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Nagorno-Karabakh early Wednesday, a day after Azerbaijani forces used heavy artillery fire on Armenian positions in the separatist region that local officials said killed or wounded scores of people. Azerbaijan has called the artillery fire an «anti-terrorist operation» and said it will continue until the separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh dismantles itself and «illegal Armenian military formations» surrender. It said it is only targeting military sites, but significant damage was visible on the streets of the regional capital, Stepanakert, with shop windows blown out and vehicles punctured apparently by shrapnel. The blasts reverberated around Stepanakert every few minutes on Wednesday morning, with some explosions in the distance and others closer to the city. The artillery fire raised concerns that a full-scale war in the region could resume between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which for more than three decades have been locked in a struggle over the mountainous territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

climate tech startup Aurassure has raised Rs 4 crore in a seed round led by Unicorn India Ventures. The funds will be deployed to strengthen product capabilities by creating a data analytics team, acquiring product certifications for international scaling, and sales team expansion for growing reach to multiple cities, it said in a statement.

gas utilities sector, after facing significant volatility in prices and issues on the availability of LNG over the last two years, is now returning to a tentative state of normalcy, said ratings agency ICRA in a note today. The gas offtake by the domestic market is supported by softening LNG prices, uptick in domestic gas supplies, and a regulatory push by the government. The domestic production is projected to witness healthy growth in FY2024, primarily from the Krishna-Godavari Basin, which is likely to keep the reliance on LNG in check. The city gas distribution (CGD) and the fertiliser sectors will continue to drive the demand growth owing to favourable policy support. ICRA expects the demand from the industrial sector to witness a healthy uptick amid soft LNG prices and increasing domestic gas production.

Jio has launched JioAirFiber, its new home Wi-Fi offering, across 8 metro cities with an aim to disrupt India's broadband market. JioAirFiber is the company's integrated end-to-end solution for home entertainment, smart home services and high-speed broadband. JioAirFiber takes on Airtel Xstream AirFiber, Airtel's 5G wireless home Wi-Fi solution. Here follows a comparison between the two products.JioAirFiber's offeringsJioAirFiber plans start from Rs 599.

Introducing the dynamic partnership between Indian businessman Vikash Sorout and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a collaboration that is set to reshape the future of business investments! With their shared vision for economic growth and global expansion, these two influential figures have joined hands to unlock unparalleled opportunities in both India and the United Kingdom. 

Nearly 490,000 vendors in China’s Changsha now accept digital yuan payments, the city’s government has claimed as the nation’s CBDC pilot continues.

HAGIOAICA, Romania — It’s a festival of joy that offers an escape from everyday hardships for some of Romania’s poorest residents.

As migration to the United States from Venezuela and other countries soars, Democratic elected officials are pressing the Biden administration to quickly grant work permits for asylum-seekers while their cases wind through immigration courts

King Charles III of the United Kingdom starts a three-day state visit to France meant to highlight with great pomp both nations’ friendship

Zelenskyy lashed out at Russia, accusing it of «weaponising» food and energy and attacking children during the war in Ukraine reported the New York Post. Zelenskyy framed Russia's war on his country as an attack on the «international order» and urged the world leaders to «act united to defeat the aggressor» «Let unity decide everything openly,» Zelenskyy said. «While Russia is pushing the world to the final war, Ukraine is doing everything to ensure that after Russian aggression no one in the world will dare to attack any nation.». «Weaponization must be restrained, war crimes must be punished, deported people must come back home and the occupier must return to their own land.

Economic Times. As per the report, this comes as a result of various factors including rising aspirations for a foreign education and career, an increase in applicants from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.

MUMBAI — NCC is one of the largest listed construction companies in India in terms of revenue, with a well-diversified portfolio comprising buildings, transportation, water and environment, irrigation, electrical (T&D), mining and railways.

Yellow metal’s slide was despite some weakness in the dollar index (DXY) which was hovering around the 105.14 mark against a basket of six top currencies, down 0.05%. The MCX October gold futures were trading down by Rs 44 or 0.07% from the Monday closing price at Rs 59,238 per 10 gram on the MCX while the December Silver futures were trading at Rs 72,298 per kg, higher by Rs 271 or 0.37%. Dollar Index (DXY) crossed the 105 mark on Monday against the basket of six top currencies and was down by 0.07%. On Comex, Gold futures were trading at $1,949 per troy ounce on Wednesday, down by $2.20 or 0.11% while Silver futures were at $23.345, lower by $0.111 or 0.470%. The October gold futures had ended with gains of Rs 11 or 0.02% per 10 gram at Rs 59270 on Tuesday while the December Silver futures closed lower at Rs 72,550, down by Rs 20 per kg or 0.03% on a holiday curtailed trading session.

₹2.24 lakh crore) in 2022, marking a 37% increase in just four years, as per data from Statistics Canada. Bloomberg quoted Vivek Dehejia, an Economics Professor at Ottawa's Carleton University, as saying, “The financial connections are very strong in both directions." He opined that the recent diplomatic fallout could have a “chilling effect" on investment flows. India holds significant sway in Canada’s education sector, being the largest source of international students in Canadian universities and colleges.

₹59,222 per 10 gm on Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), and went on to hit an intraday high of 59,240, and a low of ₹59,222. Around 9.10 a.m., MCX Gold for October 5 delivery traded 0.07 per cent lower at ₹59240 per 10 grams.

California lawmakers and union leaders are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would save jobs as large self-driving trucks are tested on public roads

Things are getting wheel-y serious in Victorian bus bigwig Ventura Group’s search for a new owner.

Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while accusing Moscow of being the aggressor and perpetrating «genocide» in his homeland, proposed a «peace formula» at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday. Addressing the UNGA session, Zelenskyy claimed that Ukrainian children in Russia were being taught to «hate» their homeland, adding that all ties that Ukraine nationals have with their family members back home were being snapped. «We're trying to get (Ukrainian) children back home, but time goes by. What will happen to them? Those children in Russia are told to hate Ukraine and all ties with their families are broken.

Russia launched a massive drone attack on the western city of Lviv early Tuesday, burning down a warehouse said to house humanitarian supplies and killing one man, Ukrainian authorities said. It was one of at least three deadly attacks in different cities.Ukraine intercepted most of the 30 Shahed drones overnight, the country's air force said.