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ALSO READ: Tomorrow's IPL Match: SRH vs CSK; who’ll win Hyderabad vs Chennai match? Fantasy team, pitch report, and more On 23 March, the Sunrisers lost against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their first match of the tournament by 4 runs, but then won against Mumbai Indians (MI) by 31 runs on 27 March. However, they lost against against Gujarat Titans (GT) by 7 wickets on 31 March. Both teams have played 19 IPL matches so far against each other in IPL.

survey of around 19,000 respondents conducted in 19 countries shows that 80 per cent support cutting plastic production to save biodiversity and the climate. Around 80 per cent of the participants are concerned about the impact of plastic on the health of loved ones, according to the survey conducted by the independent environmental network Greenpeace International in January and February. The survey collected responses from 19,088 participants from the UK, the UAE, Canada, India, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, China, Malaysia, Austria, Norway and the US. The survey shows strong support for cutting the production of plastic, with more than eight in 10 people (82 per cent), and for protecting biodiversity and the climate by reducing plastic production (80 per cent).

Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday, where the 22-time Grand Slam winner was expected to make his ATP Tour comeback. «Unfortunately I have to tell you that I am not going to be playing in Monte Carlo. My body simply won't allow me,» said the 37-year-old Spaniard on social media. The record 11-time Monte Carlo winner missed virtually all of the 2023 season through injury and has only played at the Brisbane International this season, where he felt a hip injury flare-up.

UK's prominent Indian student representative organisations on Thursday began a new "Fair Visa, Fair Chance" campaign in favour of the post-study Graduate Route visa, which has proved hugely popular with students from India since its launch around three years ago. The National Indian Students and Alumni Union (NISAU) UK, which had originally campaigned for the visa that allows international graduates the chance to gain work experience for two years after their degree, fears the ongoing review of the route would reverse the progress made. The independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has been commissioned to review the Graduate Route visa by UK Home Secretary James Cleverly to ensure it is «fit for purpose» and is expected to report by next month. Do you meet the immigration criteria? Check here «The ability to work for two years post-graduation helps international students to earn money to help pay for their degrees and enable some to get valuable work experience as well as to continue to build strong links with the UK,» said Lord Karan Bilimoria, Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on International Students and patron of NISAU UK.

₹244 crore plus interest to Ericsson for infringing on the telecommunications firm’s 2G and 3G patents. A spokesperson for Lava International said, “Lava will explore all viable legal avenues, including the possibility of filing an appeal in response to the judgement.

A consortium of central banks worldwide, led by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), announced a new initiative, “Project Agora,” to explore the potential of tokenization to enhance existing financial systems.

Quality Care, one among India's largest hospital chains backed by private equity (PE) investors Blackstone and TPG, on Thursday announced two key appointments to its leadership to drive the hospital platform’s rapid growth in South Asia. It named Dr Hari Prasad, as Group chairman & non-executive director and Varun Khanna as the Group managing director Prasad, with over 30 years of experience, was most recently the president of Apollo Group Hospitals, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the journey of Apollo Hospitals having overseen the growth from 1,200 beds to 10,000 beds. He also serves as the executive chairman of Society for Emergency Medicine, India. He has been honored with a Fellowship by Royal College of Emergency Medicine, UK and International Federation of Emergency Medicine. He has helped establish Apollo Health City in Hyderabad, Asia’s first operational health city.

The Mirror's report citing royal expert Tom Quinn, Prince Harry, who although supports wife Meghan in her venture, is not very sure about a part of her new business. Quinn was quoted saying, "Harry thinks the new brand is a great idea because it's Meghan's idea he's still so loved up that she can do no wrong in his eyes" However, he said that Harry has grown up in the Royal family, one that would've looked down on a commercial enterprise like that of Meghan.

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Less than four years after it went public in what was the Toronto Stock Exchange’s largest tech IPO ever, Nuvei Corp. is going private in a deal that values the company at US$6.3 billion.

Canadian regulators should rethink capital requirements imposed on the country’s largest financial institutions if banks in the United States and Europe are not forced to follow through with the strict final stages of the international risk management regime put in place following the 2008 financial crisis, the head of Canada’s largest bank says.

A group of Swiss and international investors representing billions of dollars of Credit Suisse AT1 bonds sued the Swiss regulator in April 2023 for the wipeout that followed the bank's acquisition by rival UBS in March last year. The AT1 bonds were issued by Credit Suisse as part of its capital structure to meet regulatory capital requirements. These had a clause allowing Swiss authorities to write them off regardless of what happened to the shares if the bank fell insolvent. Credit Suisse AT1 bondholders force Swiss regulator to hand over wipeout decree — reports However, the law ...

A New York RIA has been charged for “widespread and longstanding failures” relating to electronic communications – and fined $6.5 million.

«Such co-branded cards reward the users for their loyalty by providing maximum value-back with the associated brand in the form of accelerated reward points, cashback or direct discount. Some cards, particularly those co-branded with airlines or hotel loyalty programs, may also extend complimentary membership or elite status to the cardholders, helping them unlock more perks,» explained Rohit Chhibbar, head of credit cards business, Paisabazaar. Also read: Top banks' credit cards with low annual fee

His appointment, effective from last month, comes nearly 18 months after his departure from Franklin Templeton in October 2022, where he had worked since 2020 upon the firm's acquisition of Legg Mason.  Prior to joining Legg Mason, Barry spent 19 years at JP Morgan Asset Management, where he was a managing director and held a number of senior positions in London and New York. He began his career at Fidelity International, working in telesales.  Franklin Templeton's head of UK wholesale channel leaves firm «I am delighted to join SMDAM and bring my extensive experience to this fast-...

recalled by Health Canada, including one the agency warns could potentially cause death in the most vulnerable patients.That device is known as the OmniLab Advanced, and it’s typically used by people with sleep apnea — a condition where those affected stop and restart breathing while asleep.According to the recall notice, the OmniLab Advanced has an alarm to notify users when the device’s ventilator finds an internal error or problem. The agency says products with any lot are recalled or have the model number 1044278.According to the agency, this includes the device rebooting intermittently, restarting therapy, or even entering an inoperative state with or without reboots.Health Canada says any of the issues could “result in interruption and/or loss of therapy which may lead to hypoventilation, mild to severe hypoxemia, hypercarbia, respiratory failure/insufficiency, or potentially death in the most vulnerable patients.”It’s not the only medical device recalled, however.Among the recalls, several of which began last month, are multiple Medtronic cannulae products.

₹931.50. In the past 1 day, the Mentha oil rate on MCX has decline 0.18% from ₹938.00 to ₹931.50.Mentha oil is an essential oil obtained from a mint plant and India is one of the leading producers and exporters of mentha oil. Mentha oil is used in food, pharma, soaps, and other skincare/personal care products.

100 million milestone, registering an increase of 1.1 million cards from the previous month. While this highlights the increasing popularity of credit cards, it also suggests a potential uptick in credit card fraud cases. This is particularly concerning as many cardholders have reported unauthorized international transactions even after deactivating international usage.

Gold prices rise for fourth straight session, silver surges to two-year high On Monday, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Customs Department stopped 36 passengers at Lucknow's airport, travelling from Sharjah. During the frisking, the customs officials seized cigarettes worth over ₹3 crore and cash worth ₹23.90 lakh. Besides, six passengers said they also had gold with them.

Vodafone Idea: The telecom services provider announced in an exchange filing on Wednesday that its shareholders have given the green light for a proposal to issue securities amounting to approximately ₹20,000 crore. This announcement came a day after the company's virtual Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). With this approval, the telecom firm is on track to wrap up the equity fundraising by June's end.

Disney's months-long proxy war with activist investor Nelson Peltz in the rear-view mirror, attention is refocused on finding CEO Bob Iger's successor. The board has extended Iger's retirement date five times, continually deferring decisions about finding a replacement.