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Marc Miller just finished five years as a federal minister working on Indigenous issues. Now, ironically, he’s minister of immigration, encouraging an influx of new Canadians many Indigenous Canadians think hasn’t served them so well.

Adani Ports & SEZ (APSEZ) Tuesday posted an 80% rise in quarterly profit, on robust operations and a swing to a forex gain from a loss a year earlier. India's biggest operator of ports also gave guidance for an up to 15% rise in cargo tonnage, a 20% increase in revenue and a 17% rise in earnings before interest, tax depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. APSEZ posted a net profit of Rs 2,119 crore in April-June quarter compared to Rs 1,177 crore a year earlier.

Some of the biggest names in commercial real-estate lending have all but turned off the spigot. Blackstone Mortgage Trust and KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, two of the biggest mortgage real-estate investment trusts, have halted loans to any new borrowers. While these firms continued to provide financing related to existing loans, they didn’t originate any new loans during the first half of this year, according to the companies.

Kfin Technologies Ltd. Investors can find out if and how many shares they have been given through the basis of allotment. The initiation of the refund process will start on Friday, August 11, for individuals not given shares.

₹12,400 per square feet and at this point in 2023, have increased to around ₹15,350 per square feet, it added. Among the cities, Hyderabad emerged as the frontrunner in luxury home price growth, seeing a staggering 42% increase in average price from ₹7,450 per square foot in 2018. Bengaluru and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) recorded a notable 27% appreciation each.

The percentage of Americans who hold credit card debt has increased significantly in the last two years with higher income households more likely to have long-term debt of this kind.

Kalgoorlie | Association of Mining and Exploration Companies chief executive Warren Pearce warned the Albanese government not to wade into the Indigenous heritage space on the back of WA’s radical legislative reversal that has created an approvals minefield for explorers and farmers.

Lok Sabha elections. While the Supreme Court's decision has reverberated across the Congress, images of joy in southern states stood out as a clear reminder of the interplay between legal proceedings and political realities. As Congress workers held celebratory rallies with large crowds in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, they expressed confidence that the party would win the upcoming assembly elections.

Bulging sales of US Treasuries are about to deliver a major test of investor demand and determine whether a selloff has room to run as the market braces for the biggest round of refunding auctions since last year.

New Delhi: Stanlow Terminals Ltd on Tuesday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Eni UK Ltd, the UK subsidiary of global energy company Eni, to explore the development of carbon dioxide (CO2) collection, shipping, and storage at the Stanlow Terminal location and then deliver the received CO2 into Eni UK’s carbon transport and storage infrastructures currently being developed in the North West region of the UK. “Stanlow Terminals and Eni UK will evaluate opportunities to establish an open-access CO2 transport and storage terminal which will be capable of receiving, gathering and storing CO2 from industrial emitters and other sources via shipping from dispersed locations," the company said in a press release.

mother-daughter duo to journey into the cosmos. Their incredible journey will happen aboard Virgin Galactic's 'Galactic 02' flight, scheduled to take off from New Mexico on Thursday. In an interview for the BBC, Schahaff told that the remarkable story began when she, while on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Antigua to the UK, stumbled upon an ad about a space travel competition hosted by Virgin Galactic. Intrigued by the prospect of space travel, she decided to participate in the competition, never anticipating the destiny that awaited her. Months later, Schahaff received the news that she had not only made it to the top 20 finalists but had emerged as the ultimate winner, securing her seat on the space expedition.

mutual fund (MF) investors as they are delivering amazing returns to existing investors. Although small caps are considered to be very risky, the 'risk hai toh ishq hai' line from Harshad Mehta's web series Scam 1992 is a reminder that we need to take some risks in our life at a certain point to reap benefits. Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Regular Plan is one such small-cap mutual fund plan that has given stellar returns, and grown the money of its investors.

PwC Australia gave former partner Peter Collins a one-off “termination payment” and initially approved ongoing retirement payments for him late last year, despite the Tax Practitioners Board finding he had shared secret government information.

Kylie Jenner and the iconic Bratz dolls. This innovative partnership heralds a distinctive collection of dolls that promises to enrapture both ardent Bratz enthusiasts and devoted Kylie admirers. With Kylie Jenner's pioneering venture into the realm of product creation, a fresh and enthralling chapter unfolds in the world of fashion dolls.

Piramal Pharma shares on rights issue record date i.e. 2nd August 2023, they are eligible for applying to this rights issue of the pharma company.

EdTech platform, major Indian IT firms are gearing up to recruit approximately 50,000 freshers across various job roles encompassing both IT and non-IT sectors nationwide between July-December 2023. The ed-tech platform said that the rapid adoption of digital transformation initiatives, along with, the emergence of new business opportunities in Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, and other cutting-edge technologies, has become a catalyst for substantial growth within the IT industry. According to Shantanu Rooj, Founder and CEO, TeamLease Edtech, "Jobs like AI, blockchain, cloud computing, etc are going to lose their 'exotic' tags soon and will become the tools as common as a calculator or a laptop today...

bird species which are found only in India. There is a rich diversity of 10,906 bird species in the world, and of them, India is home to 1,353, Zoological Survey of India scientist Amitava Majumder said. These 1,353 bird species account for 12.4 per cent of the global avian diversity, he said.

Wordle is a word puzzle game designed by Engineer Josh Wardle for his wife who loves word games. Earlier, it was accessible only by close friends and relatives. In 2022, The New York Times bought it for six figures. Wordle is now globally accessible and is available to play at the NYT website. The game is free to play and comes without any subscriptions and formalities. How to Play Wordle?Y

There are two matches to be held on August 8: Colombia vs Jamaica and France vs Morocco. Let’s have a look at both of them. Colombia entered the Round of 16 with two wins, one against South Korea and the other against the mighty Germany.

Ukrainian officials say that two Russian missiles have hit the center of Pokrovsk, a city in the eastern Donetsk region, killing at least five people and wounding two dozens more

Mindspace Business Parks REIT has rejigged its senior management to ensure stability and continuity of leadership to drive the next phase of growth. The K Raheja Corp-backed listed entity has appointed Ramesh Nair as Chief Executive Officer, with effect from September 1 while elevating Vinod Rohira to Board Member of the REIT.