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Adani launches morale-boosting #DeshkaGeetAtOlympics campaign for Indian athletes at the Paris Olympics

July 8, 2024 Vinayak Barot

Ahmedabad, 08 July 2024: As the Indian contingent for the 2024 Olympics continues to put in the hard yards before flying out to Paris, its principal sponsor, the Adani Group, has pledged its whole-hearted support to the champions of the nation through a campaign with the theme #DeshkaGeetAtOlympics. The campaign centres around the athletes, who […]

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Hindenburg shared Adani report with client two months before publishing it: Sebi

July 7, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: US short-seller Hindenburg Research had shared an advance copy of its damning report against Adani group with New York-based hedge fund manager Mark Kingdon about two months before publishing it and profited from a deal to share spoils from share price movement according to market regulator Sebi. The Securities and Exchange Board of […]

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Iran: PM Modi congratulates President-elect Pezeshkian; to work for deepening ties

July 6, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Securing 53.7 percent of the votes polled, Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has promised to take the cooperation of all Iranians in his first remarks after winning the crucial election runoff against hardline rival Saeed Jalili. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the newly-elected President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian. In […]

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Trade: PM Modi congratulates new British counterpart Keir Starmer, discusses FTA

July 6, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after congratulating Keir Starmer for leading a landslide victory for the Labor Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke with his new British counterpart and the two leaders agreed to work towards an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA). PM Modi congratulated him […]

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Roving Periscope: Sunak loses power, but more PIO MPs elected in the UK

July 6, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Although Rishi Sunak won his parliamentary seat and is now a former British Prime Minister, a record 29 People of Indian origin (PIO), including 12 new faces, have been elected this time as Members of Parliament (MPs) in the just-concluded snap polls in the United Kingdom, the media reported on Saturday. […]

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SCO Summit: “Isolate, expose countries harboring terrorists,” says Dr. Jaishankar

July 5, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Lambasting terror nurseries in a veiled jibe at China and Pakistan, India on Thursday asked the international community to “isolate and expose” those countries that harbor terrorists, provide safe havens, and condone terrorism, underlining that if left unchecked, terrorism can become a major threat to regional and global peace. Delivering Prime […]

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The Gaza shadow: Despite landslide win, Labour Party loses four seats in the UK parliamentary polls

July 5, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Despite its significant victory in the just-concluded mid-term elections to the House of Commons, the winning Labour Party lost four of its seats to pro-Gaza candidates from some key constituencies with large Muslim populations, the media reported on Friday. Poll watchers had identified 21 such ‘sensitive’ seats, out of a total […]

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Roving Periscope: Post-poll, Sunak as PM is history; Britain may face Labour pains

July 5, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Tasting a landslide defeat in the snap polls, as many predicted, the United Kingdom’s first India-born Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conceded defeat on Friday as his Conservative Party was on course for one of its worst election defeats ever, while the Keir Starmer-led Labour Party sprinted towards a thumping victory in […]

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Digital payments: India’s UPI to be rolled out in the UAE

July 4, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s highly successful digital payment mode, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), will now be available in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well, the media reported on Thursday. NPCI International Payments Ltd, in partnership with Network International (Network), a leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) […]

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Roving Periscope: Aging Biden has “conceded”, claims NYT; White House denies

July 4, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Has the beleaguered US President Joe Biden “conceded” defeat, even before his nomination by the ruling Democrats for the November elections? Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are considering signing a letter demanding Biden withdraw from the presidential race, the media reported a senior party official as saying. According to speculations, Vice President […]

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