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The owner of the container ship Dali has initiated a process requiring owners of the cargo on board to share salvage costs after the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge

A federal judge has rejected a request by Native American tribes and environmentalists to stop work on a $10 billion electricity transmission line slated to run through a remote valley in southern Arizona

President Joe Biden has told an audience of cheering unionized steelworkers that his administration will block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company

As cryptocurrency markets dip amid growing macro headwinds and as sentiment wanes amid slowing spot Bitcoin ETF inflows, crypto investors are moving funds into an exciting new virtual reality project called 5thScape (5SCAPE) ahead before it lists on exchanges.

A post shared by Shikhar Dhawan (@shikhardofficial) Earlier, Dhawan could not play against the Rajasthan Royals on Saturday in the Indian Premier League match as he sustained an injury in the form of a niggle recently. The former Indian left-handed opener had seen ups and downs in personal life. Following his divorce from his wife Aesha Mukerji on 4 October 2023, he even had to part ways with his son.

Railgun has publicly denied any connection with the sanctioned North Korea‘s Lazarus Group using its platform for illicit activities.

Bangalore, Ajit Isaac — the Managing Director of Quess Corp — has purchased a 10,000 square feet plot in Koramangala 3rd block, also referred to as billionaire street, for Rs 67.5 Crore. This amounts to a per square feet price of Rs 70,300, setting a new benchmark for the Bangalore property market. “The deal was closed last week and the property belonged to Arvind Reddy and Geeta Reddy. The last deal closed in this locality was clinched at around Rs 68,000 per sqft by TVS motor,” said people aware of the development.

Bitcoin briefly soared above $67,000 (€61,544) on Thursday morning, before once again settling around $61,544 in the afternoon. This was a considerable rebound following Wednesday’s dampened sentiment.

Zug, Switzerland – April 16,2024 – Anomaly, announces the launch of the first AI-powered zero-gas Layer-3 gaming platform leveraging a play-to-airdrop mechanism targeting Telegram’s 900 million daily active users. Powered by Arbitrum Orbit and using Gelato’s Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS), Anomaly’s new Layer-3 is set to redefine the gaming industry empowering developers to create immersive decentralized gaming experiences with unprecedented speed leveraging AI-enabled Game Engine, while completely abstracting away blockchain complexities.

The European Union has disbursed about $6.7 billion to Poland as a part of the 27-nation bloc’s post-pandemic recovery fund, the biggest single transfer ever to the country

Murphy's new medical procedural series, «Dr. Odyssey,» alongside lead actor Joshua Jackson. The series is set to premiere during the 2024-2025 broadcast season on ABC, as per a Deadline report.

Solana developers on Monday announced a mainnet beta update, version 1.17.31, aimed at addressing the network’s recent congestion problems.

Under the terms of the deal, LBBW will take on Bitpanda's 'investment-as-a-service' infrastructure to store and procure cryptocurrencies.

finance ministry has made a case for an enhanced KYC procedure and extensive due diligence by banks and financial institutions for onboarding merchants to safeguard customers against cyber risks, sources said. Appropriate due diligence of merchants and business correspondents (BCs) who offer banking services in rural and remote areas is necessary not only to check frauds but also to fortify the financial ecosystem, sources said. According to sources, there is a need to strengthen data security and data protection at the level of merchants and BCs as chances of compromise are higher at that level. Therefore, sources said, RBI may advise banks and financial institutions to review the concentration of BCs in cyber fraud hotspots and their onboarding, blocking of micro ATMs found to be involved in frauds.

Earlier this month India — that already has punitive duty barriers of close to 50% for importing solar modules and cells from overseas — came up with its own set of non-tariff barriers to predominantly block Beijing. This coincided with US treasury secretary Janet Yellen’s heightened political pitch around overcapacity in Chinese steel, solar, EV, lithium-ion batteries and other clean tech products, as a precursor to a crackdown on imports. The updated docket or roster of vendors who can supply solar panels to our large scale power developers is an 82 page document, with 83 vendors and predictably has no Chinese candidates. As per this Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) order for solar photovoltaic modules, domestic module manufacturers will also have to register their sub-contractors and vendors with the renewable energy ministry.

₹1 each from persons attending the party’s public gatherings. Similar campaigns have been run by leaders such as Kanshi Ram and Arvind Kejriwal. It is an irony, though, that Kanshi Ram’s successor, Mayawati, faced allegations of corruption after coming to power.

Maharashtra leads the nation with the highest number of registered voters aged 85 and above, totaling 13 lakh, according to available data till April 8. Following closely behind is Uttar Pradesh with 10.4 lakh registered voters in the same age group, while Bihar and Tamil Nadu have 6.6 lakh and 6.1 lakh such voters, respectively. Nationally, there are a total of 81 lakh voters aged 85 and above, with Maharashtra's share comprising 16%. In contrast, Union territories show considerably lower registrations in this category, with Lakshadweep reporting the lowest at only 109 voters aged 85 and above. Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu account for 698 voters, while Andaman and Nicobar Islands have 1,037 voters in this group. Women outnumber men in the 85 and above age category both nationally and within Maharashtra. Of the 81 lakh voters in this group nationwide, 58% are women, with men accounting for 42%. In Maharashtra, although the overall share of women voters is around 48%, they make up 56% of the total voters aged 85 and above.

Israel has hailed the success of its defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran

Ethena’s (ENA) DeFi activity will rise in Q2 2024. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) could soar due to the ongoing market recovery.

The next bitcoin (BTC) halving—in which the amount of new bitcoin rewarded to miners with each newly found block is cut in half—is expected to take place next week. However, higher bitcoin prices, technological developments, and slight tweaks to business operations could help take some of that sting away from miner revenue.

Trump turned to one of his favorite themes on Friday — the specter of immigrants improperly voting in federal elections. House Speaker Mike Johnson came to the former president's Florida compound to announce that he would introduce a bill to stop those who are not citizens from voting in elections. Trump has made baseless claims about this subject before, like in 2016, when he blamed his loss of the popular vote on voting by immigrants, and then appointed a commission to investigate the issue. It disbanded without identifying a single case of a noncitizen casting a vote. He and other Republicans have recently revved up their conspiratorial claims about the issue with the influx of migrants across the southern border under Biden, contending Democrats are letting them in to add them to the voter rolls.