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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s federal government on Sunday ordered the chief minister of Manipur state to “work harder” to restore peace as violence between ethnic groups has not subsided for over 50 days despite a heavy security presence. “I have been advised by the home minister to work harder towards restoring lasting peace in Manipur,” …

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By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian education technology giant Byju’s, which lost its auditor after delaying financial statements, has told investors it will file 2022 audited earnings by September and 2023 results by December, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. Deloitte said on Thursday it was severing ties with Byju’s, …

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By Indranil Sarkar and Chandini Monnappa BENGALURU (Reuters) – Fresh troubles at Indian edtech startup Byju’s this week have escalated concerns among employees who were already uncertain about their future after several rounds of job-cuts, more than a dozen current and former staff told Reuters. Auditor Deloitte and three prominent board members severed ties with …

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Hundreds of environmental activists wearing red jumpsuits marched with flags and banners on Saturday into the grounds of Tata Steel’s plant in the Dutch city of Ijmuiden to protest over air and soil pollution in the surrounding area. Led by Greenpeace, the activists were joined by local residents who say the Indian …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it will take its investments in India to $26 billion by 2030, adding $6.5 billion in new planned investments in an announcement made after CEO Andy Jassy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the United States. Though Jassy gave no breakdown, the announcement follows Amazon’s cloud computing …

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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian authorities on Friday charged an Indian man for issuing fraudulent university letters of acceptance to Indian students and other immigration-related criminal offences. Brijesh Mishra, a citizen of India, is facing five charges under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said in a statement. CBSA said …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Narendra Modi’s denial that discrimination against minorities exists in India contradicts thorough documentation by rights advocates, according to activists disappointed by President Joe Biden’s embrace of the Indian prime minister. Asked at a press conference with Biden on Thursday what steps he was willing to take to “improve the …

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By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States unveiled agreements this week to sell weapons to India and share with it sensitive military technology, a clear sign of the Biden administration’s desire to deepen ties with New Delhi to counter China’s ambitions in Asia. But those plans, announced on Thursday during a state visit …

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By Aditya Kalra, Munsif Vengattil and Indranil Sarkar (Reuters) -All three global investors at Byju’s confirmed on Friday that their representatives had resigned from the board of the once high-flying Indian startup that has been battling pressure from lenders amid a steep drop in its valuation. The resignations of GV Ravishankar of Peak XV Partners, …

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