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China Evergrande, China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group, and Evergrande Property Services was halted. The benchmark Hang Seng Index was up 1.2 percent.

(Reuters) — A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered the liquidation of China Evergrande (HK:3333) Group, a move likely to send ripples through China's crumbling financial markets as policymakers scramble to contain the deepening crisis.

A leading Russian economist has claimed that American sanctions will ultimately undermine the role of the US dollar in the global economy – and help the cross-border adoption of the digital ruble.

Will Beijing bring out its big bazooka to rescue China’s battered stock market? That is the billion-dollar question as investors try to time the bottom for Chinese stocks. But they might be wise to also look at some easier bets. Chinese stocks are off to a bad start in 2024, after doing poorly over the last couple of years.

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Atishi on Saturday directed the secretary (higher education) to conduct an inquiry into the alleged irregularities of government-funded Delhi University's 12 colleges. «Major procedural irregularities have surfaced.

Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd on Friday said it has partnered with SMFG India Credit Co Ltd (formerly Fullerton India Credit Co) to provide financing on purchase of its two-wheelers. The two companies have entered into an MoU for the same, Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (SMIPL) said in a statement.

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New York City is likely to receive snow fall after around 700 days. Winter weather is set to make an appearance in major cities along the Interstate 95 corridor in the Northeast, potentially bringing snow to areas like New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. The storm system, responsible for snow and ice in the South, is expected to exit the region on Monday, making its way towards the Northeast and New England, impacting millions in the area.

Indian Railways' PSU stock locked at 16% upper circuit to hit 52-week high-mark During the Covid lockdown, railway operations were completely shut but resumed in June 2022. However, after the resumption of the train operation, the concessions were not restored. Since then, the issue has been raised on various platforms, including in both houses of parliament.

Artificial Intelligence is being used for the first time to identify the best marching contingent. As you know all the marching contingents do drills and do drills correctly." The Indian Army will celebrate its 76th Army Day in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on January 15. "The event is being conducted out of the national capital for the second time as part of the Government of India's initiative to take major events away from the national capital region to different parts of the country.

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Also Read: India has thwarted Pakistan's cross-border terrorism plan by not ‘playing that game’: S Jaishankar "I can tell you the world is actually today getting ready for us. It is we who have to make that effort to prepare for a bigger role and to do that we must do it with a sense of historical and civilisational responsibility," said S Jaishankar while delivering the third P Parameswaranji Memorial Lecture organised by Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram (BVK), a prominent Sangh Parivar outfit on Saturday. Also Read: ‘Canadian politics have given space to Khalistani forces’: EAM Jaishankar on India-Canada relations "We should never forget our history, we should never forget our civilisation because that's what sets us apart from everybody else," he added.

If the most important development of 2024 will be the wave of elections sweeping the democratic world, the second-most important story to watch is China’s economy. It boils down to two questions: What is it that has steeled Xi Jinping’s nerve to drive China into this—possibly necessary—economic turmoil, and can he keep his resolve over the next 12 months? The deterioration of the Chinese economy is, perhaps surprisingly for anything involving China, reasonably well understood. The country has never recovered from the twin shocks of a Beijing-induced property-market slowdown and the draconian (and failed) zero-Covid policy of the pandemic era.

nuclear-power stations faster than any other country. It has also invested heavily in renewable energy (see chart 2), such that it now has around 750 gigawatts of wind and solar generating capacity, about a third of the world’s total. By the end of the decade the government aims to have 1,200GW of such capacity, more than the total power capacity of the European Union at the moment.

China, has commended India's economic strategies and diplomatic accomplishments during the last four years under Prime Minister Modi's leadership. This positive assessment was articulated in an article titled “Bharat Narrative," highlighting New Delhi's strategic thinking in “foreign policy has evolved, moving towards a great power strategy." Also Read: Jaishankar dismisses 'West as bad guy' narrative, sheds light on Global South's rising role in diplomacy An article by Zhang Jiadong, who serves as the Director of the Centre for South Asian Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, emphasized India's notable advancements during the preceding four years.

this relationship will find it difficult to progress." Jaishankar recalled the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh's Galwan Valley and said, "Today, part of the problem is exactly because... that in 2020, agreements were disregarded and mutuality at which this relationship is predicated has not been followed...when you ask me where would it go, I would say a lot of it depend on what is the Chinese policy." "It takes two hands to clap..." Jaishankar said.

American Fiction, the latest comedy-drama directed by Cord Jefferson and adapted from Percival Everett's novel Erasure, has recently hit theaters nationwide. Released on December 22, 2023, the film explores societal expectations and stereotypes through the lens of a rebellious novelist. Where to Watch American Fiction?

SJVN Ltd on Monday said it has received the finance ministry's permission to form four joint venture firms for the development of hydro and renewable projects with a total capacity of 8,778 MW in India and Nepal. SJVN will be the leading partner in three joint venture companies, whereas SJVN's wholly-owned subsidiary SJVN Green Energy Ltd (SGEL) will be the leading partner in the fourth JV, a company statement said. According to the statement, the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), Ministry of Finance, Government of India has agreed to the proposal of SJVN and Ministry of Power to form four joint venture (JV) companies for the development of Hydro and Renewable Projects in India and Nepal.

Pensions plans made the political headlines in 2023 like seldom before, from Alberta’s threat to pull out of the Canada Pension Plan with more than half of the fund’s assets to Ottawa’s desire, stated in the fall fiscal update, to have the globetrotting trillion-dollar asset managers invest more at home. The Financial Post spoke to Alberta Investment Management Corp. chief executive Evan Siddall about these issues, geopolitics and how AIMCo is evolving its investment strategy for 2024 and beyond. This interview has been edited and condensed for space.