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Australia was trying to survive in the recent India-Australia series, a controversy erupted as the on-field umpire Virender Sharma was hit by a shot from Nathan Ellis on the field. Australia was in a tense situation when the ball hit the umpire.

cricket team has made significant changes in administration, captaincy, and player composition. The team is now being scrutinized from a fresh perspective in all aspects. Despite their setback in the World Cup, Pakistan still holds the top position in the World Test Championship. With a series scheduled between December 14 and January 7, some Pakistani players have already arrived in Sydney for pre-game practice.

Origin Energy Ltd. rejected a A$19.1 billion (US$12.8 billion) Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.-led takeover, after the fund’s yearlong pursuit of a utility that’s vital to Australia’s energy transition.

India vs Australia, 5th T20: Team India pacer Arshdeep Singh bowled a thrilling final over and defended 9 runs as India snatched a certain win from Australia by 6 runs. With the win in the 5th T20, India displayed dominance as they won the series comprehensively 4-1. Australian skipper Matthew Wade was not happy with the results and said it was hard for him to wrap his head around the defeat.

Standard Chartered Bank-backed digital assets custodian Zodia Custody, has integrated Metaco network’s global crypto storage services.

Amazon's streaming service Prime Video has signed a four-year deal with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to provide exclusive live broadcast rights in Australia for ICC cricket, which will be available on Prime Video Australia. The partnership will see Prime Video Australia exclusively stream all men’s and women’s events, including the Men’s and Women’s Cricket World Cups, T20 World Cups, Champions Trophy, U19s, and the World Test Championship Final. The deal includes streaming rights in Australia for 448 live games from 2024 to 2027. The deal follows the success of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which broke several records, culminating in Australia lifting the trophy.

1. Canada Express Entry: Canada Express Entry is a system that manages applications for three federal economic immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Skilled Trades Program, and the Canadian Experience Class.

BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver’s air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people

Asian shares are mixed as investors await a slew of U.S. economic data set for release later in the week

Bitcoin surpassed $40,000 for the first time since May 2022. In the early hours of Monday morning, the token added about 1% to trade at $40,005 on Monday in Singapore, taking its 2023 jump to 142%. Before the TerraUSD stablecoin collapse, Bitcoin was last at $40,000, contributing to a rout in digital assets.

Tata Power, GAIL, LIC, Suzlon, Eicher Motors, Hero MotoCorp, among others, will be in focus in today's trade.On Friday, the Nifty50 surged to a fresh all-time high higher-than-expected GDP data and positive interest outlook in the US.At close, the Sensex was up 492.75 points, while the Nifty added 134.70 points to end at 20,267.90.GIFT Nifty futures rose 145 points, or 0.70%, to 20,638.50, indicating a strong open for Indian markets.Asian shares started strong on Monday while gold hit another record high in a busy week for economic data that will test market wagers for early and aggressive rate cuts from major central banks next year.Hong Kong stocks opened slightly higher Monday morning following a positive lead from Wall Street, with traders keeping tabs on a court hearing over a creditor request to wind up battered developer China Evergrande.Australian shares on Monday hit their highest in 2-1/2 months, as traders found comfort in signs that the U.S. central bank was done with its monetary tightening, while investor focus was also on the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy meeting due this week.The S&P/ASX 200 index was up 1.2% at 7,157.700 points, as of 0052 GMT, hitting its highest level since Sept.

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Investing.com — Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report for November will be in focus this week as investors try to assess whether the U.S. economy is remaining resilient in the face of higher interest rates. Oil prices look set to remain volatile and central bank meetings in Australia and Canada could underline the view that rates have peaked.

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MUMBAI : Piramal Alternatives and CDPQ-backed performing credit fund have agreed to extend a ₹200 crore sum to ATM (automated teller machines) operator Transaction Solutions International (India) Pvt Ltd (TSI) in a structured credit transaction, a top executive said. The capital, raised against convertible securities, will help with TSI’s business expansion initiatives and accelerate its ATM deployment and other payment processing plans, the firm said. “With TSI, we had the opportunity to participate in a professionally led business within the high growth consumer payment sector.

International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council with the highest tally on Friday, and the term of council will be for the biennium 2024-25, according to an official statement. The statement said India's re-election falls under the category of 10 states with «the largest interest in international seaborne trade», alongside Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Indian Navy has planned to deploy both its aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant on the eastern seaboard during Milan-2024, a flagship international naval exercise hosted by Vizag from February 19-27 next year, a senior official said on Sunday. «The event will be held under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Indian Navy with likely participation from nearly 50 friendly countries as a delegation, and 20 foreign warships along with one maritime patrol aircraft,» said Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag-Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Eastern Naval Command.

Former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday launched men’s premium shirt brand Kut For You stitched by women in his assembly constituency of Shiggaon in Haveri district. On the occasion, he also announced a new facility in Shiggaon, which, he said, would add about 500 jobs for local women.

Bank of India (RBI) forecasts retail inflation to average 5.4% in 2024-25. That would make it four straight years of higher inflation than RBI’s target of 4%. While inflation remains on the higher side, economic growth, though robust, has not been in double digits since the pandemic and was muted before that, but India’s employment rate has increased, according to Periodic Labour Force Surveys (PLFS) data.

India), has secured Rs 200 crore of investment from Piramal Alternatives. TSI has more than 14,000 ATMs under management and offers automated Bill Pay solutions for utility companies.