective at keeping earlier variants of the virus at bay (File) Chicago: China’s abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, according to new projections from the US-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). According to the group’s projections, cases in…

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Apple Watch OS, Chrome browser vulnerable: CERT - Times of India

Apple Watch OS, Chrome browser vulnerable: CERT – Times of India

NEW DELHI: At a time when the government stays on high alert over growing cases of cyberattacks on critical installations and citizen data, the country’s top cyber security agency CERT-In on Friday warned of “multiple vulnerabilities” in Apple’s operating system for watch and TV, and on the desktop version of Google‘s Chrome browser. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said the…

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Australia vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test, Day 1 - The Times of India : At Lunch, the South African score reads 84/4 in 25 overs with a lot of repair work to do.

Australia vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test, Day 1 – The Times of India : At Lunch, the South African score reads 84/4 in 25 overs with a lot of repair work to do.

LIVE NOW THE TIMES OF INDIA | Dec 17, 2022, 08:27:53 IST AUS vs SA Live Cricket Score: Get live cricket score updates of the 1st Test match between Australia and South Africa. Check live scorecard, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket score online on Times of India,Read Less Source link

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UP Woman Beats Man In Park Over Dispute, Investigation Underway: Cops

UP Woman Beats Man In Park Over Dispute, Investigation Underway: Cops

According to police, man was earlier suspended from GRP by the UP police. (Representational) Kannur: A viral video where a woman thrashed a man on Friday over a dispute surfaced on the internet. As per the visuals, a woman was seen beating a man as she tore his clothes in a park who she claimed was her husband while people around were recording the video. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)…

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No area in Arunachal occupied by China: Top Eastern Command official | India News - Times of India

No area in Arunachal occupied by China: Top Eastern Command official | India News – Times of India

KOLKATA: Stressing that the border areas along the northern frontier are stable and firmly in control, the Indian Army‘s Eastern Army commander, Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita, on Friday said there has been no Chinese incursion into Indian territory during the recent clash at Tawang. “There are eight disputed areas where lines of differing perceptions are acknowledged by both sides. In one of these,…

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Rakul Preet Singh summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in alleged money laundering matter connected to Tollywood drug case - Times of India

Rakul Preet Singh summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in alleged money laundering matter connected to Tollywood drug case – Times of India

Rakul Preet Singh has been once again summoned by the Enforcement Directorate, who is probing an alleged money laundering matter connected to Tollywood drug case, state reports coming out of Hyderabad and Telugu news sources. The actress was previously questioned by the investigating agency on September 3, 2021. The ED has been probing this drug trafficking and consumption case since the past…

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GST Council to meet tomorrow --Check the agenda of meeting

GST Council to meet tomorrow –Check the agenda of meeting

New Delhi: After a gap of nearly six months, the meeting of the GST Council, which is headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, would be held on Saturday through video conferencing, it was announced on Friday. “The 48th Meeting of the GST Council will be held on 17th December 2022 by video conference,” the Finance Ministry tweeted on Friday. The previous meeting of the GST council was held…

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Prince William's Godmother Apologises For Racist Remarks Amid Backlash

Prince William’s Godmother Apologises For Racist Remarks Amid Backlash

Buckingham Palace had called the remarks “unacceptable and deeply regrettable”. (File) London: Prince William’s godmother has met to offer her sincere apologies to a woman over “unacceptable” comments she had made about her race and nationality at an official royal reception last month, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. Susan Hussey, 83, quit her role in the British royal family’s household…

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