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A day before the G20 summit, I had made three predictions: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would remove the last obstacles. Indian diplomats would craft a communiqué on which a consensus would be reached. The Indian presidency would be seen as a turning point in G20 history. The first two of these predictions have come true. As S Jaishankar said in an interview, the PM did speak to clear the path with some of his counterparts at critical moments.

ICC confirming on Wednesday that Dallas, Florida and New York will host the 2024 T20 Men's World Cup matches. In November 2021, ICC had chosen the West Indies and the US as hosts. While the Windies are no longer contenders in world cricket — it failed to qualify for the 50-over World Cup starting in India next month — US ranks 22nd, sandwiched between Papua New Guinea and Uganda, in the ICC rankings.

By Valerie Volcovici

Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Wednesday said it has approved the stake acquisition by Blackstone and TPG in Quality Care India Ltd (QCIL). QCIL is a multi-speciality healthcare provider, which operates a network of multi-speciality hospitals under the brand name 'CARE Hospitals' in several cities across the country. According to two separate releases, CCI said it has approved the acquisition of about 72.49 per cent and 24.16 per cent stake in Quality Care India Ltd by BCP Asia II and Centella Mauritius Holdings Ltd, respectively.

tech giants are falling short on pledges to rein in and combat climate misinformation on their platforms, according to a new report calling for more political will to act on measures to curb the «spread of lies» that threaten climate action. Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD), a coalition of more than 50 advocacy groups and businesses, released the report on Wednesday as activists and business leaders joined Climate Week NYC, an event held alongside the U.N. General Assembly each year, and leaders laid out green plans at the U.N. chief's Climate Ambition Summit.

growing partnership, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has said that his country was willing to create more platforms of joint Research & Development to identify shared challenges, discuss and find solutions together, and even manufacture them together. Cohen also said that the scope for trade opportunities between India and Israel was huge and there is a strong desire to finalise a free trade agreement that will further strengthen the bilateral economic ties. «The Indo-Israeli defence relationship has been a key pillar of the growing partnership.

Indian Navy has moved a mega proposal to the government for building the second aircraft carrier to be constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited. A proposal has been received by the Defence Ministry for building and acquiring the second indigenous aircraft carrier which would be known as the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-2, defence officials told ANI. The Defence Ministry would be shortly discussing the proposal moved by the Indian Navy as one of the biggest programmes under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Aatmanirbharta (self reliance) programme in defence sector, they said. The programme will create several thousand direct and manifold indirect jobs through the Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kerala when the work on the IAC-2 is approved by the government. The first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was commissioned by Prime Minister Modi in Kochi in September last year where the expertise developed by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in building such large size ships was applauded. The Indian Navy has been pressing for three aircraft carriers to maintain at least one carrier on each coast with one in refit. With three aircraft carriers, the Indian Navy would also be keeping pace with all the navies deployed in the Indo-Pacific region, officials said. The Indian Navy is also going to get 26 new Rafale fighter aircraft for the INS Vikrant and also looking to buy the indigenous Twin engine Deck L-based Fighter aircraft which are now expected to be produced in large numbers to be deployed on the three carriers. Admiral R Hari Kumar had recently stated that INS Vikrant, the indigenously built aircraft carrier, will be based in Visakhapatnam.

Omkarm Capital has come up with its recent Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) targeting Rs 300cr including a green shoe option. The fund will focus on infrastructure logistics space and has received significant interest from investors across family offices, ultra-high-net investors, and institutional investors. The fund is a Category II AIF under SEBI AIF Regulations.

AMRI Hospitals Ltd. The acquisition fits into the growth strategy of Manipal Hospitals to have a larger footprint and expanded presence in eastern India as the largest hospital chain in that region, stated a company release. “Manipal Hospitals always had patrons from eastern India and countries in the region like Bangladesh. This acquisition is in sync with our objective to further strengthen our presence and serve the patients in Eastern India — an underserved area when it comes to healthcare," said Dr. Ranjan Pai, Chairman, Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG).

the future of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the ethnic Armenians who live there will start on Thursday. The ceasefire agreement was mediated by Russian peacekeeping forces. On Wednesday, Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh authorities said a ceasefire was reached with Russian mediation that included the military demands, but said “reintegration" of the region was still to be discussed.

ALSO READ: India issues travel advisory for Indian nationals and students in Canada Meanwhile, Ministry of External Affairs of India (MEA) on Wednesday issued an advisory for the nationals and students living in Canada to exercise “utmost caution", citing growing anti-India activities and hate crimes. The MEA also cautioned Indian nationals to “avoid travelling to regions and potential venues in Canada that have seen such incidents".

Home Minister Amit Shah took a swipe at Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, claiming that the latter was ‘getting a little jealous’. The remarks came after the Leader of Congress interrupted BJP MP Nishikant Dubey amid debate on the Women’s Reservation Bill. “I want to ask Adhir Ranjan ji, will only women care for women, can men not speak up for them? What kind of society do you want to build? Women’s welfare, women’s concerns…brothers should be a step ahead.

high net worth individual (HNI ), a fluid way of life — the freedom to move unfettered worldwide — is the ultimate luxury. It’s the final step to becoming a successful global citizen. Kristin Surak, associate professor of Political Sociology at the London School of Economics, UK, and author of 'The Golden Passport: Global Mobility for Millionaires', says that India has one of the lowest ranks when it comes to visa-free access, so travel for Indian citizens can be incredibly challenging. “And it’s not just entering, even transiting through countries can be a challenge,” she says, recounting how a colleague had to pay an extra 1,000 pounds to fly from Delhi to London because he couldn’t transit through certain countries using only his Indian passport. “An extra thousand pounds multiplied by 100 times — that is the cost of a foreign citizenship.”

Viacom18 will showcase the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL) 2023–24 season across eight linear channels in four different languages besides streaming it live for free on Jio Cinema. The matches will be aired on Sports18 Khel (Hindi), Sports18 1 SD & HD (English), VH1 SD & HD (English), Surya Movies (Malayalam), DD Bangla, and Colors Bangla Cinema (Bengali). Interestingly, Surya Movies and DD Bangla are part of Sun TV Network and Doordarshan, respectively. Football enthusiasts will be able to enjoy an immersive multi-camera experience for free on JioCinema, marking a historic first in Indian football. This feature allows viewers to select their preferred camera angles, providing a dynamic and comprehensive view of on-field action. To mark its 10th season, ISL introduces ‘ISL Fantasy,’ a classic fantasy format game.

Amit Shah said today that the Women's Reservation Bill is a matter of principle and not a political agenda for his party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. «For some political parties, the women reservation bill could be a political agenda; it could be a tool to win polls, but for our party and PM Modi, it is not politics; for us, reservation for women is a matter of principle,» Shah said while speaking in the Lok Sabha today. During the discussion over the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, Shah said that PM Modi brought forth the vision of women-led development in front of the entire world during the G20 and said that the passage of the bill will mark the start of a new era. He also recalled how Modi implemented a 33% reservation for women in the BJP years ago. «Women's security, respect, and equal participation have been the life force of government since PM Modi took the oath of office,» Amit Shah said. The Home Minister also said the Women's Reservation Bill will put an end to a long fight for the rights of women and initiate women-led development in India. It will ensure the participation of women in decision-making, and policy-making in the country, he added. Taking a dig at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Amit Shah said, «Whoever lives in this country, whose roots are connected to India, cannot make the mistake of considering women as weak.» Kharge created a controversy yesterday after he said that some political parties picked “weak women” as candidates and “won't choose those who're educated and can fight.” “Largely, ladies from backward and scheduled castes are not that literate.

ATP Tour, India's number one tennis player Sumit Nagal is left with less than Rs one lakh in his bank account and a morose feeling of not leading a comfortable life. He has been training at the Nansel Tennis Academy in Germany for a few years but lack of funds meant that he could not train at his favourite place in the first three months of season 2023. His friends Somdev Devvarman and Christopher Marquis helped him stay in shape in January and February before he finally managed to fund his stay in Germany. The fund crunch is the story of probably every Indian tennis player but the fact that the country's number one singles player is not saving enough money for himself and his family just exposes the unhelpful system and the brutal Tour where the players wage lonely battles. To stay and play on the extravagant ATP Tour, Nagal has invested all his prize money, his salary from IOCL and the support he gets from Maha Tennis Foundation. The expenditure is related to his stay at the training centre in Peine and his travel for tournaments along with either his coach or a physio. «If I look at my bank balance, I have what I had at the beginning of the year.

BJP on Wednesday slammed the Congress regime for raising the guidance value of immovable properties in Bengaluru by as much as 30%. The party said the Congress was now looking for new ways to increase tax revenues to fund its guarantee schemes after draining the State coffers within four months of coming to power. The revision in the guidance value of properties have hurt the poor and middle classes by driving up the property prices.

By Valentina Za and Giuseppe Fonte

₹400 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of up 8,000,000 equity shares of face value of ₹10 each by a promoter and others. Promoter Tangi Facility Solutions Private Ltd will offload 40 lakh shares in the IPO and two private equity funds, India Business Excellence Fund-II and India Business Excellence Fund–IIA, will sell 8 lakh and 32 lakh shares, respectively.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is preparing to water down some of Britain’s environmental commitments, saying the country must fight climate change without penalizing workers and consumers

It was just four months ago that India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal at an event in Toronto hinted at the possibility of inking a trade deal with Canada by the end of this year, providing hopes of breaking a decade-long deadlock between the two countries.