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₹11925 crore were signed with various industry groups on the first day in Dubai. Uttarakhand Minister Dhan Singh Rawat was also present on the occasion.

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), his most ambitious foreign-policy programme. It involves China financing billions of dollars of investment in roads, railways and other infrastructure across Eurasia and Africa. China claims the BRI has created 420,000 jobs and lifted 40m people out of poverty.

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies firmed slightly on Wednesday tracking a stronger-than-expected reading on Chinese economic growth, although fears of an escalation in the Israel-Hamas war limited any major gains.

Sony Group Corp's India unit and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) expect to close the pending merger deal — billed as one of the biggest in the country's media industry — as early as next month, multiple people familiar with the progress of the proposed transaction told ET. One of the sources said that despite financial institutions and lenders such as Axis Finance and IDBI having appealed the National Company Law Tribunal's (NCLT) decision approving the merger scheme before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), the union could still happen by as early as the first half of November. Another source said the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which was tasked with completing the integration process, is working overtime to complete the responsibilities associated with the merger. «Our aim is to finish the merger by early November. The teams on both sides are working incredibly hard to finish the merger-related formalities,» said a senior official, who declined to be named. Legal & regulatory formalities Corroborating this information, another source said that the merger is nearing completion, even as a media report suggested that Tokyo-based Sony Group Corp has held exploratory talks with Walt Disney to acquire its India assets due to the delay in completing the merger deal with ZEEL. «While we are targeting to conclude the merger early next month, there is always a possibility of a delay considering the legal and regulatory formalities that are involved,» said the second executive cited above. Both Sony and Zee declined to comment.

«Overall, given the resilient domestic economy and strong earnings outlook, the positive trend remains intact. Lot of stock-specific action is likely to be seen as we progress into the results season,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions: STATE OF THE MARKETS GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a negative start GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded higher by 17.5 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 19794, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for negative start on Wednesday.

Whitehaven Coal has defeated rival bidders to buy BHP’s two Queensland coal mines, Daunia and Blackwater, Street Talk can reveal.

Corporate India is clearly towards inclusion, notwithstanding the Supreme Court saying no to same-sex marriages. HR and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) heads at leading corporates including Godrej, Lupin, Axis Bank and Publicis Sapient said the SC order will not hamper India Inc's drive to become more progressive and inclusive organisations. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said the Supreme Court could not strike down the provisions of the Special Marriage Act and that Parliament should decide on the issue. However, it also issued directions to prevent discrimination against the queer community, recognise the right of transgender persons in heterosexual relationships to marry under the existing legal framework, and so on. «Inclusion is a long journey, and we are getting there,» said Parmesh Shahani, head of Godrej DEI Lab, adding that be it in terms of innovation or profitability, companies have realised that inclusivity is the way to go. «While a clearer marriage equality verdict would be more helpful, companies that want to be progressive will continue being progressive,» he said.

job vacancies also declined, official figures showed on Tuesday, in a sign that the labour market is losing momentum. British average earnings, excluding bonuses, were 7.8% higher than a year earlier during the three months to August, down from an upwardly revised 7.9% in the three months to July, the first such fall since January. Average earnings are being monitored by the Bank of England as it considers whether to resume raising interest rates to counter the risks from still-high inflation. The latest reading from Britain's Office for National Statistics was in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters, but sterling fell slightly against the U.S. dollar after the data. «While wage growth is still much too strong for the Bank of England's liking, there's nothing in the latest data that's likely to push the committee into a rate hike at the November meeting,» ING economist James Smith said. Private-sector regular pay — the component looked at most closely by the BoE — saw annual growth slow to 8.0% in the three months to August, from 8.1%. Annual growth in total pay — a more volatile measure which includes one-off bonuses — slowed more than expected to 8.1% in the quarter through August, from an unrevised 8.5% in the May to July period. However, with consumer price inflation of 6.7% in August, the real-terms increase in pay was far smaller. Regular pay, adjusted for CPI inflation, grew by an annual 0.7% in the three months to August.

Supreme Court on Tuesday gave a «final opportunity» to the Maharashtra assembly Speaker to set out a «realistic timeline» to decide on disqualification proceedings pending against MLAs belonging to chief minister Eknath Shinde-led faction of Shiv Sena. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud minced no words in expressing its dissatisfaction over the delay by the Speaker in setting out a timeline to decide on the disqualification pleas. The bench granted the final opportunity after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of the speaker, informed the SC that it would not be «realistic» for him to give a timeline today. He urged the court to grant him time till October 28 so that he can personally engage with the Speaker and apprise the bench of the time frame. Granting the request, the SC listed the matter for resumed hearing on October 30.

The global microfinance market has shown consistent growth prospects from 2014 to 2030, according to ResearchAndMarkets . The report focuses on lending activities by both banks and non-bank entities, targeting small enterprises, solo entrepreneurs, and micro-enterprises. This trend emphasizes the role of microfinance in advancing financial inclusivity and supporting entrepreneurial ventures globally.

Eastern Asia has seen its cryptocurrency market dynamics shift significantly, with a notable decline in crypto activity over recent years, primarily attributed to China's restrictive stance. However, a wind of change may be blowing from Hong Kong, as the region experiences a surge in crypto-related initiatives and regulatory friendliness, igniting speculations regarding China's evolving digital asset outlook, according to Chainalysis.

Supreme Court on Tuesday passed the buck of providing legal sanctity to marriage between same-sex couples. The five-judge bench stated that it's not for the judiciary to make a law that expands the definition of marriage, but seemingly only to say it's the right thing to do. Instead, it's for Parliament to change the Special Marriage Act (SMA) 1954.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday directed the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) to aim for setting up “Bharatiya Antriksha Station", or an Indian space station, by 2035, and seek to land the first Indian on the moon by 2040. The statements were a part of a meeting chaired by Modi to assess the progress made by Isro on India’s manned space mission, Gaganyaan.

WASHINGTON—With Israel on the brink of a ground invasion of Gaza, President Biden will visit the beleaguered nation with the aim of reinforcing American commitment to its security and addressing the spiraling humanitarian crisis in Gaza brought on by the war with Hamas. His decision to travel to Israel in the middle of its war with Hamas is fraught with diplomatic, political and security risks. As concerns intensify that the conflict could spread through the region, the U.S.

Assam Police, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Md. Noor Hussain from Silchar, Cachar District, Assam in a case related to a bomb blast at Kwakta, Bishnupur District, Manipur in a vehicle. The case was initially registered by Manipur Police, vide FIR no.

Stocks were up yesterday by around 1.1% on the S&P 500, but we have gone nowhere now in a week, so the bulls are making no progress. The question in front of us is which way the index will break, and for the past several weeks, we have been able to rely on bonds to give us that answer.

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KFin Technologies (KFin) have risen 25 percent to currently trade at ₹457 from its IPO price of ₹366. On the back of strong returns and bullishness of the management over their overseas expansion plans, brokerage house Jefferies has retained its ‘buy’ call on the stock and raised its target price to ₹560 from ₹500 earlier. The new target implies a potential upside of over 22 percent.

The lawyer representing 184 former Facebook content moderators based in Kenya who have sued the site's parent company, Meta, over working conditions and pay has told the judge that Meta was not sincere in trying to reach an out-of-court settlement as a...

HDFC Bank: HDFC Bank Ltd on Monday reported a 51% jump in profit in the September quarter, beating analysts’ estimates, on higher other income and lower provisions. The bank saw net profit rise to ₹15,976 crore in the quarter that ended 30 September from ₹10,605 crore in the year-ago period. That exceeded analysts’ estimates of ₹14,120 crore in a Bloomberg survey.

Private equity likes the look of family-owned waste management business JR Richards & Sons.