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Ex-President of Pakistan indicted on money laundering charges

Supporters say that the case against Asif Ali Zardari, widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, is the latest in a string of politically motivated moves against opposition figures
US judge suspends TikTok download ban

This places a halt on the ban placed by the Trump administration, which was scheduled to begin on Sunday at midnight
18 revelations from a trove of Trump tax records

New York Times reporters have obtained decades of tax information the president has hidden from public view. Here are some of the key findings
France doubles paid paternity leave to 28 days

"When a baby arrives in the world, there is no reason it should be just the mother who takes care of it," President Emmanuel Macron said in announcing the extension
Divya J Shekhar
'The future requires a balance between print and digital learning'

UCLA professor Maryanne Wolf talks about the pros and cons of e-learning, which has become a norm during the pandemic, and the need to preserve slow, deep reading skills in an age of information explosion and screen time
Forbes India
Brucellosis outbreak in China: What you need to know

More than 3,000 people in northwest China have tested positive for brucellosis, a highly contagious bacterial disease
Kunal Purandare
Ayushmann Khurrana joins Narendra Modi on Time's most influential list

Actor "humbled with recognition" from international magazine, whose top 100 for 2020 also includes US President Donald Trump, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Oscar-winning filmmaker Bong Joon-ho
Salil Panchal
KKR invests Rs 5,500 crore in Reliance Retail

The fund raise comes a few days after the company raised Rs7,500 crore through Silver Lake Partners. The global investor interest will help Reliance Industries invest aggressively in this business
Manu Balachandran
From insiders to outsiders: Mistry family finally ready to let go of crown jewel

With the Shapoorji Pallonji Group publicly announcing its intent to part ways with the Tata Group, the Tatas will have an enormous task ahead to raise adequate funds to pay off their debt
Forbes India
FULL TEXT: Mistry family says 'Time to separate from Tata Group'

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Shapoorji Pallonji group said that after a four-year battle, "past oppressive actions, and the latest vindictive move by Tata Sons that impact the livelihoods of the wider SP Group community" have led them to call for this split, dissolving a 70-year relationship