Month: December 2024

India’s ReNew Energy offered to be taken private in $2.82 billion deal

December 11, 2024 admin

India’s ReNew Energy offered to be taken private in .82 billion deal

Some of the biggest investors in ReNew Energy Global have offered to take the company private, filings to the U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) show, in a proposed deal that values the generator at $2.82 billion, according to Reuters calculations. Major shareholders Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, UAE-based Masdar, chairman Sumant Sinha and a…

Business

ILO report asks nations to uphold freedom of association at work

December 11, 2024 admin

“This edition of the Social Dialogue Report is published amid economic and geopolitical instability,” said ILO’s Assistant Director-General for Governance, Rights and Dialogue Manuela Tomei. File | Photo Credit: AP The Social Dialogue Report of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), released in Geneva on Wednesday (December 11, 2024), has recommended the governments to uphold fundamental…

World

Forces In India, Abroad Cannot Digest Country’s Progress: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar

December 11, 2024 admin

He said the country is witnessing economic development and taking a giant leap. (File) Jaipur: Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Wednesday that there are forces in the country and outside who are unable to digest India’s progress. “This act of fragmenting the country, dividing the country, insulting the institutions of the country is being…

Nation

One MobiKwik Systems IPO subscribed 7.3 times on first day of offer

December 11, 2024 admin

Mobikwik has reduced its IPO size from its earlier plans of ₹1,900 crore in 2021 to ₹700 crore in January this year to ₹572 crore now. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The initial public offering (IPO) of fintech company One MobiKwik Systems got subscribed 7.3 times, receiving an overwhelming response from retail investors, on the…

Business

2034 FIFA World Cup In Saudi Arabia Puts Lives At Risk: Rights Groups

December 11, 2024 admin

FIFA’s decision to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia puts many lives at risk and “marks a moment of great danger”, Amnesty International and 20 other organisations warned on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia, which was the sole candidate, was rubber-stamped as the 2034 hosts at a virtual FIFA Congress, bringing the World…

Sports

Ripple Effects Of Syria’s Events In India

December 11, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Online radicalisation has always been a matter of huge concern for India, but the fall of Assad regime in Syria is now acting as a force multiplier, keeping the investigation agencies on their toes. Over the last two weeks, India has re-strategised its approach to Syria. The Union Home Ministry has asked agencies…

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Myanmar ethnic armed group claims control of border region

December 11, 2024 admin

Maungdaw town lies on the Naf river which separates Myanmar from Bangladesh and is home to many members of the persecuted Rohingya minority. File. | Photo Credit: AP A Myanmar ethnic armed group has claimed complete control of a key region along the Bangladesh border, piling further pressure on the junta battling opponents elsewhere across…

World

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Raj Kapoor, Kapoor Family

December 11, 2024 admin

PM Modi met with Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently interacted with the Kapoor family in Delhi ahead of Raj Kapoor’s birth centenary. Even though many of the members of the Kapoor family, including Raj Kapoor’s daughter Rima Jain, daughter-in-law Neetu Kapoor and his grandchildren were there at…

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Trump says solving Ukraine crisis his top priority

December 11, 2024 admin

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing West Asia as a “less difficult situation.” “I think we have to solve the Ukraine problem with Russia,” the U.S….

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“Worried For Mohammed Siraj…”: Ricky Ponting Explains Immediate Reaction To India Star’s Fiery Send-Off

December 11, 2024 admin

Mohammed Siraj’s send-off to Travis Head in the India vs Australia 2nd Test.© AFP Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has weighed in on the incident and verbal spat that took place between Australia batter Travis Head and India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj during the second Test in Adelaide, stating that he got worried…

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