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Rs 5,700 Crore 'Water Secure Haryana' Programme To Be Launched
The Haryana Government plans to launch the ambitious 'Water Secure Haryana' Program, a landmark initiative of about Rs 5,700 crore, of which around Rs 4,000 crore will be supported by the World Bank under its Program-for-Results framework.
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20 Cities Across The Globe Where Hailing A Cab Turns Out To Be Most Expensive
Recently, Deutsche Bank released a report, 'Mapping the World's Prices 2025, where they revealed what a 5 km local cab ride costs in the top 20 cities around the world.
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US Bank CEO Meets 'Teen' For Sex, He Turns Out To Be FBI Agent
The CEO of a US financial companyhas been fired after being arrested in an FBI sting that allegedly caught him trying to meet someone he thought was a 15-year-old boy on a gay dating app.
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Epstein's Ties To Wall Street Figures Exposed In Newly Unsealed Records
The now unsealed records, part of a lawsuit between the US Virgin Islands and JPMorgan Chase, include hundreds of pages of emails, financial reports, and internal bank documents.
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Indian-Origin CEO Hits BlackRock With "Breathtaking" $500-Million Fraud
BlackRock's private-credit investing arm and several major lenders are scrambling to recover more than $500 million lost in a loan fraud allegedly orchestrated by Indian-origin telecom executive Bankim Brahmbhatt.
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Louvre Transfers Some Of Its Most Precious Jewels To Bank Of France: Report
The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France after an audacious daylight heist last week exposed the famed museum's security vulnerability.
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On Camera, Masked Israeli Settlers' "Brutal Ambush" On Palestinian Farmers
A Palestinian woman was critically injured after a masked Jewish settler attacked her with a stick in the central West Bank's Turmus Ayya village.
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After Truce, Gazans Rush To Banks For Cash Only To Find There's None Left
The Palestinians trying to rebuild their lives in the ruins of Gaza are short of many things: food, clean water, medicine, and cash. On Sunday, two bank branches reopened, triggering an eager rush of clients. They were quickly disappointed.
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Google, World Bank Tie-Up To Build AI-Powered Public Digital Infrastructure In Emerging Markets
Google and the World Bank Group are collaborating to build AI-powered public digital infrastructure for emerging markets, the search engine giant announced on its official blog.
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'India Proved Doubters Wrong...': IMF Chief's Praise In Global Economy Meet
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva praised India's 'bold economic and structural reforms' - from revised direct and indirect tax laws to the mass rollout of a digital payments ecosystem - on the first day of a meeting of world financial leaders.
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World Bank Raises India's FY26 Growth Forecast To 6.5%
India is expected to remain the world's fastest-growing major economy, underpinned by strong consumption growth, improved agricultural output and rural wage growth, according to a World Bank report released on Tuesday.
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"This Place Belongs To Us": Israel PM Vows "There'll Be No Palestinian State"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Thursday that there would be no Palestinian state, speaking at a signing ceremony for a major settlement project in the occupied West Bank.
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Over 7,000 Prisoners Escape From Nepal Jails Amid Violent Protests
At least five juvenile inmates died during a clash with security personnel at a jail in western Nepal, while more than 7,000 prisoners escaped from different jails across the country during the violent anti-government protests.
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SBI Report Estimates The Impact Of Trump Tariffs On American Economy
The recent move by the United States to impose steep tariffs on Indian goods is expected to weigh on the US economy, pushing up inflationary pressures and impacting growth, according to a report by the State Bank of India (SBI).
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Funeral Owner To Be Sentenced For Corpse Abuse After Storing 200 Bodies
It's been two years since nearly 200 decaying bodies were discovered throughout a fetid, room temperature building in rural Colorado.
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Rs 5,700 Crore 'Water Secure Haryana' Programme To Be Launched
The Haryana Government plans to launch the ambitious 'Water Secure Haryana' Program, a landmark initiative of about Rs 5,700 crore, of which around Rs 4,000 crore will be supported by the World Bank under its Program-for-Results framework.
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20 Cities Across The Globe Where Hailing A Cab Turns Out To Be Most Expensive
Recently, Deutsche Bank released a report, 'Mapping the World's Prices 2025, where they revealed what a 5 km local cab ride costs in the top 20 cities around the world.
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US Bank CEO Meets 'Teen' For Sex, He Turns Out To Be FBI Agent
The CEO of a US financial companyhas been fired after being arrested in an FBI sting that allegedly caught him trying to meet someone he thought was a 15-year-old boy on a gay dating app.
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Epstein's Ties To Wall Street Figures Exposed In Newly Unsealed Records
The now unsealed records, part of a lawsuit between the US Virgin Islands and JPMorgan Chase, include hundreds of pages of emails, financial reports, and internal bank documents.
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Indian-Origin CEO Hits BlackRock With "Breathtaking" $500-Million Fraud
BlackRock's private-credit investing arm and several major lenders are scrambling to recover more than $500 million lost in a loan fraud allegedly orchestrated by Indian-origin telecom executive Bankim Brahmbhatt.
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Louvre Transfers Some Of Its Most Precious Jewels To Bank Of France: Report
The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France after an audacious daylight heist last week exposed the famed museum's security vulnerability.
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On Camera, Masked Israeli Settlers' "Brutal Ambush" On Palestinian Farmers
A Palestinian woman was critically injured after a masked Jewish settler attacked her with a stick in the central West Bank's Turmus Ayya village.
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After Truce, Gazans Rush To Banks For Cash Only To Find There's None Left
The Palestinians trying to rebuild their lives in the ruins of Gaza are short of many things: food, clean water, medicine, and cash. On Sunday, two bank branches reopened, triggering an eager rush of clients. They were quickly disappointed.
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Google, World Bank Tie-Up To Build AI-Powered Public Digital Infrastructure In Emerging Markets
Google and the World Bank Group are collaborating to build AI-powered public digital infrastructure for emerging markets, the search engine giant announced on its official blog.
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'India Proved Doubters Wrong...': IMF Chief's Praise In Global Economy Meet
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva praised India's 'bold economic and structural reforms' - from revised direct and indirect tax laws to the mass rollout of a digital payments ecosystem - on the first day of a meeting of world financial leaders.
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World Bank Raises India's FY26 Growth Forecast To 6.5%
India is expected to remain the world's fastest-growing major economy, underpinned by strong consumption growth, improved agricultural output and rural wage growth, according to a World Bank report released on Tuesday.
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"This Place Belongs To Us": Israel PM Vows "There'll Be No Palestinian State"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Thursday that there would be no Palestinian state, speaking at a signing ceremony for a major settlement project in the occupied West Bank.
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Over 7,000 Prisoners Escape From Nepal Jails Amid Violent Protests
At least five juvenile inmates died during a clash with security personnel at a jail in western Nepal, while more than 7,000 prisoners escaped from different jails across the country during the violent anti-government protests.
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SBI Report Estimates The Impact Of Trump Tariffs On American Economy
The recent move by the United States to impose steep tariffs on Indian goods is expected to weigh on the US economy, pushing up inflationary pressures and impacting growth, according to a report by the State Bank of India (SBI).
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Funeral Owner To Be Sentenced For Corpse Abuse After Storing 200 Bodies
It's been two years since nearly 200 decaying bodies were discovered throughout a fetid, room temperature building in rural Colorado.
