Euro switch: Bulgaria joins the euro nearly two decades after EU entry; cheers mix with fears over prices

Bulgaria on Thursday adopted the euro as its official currency, becoming the 21st country to join the eurozone, a long-anticipated milestone that comes almost 20 years after the Balkan nation entered the European Union, but one that has exposed deep political and public divisions.At midnight, Bulgaria formally gave up the lev, which had been in…

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CBI makes its first arrest in Odisha SI hiring scam | India News

BHUBANESWAR: Central Bureau Of Investigation Friday arrested Biranchi Kumar Nayak (43), the alleged key middleman in the Odisha sub-inspector recruitment scam. This is the first arrest in the case.Nayak, a resident of Kalarahanga area near Patia in Bhubaneswar, allegedly approached several candidates and promised them questions for the Combined Police Service Examination 2024 in exchange…

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‘Blow to stomachs of Indian farmers’: Opposition slams India-US trade framework — who said what | India News

Randeep Surjewala, Piyush Goyal NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders on Saturday criticised the India-US Interim Trade Agreement framework, accusing the government of compromising India’s interests and raising concerns over its impact on farmers, tariffs, and oil imports.Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala warned that the agreement could harm farmers and rural livelihoods. He said, “A blow has…

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‘We were fully defeated on day 1’: Congress’s Prithviraj Chavan refuses to apologise for Operation Sindoor remark; BJP hits back | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday refused to apologise for his remarks on Operation Sindoor, saying the Constitution gives him the right to ask questions. Ex-Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan’s ‘Op Sindoor’ Remark Sparks Row, BJP Hits Back “Why will I apologise? It is out of the question. The…

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