KidZania celebrates 10 years in India, to add 7-8 new centres in next decade
As it completes 10 years in India, global indoor theme park KidZania has set sights on further expansion in the country by adding 7-8 new centres during the next decade, a top company official said on Wednesday. Some of these centres might be smaller, KidZania India Founder and Promoter Paras Chandaria...
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Rural demand vulnerable due to higher food inflation, lower income: Report
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Softbank sells 1.16% stake in Zomato for `947 crore
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32 firms applied under PLI IT hardware scheme: Vaishnaw
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US economic growth for last quarter is revised down to 2.1 pc annual rate
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Soldiers seize power in Gabon President under house arrest
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Indian-origin Tharman in Singapore presidential race
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Millions more to get overtime after Biden's proposed rule
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UK air traffic control chaos caused by ‘incorrect’ data
The UK’s air traffic control chief has said that “incorrect” flight data was the cause of the massive disruption that affected thousands of passengers stuck in planes and at airports as hundreds of flights to and from the country were cancelled, with knock-on effects continuing on Wednesday. Martin Rolfe, the chief...
UK foreign minister in China to ‘manage’ relations
Britain’s Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, is in Beijing on Wednesday to “manage” the country’s relationship with China and raise human rights concerns as well as the country’s support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions in the conflict with Ukraine. The first high-level visit in over five years comes amid strained UK-China...
London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests
London’s traffic cameras are under attack. Police say hundreds of license plate-reading cameras have been damaged, disconnected or stolen by opponents of an anti-pollution charge on older vehicles that came into force across the metropolis on Tuesday. The vandalism by vigilantes calling themselves the Blade Runners shows that emotions are running...
Muslim call to prayer allowed for public broadcast in NYC without permit
The Muslim call to prayer will ring out more freely in New York City under guidelines announced Tuesday by Mayor Eric Adams, which he said should foster a spirit of inclusivity. Under the new rules, Adams said, mosques will not need a special permit to publicly broadcast the Islamic call to...
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida’s west coast
Hurricane Idalia has made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm on Wednesday and was unleashing life-threatening storm surges and rainfall in an area not accustomed to such pummelling. Idalia came ashore in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula. Florida...
Imran’s judicial remand extended till Sep 13
A special court on Wednesday extended till September 13 the judicial remand of Imran Khan in a case related to the alleged disclosure of state secrets, dashing the beleaguered former Pakistan prime minister’s hopes of quick release from jail. Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain, who arrived at Attock jail in the Punjab...
Court sends Qureshi to 14-day judicial remand
A special court on Wednesday sent Pakistan’s former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on a 14-day judicial remand in connection with the leakage of a confidential diplomatic cable that was allegedly misused for political purposes by the previous Imran Khan-led government. Qureshi, 67, a close aide of jailed former prime minister...
