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IIT Bombay recently concluded its annual placement drive, achieving a milestone with its highest-ever international offer of Rs 3.7 crore per year, while the top domestic salary reached Rs 1.7 crore per year. Compared to the previous year's highest international annual salary of Rs 2.1 crore, this marks a significant increase. However, it's worth noting that the domestic salary in the previous year was slightly higher at Rs 1.8 crore per year. According to a TOI report, the engineering and technology sector witnessed the highest recruitment numbers, with average compensation just slightly above last year's figures.

The US Dollar Index rallied for the eighth consecutive week, which is its longest winning streak since 2005. The Greenback gained as the US economy is presently doing better than its peers, especially the European economies.

Hut 8 Mining Corp. (Nasdaq: HUT) (TSX: HUT), one of North America's leading digital asset and bitcoin mining pioneers, has announced further developments regarding its proposed all-stock merger with U.S. Data Mining Group, Inc., also known as US Bitcoin Corp (USBTC). The resulting entity from this merger will be christened «Hut 8 Corp.» and will be based in the U.S.

On November 30, 2022, Onlyfans' Ethereum (ETH) holdings had a book value of $11.43 million. On that day, the price of ETH was approximately $1,270, suggesting that Onlyfans held around 9,000 ETH. The purchase cost of these holdings was calculated to be $19.889 million, indicating an average purchase price of $2,210 per ETH.

G20 Summit in Delhi began on 9 September with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inaugural remarks. The Prime Minister's opening address to the G20 summit came with his nameplate labelled 'Bharat' on it. This came days after the invitations to the summit dinner were sent out in the name of the "President of Bharat", prompting rumours official usage of the country's English name would be scrapped.

Hilton hotel and the Chagos Islands have in common? They all feature on a long and increasingly bizarre list of stories behind the financial crisis sweeping Britain’s local authorities. While there’s been a steady dribble of so-called Section 114 notices from councils declaring effective bankruptcy in recent years, Birmingham City Council’s filing this week caused the most alarm. For Europe’s largest local authority, a legal battle over equal pay is proving a huge drain on resources. Its leaders conceded on Tuesday it faces “unprecedented financial challenges” with all new spending, except on core services, stopped in a bid to right the ship. Britain’s second city faces a bill as high as £760 million ($948 million) after a Supreme Court ruling from 2012 backed a group of largely female employees who missed out on bonuses that were given to staff in traditionally male-dominated roles at the council.

Inflation expectations in five to 10 years' time marginally rose to 3.3% from 3.2% in July, the survey by U.S. bank Citi and polling firm YouGov showed. Public expectations for inflation in 12 months' time increased to 4.4% from 4.3%. The BoE is widely expected to raise interest rates for the 15th time in a row on Sept.

₹1.5 lakh crore) each, will be a long-term investment for Australia. These subs are not expected to be operational until past the midpoint of the century. Meanwhile, ‘Ghost Sharks’, which are expected to cost just above AUD$23 million (around ₹123 crore) each, are planned for delivery by mid-2025.

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(Reuters) — The British government has signed a partnership with Singapore to grow its economy and enhance shared security, Downing Street said on Friday, adding it was the UK's first treaty since leaving the European Union.

A weapon wielded by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 1659 will return to India in November this year. The ‘wagh nakh’ – an iron weapon shaped like tiger claws – was used by the Maratha leader to kill the Bijapur sultanate's general Afzal Khan. Designed to slash through skin and muscle, the small weapon is currently part of London's Victoria and Albert Museum.

Cryptocurrency company Ripple announced on Friday it will acquire Fortress Trust, a startup specializing in crypto infrastructure, giving it a license in Nevada and allowing it to expand beyond its core bread and butter of blockchain-enabled payments.

LONDON (Reuters) — The British public's expectations for inflation over the medium to long term, which are closely watched by the Bank of England, Rose in August, a survey published on Friday showed.

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The United Nations has doubled down on its pledge to revive stalled negotiations over the disputed Western Sahara in a visit to the region this week in which its top negotiator met with officials on all sides

“These woman entrepreneurs are very good in English, French, Spanish, and German among others,” said Brijesh Goyal, chairman of Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) that hired them. “We have sent the list to the foreign minister for coordination,” he said. While prominent markets such as Connaught Place, Khan Market, Yashwant Place and Janpath will remain closed for security reasons, shopkeepers of markets such as South Extension, Karol Bagh and Chandni Chowk are hopeful that foreign delegates attending the summit will come looking for souvenirs and gifts to take back home. Traders said this is the best opportunity to showcase ‘Make in India’ products as delegates from the world’s largest economies are in the national capital. Those in restricted areas rued the missed opportunity.

Digital asset exchange Coinbase sets out plans for a global expansion flagging jurisdictions outside the United States as “near-term priority markets.”

A new study reveals nearly half of institutions in the United States, UK, and Europe offer digital asset services to their clients.

Metropolitan Police's Cyber Crime Unit were able to prove that the men were selling fake pharmaceutical drugs illegally on the dark web.

British financier Guy Hands has been forced to grant a lease to Mike Cannon-Brookes’ Sun Cable after legal proceedings which revealed his Terra Firma vehicle was the third bidder in an auction that ultimately handed control of the collapsed project to the Atlassian billionaire’s Grok Ventures.

New Delhi: UK prime minister Rishi Sunak, who is attending the G20 Leaders’ Summit in India, will announce measures to alleviate the impact of the Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain supplies that has caused a global spike in food prices. “Once again, (Russian president) Vladimir Putin is failing to show his face at the G20.