INDIAN BILLIONAIRE ADANI OUT OF TOP 35 RICHEST LIST AS STOCKS CONTINUE TO DECLINE

Mon 27 February 2023: Gautam Adani, the chairman of the Adani Group, has slipped out of the world’s top 35 billionaire list as the group’s stocks continue to fall following the Hindenburg report. Currently, he is at the 37th spot on the list. On Monday, the first day of the trading week, most of the […]

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CHRISTIAN GROUPS PROTEST HIKE IN REPORTS OF HATE CRIMES, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THEM

Sat 25 February 2023: According to a report by the United Christian Forum, there has been a sharp rise of 400%, from 147 in 2014 to 598 in 2022, in violence against the community. Uttar Pradesh leads with highest numbers of reported incidents. Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and tamil Nadu are among top five states reporting […]

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KARNATAKA HIJAB BAN: STUDENTS APPROACH INDIA’S TOP COURT FOR INTERIM RELIEF TO WRITE EXAMS

Fri 24 February 2023: Students in Karnataka, which has banned the hijab in classrooms, have moved the Supreme Court seeking interim relief so that they can write exams at government colleges. In March last year, the Karnataka high court upheld the ban. In October, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, delivered a split verdict on the […]

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PAKISTANI BROTHERS LEAVE GUANTANAMO AFTER 20 YEARS WITHOUT CHARGES

Fri 24 February 2023: Two Pakistani brothers held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay military prison for two decades have been freed by US officials and have returned home, officials said. Abdul, 55, and Mohammed Rabbani, 53, will be reunited with their families after a formal questioning by Pakistani authorities, security officials and a Pakistani senator […]

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INDIA DROPS TO 7TH IN MARKET CAPITALISATION RANKINGS, WORST PERFORMER IN 2023 AMONG TOP 10

Fri 24 February 2023: India is the worst performer in 2023 among the top 10 countries of the world when it comes to market capitalisation, Business Standard has reported, noting that the dent in Adani Group stocks following the Hindenburg report triggered the fall. India has now slipped to seventh position. The United Kingdom is now on […]

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CHINA CLAIMS “MAJOR CONCLUSIVE TRIUMPH” OVER CORONAVIRUS

Fri 24 February 2023: The detection of positive Covid cases has dropped, according to Chinese health officials, who also claimed that the pandemic had “basically” ended. The authorities, speaking at a news event, assured that China’s “major conclusive triumph” over the coronavirus has set an example of counteraction and control for populous nations, as reported […]

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INDIAN-AMERICAN AJAY BANGA NOMINATED AS WORLD BANK CHIEF BY US

Fri 24 February 2023: US President Joe Biden announced that the US is nominating Ajay Banga, an India-American businessman who has served as the CEO of Mastercard, to be the president of the World Bank. The decision was described by Bloomberg as a “surprise pick”, as the World Bank said on Wednesday that it would “strongly encourage” women […]

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TALIBAN SETS UP INVESTMENT CONSORTIUM WITH FIRMS FROM RUSSIA, IRAN

Thu 23 February 2023: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration has set up a consortium of companies, including some in Russia, Iran and Pakistan, to create an investment plan focusing on power, mining and infrastructure, the acting Commerce Minister said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. The consortium included 14 Afghan businessmen and his Ministry had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with […]

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