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Toshiba’s delisting nears as Japanese consortium secures takeover

September 22, 2023

A 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer for troubled electronics and energy giant Toshiba by a Japanese consortium has been completed, clearing the way for it to be delisted, the company said on Thursday. In the tender offer, announced last month and ended on Wednesday, the number of shares...

New Headscarf Law in Iran tightens Dress Code post-protest Anniversary

September 22, 2023

Iran’s parliament has approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them. The move came just days after the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the...

Tragedy strikes Myanmar River: 12 Missing after Boat capsizes

September 22, 2023

Twelve people, including three members of the security forces, are missing after a boat capsized and sank in a river in the Sagaing region of northwestern Myanmar, state-run media reported on Thursday. A report in the state-run Myanma Alinn Daily said six civilians, three workers and the security force personnel...

White House establishes Historic Federal office of Gun Violence prevention

September 22, 2023

President Joe Biden is creating the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, according to two people familiar with the plans. The office will coordinate efforts across the federal government and will offer help and guidance to states struggling with increasing gun violence, while taking the lead on implementation of...

Ukraine :Russian attacks ignite fires and claim a minimum of 2 lives

September 22, 2023

Air alerts sounded again and again in Kyiv and residents headed to shelters early Thursday morning, as a massive Russian attack on at least six cities across Ukraine killed at least two people, started fires and wounded at least 21. The attack carried out on the International Day of Peace...

S. Korean Leader warns Russia against weapons deal with North

September 22, 2023

South Korea’s president has sounded a warning to fellow world leaders about the recent communication and possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia, saying any action by a permanent UN Security Council member to circumvent international norms would be dangerous and “paradoxical”. Speaking before the UN General Assembly on Wednesday,...

Biden pledges 0M for COVID testing kits and website relaunch

Biden pledges $600M for COVID testing kits and website relaunch

September 22, 2023

The Biden administration has announced that it is providing USD 600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to prevent possible shortages during a rise in coronavirus cases that...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy faces Republican pushback in Washington visit

September 22, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returns to Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind one-day visit, this time to face the Republicans now questioning the flow of American dollars that for 19 months has kept his troops in the fight against Russian forces. Zelenskyy will meet with President Joe Biden at the...

JD(S) leader Kumaraswamy leaves for Delhi for talks over alliance with BJP

September 22, 2023

JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday left for New Delhi to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national President J P Nadda to discuss the alliance between the two parties in Karnataka for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The former Chief Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Women’s Reservation Bill incomplete without inclusion of OBC: Uma Bharti writes to PM

September 22, 2023

BJP is conducting Jan Ashirwad Yatra ahead of the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh. Leaders from across the country are being questioned in this yatra, but the BJP is not giving importance to Madhya Pradesh’s leader Uma Bharti. This is the reason why Uma Bharti is angry with BJP and...

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