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India | Jul 09, 2025 | 7 min read Bihar reserves 35% job quota for locals
Ahmedabad Mirror
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News India #Patna The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday decided that the 35 per cent quota for women in government jobs will now be restricted to only permanent residents of the state. The decision was taken with barely a few months left before the state...
china China detains female erotica writers in pornography crackdown
Asiaone
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July 9, 2025
BEIJING — Police in China have detained dozens of young women authors in a genre of gay erotica widely known in Asia as "boys' love" during a nationwide crackdown on online pornography, lawyers and activists familiar with the cases say. The...
China blinds German spy plane over Red Sea with laser
Al Bawaba
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ALBAWABA- In a provocative move, China targeted a German reconnaissance aircraft with a high-powered laser while it was flying over the Red Sea as part of the European Union’s ASPIDES naval operation. The German plane was conducting surveillance...
India News | Bank Employees Hold Protest in Jaipur
Latestly
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July 9, 2025
Jaipur, Jul 9 (PTI) Bank employees in Jaipur held a protest on Wednesday, joining the nationwide strike called by major bank unions and central trade unions against the government's labour policies. The demonstration was held outside the Bank of...
India News | Doing a Lot of Empty Talk, Get Us Funds from Centre First: DK Shivakumar Tells HD Kumaraswamy
Latestly
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July 9, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday hit out at Union Minister and former CM HD Kumaraswamy, accusing him of indulging in "empty talk" while failing to secure central funds for state...
India News | ED Attaches Assets Worth Rs 50 Lakh Ex-EPFO Officer in DA, Bribery Case
Latestly
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July 9, 2025
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday said it has attached assets worth more than Rs 50 lakh of a Madhya Pradesh-based former EPFO officer and his family under the anti-money laundering law in a case linked to alleged...
India News | Attempt to Malign Fadnavis? Uddhav's Veiled Jibe at Shinde After Sena MLA Slaps Canteen Worker
Latestly
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July 9, 2025
Mumbai, Jul 9 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday sought to link the slapping incident involving a Shiv Sena MLA with purported differences between the Shiv Sena headed by Eknath Shinde and Chief Minister Devendra...
Chinese firm behind AI agent Manus relocates to Singapore amid US chip curbs
Channel News Asia
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July 9, 2025
Singapore has emerged as a strategic location for Chinese-linked tech firms seeking to navigate Sino-US tensions. Fast-fashion giant Shein, for example, has highlighted its Singapore location even as it continues to run a vast supplier network in...
Chinese AI startup Manus accelerates move to Singapore amid intensifying AI race
The Business Times Singapore
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July 9, 2025
The startup is embarking on a hiring spree just months after its global launch heightened US fears about China’s technological capabilitiesPublished Wed, Jul 9, 2025 · 07:26 PM [SINGAPORE] Manus is hiring more than 20 people for Singapore while...
China-Ghana trade hits 11.8 bln USD as diplomatic ties mark 65 years
Xinhua News Agency
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ACCRA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Ghana Tong Defa said Tuesday that bilateral trade between Ghana and China grew by 7.1 percent year-on-year to 11.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Speaking at the launch ceremony of activities marking...
India's sporting goldmine: IPL's value surges to $18.5, RCB becomes richest franchise
Asianet Newsable
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July 9, 2025
The Indian Premier League's valuation has soared to $18.5 billion, with RCB emerging as its most valuable franchise in a landmark year for the cricketing juggernaut. It started in 2008 as a bold bet — cricket, but shorter, faster, flashier....
China detains female erotica writers in porn crackdown, stirring sympathy for low-earning authors
The Straits Times
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July 9, 2025
BEIJING – The police in China have detained dozens of young women authors in a genre of gay erotica widely known in Asia as “boys’ love” during a nationwide crackdown on online pornography, lawyers and activists familiar with the cases say. The...
India markets regulator mulls allowing ratings agencies to rate instruments not regulated by it
Business Recorder
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July 9, 2025
India’s markets regulator on Wednesday proposed allowing credit ratings agencies to rate financial instruments regulated by other financial sector regulators. Any agency that expands ratings to such instruments will need to set up a new unit...
US court holds Byju in contempt; Apple’s new India-born COO
The Economic Times
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July 9, 2025
A US bankruptcy court has held Byju Raveendran in civil contempt for ignoring multiple court orders tied to Byju’s US unit. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5. Also in the letter: ■ WhatsApp eyes enterprise telecom ■ Brands play around...
How Trump’s bombing of Iran with American firepower reverberates in China and North Korea
The Milwaukee Independent
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July 9, 2025
Beyond the attack’s immediate impact on helping bring the 12-day war to a close, experts say Trump’s decision to use force against another country also will certainly be reverberating in the Asia-Pacific, Washington’s priority theater. “Trump’s...
Infosys flags hiring risks, moves to hybrid recruitment model
India Today
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July 9, 2025
Infosys has moved to a hybrid hiring model, combining virtual and in-person processes, after internal concerns over the quality of pandemic-era recruitment. The shift follows the termination of around 600 freshers from its Mysuru campus earlier...
Why China Automotive Systems Stock Is Gaining On Wednesday
Benzinga
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China Automotive Systems, Inc. CAAS shares are trading higher on Wednesday following the company’s announcement that it has begun mass production of its second-generation electro-hydraulic power steering system for heavy-duty vehicles. Developed...
Air India Crash Probe Focuses On Fuel Control Switches As Preliminary Report Nears
StratNews Global
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July 9, 2025
Home India Air India Crash Probe Focuses On Fuel Control Switches As Preliminary Report... The Air India crash investigation is focusing on engine fuel control switch movements after analysing flight and voice data and a Boeing simulation of the...
Can Archer deliver on his return and are India truly reliant on Bumrah
The National News
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India bounced back in the second Test against England in Edgbaston to level the five-match series 1-1. New captain Shubman Gill enjoyed a perfect Test as he smashed a double century and a ton, helping India complete a comprehensive 336-run...
Trump’s sweeping tariffs may overshadow Rubio’s official trip to Asia
PBS Frontline
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweeping tariffs set to be imposed by President Donald Trump next month may overshadow his top diplomat’s first official trip to Asia this week — just as the U.S. seeks to boost relations with Indo-Pacific nations to counter...