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Dell Technologies, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, rejecting arguments that the payment was a windfall. The fee is one of the largest ever for U.S. shareholder litigation. A Delaware trial court is weighing two other requests for huge legal fees, both in cases involving Tesla, and the ruling contained language that might be seen as helpful for the carmaker's efforts to fight those fees.

Vedanta will sell up to 3.31% stake in Hindustan Zinc, or 140 million shares of the company, at a floor price of ₹486 rupees a share, filings from both the companies to the exchanges showed. Vedanta had earlier said that it would sell 2.60% in the zinc-lead producer. The stake sale through the offer-for-sale will take place on Friday and Monday. The floor price is at a discount of 15% to Wednesday's closing of ₹571.75. Shares of Hindustan Zinc are up nearly 80% so far in 2024, but have lost 14% in a month. Between March and May, the shares had surged nearly 125%.

After BT, Bharti may consider more opportunities in Europe Mittal also understands BT, given the long relationship between the two companies. BT held a 21% stake in Bharti Airtel and two board seats between 1997 and 2001. He also spends considerable time in the UK, where two of his children live.

The South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb could shun its long-term banking partnership with NongHyup Bank in favor of a deal with rival bank Kookmin.

Fumio Kishida's decision to step down. The rebound came after the economy shrank 0.6 percent — adjusted upwards from an earlier figure of minus 0.7 percent — in the first quarter to March. The rise, due to increases in production along with capital and public investment, beat market expectations of a 0.6 percent expansion for the world's number four economy.

Narendra Modi will unfurl the national flag for the 11th consecutive time on Thursday, marking this year's Independence Day. He is expected to outline his government's agenda, present a progress report, make key policy announcements, and addresses pressing issues during his address from the Red Fort. Notably this will be Modi's first Independence Day address of his third term. He will surpass Manmohan Singh who unfurled the tricolour 10 times between 2004 and 2014, and behind Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, who did so 17 and 16 times respectively. The theme of 'Viksit Bharat' is expected to be a core focus of his address. There is also anticipation that the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh, particularly the targeting of minority Hindus, may be mentioned, given the strong stance taken by Hindutva groups who have rallied around the issue.

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RBI) is expected to unleash stringent rules, tightening provisioning requirements for project finance, introducing a new expected credit loss (ECL) framework and imposing a higher liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) for deposits to hedge against sharp outflows through digital channels. The central bank is expected to introduce these rules later this year and bankers are worried they will hurt profitability in the medium term. “Banks have given their feedback on all three proposals; we can only hope RBI listens. The project finance norms, particularly, are pretty harsh. If implemented in its current form, it could hurt financing for the sector,” said an executive at a public sector bank. “At a time when India is looking to grow faster and there is no crisis on the horizon, these norms could do more harm than good.” The central bank published a set of draft guidelines in April on project finance.

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Inflation cooled last month to its lowest level in several years, data today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show, reenforcing estimates that the Social Security COLA next year will be around a modest 2.6 percent.

Independence Day 2024 Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to deliver his 11th Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi around 7.30 am on Thursday. India is celebrating its 78th Independence Day on August 15, 2024 and all eyes are on the customary speech by the Prime Minister of India.

US stock market, chipmaker Nvidia gained over 6% Tuesday. As the market improved considerably after tanking, Nvidia shares soared and closed at $116.14. The price of the chipmaker stock has doubled in value since the beginning of the year. According to 'Invesopedia', Nvidia will report its earnings for the quarter on August 28. The market analyst and share market strategists expect an earnings-fueled post-market move could potentially mark «the technical low for the largest index weights and AI darlings,» ahead of a September rally.

A new study by Corebridge Financial reveals that while many Americans possess a basic understanding of life insurance, that still leaves a lot of room for client education and awareness-building.

CCI on Wednesday approved the US-based Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's proposal to acquire Juniper Networks, Inc. HPE specialises in business information technology, offering infrastructure products to support the IT systems of customers, related software to automate and simplify IT operations, and cloud solutions as a service. «The proposed combination pertains to the acquisition by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) of 100 per cent of the outstanding shares of, and sole control over, Juniper Networks, Inc. »The proposed combination is to be carried out by way of a reverse triangular merger through which Jasmine Acquisition Sub, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of HPE) will merge with and into Juniper, such that Juniper will be the surviving entity and will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of HPE," CCI said in a release.

It’s been three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan

Indian embassy here on Wednesday advised its citizens, including students, residing in Bryansk, Belgorod, and Kursk regions of Russia to relocate temporarily to safer places, citing recent «security incidents» in these areas following the intensification of the Russia-Ukraine war. The security advisory was issued hours after Russia's Belgorod border region declared an emergency under heavy shelling by Ukrainian forces that are pressing a major cross-border incursion into the adjacent Kursk region for a second week. An emergency was declared in Kursk last Saturday after Ukrainian forces on August 6 launched an incursion into the region, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, with both sides reporting casualties and territorial gains. «In view of the recent security incidents in Bryansk, Belgorod and Kursk regions, Indian nationals are advised to take necessary precautions and temporarily relocate outside these regions,» the Indian embassy said.

Kosovo’s prime minister says that fully reopening a bridge in Mitrovica would be another step toward free movement and wasn’t a threat to anyone

financial incentives for development of critical minerals, including lithium. Speaking during the Budget Seminar on National Critical Minerals Mission, Mines Joint Secretary Veena Kumari Dermal said there will also be an emphasis on securing loans from multilateral financial institutions for the development of the sector. The government, she said, will focus on global R&D collaboration across the critical minerals value chain. To encourage the participation of Indian public and private sector companies in the acquisition of assets abroad, the government will provide targeted subsidies for mining, and for setting up evacuation infrastructure.

Indian Army's K-9 squad is participating in the 10th edition of India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise 'Mitra Shakti'. The 10th edition of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise Mitra Shakti began on August 12 at the Army Training School, Maduru Oya, Sri Lanka. The Exercise will conclude on August 25. Indian contingent comprising 106 personnel is being represented by a Battalion of Rajputana Rifles along with personnel from other arms and services. The Sri Lankan contingent is being represented by personnel from the Gajaba Regiment of the Sri Lankan Army.

NGT) has said that only the Centre can decide whether constructing a «strong» battalion infrastructure in a reserve forest area would impact the issue of conservation of forests. The green panel was hearing a plea alleging that Assam's forest department had illegally diverted 28 hectares of reserve forest for the establishment of the 2nd Assam Commando Battalion in the Assam-Nagaland interstate border area of Geleky Reserve Forest in Sibsagar district. It also alleged that unauthorised permission was granted by the then Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) M K Yadava, who «misused his power and position to divert a large part of the forest area» without taking consent from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). In an order passed on August 9, the eastern bench of the NGT comprising judicial member Justice Sheo Kumar Singh and expert member Arun Kumar Verma noted that an affidavit was filed by the present PCCF, stating the construction of the forest battalion was an «activity for forest conservation and management» and while undertaking it, no trees were felled.

WazirX announced on Wednesday that it is ending its custody arrangement with Liminal Custody following a major hack that resulted in the theft of Rs 2,000 crore ($230 million) from its multisig wallet. The Indian cryptocurrency exchange is currently in the process of migrating its remaining assets from Liminal Custody to new multisig wallets to enhance security. This move comes nearly a month after the breach that saw a significant portion of customer funds disappear. The hack on July 18 led to the loss of 45% of the exchange's customer funds. To prevent further issues and secure remaining assets, WazirX is taking careful steps to transfer its funds.