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Columbia University who inspired pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country dug in at their encampment for the 10th day Friday as administrators and police at campuses from California to Massachusetts wrestled with how to address protests that have seen scuffles with police and hundreds of arrests. Officials at Columbia and some other schools have been negotiating with student protesters who have rebuffed police and doubled down. Other schools have quickly turned to law enforcement to douse demonstrations before they can take hold.

Norwest Venture Partners backed by US financial giant Wells Fargo has raised its 17th global fund of $3 billion, the Menlo Park, US-based firm said Thursday. The early-to-mid-stage investor that has backed 700 companies globally focuses on three major markets — USA, Israel and India. It has $15.5 billion of assets under management.

Honda plans to invest $11 billion, with the help of joint venture partners, to build out its electric vehicle efforts in Canada as it prepares for future demand in North America for the automobiles

The former Instagram influencer known as “Jay Mazini” has been sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting he stole millions of dollars in various investment scams

Amazon’s cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services plans to invest $11 billion to build a data center in northern Indiana that will create at least 1,000 new jobs

China on Thursday sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station for a six-month stay, in a regular rotation of Chinese astronauts onboard the "Tiangong" orbiting high above the Earth's atmosphere. The spacecraft Shenzhou-18, or «Divine Vessel», and its three passengers lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China at 8:58 p.m. (1258 GMT), according to state media.

Jay Mazini " who swindled millions of dollars from online followers and a network of Muslims during the pandemic was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday, prosecutors said. Jebara Igbara, 28, of New Jersey, had pleaded guilty to fraud charges, admitting that he created a Ponzi scheme that involved cryptocurrency frauds netting around $8 million. Prosecutors say the money funded a decadent lifestyle that included luxury cars and a lot of gambling.

Gaganyaan mission today, April 24, embarking on achieving yet another significant milestone in the space, said ISRO Chairman S Somanath on the sidelines of an event organized by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI) in Ahmedabad. “The airdrop test will happen on April 24. Then two more uncrewed missions will happen next year and then the manned mission, if everything goes well, by the end of next year," Somanath had said on April 17.

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Rebates tied to home energy efficiency and created by the Inflation Reduction Act may start flowing to many consumers within months.  

Rajnath Singh on Monday visited Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, and reviewed India's overall military preparedness in the region. Singh's visit to Siachen came over a week after the Indian Army marked the 40th year of its presence in the strategically key region. The defence minister, accompanied by Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande, reviewed the overall security situation in the region, officials said. Singh also interacted with the soldiers deployed in Siachen.

Raymond James has just enhanced its capabilities in Indiana as it welcomes two advisors in the region. The broker-dealer giant bolstered its financial advisory team in the Hoosier State with the addition of Jefferson Hankins and Kurt Boggs, former financial advisors at PNC Investments.

In contrast to the United States Federal Reserve, the Bank of Canada is running out of excuses to keep from acting as the proverbial deer in the headlights. The economy here is far weaker, fiscal policy is far less stimulative even with the spending largess in the federal budget, and there’s much more spare capacity being built up, particularly in the labour market.

Hyundai Motors India was ordered by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) to pay Rs 15.1 lakh to Sukhjinder Singh, an owner of a Hyundai Verna car. This judgement came after Hyundai Motors India failed to rectify the car's problem and instead decided to fight against the legal order to replace the car's engine, in various consumer forums for almost 10 years. This long legal fight, was ultimately lost by Hyundai Motor India, in which the commission concluded that the manufacturer needed to replace the car's engine. However, considering the time taken for this fight to conclude, NCDRC ordered Hyundai Motors India to refund the car's purchase price plus accumulated interest to Singh. «In the present case, the car was purchased on 17.08.2011. As on date, over 13 years in its usable life have already lapsed. Even if the engine is replaced today, its utilisation is for a very limited time and the Complainant will not be able to benefit from the investment he made. This situation emerged due to non-compliance of the order of the District forum by Hyundai Motor India LTD on 17.06.2016 to replace the engine of the car,» said NCDRC at the case's hearing.

Paris, while France will get a major host-nation bump from eighth to third, according to a forecast 100 days out from the opening ceremony. The Gracenote virtual medals table, which is compiled using results data from key global and continental competitions since the Tokyo Olympics, has the U.S. on top both on gold medal count (39) and total medal count (123). The U.S. will host the next Olympics after Paris in Los Angeles in 2028.

When Lily-Rose Bury got a job on German bank Berenberg's graduate programme in London in October 2021, she said she was «delighted» and «thankful.»

Investors are well aware that every war heightens uncertainty. It entails risks that are hard to price, as they defy probability estimates. A recency bias, however, must not get the better of us on the disruptive potential of hostilities in West Asia, where Israel’s night-sky was lit up on 13 April by the flares of aerial strikes by Iran in retaliation to an attack on its consulate in Syria.

Hollywood Con Queen, which delves into the notorious scam that targeted several high-profile figures in Hollywood. The series, produced by Chris Smith of Tiger King and Fyre fame, will premiere on May 8. Storyline

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court for years has been making it more challenging for prosecutors to bring corruption cases against public officials, guided by the belief that some of the dealmaking and fundraising in the political realm is unseemly but not illegal. A new batch of cases making their way through the courts shows that where to draw the line remains in flux. In New York, a U.S.

Companies are cutting staff and focusing on efficiency amid a commitment to do more with less following a year of widespread layoffs. Tesla announced a round of layoffs on Monday, joining Alphabet, Amazon and UPS among major companies to cut jobs in recent months. The layoffs this year suggest that companies are cutting in more targeted areas–even as some of the biggest tech companies have continued to grow, adding more jobs than they’ve cut.

Interest rates are an important factor that determine the trajectory of gold prices. When interest rates are high, gold becomes less attractive. When the US Fed hiked interest rates in 2022 and 2023, gold prices dipped (see chart). But in recent months, the US Fed has become less hawkish and more inclined to cut rates. Global gold prices have rallied on these expectations. “Gold prices could remain choppy in the months ahead as the market reacts to geopolitical developments. The medium term outlook for the precious metal is promising, given the imminent turn in the US interest rate cycle,” says Chirag Mehta, CIO, Quantum Mutual Fund. Gold has also rallied due to strong buying by central banks in the past few months. News reports say some countries are trying to reduce their US dollar reserves following the freezing of Russia’s reserves by the US and Europe, and are shifting to gold. “Increased buying of gold by central banks, especially China, in the quest to reduce dollar exposure (also called de-dollarisation), is the key reason for the spike in gold prices,” says Vidya Bala, Co-founder, PrimeInvestor.in.