Month: November 2024

Ricky Ponting Out As Commentator For India vs Australia 1st Test Due To ‘IPL Factor’

November 13, 2024 admin

File image of Ricky Ponting© BCCI Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting and his longtime teammate Justin Langer could potentially miss out commentating on the opening Test against India at Perth, starting November 22, due to commitments with their respective IPL teams for the mega auctions in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on November 24 and…

Sports

Markets decline in initial trade amid soaring inflation, foreign fund exodus

November 13, 2024 admin

Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) amid retail inflation soaring to a 14-month high of 6.21% in October and unabated foreign fund outflows. Muted quarterly earnings and weak trends in global markets were also the spoilsport for the markets,…

Business

Swiggy IPO listing surged nearly 8% in market debut

November 13, 2024 admin

Swiggy gig workers listen to a briefing. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Shares of food delivery and quick-commerce major Swiggy were listed with a premium of nearly 8% against the issue price of ₹390 on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. The stock is listed at ₹412, reflecting a jump of 5.64% from the issue price on…

Business

Supreme Court On Bulldozer Justice

November 13, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Executive cannot replace the Judiciary and legal process should not prejudge guilt of an accused, the Supreme Court said today, taking a tough stand on the issue of ‘bulldozer justice’ and laying down guidelines for carrying out demolition. The bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan delivered its judgment on…

Nation

Japan’s 7-Eleven May Go Private To Avoid $45 Billion Foreign Buyout

November 13, 2024 admin

Japan’s 7-Eleven May Go Private To Avoid Billion Foreign Buyout

Seven & i Holdings is eyeing to go private. Tokyo: The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven is considering going private by buying back its own shares in a bid to avoid a takeover attempt by Canadian rival Alimentation Couche-Tard, according to a report Wednesday. Seven & i Holdings is eyeing the move as a countermeasure to…

World

Mithun Chakraborty’s Wallet Not Stolen, Has Been Found: BJP

November 13, 2024 admin

Mithun Chakraborty was in the Nirsa assembly constituency to address a rally. Ranchi: The BJP on Tuesday rejected the assertion that actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty’s purse was stolen during a rally in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad, claiming that it was misplaced and later found. The incident happened when Mr Chakraborty was in the Nirsa assembly constituency to address…

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French lower house rejects massively amended 2025 budget

November 13, 2024 admin

File picture of the scales of Justice seen on the podium of the National Assembly’s speaker during a debate session on the 2025 budget bill in Paris, France | Photo Credit: Reuters French MPs on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) rejected a draft government budget that had been massively amended with new taxes by the opposition,…

World

BJP’s Dig Amid Uddhav Thackeray Bag Check Row

November 13, 2024 admin

Uddhav Thackeray’s bags were checked on the Maharashtra polls campaign trail Mumbai: A day after the political row over a routine check of Shiv Sena (BT) chief Uddhav Thackeray’s luggage, the BJP today posted a video of airport security frisking Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ bags and took a swipe at Mr Thackeray. Without…

Nation

Russia birth rate plummets to lowest in 25 years

November 13, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin | Photo Credit: Vyacheslav Prokofyev/AFP Russia’s lower house of parliament voted unanimously on November 12 to ban what authorities cast as pernicious propaganda for a child-free way of life, hoping to boost a faltering birth rate. Official data released in September put the birth rate at its lowest in a quarter…

World

Salman Khan’s Lyricist Sent Threats To Actor To Publicise Song: Police

November 13, 2024 admin

Salman Khan’s security was upgraded to Y-plus category in April. New Delhi: In a twist worthy of a Bollywood movie, the 24-year-old lyricist of a song in an upcoming Salman Khan film has been arrested for issuing a death threat – purportedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang – to the actor and himself. Police said…

Nation