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08.08 / 08:43

COST UPS Citi Airlines Singapore Airlines plans a jump in flights to Australia

Singapore Airlines is ramping up its flights into Australia to meet booming demand from travellers, with plans to add 4700 seats a week next year in a move that should help to ease the cost of international airfares.

08.08 / 06:59

UPS small-cap stake Small-cap stock below ₹20: Nomura Singapore raises stake in FMCG share. Do you own?

Small-cap stock below ₹20: Nomura Singapore ODI has raised its stake in India's FMCG company Mishtann Foods Ltd. As per the exchange filing by the small-cap stock, Singapore-based foreign institutional investor (FII) has raised its stake from 1.28 per cent to over 2 per cent. The FMCG company informed Indian stock market bourses that the FII was holding 1,28,25,854 Mishtann Foods shares which has now gone to 2,18,82,762 company shares, which is 2.19 per cent of total paid up capital of the company.

08.08 / 06:37

COMPOSITE SENSEX Nikkei Viatris KOSPI show Stock market today: Asia mixed after Wall St rallies ahead of US inflation update

Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street rallied and Japanese wages rose ahead of a U.S. inflation update that might influence Federal Reserve plans for possible interest rate hikes

08.08 / 06:05

Provident MET Photography Actor love actress Sandra Bullock’s photographer boyfriend Bryan Randall passes away at 57 after 3-year battle with rare neuromuscular disorder

Sandra Bullock’s partner Bryan Randall has passed away at the age of 57. According to a report by the PEOPLE, Randall succumbed to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS after a three-year battle, on August 5. “Bryan chose early to keep his journey with ALS private and those of us who cared for him did our best to honor his request. We are immensely grateful to the tireless doctors who navigated the landscape of this illness with us and to the astounding nurses who became our roommates, often sacrificing their own families to be with ours,” a family member told PEOPLE. The family also requested the media to provide them privacy, so that they can mourn in peace.

08.08 / 03:21

UPS Lowe's stage country Traffic ISRO's rocket launch delayed due to space traffic congestion: Opinion

NDTV, noted that as per a 2023 evaluation by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), there are 27,000 recorded space entities, with a staggering 80 per cent of them being classified as space debris. "There are millions of space objects less than 10 cm in size that are uncatalogued and pose a very dangerous situation for space assets," says S Somanath, ISRO chairman. The piece further stated that the challenge posed by space debris is further compounded by the implications of anti-satellite tests, a capability limited to China, the US, India, and Russia.

07.08 / 23:51

business regulation Blockchain.com Blockchain.com scores payment license from Singapore central bank

Crypto exchange Blockchain.com has been granted a payments license from Singapore's central bank — the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

07.08 / 19:21

Target FIVE Compilation CAT show Cat out of the bag: $104 million-a-year VetPartners sends sale flyer

One of the country’s largest veterinary chains, VetPartners, is on the market – the latest in an industry that’s been rapidly consolidating and increasingly of interest to institutional investors.

07.08 / 18:47

Provident Reuters UBS Credit Suisse to cut 80% of Hong Kong investment bank jobs: Report

Credit Suisse in Hong Kong is likely to be laid off this week, as part of the bank's integration with UBS Group, Reuters reported on Monday. Only 20 bankers out of the 100-strong investment banking team will be spared from the cuts, the Reuters report said, citing sources familiar with the matter. Hong Kong houses the largest share of Credit Suisse's investment bankers in Asia.

07.08 / 16:17

Booking Waters HSBC UBS star The UBS-Credit Suisse union has unsettled private banking

Credit Suisse Group’s crown jewel is its wealth management business in Asia, judging by the tremendous personnel effort its acquirer is making. UBS Group plans to retain most of Credit Suisse’s relationship managers in the region, while cutting more than half of its smaller rival’s 45,000-strong workforce worldwide. Bonuses are being dangled for private bankers with growing client books.

07.08 / 13:51

Adoption Asia Central Bank Support Singapore commits $112M to support fintech solutions like Web3

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central bank, has announced that it is committing up to 150 million Singapore dollars (around $112 million), to support various financial technology solutions like Web3.

07.08 / 11:15

UPS IPO AXY band country TVS Supply Chain Solutions IPO: Price band fixed at ₹187-197 per share: Check details here

₹187-197 per share. The ₹880-crore TVS Supply Chain IPO will open for public subscription on August 10 and close on August 14. The bidding for anchor investors will open on August 9, the company said.

07.08 / 11:03

Adoption Donations crypto donations Singapore Red Cross starts accepting crypto donations

Humanitarian aid and community services charity, Singapore Red Cross, included cryptocurrency as a newly-accepted form of donation. The organization will accept Bitcoin, Ether, Tether and USD Coin donations.

07.08 / 10:37

Hodlnaut Crypto Exchange OPNX Crypto Exchange OPNX Bids to Take Over Hodlnaut in Singapore: Capital Injection of $30 Million Expected

OPNX, a digital asset exchange created by the founders of failed hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, has proposed a takeover of the struggling crypto lender Hodlnaut.

07.08 / 03:31

Google Remark Celebrity country Google Doodle celebrates ‘Bishan Otter Family’ on Singapore's 51st birth anniversary

Also read: Google Doodle honours Altina ‘Tina’ Schinasi; American artist, designer known for ‘cat-eye’ frames In 2016, the Bishan Otter Family gained international fame when English broadcaster Sir David Attenborough based a documentary on their lives. Their presence also paved the way for other otter families to emerge across Singapore, further igniting fascination among global researchers.

07.08 / 02:41

UPS Target CEO NIFTY SENSEX Updates Sensex Today | Share Market Live updates: Sensex, Nifty expect gains at start; Gift Nifty in green

L&T) Ltd's CEO, S.N. Subrahmanyan. He has explicitly denied any involvement of India's largest construction company in the alleged illicit payments during an interview with officials from the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Singapore on May 21, 2018.

06.08 / 20:05

Cooper Aware CEO show FBI questioned L&T CEO in Cognizant bribery case

BENGALURU : The outcome of the US government’s trial of two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives in a bribery case in India could be a pivotal moment for Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Ltd’s chief executive officer (CEO) S.N. Subrahmanyan, who, in an undertaking to officials of the US department of justice (DoJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), denied any involvement of India’s largest construction company in the illicit payments.

06.08 / 18:37

Provident Aviat Airlines Strategy country Traffic Egypt Air eyes pie of India transit traffic with direct flights

Mint. “Next step will be codeshare with Indian companies," Moussa said, adding that the airline is getting ready to initiate discussions for a codeshare as part of the strategy going forward. The airline will operate the direct flight between New Delhi and Cairo four times a week in an Airbus A320neo with a two-cabin service.

06.08 / 16:51

business defi Bankruptcy OPNX exchange bids for crypto lender Hodlnaut in Singapore: Report

Crypto lender Hodlnaut appears to have found a white knight investor to exit its bankruptcy proceedings. According to a Bloomberg report, OPNX exchange has made an offer to take over 75% of the company.

06.08 / 08:43

Citi performer ISRO invites applications for these posts, apply before August 21: Vacancies, fee, eligibility, test details here

Also read: Chandrayaan-3 LIVE Updates: Soft-landing of Chandrayaan-3 on lunar surface likely on 23 August As for the eligibility criteria, candidates should be aged between 18 to 35 years to apply for these posts. The selection process for ISRO Recruitment 2023 involves a Written Test and a Skill Test. The written test will be of 90 minutes duration and will consist of 80 multiple-choice questions.

06.08 / 02:45

BLOCK Southern Suez Canal tugboat sinks after collision with tanker

Suez Canal tugboat sank on Saturday and one of its crew was missing after it collided with a Hong Kong-flagged LPG tanker though shipping traffic in the strategically important waterway was largely unaffected, the canal authority said. Convoys of ships passing through the canal from the north were not affected, while the passage of ships travelling from the south returned to normal by about midnight on Saturday, Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said in a statement. The tanker, Chinagas Legend, is waiting in Port Said until the completion of procedures related to the accident, (SCA) head Osama Rabie said in an earlier statement.

05.08 / 19:11

country cover electronic Import curbs on laptops, PCs to also cover FTA partners

free trade agreements (FTAs) such as Japan, South Korea and Asean. This will ensure there is no circumvention of the restrictions kicking in on November 1 through the treaty route. India said on Thursday that imports of these electronic goods that have been free until October 31 will require a licence.

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