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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has inaugurated Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, which begins its commercial operations on Monday, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will drastically cut the travel time ...

By Marc Jones

Australia's international education sector, the federal government is set to ban education agents who are paid for poaching students away from their current institutions. These reforms come as a response to a comprehensive review led by former Victoria police chief commissioner, Christine Nixon. Clare O'Neil, Australia's home affairs minister, emphasized the government's commitment to restoring integrity in Australia's international education system and safeguarding the welfare of students, saying, «The party is over, the rots and loopholes that have plagued this system will be shut down.

Space.com. The delay in the launch will allow NASA's team to complete verification of the parametres used to control the Psyche spacecraft's nitrogen cold gas thrusters. Also read: NASA releases new mosaic of Moon's Shackleton Crater, offers closer look of lunar South Pole The parametres were adjusted in response to updated warmer temperature predictions for these thrusters.

Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) has launched its new digital asset service, Citi Token Services, aimed at enhancing cash management and trade finance for institutional clients. This innovative service leverages blockchain and smart contract technologies, integrating tokenized deposits and smart contracts into Citi's expansive global network.

Akash Tripathi is set to take over as CEO of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) from October 9, official sources said. The addition to his portfolio of duties was notified by the ministry of electronics and IT on September 22.

Indonesia is preparing to launch Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative

Several people have been injured after the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive was involved in a low-speed crash with another heritage train in the Scottish Highlands

By David Morgan

Mohali: The government will take a call by the year end on whether Mohali-based Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) will be developed further as a research and development facility or a commercial fab will be set up at the facility, according to a senior official. “The request for proposals for modernizing SCL has been issued only last week, but the government wants to move swiftly. Within a quarter, a call will be taken on which direction it will go, either R&D fab or a commercial fab," the official said, asking not to be named.

The Times of India. Meanwhile, Praful Patel has asserted that key appointments prior to June 30 were not as per the Nationalist Congress Party's constitution and, hence, the only basis on which the Election Commission can decide about which faction represents the party is through electoral majority.

PTI citing sources. The firm has undertaken an exercise to reduce the workforce by about 3,000-3,500 in October by ending duplication in roles across the organization. "Think and Learn Private Ltd (TLPL) restructuring will see the current operations spread across several business units streamlined into four core areas of K-12, test prep, online, and hybrid.

In the ever-evolving landscape of cryptocurrencies, HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu has recently made headlines, recording a robust 14% surge. 

Over the past week, Pepe Coin has emerged as a cryptocurrency worth noting, marking an impressive 9% surge. 

ICC WC 2023: Shubman Gill will be leading run scorer, R Ashwin's selection warning sign for others, says AB de Villiers Speaking to The Week, the former left-handed batter said "Shubman Gill has the potential to be the best player of his generation. The guy works hard, his attitude has been like that since 19-20.

Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman & MD, Narayana Health, says try to restrict carbohydrate intake and become spiritual. I am not saying you should become religious; become spiritual because knowing that somebody is up there protecting us, making sure that everything is done the way it should be, has a very, very, very positive force in your life. What are the tips to keep your heart healthy? I have a few messages and tips. First message to everyone is that do not wait for your heart to break down, see the doctors before it breaks down. We call it preventive maintenance. Everyone past the age of 30 must go for a preventive check-up. It may not be a very detailed preventive check-up but go for a preventive check-up. Especially people who want to get into very extreme sports like cardio or a marathon race or a football, it is very important to get a detailed evaluation of the heart because in India nearly 10% to 15% of the adult population have some type of a heart disease and 50% of the heart patients suffer from silent ischemia, that means even if they develop a heart attack, they do not know about it.

The Wallabies’ World Cup in France remains alive – for another day at least – with Fiji failing to secure the maximum points needed to secure their quarter-final berth.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Health insurer Cigna (NYSE:CI) Group says it has reached a settlement with the United States over claims it overcharged the government's Medicare Advantage program by making it appear patients were more ill than they actually were.

House of Representatives will vote on a stopgap funding bill, Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Saturday, just hours before the federal government is due to begin its fourth partial shutdown in a decade. The move will test McCarthy's narrow 221-212 majority, where multiple hardline conservatives have opposed the idea of a short-term bill known as a continuing resolution or CR, and could lead to a challenge to McCarthy's position as speaker. The maneuver will require Democratic votes, a fact that will anger some party hardliners who had wanted to pass a bill without Democratic support. Even if the House passes the bill, there may not be enough time for the Democratic-majority Senate to vote on the measure and President Joe Biden sign it into law before funding expires at 12:01 a.m. ET (0401 GMT) Sunday. House Republican lawmakers just Friday had blocked their own CR, which included multiple conservative policy additions that Democrats opposed.

(This story originally appeared in on Sep 29, 2023)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to raise money from the primary markets. The issue comprises offer for sale (OFS) aggregating up to 14,233,964 equity shares where International Finance Corporation l, NYLIM Jacob Ballas India Fund III LLC and Resurgence PE Investments will look to divest their stakes.