A rocket attack targets US embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage, no casualties
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A rocket attack targets US embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage, no casualties

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BAGHDAD — A rocket attack at the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Friday morning caused minor material damage but no casualties, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. The attack is the first to be confirmed since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war on the U.S. Embassy, in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses Iraqi government…

PSX hits new milestone as KSE-100 surges past 66,000 mark – SUCH TV
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PSX hits new milestone as KSE-100 surges past 66,000 mark – SUCH TV

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Bulls maintained their grip on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as the benchmark index shot past the 66,000 mark on Friday by gaining over 1,000 points. According to the PSX website, the KSE-100 index gained 1,302.45 points or 2.01% to reach 66,020.52 points at 11:39am during the intraday trading. Raza Jafri, who is the head…

Ex-Yankee Cameron Maybin claims team’s no facial-hair rule is ‘wack’, hinders them in free agency
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Ex-Yankee Cameron Maybin claims team’s no facial-hair rule is ‘wack’, hinders them in free agency

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Former Yankees outfielder Cameron Maybin believes the club’s rule against facial hair hurts the team when it comes to signing free agents. “This might be an unpopular take to Yankees fans, but you’d be surprised how much more attractive the Yankees would be if they got rid of that facial hair rule,” Maybin, an ex-YES…

Vote for Biz Titans Who Wrote New Chapter of India’s Growth Story | CNN-News18 Indian of the Year 2023 – News18
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Vote for Biz Titans Who Wrote New Chapter of India’s Growth Story | CNN-News18 Indian of the Year 2023 – News18

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Published By: Manjiri Joshi Last Updated: December 08, 2023, 13:00 IST The winners will be revealed at the star-studded grand awards ceremony in January 2024. CNN-News18 Indian of the Year 2023: The nominees are N Chandrasekaran (Chairperson, Tata Sons), Sanjiv Puri (Managing Director, ITC), Dinesh Khara (Chairperson, State Bank of India), Sunil Vachani (Founder &…

UPI Payment Limits Hiked To Rs 5 Lakh For Hospitals, Educational Institutions
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UPI Payment Limits Hiked To Rs 5 Lakh For Hospitals, Educational Institutions

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New Delhi: In what will come as a huge respite for people using digital transaction, RBI has hiked UPI payment limits for hospitals and educational institutions to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 1 lakh per transaction. Announcing the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that The limit for various…

Binance Founder Ordered to Remain in U.S. Before Sentencing
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Binance Founder Ordered to Remain in U.S. Before Sentencing

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Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, must remain in the United States as he waits to be sentenced for violating federal money-laundering rules, a judge ruled on Thursday. Mr. Zhao, who goes by his initials, CZ, pleaded guilty to the charge last month as part of a wide-ranging settlement of several…

Indian Railways looks to become ‘atmanirbhar’ in forged wheels manufacturing; details here – Times of India
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Indian Railways looks to become ‘atmanirbhar’ in forged wheels manufacturing; details here – Times of India

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The Indian Railways needs 80,000 forged wheels annually to meet its requirement and the national transporter has already approved a project for manufacturing 2,30,000 wheels, according to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. This comes after the minister’s statement in Parliament, where he highlighted that India currently imports a significant portion of its annual requirement of 4,40,000…

Axelrod: Weiss Charging Hunter in CA Shows a Difference Between Initial Handling of Case
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Axelrod: Weiss Charging Hunter in CA Shows a Difference Between Initial Handling of Case

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On Thursday’s “CNN Newsnight,” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod acknowledged that there were issues as to whether Special Counsel David Weiss could file cases in venues outside of Delaware before he was made Special Counsel and the new charges against Hunter Biden were filed in California, “So, that’s a difference…

Hunter Biden is indicted on federal tax charges
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Hunter Biden is indicted on federal tax charges

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The special counsel investigating Hunter Biden charged him on nine counts related to his failure to pay federal taxes on millions of dollars of income. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Makela/Getty Images The special counsel investigating Hunter Biden charged him on nine counts related to his failure to pay federal taxes on…