FEBRUARY 5, 2023
Pakistan's former President, Pervez Musharraf, addresses his supporters after his arrival from Dubai at Jinnah International airport in Karachi.
ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN - Pervez Musharraf, the four-star general who ruled Pakistan for nearly a decade after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1999, oversaw rapid economic growth and attempted to usher in socially liberal values in the conservative...
FEBRUARY 5, 2023
Veteran Playback Singer Vani Jairam.
New Delhi: Veteran playback singer Vani Jairam, 78, who was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, was cremated on Sunday with full state honours at the Besant Nagar electric crematorium.
The singer, who has won three National awards and state awards from four state governments, passed away on Saturday at her residence in Haddows Road,...
FEBRUARY 4, 2023
Minus one-oh-eight: That’s how cold it felt on top of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington early Saturday, and it wasn’t a whole lot warmer anywhere else in New England or in eastern Canada as an air mass that normally squats over the Arctic surged into the temperate latitudes and set wind chill and absolute-temperature records across the region.
The...
FEBRUARY 4, 2023
FILE PHOTO: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani addresses delegates during the Bengal Global Business Summit in Kolkata
SINGAPORE - As Indian tycoon Gautam Adani's woes deepen and force him to drop a share sale, foreign investors and Indian regulators are abandoning any pretence that the conglomerate's troubles are contained and domestic markets will be spared contagion.
Foreign investors, many of...
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
New Delhi: On 1 February 2023, Adani Enterprises took a quick U-turn and decided not to go ahead with the follow on public offer (FPO) that got fully subscribed on the final day, 31 January 2023. When Adani Enterprises filed for its Rs 20,000 crore FPO, it disclosed the names of 10 underwriters, out of which two...
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Delicate Arch at Arches National Park. - Courtesy: National Park Service
Family of a Ugandan human rights activist killed in a horrific accident at a Utah national park will receive more than $10 million in damages from the U.S. government, a federal judge ruled Monday.
The amount was substantially less than pursued, but attorneys representing Esther “Essie” Nakajjigo's family celebrated...
JANUARY 31, 2023
FILE- Dried branches of a tree stand outside Adani Corporate House in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. The closely watched $2.5 billion share sale launched by Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, was fully subscribed on Tuesday. The share sale and its success were seen as a crucial test of investor confidence in Adani, whose sprawling empire...
JANUARY 30, 2023
New Delhi, INDIA - The colorful Uttarakhand tableau which showcased the state's wildlife and religious sites at the 74th Republic Day parade has won the top prize, while the Army's Punjab Regiment has been adjudged the best marching contingent among the three services, the government said on Monday.
In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said the official...
JANUARY 30, 2023
New Delhi, INDIA - US short seller Hindenburg Research has dismissed charge that its report on Adani Group's malfeasance was a "calculated attack" on India, saying a "fraud" cannot be obfuscated by nationalism or a bloated response that ignored key allegations.
Adani group's listed companies have lost over USD 70 billion since the January 24 report of...
JANUARY 30, 2023
New Delhi, INDIA - They can't be anonymous anymore. But, even in a cricket-obsessed India, very few would have heard of them before their campaign in the U-19 World Cup culminated in the country's maiden ICC triumph in women's cricket.
Who are they? The PTI lets you in on their background.
Shafali Verma, captain, opening batter
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The Indian U-19...
