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Adani Group credit facilities expose a web full of red flags

FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS ACROSS the Adani Group conglomerate have sent a fresh chill through ESG markets as investors wake up to a new risk.

Don't forget Napoleon: Russia tells Macron

RUSSIA ON SUNDAY scolded Emmanuel Macron over remarks about wanting to see Russia defeated, saying Moscow still remembered the fate of Napoleon Bonaparte and accusing the French president of duplicitous diplomacy with the Kremlin.

US holds air drill with allies after North Korea's ICBM launch

THE UNITED STATES held joint air exercises bilaterally with South Korea and Japan involving strategic bombers on Sunday, a day after North Korea fired a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a \"sudden launching drill\".

Blinken warns China against helping Russia in Ukraine

MEETS CHINESE DIPLOMAT WANG YI IN MUNICH

Sunak's margin for tax cuts set to narrow with deficit jump

THE UK TREASURY is expected to post the largest budget deficit for any January in at least 25 years, tying the hands of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt as he faces calls to cut taxes and boost public-sector pay.

Creating a deep impact with Deep Tech

Company has designed solutions for enterprises and e-gov verticals

Bringing AR in the mainstream market

The startup aims to make AR commonplace in the consumer market

Slowdown in Jio's active user growth to hinder tariff hike

WHILE THE ABSENCE of tariff hikes has slowed down the revenue growth of telecom operators in the October-December quarter, continuous weakness in active subscribers' addition by India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio could further delay any hike in headline tariffs by the operators.

With losses of ₹1 trillion in 2 years, startups shift focus to bottom line

WEIGHED DOWN BY combined losses of ₹1 trillion in the two years to March 2022, some of the country's top startups have been forced to go off the beaten track of 'splurge and grow' and focus more on bottom line. An industry watcher sums it all up by saying the earlier empire building strategy is giving way to wealth creation.

OTTs vs telcos: Trai mulls carriage fee

Revenue-sharing model after regulator's consultation paper

PLANT PLATTER

The plant-based food market is exploding at the moment across the world, including in India, owing to its health benefits and environmental implications. But will this boom last or will it be a passing fad?

The corporate buffet

A candid and truthful dissection of urban Indian work environments

Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices' ruling in US

A LANDMARK US Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the US, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books.

Ukraine invasion reshaped global alliances, renewed fears

NEARLY A YEAR after Russia invaded Ukraine, the battlefield has narrowed and stiff resistance has forced Moscow to scale back its military goals.

Earthquake death toll passes 45,000

MORE THAN 45,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, and the toll is expected to soar with some 264,000 Turkey apartments in destroyed and many still missing in the country's worst modern disaster.

Cash-strapped inflation rises to 38.42% Pak's weekly

THE YEARLY INFLATION hit a new high of 38.42% in the outgoing week in cash-strapped Pakistan as the trend of the hike in the prices of essential commodities continued to rise, according to a media report on Saturday.

Marcos: China laser not enough to activate US defence pact

THE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT said Saturday the Chinese coast guard's aiming of a military-grade laser that briefly blinded some crew aboard a Philippine patrol vessel in the disputed South China Sea was not enough for him to invoke a mutual defence treaty with the United States but added he told China that such aggression should stop.

Jaishankar, Albanese discuss strategic ties

Discuss economic opportunities, and cricket

China's diplomat blasts US for 'hysterical' balloon response

CHINA'S TOP DIPLOMAT lashed out at the US, calling President Joe Biden's decision to shoot a balloon over American air space and the heightened state of alert \"near-hysterical behaviour.\"

N Korea fired missile into sea, claims S Korea

SOUTH KOREA'S MILITARY said North Korea on Saturday fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea, a day it threatened to take strong measures against South Korea and the US over their joint military exercises.

China representative met with protests on visit to Taiwan

A VISIT BY a Chinese official at the invitation of the Taiwanese capital's newly-elected China-friendly mayor has drawn protests on the self-ruled island. The head of Shanghai city's Taiwan Affairs Office, Li Xiaodong, arrived Saturday morning for a three-day visit that marks a rare point of contact between the sides.

All-out efforts to meet demands of realty sector: Tamil Nadu CM

THE TAMIL NADU government is making all-out efforts to meet evolving requirements relating to residential and commercial housing as around 49% of the state's population is living in urban areas, said Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday.

FCI to offer 11.72 lakh tonne wheat to bulk consumers in e-auction on Feb 22

STATE-RUN FOOD Corporation of India (FCI) will offer 11.72 lakh tonne of wheat to bulk consumers like flour millers during the third e-auction to be held next week, the food ministry said on Saturday.

4G/5G tech stack now ready: Ashwini Vaishnaw

INDIA HAS PROVEN its mettle 4G/5G with its indigenous technology stack which is \"now ready\" and the country is poised to emerge as a major telecom technology exporter to the world in the coming three years, communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.

Zee, Star, Sony channels go off-air for 45m cable customers

ACCESS BLOCKED OVER NON-COMPLIANCE WITH NEW TARIFF

Twelve cheetahs from S Africa find new home in MP

TWELVE CHEETAHS ARRIVED in Madhya Pradesh from South Africa on Saturday and were released into the quarantine enclosures at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district, five months after the first batch of eight of these fastest land animals were brought there from Namibia, another African nation.

Celebrities becoming the secret ingredient in beauty business

Stars launching their own brands, becoming faces of business as well

NSE to include two Adani firms in indices

LEADING STOCK EXCHANGE NSE has tweaked the constituents of its major indices with Adani Group's two companies - Adani Wilmar and Adani Power all set to make their way into some of the Nifty indices from March 31.

Soros old, rich, opinionated and dangerous: Jaishankar

BILLIONAIRE INVESTOR GEORGE Soros is old, rich, opinionated, and dangerous and invests resources in shaping narratives, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.

Ola to pump in ₹7,614 crore to make cars, cells

EV THRUST IN TAMIL NADU