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TotalEnergies will form a joint venture (JV) with India’s Adani Green Energy Ltd. in a deal in which the French oil giant will contribute an equity investment of $444 million, it said on Tuesday. The two firms had formed a JV in September 2023 worth $300 million, which gave Total “direct access to ownership of…
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Concerns grew on Tuesday (September 3, 2024) over the chances of securing a Gaza truce, a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected making any “concessions” in stalled talks towards a hostage release deal. Mr. Netanyahu told a televised press conference at the end of a day of nationwide protests that he would “not…
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The fraudsters also conned the man of Rs 1,750. Struggling with unemployment, a young man from Muzaffarnagar was in for the shock of his life when a team from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department landed up at his doorstep and told him that a company was being run in his name and a…
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With public capex taking a backseat in the first quarter of 2024-25 owing to the general election, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday kicked off an assessment of capital spending efforts by ministries as the Centre strives to meet its ambitious ₹11.11 lakh crore target through the rest of the year. The Minister began the…
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PM Modi today visited the renowned Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Brunei. Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the renowned Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Brunei, during his two-day visit to the nation. His visit to Brunei is aimed at bolstering bilateral ties between the two countries. PM Modi’s visit to…
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Ace Indian shooter Avani Lekhara missed out on a second medal at the ongoing Paralympic Games and finished fifth after putting up a strong fight in the final of the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 competition on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Avani, paralysed waist-down owing to a car accident she suffered as an…
With the deadline to review the ‘import management system’ for laptops and other IT products nearing, the firms which received authorisations have imported products worth more than $4 billion this fiscal, an official said seeking anonymity. Imports were at $8.4 billion in FY24, mostly from China, the official said. In October 2023, the Centre rolled…
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The final analysis included 63 studies from 1994-2022. There is no link between mobile phone use and increased brain cancer risk, according to a new World Health Organization-commissioned review of the available published evidence worldwide. Despite the huge rise in the use of wireless technology, there has not been a corresponding rise in the incidence…
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COLOMBO: Fixing Sri Lanka’s battered economy and wiping out racism will be top priority for a National People’s Power (NPP) government, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, among the frontrunners in the September 21 race, said on Tuesday. He spoke to The Hindu amid a hectic campaign at the headquarters of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a…
India’s star player KL Rahul, who is often criticised for his performances and scoring rates, opened up on receiving online trolling and hate on social media. The wicketkeeper-batter said that while he was initially good at facing them, he was subjected to a lot of online abuse later on even while not playing,…
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