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Qatar Court sentenced eight former Indian Navy personnel to death on charges of espionage. The court ruled that the eight Indian nationals were spying on behalf of Israel.

it is not happening—replacing old grids and installing new technology is just too expensive for developing countries. To reach net-zero emissions by 2050, the International Energy Agency, an official forecaster, reckons developing countries would have to spend at least $300bn on renewable grids until 2030, five times their current outgoings. Thus there is no way round the missing finance.

Mumbai: Blackstone Group Inc. has acquired controlling interests in Care Hospitals and Kims Health in a multi-layered deal valued at $1 billion, marking the private equity giant's maiden foray into India's healthcare sector. The New York-based firm secured roughly a 75% stake in Care Hospitals from Evercare Health Fund, an arm of TPG, for around $700 million, said a persom familiar with the transaction, requesting anonymity.

OpenAI has rolled out a recent update to ChatGPT Plus, introducing two significant features that promise to enhance the user experience, further improving the AI chatbot. As reported by The Verge, numerous users of ChatGPT Plus have shared details about the platform's latest updates. For those who might not know, ChatGPT Plus is an optional subscription offering access to an enhanced GPT-4 model and additional features like the Code Interpreter and ChatGPT Plugins.

₹1.4 trillion, ratings agency Crisil said on Monday. This anticipated growth is attributed to increasing composition of hybrid annuity model (HAM) projects within InvITs. The stability of cash flow from a growing number of HAM projects will counteract any slight uptick in leverage, thereby maintaining robust credit profiles.

Maratha quota protesters have been blamed for the incident. The visuals shared by news agency ANI showed a large white house engulfed in flames. The fire was likely to have caused significant damage, as the video showed a huge plume of black smoke emanating from the burning residential structure.

Investing.com — European stock markets traded with small gains Monday as investors digested regional inflation data, ahead of several central bank meetings, including a crucial gathering by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

By M. Sriram

Investing.com-- Analysts expect the Bank of Japan to potentially further tweak its yield curve control (YCC) policy when it meets on Tuesday after recent data showed an uptick in Japanese inflation, while rising bond yields and a weakened yen also piled on pressure. 

Nitish Mittersain, Founder, Joint MD & CEO, Nazara Tech, says “the online money gaming business is today just 4% of our revenues and is impacted due to the new GST taxation rules that came in from October 1st but we expect that business to recover and stabilise in the next couple of months. More importantly from Nazara perspective, getting clarity on taxation was a very important thing. I think that has largely been achieved.” Start by telling us a little bit more about this plan to launch the new game publishing division. How revenue accretive do you believe it is going to be? Nazara Publishing, which is a new initiative of Nazara, is basically meant for the game developers who are trying to bring high quality games across platforms such as mobile, PC, even new technologies such as Web3 and VR.

Ola and on-demand logistics startup Porter are the worst platforms for gig workers, said research firm Fairwork India, after evaluating 12 companies. Both Ola and Porter scored zero on a scale of 1 to 10 when evaluated for minimum standards of fair work in the platform economy, according to the ‘Fairwork India 2023’ report.

Plenty of action at Diverger, the ASX-listed licensee services group which had already agreed to be acquired by rival financial services outfit, Count Limited. That deal was for around $1.14 per share in cash and scrip.

Endeavour will be hit by a protest vote against its executive remuneration at its annual meeting of shareholders this week, but a push by its largest investor to install his ally on the board of the liquor retailer has failed.

Some of Australia’s largest nickel producers are increasingly concerned that the Biden administration will allow their big Indonesian rivals access to incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act – a huge subsidy to encourage the transition to clean energy – as early as next month.

Tom Cahill, the co-head of tactical investing at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, sees “some interesting credit opportunities” opening up for investors as companies need to refinance their borrowings in a higher-interest rate environment.

Qantas has rejected the basis of the competition regulator’s case against the airline, saying customers are not buying a specific flight when they book to travel but instead a “bundle of rights” to fly and blaming its booking systems for selling trips it had already cancelled.

Suncorp is putting a scythe through insurance management ranks, cutting 25 leadership positions as it tries rejigging structures.

Bell Rock Capital Management has almost halved its investment in Whitehaven Coal just days after successfully pushing for a protest vote against the company in response to its plan to buy two major mines.

Embattled Brisbane fast-charging company Tritium has asked the Queensland government for an equity injection of up more than $50 million as it tries to deal with its dire liquidity issues.

Aussie Broadband has made a binding offer worth up to $258 million to buy software group Symbio as the telecommunications group overtakes Vocus to become Australia’s fourth-biggest internet provider.

An Australian regenerative medicine company is preparing for a major expansion in the US with a unique “collagen Velcro” sourced from high-quality pigs that repairs severed nerves.