Lorna Hajdini files defamation lawsuit against Chirayu Rana

Chirayu Rana (Left) had accused Lorna Hajdini (Right) of sexual harassment last month. Both worked at JPMorgan A bitter legal battle at JPMorgan Chase has taken another dramatic turn after executive Lorna Hajdini filed a defamation lawsuit against former banker Chirayu Rana, accusing him of making up false claims that she treated him as her…

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As hunger ravages Afghanistan, families ‘sell’ young daughters for food

Disturbing instances have emerged from economically-poverished Afghanistan with families are selling their young daughters to be able to afford food, medical expenses and debt relief.The United Nations says three in four people in Afghanistan are unable to meet basic needs amid widespread unemployment, a struggling healthcare system and shrinking international aid. It estimates that 4.7…

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The oldest and smelliest leather-making site in Morocco

In the old quarter of Medina Fez, the smell reaches you before the view does. Narrow passages bend through the medina, shopfronts crowd together under faded wooden balconies, and then suddenly the terraces open onto the circular dye pits of the Chouara Tannery. Workers move between stone vats carrying hides darkened by water, lime, and…

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Standard Chartered CEO’s remark sparks outrage as bank plans job cuts in India, other hubs

Standard Chartered’s plan to cut nearly 7,800 jobs globally by 2030 has triggered a fierce backlash online after CEO Bill Winters described some roles as “lower-value human capital” while outlining the bank’s AI-driven overhaul.The London-headquartered lender, which has major back-office operations in India, said it would eliminate around 15 per cent of corporate-function roles over…

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Indian-origin student leader claims Scottish greens asked her to quit election race over visa status

Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan, an Indian-origin student leader and current president of the National Union of Students Scotland, has claimed she was asked to withdraw as a Scottish Green Party candidate because of her student visa status.Viswanathan had applied to contest the Holyrood election for the North East of Scotland region…

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1,700-year-old Roman tombs reveal a dye worth more than gold inside coffins sealed for centuries

Archaeologists studying ancient Roman graves in England have uncovered a discovery that is changing what experts know about wealth and burial traditions in Roman Britain. During an examination of infant burials in Roman York, researchers identified traces of Tyrian purple, one of the rarest and most expensive dyes of the ancient world. As reported in…

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