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Acquisitive power generator Sev.en Global Investments has heaped pressure on Origin Energy’stalks with government over a life extension for the Eraring power station, saying it wanted to buy more Australian power assets and had more appetite to manage coal’s gradual exit than most incumbents.

Construction has stopped on an interstate rail hub in southwest Sydney that is supposed to get freight off trucks on to trains after logistics group Qube scrapped a $140 million construction contract signed a year ago with Martinus Rail.

As on-chain activity continues to fuel the bulk of ongoing crypto market volatility, SPX6900 token (SPX) has shot up +20%, surging to hit hot #8 on DEX tools, amid a broader intra-day squeeze in the SPX index.

Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! There was controversy surrounding the film's OTT release date which was initially set for May 19, which was subsequently delayed indefinitely. The film would undergo re-editing, with some deleted scenes being added as per reports.

AIADMK) has decided to sever its political alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tamil Nadu. This decision, followed by jubilant celebrations, has left political analysts wondering about the future of this unexpected separation.

«The demand is looking great especially both in the passenger car as well as in the commercial vehicles. So once the demand is there, I think so the price levels definitely sustain,» says Anuj Kathuria, President (India), JK Tyre. We all know what is happening with crude oil prices. Internationally, rubber prices as well have been seeing a jump. Tell me firstly, what is happening to your raw material basket cost increase from first quarter up until now? As far as the input material prices are concerned, if you take the quarter one and even what we are seeing in quarter two, they have been largely range bound. There are some commodities where we saw a downward trend continuing from the quarter four of last year. In some commodities, they have been more flattish. Yes, there are indications of the crude oil, but as of now, that has not reflected in our input material costs. But we are watching it very carefully and we would be keeping those things in mind. But as of now, as I said, all the input material costs whether it is natural rubber or others, are all range bound.

Bank of Maharashtra failed to receive any firm bids for its loans of Asian Hotels (North), at the auction held on Tuesday, said people aware of the development. Asian Hotels (North) which operates the five-star property Hyatt Regency (Delhi). The bank had set a reserve price of Rs 330 crore as against the outstanding dues of Rs 324 crore, according to the auction notice posted on the bank’s website. The bank had received expressions of interest from a few asset reconstruction companies, but eventually, none gave a firm bid at the auction on September 26, the people cited above said. The company suffered a setback due to Covid-19, resulting in a cash crunch.

Congress leader Deepak Singh and employees of the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital here against the suspension of licence of the facility were held on Wednesday. While over 400 employees started an indefinite demonstration at the hospital gate on Tuesday, another dharna at the office of the Chief Medical officer by Singh started on Monday.

An investigation by law firm Linklaters has cleared overseas PwC partners of using confidential information related to the tax leaks scandal “for commercial gain”, but disciplined six of the firm’s international operatives for not inquiring about the nature of the data.

Spy x Family anime series has undeniably been one of the standout hits of 2022, leaving fans eagerly anticipating its return for a second season. Not only is Season 2 on the horizon, but it's also accompanied by an exciting movie installment.

Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the situation in Manipur and demanded that he sack BJP's «incompetent» chief minister as a first step to control the turmoil. He also alleged that the violence against women and children has been weaponised and accused the BJP of turning Manipur into a battlefield. A clash occurred in the Singjamei area of Imphal on Tuesday night between RAF personnel and locals protesting the killing of two students, who had been missing since July 6, prompting the law enforcers to lob tear gas shells and fire rubber bullets at the agitators and baton-charge them, leaving 45 of the protesters, mostly students, injured.

Bharti Airtel Ltd, part of the telecom space, has given a breakout from a double bottom pattern in August 2023 and is sustaining above the same which indicates crucial support for the stock. The neckline of the double bottom pattern was placed at Rs 900. The stock closed at Rs 911 on 22 September 2023. As long as the stock holds above this crucial support, a bounce back towards 980-1000 levels is possible, suggest experts. Bharti Airtel, which is also part of the S&P BSE Sensex, hit a high of Rs 877 in November 2022 but it failed to hold on to the momentum.

Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing. “I am not part of The Five Eyes", the minister said during the ‘Discussion at Council on Foreign Relations' in New York. He was asked about the reports citing the role of the Five Eyes group regarding the intelligence behind the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and reports of the FBI warning US Sikh leaders about “credible threats" to them, ANI reported.

Bloomberg. Currently, Hui is being monitored at a designated location. However, it's not yet clear why Hui is under so-called residential surveillance – a type of police action that falls short of formal detention or arrest. It is pertinent to note that residential surveillance doesn't mean HHui will be charged with a crime.

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S Jaishankar has said efforts are on in Manipur by the state and the central governments to find a way by which a sense of normalcy returns and there is adequate law-and-order enforcement. "...I think one part of the problem in Manipur has been the destabilising impact of migrants who have come," he said Tuesday at the Council on Foreign Relations in response to a question on the situation in the northeastern state in India. «But there are also tensions which obviously have a long history which precede that. And today, I think the effort is on the part of the state government and the Union government to find a way by which a sense of normalcy returns, that arms which were seized during that period are recovered, that there is an adequate law-and-order enforcement out there so that incidents of violence don't happen,» the minister said. Earlier this month, a group of United Nations experts said they are «appalled» by reports and images of violence in Manipur targeting women and girls, and urged the Indian government to take robust action to investigate the incidents and hold the perpetrators to account. The experts raised an alarm on reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in Manipur, including acts of alleged sexual violence, extrajudicial killings, home destruction, forced displacement, torture and ill-treatment.

«Markets are likely to remain under pressure amid a sharp surge seen in U.S. 10-year treasury yields to 16-year highs of 4.5%. Also mounting concerns over China’s real estate sector, and FIIs offloading in domestic equities dampened the sentiment,” said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions: STATE OF THE MARKETS GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a muted start GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded higher by 4.5 points, or 0.02 per cent, at 19,737, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Wednesday.

India-Canada row, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the «organised crime, related to secessionist forces, violence and extremism» in Canada, raising concerns over them being «very permissive» due to political reasons. Speaking at the 'Discussion at Council on Foreign Relations' in New York, Jaishankar said, «In the last few years, Canada actually has seen a lot of organized crime, relating to the secessionist forces, organized crime, violence and extremism. They're all very, very deeply mixed up.

Potomac Wealth Advisors founder and president Mark Avallone discusses the markets as a government shutdown looms, inflation and his outlook on the economy ahead of the release of updated economic data.

An engineering conglomerate owned by Berkshire Hathaway just won an initial victory in a lawsuit brought against the company over its 401(k) plan.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reached settlements with former executive Jes Staley and the U.S. Virgin Islands over ties to Jeffrey Epstein, as it seeks to end its legal woes over its banking relationship to the deceased pedophile.