NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Five children drowned on Wednesday in a water tank inside a temple in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state in southern India, broadcaster NDTV reported, in the second deadly incident in a temple this week in the South Asian country. An investigation is being conducted into the Chennai incident, which …
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By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the removal from some schoolbooks of references to how independence hero Mahatma Gandhi’s pursuit of Hindu-Muslim unity angered some Hindu extremists and led to his assassination. The new edition of a political science book for 17-18 year olds, published by the autonomous …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc, said on Wednesday that revenue in the first quarter rose 3.9% year-on-year, but that sales for the current quarter would be down. Revenue last month reached the third highest on record for March at T$400.3 billion ($13.14 …
By Chavi Mehta BENGALURU (Reuters) – Intel Corp’s former chief architect Raja Koduri is in talks with Hiranandani-backed data center operator Yotta for a deal for his generative artificial intelligence startup, which he said will have a big presence in India. His yet-to-be-named firm would either partner or acquire Yotta, which has data centers in …
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned a decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities to ban Afghan women from working for the United Nations and called for the decision to be immediately revoked, his spokesperson said in a statement. “This is a violation of the inalienable fundamental human rights of women,” …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Octopus Energy’s generation arm has invested in Japanese solar power developer Yotsuya Capital to develop new solar farms in Japan over the next five years, in its first investment in Asian renewables generation since it entered the market in 2020. The exact value of the deal was not disclosed but the British …
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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rising geopolitical tensions and the resulting fragmentation of the global economy could increase financial stability risks, reducing cross-border investments, asset prices, payment systems and banks’ ability to lend, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. The IMF has long warned of increased costs, economic friction and GDP output losses …
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By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Two generals involved in coups, a pro-cannabis health minister and a businesswoman whose father and aunt fled into exile after being forced from power could be Thailand’s next premiers, as political parties finalise their picks for the top job. Thailand holds an election on May 14 …
By Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India plans to give green hydrogen fuel producers incentives worth at least 10% of their costs under a $2 billion scheme set to begin before the end of June, a top government official said. New Delhi this year approved a 174.9 billion rupee incentive plan to promote …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Wednesday a Chinese aircraft carrier group was in the waters off the island’s southeast coast, the same day President Tsai Ing-wen was due to meet U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles. China, which claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, has warned of unspecified retaliation …
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