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APSEZ acquires 80% stake in Astro for $185 million in all-cash deal

ADANI Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 80% stake in Astro, in an all-cash deal for $185 million, implying an enterprise value (EV) of $235 million and EV/FY25E earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) at 4.4 times.

Govt taking many policy measures to promote fintech sector: PM Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government is taking many policy measures to promote the fintech sector, which attracted over $31 billion foreign investments in the past 10 years and has grown by over 500% in terms of their number.

ONGC Videsh steps up efforts to recover dividends from Russia and Venezuela

ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), the overseas arm of ONGC, on Friday said it has stepped up efforts to recover divideds stuck in Russia and Venezuela due to the US sanctions.

Berlin deports 28 to Af, first since Taliban took control

GERMANY deported Afghan nationals to their homeland on Friday for the first time since August 2021, when the Taliban returned to power.

UN to deploy team to probe abuses in Bangladesh rights

THE UN human rights office said on Friday that it will deploy a fact-finding team to Bangladesh to investigate alleged rights abuses and violations through use of excessive force by security forces to quell protests led by students against the former government this summer.

Pak relaxed rules to give contract to build key highway to China: report

PAKISTAN relaxed bidding rules to directly award a USD 2 billion contract to China for the construction of a strategically important road, according to a media report on Friday.

Harris defends policy flip flops in first interview

KAMALA Harris declared on Thursday that Americans are ready to turn the page on Donald Trump as she reached out to centrist voters in her first interview since her dramatic entry into November's presidential election.

Israeli air strike kills three in West Bank

ISRAEL said it killed three Hamas militants in an air strike in the occupied West Bank on Friday, taking the death toll from a large-scale military operation now in its third day to at least 19.

Brazil freezes financial assets of Musk's Starlink

Top judge's spat with Musk over appointment of legal officer escalates

New rules to kick out members lacking 'revolutionary spirit'

THE ruling Communist Party of China headed by President Xi Jinping has issued a new set of rules to remove incompetent members deemed lagging in their faith, loyalty and performance, in a bid to further strengthen the party's control over the conduct of its nearly 100 million members.

Chirag: No rift with BJP, love for PM unshakable

UNION minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Friday denied any rift between him and ally BJP, and claimed that his love for Prime Minister Narendra Modi was \"unshakable\".

Rain respite, but floods wreak havoc in Gujarat

EVEN as rains abated in most parts of Gujarat on Friday morning, several towns and villages witnessed water logging due to swollen rivers.

Didi again writes to Modi seeking Central laws, hikes salary of civic volunteers

CHIEF Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over the lack of response to her earlier appeal for a stronger legislation on crimes against women in the wake of a trainee doctor's rape and murder in Kolkata.

Assam Assembly abolishes 2-hr Friday namaz break rule

THE Assam Assembly has abolished a British-era rule that granted a two-hour break to Muslim MLAs to offer namaz on Fridays.

Hit by flash floods, U’khand rescues 189 tourists from Valley of Flowers

A sudden downpour on Thursday afternoon led to a flash flood in the Valley of Flowers trekking route, sweeping away a concrete bridge over a stream and leaving 189 tourists stranded in Uttarakhand.

Champai joins BJP, levels snooping charge against Hemant-led JMM govt

FORMER Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Friday joined BJP along with his supporters in Ranchi.

'Justice Kohli protector of women's rights'

CHIEF Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday paid glowing tributes to outgoing Supreme Court judge Hima Kohli, calling her a \"fierce protector of women's rights\".

NIA carries out raids at 9 locations across 4 states to tackle Maoists

THE National Investigation Agency on Friday conducted raids across Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, as part of its efforts to scuttle the attempts of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit to revive its presence, the agency said.

SC to hold 2-day nat'l meet of district judiciary

THE Supreme Court will organise a two-day national conference of the district judiciary on August 31 and September 1, according to a statement issued by the apex court on Friday.

BJP relies on freshers, farmers, sports icons

THE BJP is likely to field some distinguished sportspersons as candidates in the Haryana assembly polls due October 1.

Rebellion in BJP over distribution of ticket

THE BJP is facing a full-blown rebellion in its ranks in Jammu and Kashmir over denial of the party ticket to senior leaders and loyalists in its Jammu stronghold.

UCC a measure of justice for women: V-P

VICE-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said Uniform Civil Code will be a measure of justice to women.

India's projects in Bangla in limbo as 'strong anti-Delhi sentiment' persists

INDIA-led projects in Bangladesh will continue to remain in deep freeze for some time, owing to the strong anti-India sentiment across the country fuelled by student leaders.

AG Noorani: Man who reminded us of the values that make nations great

A BDUL Ghafoor Majeed Noorani, who left us on August 29, was an outstanding constitutional scholar whose value based analysis of events over the past half-century enriched the nation.

Hidden in girls cameras washroom spark protests

TENSION prevailed at Seshadri Rao Gudlavalleru Engineering College in Gudlavalleru near Gudivada as hundreds of students launched a protest late on Thursday night, alleging that two final year students had installed hidden cameras in the girls hostel washroom and recorded their videos.

'We are now forced to pay 40% commission'

TUMAKURU District Civil Contractors' Association president and senior Congress leader AD Balaramaiah on Friday alleged that contractors have to pay more than 40 per cent commission to get their bills cleared after Congress came to power.

Now, KMF products to enter Delhi's market

COME October, Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) will start selling milk and curd in Delhi.

Stalin inks 6 MoUs for investment of ₹900 cr to generate 4K jobs in Chennai

THE Tamil Nadu government has inked pacts with companies such as Nokia, PayPal, Yield Engineering Systems, Microchip, Infinx, and Applied Materials for an investment commitment of 900 crore and employment target of 4,100 jobs in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai, the state government said on Friday.

Hema panel: More trouble for actor

THE tremors that followed the release of the Justice Hema Committee report continued to shake the Malayalam film industry with one more woman levelling harassment allegation against actor Jayasurya.

2 Maoists from C'garh surrender before Odisha cops

TWO area committee members of the banned CPI (Maoist) surrendered before Bargarh police on Friday, in what was a significant achievement in the fight against left wing extremism (LWE) in the region.