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Mumbai, November 15 The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday directed Bajaj Finance to stop sanction and disbursal of loans under its two lending products — eCOM and Insta EMI Card — with immediate effect due to the non-adherence of the company to the extant provisions of digital lending guidelines. “This action is necessitated due to non-adherence of the company …

PTI Mumbai, November 16 Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on Thursday amid weak trends in Asian markets, but soon bounced back to quote in the positive territory. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 168.91 points to 65,507.02 in early deals. The Nifty dipped 48.45 points to 19,627. But, later both the benchmark equity indices bounced back to quote in …

London, November 15 Britain’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the government’s scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful, dealing a crushing blow to PM Rishi Sunak before an election expected next year. Under the plan, Britain intended to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers who arrived on its shores without permission to the East African country …

SAN FRANCISCO, November 15 Chinese leader Xi Jinping has landed in San Francisco for talks with US President Joe Biden that may ease friction between the two superpowers over military conflicts, drug-trafficking and artificial intelligence. However, deep progress on the vast differences separating them may have to wait for another day. Officials on both sides of the Pacific have set …

US President Joe Biden has once again called his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a “dictator”, just hours after they met for the first time in more than a year and held candid and productive discussions to revive bilateral ties. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. Powered BWell, look, he is …

Washington, November 14 The US and China could easily veer towards a conflict if their “complex and competitive” relationship is not well managed, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has warned ahead of the much-anticipated summit between President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Biden and Xi are scheduled to meet in San Francisco on Wednesday on the …

India, losers in the previous two semifinals of the World Cup, are in the final after a 12-year gap following yet another complete team performance — Virat Kohli scored his 50th ODI century, Shreyas Iyer got his second in a row, Mohammed Shami finished with seven wickets, and the home team defended an eminently defendable 397 against New Zealand. At …

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India is not ruling out an investigation into Canada’s allegations about the involvement of the Indian government’s agents in the killing of a Khalistani separatist in that country but wants it to provide evidence to back its claims. Jaishankar made the comments on Wednesday in response to questions during a conversation with …

Los Angeles, October 21 Over 50 celebrities in the US have written an open letter to President Joe Biden, urging for a call for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. Celebrities such as Joaquin Phoenix, Cate Blanchett, Jon Stewart, Kristen Stewart, Susan Sarandon, Mahershala Ali, Riz Ahmed, Ramy Youssef and Quinta Brunson have signed the letter, Variety reported. “Children and …

New York, October 21 A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with a hate crime in the US for attacking a Sikh teenager on a bus here for wearing a turban, according to media reports. Police on Thursday arrested Christopher Philippeaux, who was conditionally released by parole in July 2021 after serving more than two years in prison, and …