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NDTV’s Roys statement after Adani becomes largest NDTV shareholder

New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Discussions with Gautam Adani have been constructive since the open offer was launched and the suggestions that have been made were accepted by Adani Group chief “positively and with openness”, NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy said in a statement on Friday. The AMG Media Network, after the […]

Updated: Dec 23, 2022
PM Modi cautions against complacency in fight against COVID-19; states hold review meetings

New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday to assess the COVID-19 situation in the country and cautioned against complacency while laying stress on testing and strengthening the surveillance measures, specially at international airports. He emphasised COVID-appropriate behaviour at all times, especially in view of the upcoming […]

Updated: Dec 22, 2022
Mobility technology player ECARX floats shares on Nasdaq

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) — ECARX Holdings, Inc., a startup offering hardware and software solutions essential for the development of connected, automated and electrified vehicles, listed its shares on U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq on Wednesday through combining with special purpose acquisition company COVA Acquisition Corp. The management and shareholders of ECARX Holdings attended a […]

Updated: Dec 21, 2022
Ask The Old Guy: Holiday greetings

Darin Gantt CHARLOTTE – ‘Tis the season, and all that kind of stuff. The Panthers got the proverbial lump of coal in the stocking last weekend against the Steelers (as well as a few lumps), but the greatest gift they might be getting is the gift of a short week and one less day to […]

Updated: Dec 20, 2022
India, Indonesia hold meeting on development of connectivity between Andaman and Nicobar Island and Aceh province

Andaman and Nicobar Islands [India], December 19 (ANI): The second edition of the Joint Task Force (JTF) meeting on the development of connectivity between Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Aceh province of Indonesia was held in Port Blair on December 19. During the meeting, the delegations of India and Indonesia took stock of the progress […]

Updated: Dec 19, 2022
Goals, targets set in Global Biodiversity Framework should be realistic: Bhupender Yadav

New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Sunday said that the goals and targets set in the Global Biodiversity Framework should be ambitious, yet realistic and practical. Addressing the Stock taking Plenary at UN Biodiversity Conference, COP 15 in Montreal, Canada, the Union Minister said […]

Updated: Dec 18, 2022
UK to take stock of benefits of Ukraine aid BBC

PM Sunak wants a ?Goldman Sachs dashboard? report on the conflict, sources tell state TV British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has requested a “data-driven assessment” of the situation in Ukraine, a Whitehall source told BBC Newsnight on Friday, prompting fears that London might slow or stop the flow of supplies to Kiev. The state broadcaster’s […]

Updated: Dec 17, 2022
Czechs cut back on Christmas as inflation bites

PRAGUE, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — Czech storage worker Jan Knytl says he likes giving more than receiving. He would like to buy Christmas presents for all his loved ones, but this year this is something he can hardly afford. “Unfortunately, this year my economic situation isn’t where I’d like it to be,” Knytl, 21, told […]

Updated: Dec 16, 2022
Ruble share of Russian trade has doubled Putin

The president calls the currency ?one of the strongest in the world? The share of ruble transactions in Russia’s foreign trade has doubled since the start of the year and now acc ounts for one third of the country’s settlements, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday at a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development […]

Updated: Dec 15, 2022
Russia-led trade bloc will soon stop using dollar Lavrov

EEU members are boosting settlements in national currencies and only use the greenback in statistics ?out of habit,? the Foreign Minister says The US dollar may soon disappear from Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) trade statistics, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says, as member-states are cutting use of the currency in mutual settlements. Lavrov noted that […]

Updated: Dec 14, 2022