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KPI Green Energy Ltd.(up 10.25%), Inox Wind Ltd.(up 6.52%), Inox Wind Energy Ltd.(up 4.99%), Power and Instrumentation(Gujarat)Ltd.(up 4.98%), SJVN Ltd.(up 4.82%), KKV Agro Powers Ltd.(up 4.72%), NHPC Ltd.(up 4.26%), JSW Energy Ltd.(up 3.92%), Hitachi Energy India Ltd.(up 3.90%) and Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd.(up 2.88%) stood among the top gainers.

Air India and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL), are set to invest ₹2,300 crore in Karnataka, towards establishing a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Bengaluru, envisioning the city as the aviation hub of South India, PTI reported on February 19. The investment is aimed at fostering economic growth and employment opportunities in the state, it added.

Major companies join forces to combat AI-generated election interference Srinivas said that the employee who received a massive salary hike was part of the 'search team' and had no direct involvement with its AI division. Further, Srinivas spoke about the layoffs in the tech industry. He said the firms target those with high salaries who do not proportionately contribute to productivity.

talent passport' lets highly-skilled foreign workers live and work in France for an initial four-year period.

The BFSI sector has grown by leaps and bounds, transitioning India from a primarily cash-driven economy to one that is now highly digitised. Fintech, today, has entered the mainstream, focusing on increasing profitability and curtailing risk. The fintech ecosystem has witnessed tremendous technological advancements and is projected to grow sixfold from $245 billion to $1.5 trillion by 2030. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to outpace the US and climb up the ranks to become the world’s leading fintech market by 2030. 

Israel will launch its long-threatened offensive against Rafah next month if Hamas has not freed the remaining hostages held in Gaza by the start of Ramadan, Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz said. «The world must know, and Hamas leaders must know — if by Ramadan our hostages are not home, the fighting will continue everywhere, including the Rafah area,» Gantz, a retired military chief of staff, told a conference of American Jewish leaders in Jerusalem Sunday. Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, is expected to begin on March 10.

Deepika Padukone, a presenter at the 77th BAFTA Film Awards, presented actor Jonathan Glazer with the Best Film not in the English language award for 'The Zone Of Interest'. Other contenders for the category included '20 Days in Mariupol,' 'Anatomy of a Fall,' 'Past Lives,' and 'Society of the Snow.' Also Read | BAFTA Awards Winners: Oppenheimer dominates with seven trophies, see full list here For her red carpet look, Padukone wore a golden and silver-hued shimmery saree adorned with sequins, dewy makeup, kohl-rimmed eyes, a messy hair bun, and statement earrings, as per an ANI report. Earlier, confirming her role as a presenter came when she shared the list of presenters on her Instagram story, Padukone had expressed gratitude for the opportunity.

Israel for carrying out genocide in Gaza and voiced support for South Africa's case against Israel at the UN's International Court of Justice. However, it was the first time he directly compared Israel's actions to the Holocaust. As per Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the remark “crossed a red line".

veto. Algeria, the Arab representative on the council, put the draft resolution in a final form that can be voted on. Council diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly, said the vote will take place Tuesday morning. In addition to a ceasefire, the final Algerian draft, obtained by The Associated Press, reiterates council demands that Israel and Hamas “scrupulously comply” with international law especially the protection

Israeli cabinet unanimously approved a declaration strongly opposing any plan for Palestinian statehood, the Times of Israel reported. This comes in the wake of reports that the US and several Arab partners were preparing a detailed plan for a comprehensive peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians that includes a «firm timeline» for a Palestinian state.

Invest India is building a tool called I-chat policy with an idea to incorporate the policies and regulations of India's 28 states and make them available to investors through a common platform. It will soon add details of union territories as well. «This has been rolled out as a pilot internally. But the larger goal is to enhance the ease of doing business for an investor,» Invest India chief Nivruti Rai told ET.

EQT (formerly Baring PE AsiaEQT), TPG Capital and KKR are among those evaluating the acquisition of a controlling stake held by CVC Capital in Bengaluru-based specialty cancer hospital chain Healthcare Global Enterprises (HCG), sources told ET. A rising middle-class and an aging population have boosted demand for private medical services across Asia, which in turn, is seeing massive consolidation and heightened deal activity in the healthcare sector. Luxembourgbased CVC manages €188 billion of assets and is also owner of the Gujarat Titans’ IPL franchise, international rugby union, Women’s Tennis Association and top football properties such as Spain's La Liga or consumer brands like Lipton Teas, Peruvian cash management company Hermes, among others.

Forbes Media chairman Steve Forbes breaks down the administrations inflationary agenda on Kudlow.

Volkswagen is reviewing the future of its joint venture in the Xinjiang region of northwestern China and another German industrial giant is starting to sell its stakes there following new international scrutiny of forced labor by predominantly Muslim ethnic groups. Volkswagen said last week that it was in discussions with one of its main joint venture partners in China, the state-owned Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., in the wake of allegations of human rights violations at their joint venture in Xinjiang.

Hamas, and envisions a wider resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Hamas' demands “delusional" and rejected US and international calls for a pathway to Palestinian statehood.

₹1,00,772.17 per kilolitre in Delhi as of 1 February, 74% higher than in 2019. Going forward, too, airfares are expected to go up, said Ajay Prakash, board member, Faith and president, Travel Agents Federation of India, “The upswing in the demand can be seen with supply falling short of it.

Here's all you need to know about the latest developments in Jharkhand. As many as 12 MLAs of the Congress reportedly threatened to boycott the upcoming state assembly session from February 23 and head to Jaipur if four ministers are not replaced with new faces. They were unhappy with the Congress' decision to give ministerial berths to Alamgir Alam, Rameshwar Oraon, Banna Gupta and Badal Patralekh again, PTI reported. The disgruntled section of Congress legislators went into a huddle Saturday at a Ranchi hotel.

India's foreign policy is going strong, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the world is seeing how New Delhi's relations with many countries continue to grow stronger in trade, tourism, technology and various other aspects. In a jibe against the critical remarks over the years on experience in foreign policy, PM Modi said that when he took the oath as India's Prime Minister, questions were raised about him not having «experience outside a state.» While addressing the concluding day of the National Convention of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Delhi's Bharat Mandapam, PM Modi said, «When I took oath in 2014, many of our critics said that what experience does Modi have outside a state. Many things were said about foreign policy.»

strong mandate is the first condition for India to realise its big goals as he exhorted thousands of party members to work with renewed energy, vigour and enthusiasm for the next 100 days to ensure a big victory. Addressing nearly 11,500 BJP delegates from across the country at Bharat Mandapam here, he said he is seeking power not for «satta bhog» (enjoying power) but for the country's benefit, and slammed the opposition, especially the Congress, saying they make all kinds of false promises but lack a road map for making the country developed. This is something only the BJP can do, he said, exuding confidence about his return to power while noting that many foreign countries have invited him for engagements in July, August and September. This suggests that these countries also know that «aayega toh Modi hi» (Modi's re-election is inevitable). In his 65-minute valedictory speech at the BJP's national convention ahead of the Lok Sabha elections expected in April-May, the prime minister stuck to the message of the country's growth and rising global standing besides his government's measures for empowering every section of society, especially the poor.

The Wire. "The Water Transport Workers Federation of India has decided to refuse to load or unload weaponized cargoes from Israel or any other country which could handle military equipment and its allied cargo for war in Palestine," The Wire quoted WTWFI press release – dated 14 February – as saying. “Port workers, part of labour unions would always stand against the war and killing innocent people like women and children.

India on Sunday crushed the visiting England team in the third test. In the process, several records were broken, from most number of sixes to India's biggest win in terms of runs. 1) First of all, India broke its own record for most sixes in a Test series by any team, touching a total of 48 big hits in the ongoing three-match series. The team went past its own tally of 47 sixes in three Tests against South Africa at home back in 2019, a series which had three Test matches. With two matches left, India could score a lot more sixes and outdo its previous record by a huge margin. 2) Debutant Sarfaraz Khan also created a record. He had a memorable debut in the international arena during the third Test against England, becoming the only fourth Indian to score twin half-centuries on Test debut. In the match, Sarfaraz played a highly-attacking game, taking the spinners to attack. In the first innings, he scored 62 in 66 balls, with nine fours and a six. In the second innings, he scored 68* in 72 balls, with six fours and three sixes.