BLOCK Financial News

President Mohamed Bazoum is being held inside the Presidential palace by Niger's presidential guards in the capital. The Presidential palace and the ministries closer to it have been blocked off by the soldiers.

India aims to resume ONGC Videsh's operations in I... moreIndia aims to resume ONGC Videsh's operations in Iraq's hydrocarbon exploration block, which has been under force majeure since 2003.

communications (UCC) continue to grow as telecom operators received 904, 359 complaints in calendar year 2022 compared to 855, 771 complaints in 2021 and 307, 043 complaints in 2020 (April-December period), according to data shared by minister of state for communications Devusinh Chauhan in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Last year, telcos disconnected 32, 032 numbers that were found in repeated violation of regulations regarding telemarketing, while more than 300, 000 connections were imposed with usage caps of 20 outgoing calls and messages a day and 409, 739 connections were issued warnings for violation regulations, he added.

Shimla district damaged a school, two houses and agricultural land, while the National Highway 5 near Jhakri and Joeri regions was blocked due to a landslide, officials said on Wednesday. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Rampur, Nishant Tomar said as many as 17 sheep and goats were swept away following the cloudburst in Kandhar village in Sarpara panchayat on Tuesday. Tomar, who was on his way to the affected village, was also stranded due to the inclement weather.

According to Dehradun Police, incessant rains in Dehradun since 4:00 am today have resulted in an upsurge in the Sahastradhara River. The Officials also stated that the rivers around the city were also in a spate and that residents residing around the Sahastradhara area should be cautious. Today morning traffic was suspended with debris continuing to fall at many places on the Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway, as persistent rains continue to wreak havoc in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand rain updates: Traffic has been suspended with debris continuing to fall at many places on the Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway, as persistent rains continue to wreak havoc in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Wednesday. As per Uttarkashi District Administration, the Gangotri Highway has come to a standstill for movement at four places including Bandarkot. Yamunotri Highway is blocked at Silkyara and other places.

(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is finalizing its long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in a move that could ultimately break up parts of the company, Politico reported on Tuesday.

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli government’s adoption of the first part of a controversial judicial overhaul on Monday unleashed turbulence in the streets of Israel and in the halls of the Knesset.

The state of West Virginia is appealing a court ruling that temporarily blocked construction on a contentious natural gas pipeline

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will cancel $130 million in debt for 7,400 student borrowers who enrolled at the now-defunct CollegeAmerica in Colorado from 2006 through July 1, 2020, the Education Department said.

Delhi HC on Tuesday dismissed Jindal Steel & Power's petition seeking quashing of the grant of an Odisha coal block to Rungta Sons Pvt Ltd, which had emerged as the highest bidder in a February 28 e-auction for commercial coal mines. Having lost the Chhendipada (revised) coal block to Rungta Sons, a subsidiary of Jharkhand-based Rungta Mines, JSPL had moved the HC saying it was wrongly and unfairly prevented from submitting its next higher bid. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad rejected JSPL's plea for seeking a second auction. JSPL claimed that technical glitches on the MSTC portal during the e-auction on February 27 had prevented it from submitting a higher bid for the mine that has 513 million tonnes of geological reserves. The company, one of the three technically qualified bidders for the coal mine, said it «was actively placing bids during e-auction for the coal mine». The government, however, had denied any technical glitch. The company claimed to be vigilant, having immediately brought the technical glitch issue to the notice of SBI Capital Markets, which was advising the coal ministry on the auction.

NSA participated in the 13th BRICS NSA meeting in Johannesburg on Tuesday and in message for China affirmed that that the “decision making of the UNSC sanctions committee is free from politicization and double standards”. “Terrorism remains one of the key threats to the national peace and security. Terror organizations in the Af-Pak region continue to operate with impunity.

Mr. Manoj Jain, Sr Vice President and Head - Digital Business at Canara HSBC Life Insurance, as he sheds light on the importance of buying a term plan early in life.

Bitcoin, the world's leading cryptocurrency, is facing a dip of 3% as it trades at $29,171 on Tuesday. The failure to sustain higher price levels may have influenced aggressive bearish sentiments, leading to short positions, while short-term bulls have chosen to secure their profits. 

Thailand general elections was expected to nominate its own candidate for the position of Prime Minister, as part of the alliance of eight parties which includes Move Forward. The meeting of the alliance, which was scheduled for Tuesday was canceled. Sutin Klangsaeng, the leader of the Pheu Thai Party informed that the eight parties are still mulling over to find a way forward.

Former productivity commission chairman Peter Harris has dismissed suggestions that Australia can only sustain two airlines as the “height of absurdity”, declaring that resetting slots at Sydney Airport will boost competition and lead to better consumer outcomes.

London, New York | EY has hired a leading adviser to crisis-hit companies to conduct a review of the failed attempt to split its audit and consulting businesses.

Pursari on the Badrinath National Highway was blocked due to debris on Tuesday, according to an official statement.Chamoli Police shared the visuals from the spot on social media platforms, showing a huge pile of debris on the road. Further, according to the police, the road was blocked near Navodaya Vidyalaya Peepalkoti on Badrinath National Highway owing to the pile-up of debris.

Stocks that were in focus include names like ITC, which fell 4.30%, IndusInd Bank, which rose 1.96%, and Aarti Drugs, whose shares surged 18% on Monday.Here's what Vikas Jain, Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities, recommends investors should do with these stocks when the market resumes trading today:ITC — Book ProfitsThe stock scaled a new 52-week high near to 500 levels and witnessed sharp profit booking to close 5% lower in yesterday's trade. The much-awaited news flow of demerger is out and a sharp decline post the news has triggered a halt in the up move from current levels.

By Blake Brittain

Benjamin Netanyahu, after last-gasp compromise efforts collapsed and failed to ease a constitutional crisis convulsing the country for months. The amendment limiting the Supreme Court's powers to void some government decisions if it deemed them «unreasonable» passed by a 64-to-0 vote after opposition lawmakers abandoned the session in protest, some of them shouting: «For shame!» Demonstrations against the amendment began early in the day with police dragging away protesters who had chained themselves to posts and blocked the road outside parliament.