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By Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason

Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the priority section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Corridor that will reduce travel time drastically and ensure better connectivity of the national capital with west Uttar Pradesh. He also dedicated two stretches of the east-west corridor of Bengaluru metro. The PM flagged off the Namo Bharat RapidX train at Sahibabad station, marking the launch of RRTS in India. He also travelled on the Namo Bharat train.

TUI holiday flight from Corfu encountered an incident while landing at Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) on Friday afternoon. The airline stated that the aircraft «moved off the runway» during landing.

New Delhi: The finance ministry is looking at ways to bring down government debt and is monitoring the debt reduction measures taken by emerging market economies, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. While India’s public debt is not as high as other major economies’, it needs to be tackled with a sense of responsibility so that the future generations don’t feel its burden, she told the Kautilya Economic Conclave. “Data about some emerging market countries, about how they are managing their debt, is something which is actively in our minds in the ministry," Sitharaman said.

New Delhi: Russia is considering a formal Indian request to expand the list of Indian suppliers for buffalo meat, seafood and other livestock products amid ongoing talks to open mutual access for agricultural products, Russian trade commissioner Alexander Rybas said. The two countries, Rybas said in an email interview, are also discussing the development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to serve as an alternative transportation route for goods to Asian markets. Edited excerpts: Russia and India have been conducting long-term negotiations on the mutual opening of access to crop and animal husbandry products.

Sensei Inu is an Ethereum-based crypto project that seeks to level the financial playing field by valuing individual ‘expertise’ over traditional financial metrics. 

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spacecraft. Addressing a function here, the prime minister said India's Gaganyaan will soon ferry Indian astronauts to space and the country also plans to establish its own space station. «We have drawn a strong roadmap till 2040 for the space sector...that day is not far when we will land an Indian on the Moon on our own spacecraft,» Modi said after flagging off the first Namo Bharat train on the 17-km stretch of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System.

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U.S. President Joe Biden made the case directly to the American people Thursday that the country has a “vital” national security obligation to help Israel and Ukraine, which will require billions of dollars of military aid.

Despite a challenging day for the crypto market, Bitcoin price remained steadfast above the $29,000 threshold. This stability can likely be attributed to Fidelity's recent modifications to its Bitcoin ETF proposal. 

Coinbase is confident that a U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded fund will be approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company's chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, told CNBC.

Navratri, a season of celebration, devotion, and new beginnings, is often considered an auspicious time to make significant life decisions. Among these decisions, buying a property is one of the most crucial. With the Navratri season upon us, we present you with valuable insights on how to make your property purchase not only auspicious but also well-informed and secure.

Mestastop Solutions has announced that it has raised Rs 4.5 crore or $500k in a Pre Series A round led by 92 angels & Malpani Ventures. Mestastop is creating a cancer metastasis focussed platform, which uses wet lab biology and predictive analytics to identify and distinguish unique properties of metastasis and leverage them for drug discovery and patient treatment. In 2021, the company had secured a seed funding of Rs 2 crore led by IIM Ahmedabad’s CIIE with participation from IKP and angel investors. “Over the last three years, we have been involved in extensive R&D, which has created novel platforms.

U.S. economy's strength and continued tight labor markets could require still tougher borrowing conditions to control inflation, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday, though rising market interest rates could make action by the central bank itself less necessary. Appearing to align himself with Fed colleagues who have recently said the bond market is now doing some of the central bank's work for it, Powell in remarks to the Economic Club of New York agreed «in principle» that the rise in yields was helping to further tighten financial conditions and «at the margin» might lessen the need for additional Fed rate increases. It was not an explicit endorsement of that view, but financial markets seemed to read it as one.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested the US central bank is inclined to hold interest rates steady again at its next meeting while leaving open the possibility of a future hike if policymakers see further signs of resilient economic growth. The comments effectively affirm market expectations for the Fed to skip a rate increase for a second straight meeting when officials gather on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. The Fed chief also said a recent run-up in long-term Treasury yields, if they persist, could lessen the need for further hikes “at the margin,” echoing his colleagues and underscoring the importance of tightening financial conditions to the rate outlook over the coming months. Given the uncertainties and risks, and how far we have come, the committee is proceeding carefully,” Powell said Thursday at the Economic Club of New York. “We will make decisions about the extent of additional policy firming and how long policy will remain restrictive based on the totality of the incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks.” Yields on two-year Treasuries declined after Powell spoke, while 10-year yields pared an increase that pushed them near the 5% mark. The dollar fell against a basket of major currencies, and the S&P 500 index of stocks, after multiple twists and turns, fell. “For November, he has clearly sent a signal of pause,” said Laura Rosner, partner at Macropolicy Perspectives LLC. “He expects the economy to cool down in the fourth quarter, and yields are doing some of the work for them.”

WASHINGTON—President Biden reiterated his staunch support for Israel in the wake of attacks by Hamas militants during a visit to Tel Aviv on Wednesday. But back in the U.S., he’s faced criticism from progressives, Muslims and Arab-Americans, who say his sympathy for lost Palestinian lives and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is too little too late. “I’ll vote for him.

According to official Twitter account, Immutable has set the stage for gaming on the Ethereum blockchain with its recently launched zkEVM Testnet, accentuated by the involvement of @0xPolygonLabs. The progress is underscored by over 50 games that have earmarked their development on the Immutable zkEVM platform, showcasing a growing ecosystem even before its Mainnet launch.

The world is interested in crypto. In the United States and European Union, individual investors have shown they are intrigued by its possibilities, while emerging economies are leveraging it to expand access to financial services. This, of course, is attracting the focus of legislators who want to both tap into crypto’s potential and ensure investors and consumers are well-protected. But with crypto’s international footprint, new and dynamic technologies, and built-in anonymity, it’s a challenge to protect users’ privacy and police unlawful activity.