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Stocks in Asia rose on Monday while Treasuries and the dollar kept their composure, as investors took their lead from Wall Street's Friday rally, shrugging off a Moody's downgrade to the U.S. credit outlook. Tech stocks stood out, as they had in the U.S. at the end of last week, after the calming of long-term Treasury yields since the start of this month boosted the outlook for borrowing-dependent growth shares. U.S.

fire broke out in two places in the Khetrajpur area of Odisha's Sambalpur city on 12 November. One fire broke out at a gunny godown and another fire incident broke out on the third floor of a residential building. The fire on third floor of the building has been successfully controlled while the gunny godown fire have also been doused.

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PwC spin-off firm Scyne Advisory has appointed veteran businessman John Mullen as its inaugural chairman, as it began on Monday its first official day of operations as an independent public sector-focused consulting firm.

Some of the biggest Wall Street investment banks slid down the rankings of high-quality research analysts and sales desks in a widely followed and respected survey of major institutional investors conducted by Peter Lee Associates.

Clark Perkins’ buyout firm Mercury Capital is on the move. Street Talk understands Mercury’s team, spearheaded by dealmaker Ben Hawter, has its eye on KKR-backed accounting and advisory firm Findex Group.

Sanjeev Gupta’s InfraBuild is paying hundreds of millions of dollars in fees to the British industrialist’s other companies as payment for “shared services”, just one part of a complex series of transactions between the Australian company and the businessman’s broader, ailing steel empire.

Historically, to meet its energy needs and to support development, India has used PSUs to rationalise and subsidise the production of fossil fuels. Transitioning them to a greener path is critical for achieving India's ambitious goals, in addition to making them the mascot for climate change. Oil PSUs in India have been the drivers of energy generation.

electoral bonds. GoI, represented by solicitor general Tushar Mehta, opposed citizens' right to know about who supplies money to political parties, citing political donors' right to privacy. There is a strong case to be made in favour of the right to know.

Benjamin Netanyahu told US media Sunday a deal could be afoot to free hostages being held in the Gaza Strip, but declined to provide details for fear of scuttling the potential plan. «We heard that there was an impending deal of this kind or of that kind and then we learned that it was all hokum. But the minute we started the ground operation, that began to change,» Netanyahu told NBC show «Meet the Press.» Asked whether there is a potential deal to free more of the hostages being held by Hamas militants, Netanyahu replied: «There could be.» But the leader stopped short of providing specifics about any plan that might be coming together to free some or all of the 239 hostages that Israel says are being held captive. «I think the less I say about it, the more I'll increase the chances that it materializes,» he said. A source close to Hamas said this week that negotiations have occurred over a possible three-day ceasefire in exchange for the release of a dozen hostages, including six Americans, held by the Islamists, but Netanyahu has flatly rejected calls for a ceasefire in Gaza without the release of the hostages. In a series of appearances on US Sunday talk shows, the prime minister sought to make clear Israel was doing everything it can, «around the clock,» in order to rescue those held captive. «This is one of our two war goals,» he said: «One is to destroy Hamas, and the second is to bring back our hostages.» Asked on CNN whether he agrees with the US position that an extended pause in Gaza fighting is needed in order to get the hostages released safely, Netanyahu said: «We don't disagree with that.

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new Muslim ban. Tariffs on all imported goods and "freedom cities" built on federal land. Much of the 2024 presidential campaign has been dominated by the myriad investigations into former President Donald Trump and the subsequent charges against him.

Telecom revenues are sluggish as market leaders Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel spread their 5G networks without raising tariffs as aggressively. This is squeezing Vodafone Idea, whose financials do not allow it to keep up in the 5G rollout race, and in the process it is losing subscribers to Jio and Airtel. Complaints of predatory pricing have been made — not for the first time in the rather chequered history of India's telecom industry — without much by way of solution to inevitable market consolidation.

Diwali brings its own, unique, under-appreciated pleasure. This is a serene reprieve from the cacophony of fireworks and festive fervour.

Hamas on Sunday said it is suspending hostage negotiations because of Israel's handling of the Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza, a Palestinian official briefed on the hostage talks told Reuters. The hospital has come under intense fire as Israeli forces close in on the facility. Israel accuses Hamas of using the hospital as a cover for a command centre without providing proof.

World Cup. Virat Kohli scored 51 in 56 balls, with five fours and a six. His runs came at a strike rate of over 91.

Congress on Sunday blamed the Narendra Modi government for «increasing» inflation and unemployment and asserted that the party's «guarantee» of an annual financial assistance of Rs 15,000 to women Chhattisgarh would provide relief to lakhs of families. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced that if the Congress retains power in Chhattisgarh, women will be given an annual financial assistance of Rs 15,000.

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new secret code feature for locked chats on Android to some beta testers. According to WABetaInfo, a new settings section might be available within the list of users' locked chats, providing them with the option to hide the entry point to open locked chats.

Indian Army exchanged sweets with their Pakistani counterparts on the occasion of Diwali on Sunday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. However, there was no traditional exchange of sweets and pleasantries between the two sides along the International Border (IB), the officials said, attributing it to the tense situation following the recent ceasefire violations by Pakistan Rangers that left a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan dead.

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