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Companies shift to bank loans as bond costs rise, driving 81% share of fresh credit: Jefferies

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Indian companies are increasingly turning to banks for loans as borrowing through bonds becomes more expensive, with banks accounting for 81 per cent of fresh credit between Nove... Read More


'25 minutes on a 200-metre stretch': Navratri footfall worsens gridlock near Kalkaji in Delhi

India, Oct. 14 -- Ongoing construction near the Modi Mill flyover in the national capital had already disrupted traffic on the Outer Ring Road but the Navratri crowds at temples around Kalkaji have no... Read More


Cyberattack targets refrigerators at French supermarkets: Why nothing is un-hackable

India, Oct. 14 -- A cyberattack knocked out fridges and freezers at about 700 of France's 10,000 supermarkets, French finance minister Roland Lescure told Parliament on Tuesday. Some stores had to bin... Read More


Chief ministers unite to press federal government on devolution

Biratnagar, Oct. 14 -- Chief ministers of all seven provinces have agreed to form a joint forum to pursue shared concerns and press the federal government to implement constitutional provisions on fed... Read More


PM Modi's 25 years in public service: CM Majhi highlights Odisha's growth story

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 25 years of public service. The state Cabinet discussed PM Modi's commitment t... Read More


Accenture lays out three-year plan to approach $100 billion revenue despite macro drag

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Accenture Plc chief executive Julie Sweet is banking on legacy technology overhauls and a new push for mid-sized clients to get closer to becoming a $100 billion revenue behemoth... Read More


FBI arrests Saudi National for allegedly installing hidden audio recorder at OpenAI office

Washington DC, Oct. 14 -- A 35-year-old Saudi national employed as an engineer by the artificial intelligence research and deployment company OpenAI has been arrested in the US for allegedly installin... Read More


Sean Diddy suffers head injury during prison fight with Jamaican drug lord 'Dudus', rushes to hospital

India, Oct. 14 -- Sean "Diddy" Combs was transferred from federal jail to a hospital on Saturday after he suffered a head injury during a fight with another infamous inmate, a Jamaican drug lord known... Read More


3 Indians killed in Germany apartment fire, man arrested on murder suspicion

India, Oct. 14 -- Three Indian nationals were killed and five others injured in a fire at a residential building in the German city of Bochum, according to local media reports. The victims were ident... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: Insecurity exposes Zamfara communities to recurring cholera outbreaks

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- It started with a sharp pain in Musa Saidu's stomach. The 20-year-old initially thought little of it. But the pain was soon followed by fever, vomiting and frequent watery stools.... Read More