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New Delhi will participate in a peace conference aimed at the war in Ukraine hosted by Saudi Arabia this month, confirmed MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. “India will participate in this event. Our participation is in consonance with our long-standing position that dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward," he said at a press briefing.

Miles Kane has announced a new tour, scheduled to take place from January 25 to February 9, 2024, across various venues in the UK. The tour will be in support of Miles Kane's highly anticipated studio album, titled «One Man Band”. Miles Kane shared this exciting announcement of his upcoming tour on his official Instagram page on July 28, 2023. He is preparing to release his fifth studio album, „One Man Band,“ on August 4, 2023. To support the new project, he has announced a tour across the UK. Joining him on the tour will be The Roystoneclub, an emerging band on their first headliner tour, promoting their debut studio album, „Shaking Hips and Crashing Cars.“

reality shows such as Roadies, Splitsvilla and Hustle. “The question we’re asking ourselves now is if we can transition from just the Hindi-speaking market to regional versions.

₹1200 crore ($145 million), at a valuation of upto ₹80,580 crore, or $9.8 billion. In its last fundraise round with British International Investment (BII) last year, Mahindra's passenger electric mobility unit, MEAL (Mahindra Electric Automobile Limited) was valued at $9.1 billion. Mint reported in March that Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd was in advanced talks with global investors to raise $1-1.3 billion by selling shares in its electric vehicles (EV) unit in multiple tranches over the next 2-3 years.

New Delhi: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has emerged as a key country of interest for India and the UK as they set out to operationalize a Global Innovation Partnership that allows them to cooperate in development projects in third countries. The partnership, which is expected to focus on climate-smart innovations, is expected to come out with a list of priority countries and sectors next year. The two countries have had early- stage talks about cooperation in Sri Lanka’s power and energy sector.

Crypto trading platform Coinbase is poised for better-than-expected, Q2 earnings despite ongoing legal pressure against the firm and other industry giants, analysts say.

The Bank of England has raised its main interest rate to a fresh 15-year high as it tries to bring down persistently high inflation

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The portfolio was officially taken over by Mac Elatab and Lee Sotos on 1 August, with Elatab listed as the lead manager.

Jenn-Hui Tan (pictured) was appointed global head of stewardship and sustainable investing in 2019.

The deal, first announced in April, is expected to be completed in October.

Wilko, a discount retail chain which sells homeware and household goods, is at risk of collapse after it filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators on Thursday, putting 12,000 jobs on the line if no buyer can be found. Wilko said it had received indicative offers to help recapitalise but none of them were able to provide sufficient liquidity in the time needed, meaning it was set to call in administrators.

Investing.com — Shares in Oatly Group (NASDAQ:OTLY) rose in early U.S. trading on Thursday after the alternative milk brand said a range of its products will be available on Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in several western European countries.

Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday made its 14th consecutive increase in interest rates, bringing them to their highest level since early 2008. The central bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points, setting them at 5.25 per cent. The bank emphasized that the persistence of high inflation makes it improbable for them to halt the rate hikes anytime soon, according to a Reuters report. Bank of England's move indicates that borrowing costs are likely to remain elevated for the foreseeable future. The initial response in the financial markets was mixed. The pound experienced a drop but later recovered some of the losses, while stocks remained in negative territory. Although energy prices are anticipated to decrease in the remaining months of the year, leading to a decline in inflation below 5 per cent in the fourth quarter, the government is on track to achieve its goal of halving inflation by the end of 2023. This achievement comes after experiencing a peak of 10.5 per cent at the beginning of the year.

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New Delhi: To enhance highway user experience, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has introduced ‘Rajmargyatra,’ a unified mobile application aimed at providing comprehensive information and efficient complaint redressal for national highway users. “This user-friendly app is now available for download on both Google Play Store and iOS App Store, empowering travellers with comprehensive information on Indian National Highways while also offering an efficient complaint redressal system.

BBC Radio 2 recently lost more than a million loyal listeners who chose to follow veteran presenter Ken Bruce to a rival station. Ken Bruce left BBC Radio 2 for its arch-rival Greatest Hits Radio, and his fans followed him to the new channel, while tuning off from the BBC, The Gyardian reported quoting official audience data.

Stocks deepened a slump, unraveling more of this year’s high-powered rally as Treasuries added to their decline. Investors braced for another interest rate increase from the Bank of England later Thursday.

Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi was allegedly stopped for around two hours by immigration officials after he landed at the Shri Guru Ramdas ji International Airport here on Thursday, police sources said. Though there was no official word about stopping the MP, the sources said the Labour MP from Slough was not carrying his Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card.

PM Rishi Sunak is detrimental to environment protection. "We desperately need our prime minister to be a climate leader, not a climate arsonist," news media outlet AFP quoted Greenpeace UK climate campaigner Philip Evans.