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Telecom: Airtel plans Uganda’s biggest IPO; to raise USD 216 million

August 29, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: In August 1972, Uganda made international headlines when its dictator, President Idi Amin, ordered the expulsion of nearly 40,000 Indians and other Asians within 90 days, as he suspected them of stealing his country’s wealth. Most of them, mainly traders, later settled in the United Kingdom or other countries. Some […]

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Roving Periscope: After skipping the BRICS in SA, an isolated Putin won’t attend the G-20 Summit also

August 29, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: After skipping last week’s BRICS Summit in South Africa, Russian President Vladimir Putin, apparently apprehending his arrest abroad or a possible second coup at home, will not attend the Group of 20 (G-20) Summit in India, scheduled for September 9 and 10. He confirmed his absence in a telephonic conversation […]

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Gujarat: In the fifth phase, in a single day, four MoUs have been signed with an investment worth Rs 1,000 crore

August 29, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Gandhinagar, August 29: The tenth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit will be held in January 2024. Under the guidance of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Summit has established Gujarat as the benchmark for the best destination for investment. Under the guidance of Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel, the State Government has undertaken […]

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport: Over 4000 passengers used DIGI YATRA in first week

August 28, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Ahmedabad, August 28, 2023: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad is revolutionizing the travel experience by introducing Digi Yatra. This program utilizes enhanced facial recognition technology and artificial intelligence to strengthen passenger transit. In the first week, over 4000 passengers used the service and the number is encouragingly growing. With the Digi Yatra […]

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Fukushima: Chinese protest, abuse Japanese after release of ‘contaminated’ waters into the Pacific

August 28, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Water wars to control this elixir of life are common in several countries. But the Chinese are angry at their Japanese counterparts for releasing allegedly ‘contaminated’ waters from the ill-fated Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The Fukushima nuclear disaster was caused by a powerful earthquake and the […]

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Roving Periscope: Imprisoned, ex-Pak PM Imran now “satisfied” with jail facilities!

August 28, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Although they are multiple crisis-ridden, many people in Pakistan have never lost their sense of black humor. For example, when the Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 landed on the southern pole of the Moon last week, a Pakistani man told a TV news channel with a straight face that Pakistan need not […]

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Roving Periscope: Nearly 2 mn “excess deaths” in China in two months, says US study

August 26, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Has the Covid-19 pandemic really subsided or morphed into an endemic? Or it’s just going unreported? A new Covid variant called EG.5 or “Eris” has surfaced in the United Kingdom, and may have already killed two million in China, where it is dominant now, the reports said. Reports have now […]

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Countering Turkiye: India and Greece elevate ties to defense, “strategic partnership”

August 25, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: For years, Turkey (now Turkiye) has been supporting Pakistan on the defunct Kashmir issue. Despite New Delhi quickly sending humanitarian assistance in February 2023 following a massive earthquake, that claimed thousands of lives, Ankara continued to side with Islamabad on all international forums. Now, in a tit-for-tat, India has decided […]

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Quick commerce: Zepto, India’s 1st unicorn in 2023, raises $200 mn in Series E

August 25, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the two Mumbaikars, both just 19, dropped out of Stanford University and launched their startup, and now each of them has a net worth of over Rs. 1,000 crore. No wonder, their startup Zepto on Friday raised USD 200 million at an evaluation of USD 1.4 […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump arrested, released; now 2 IndAms fight to replace him!

August 25, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: While Donald Trump became the first US President to surrender, got arrested, and released, as officials even took his mugshot for police records on Thursday, two Indian-Americans vied to replace him as the Republican candidate in the next year’s presidential election. In a first, these candidates—former US Ambassador to the […]

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