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Monday, November 24, 2025
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Topic: Bloomberg wire

India’s shopping boss Damani only tycoon to get richer under lockdown

Net worth of Radhakishan Damani of Avenue Supermarts has surged 5% this year to $10.2 billion, the only billionaire with gains among the 12 richest Indians.

India’s dirty air has become cleaner after coronavirus lockdown

The lockdown improved air quality index to satisfactory levels in nearly 90% of 103 cities monitored by Central Pollution Control Board on 29 March.

US and Iran are inching towards a confrontation in Iraq

The new escalation is largely driven by Iran’s ongoing imperative to carve out some breathing space from the suffocating US economic sanctions.

Japan unveils record $992 billion stimulus package as PM Shinzo Abe declares emergency

Abe said the stimulus package, equivalent to 20% of the Japan’s annual economic output, is to help face the biggest crisis since the end of World War II.

How scientists are tracking us to help tame Covid-19

The Covid-19 Mobility Data Network is analysing cell phone data & sharing insights with governments in the US, India, Italy and Spain.

Indian stocks post best day since 2009 on signs Covid-19 is waning in some global hotspots

Sensex rose 9%, the most since May 2009, while the Nifty 50 advanced by a similar amount although infection curve has yet to flatten in India.

Transportation of goods in India comes to near halt amid nationwide lockdown

Daily movement of trucks has collapsed to less than 10% of normal levels, according to All India Motor Transport Congress.

The 4 inevitable results of the pandemic you can expect in the coming months

As we make our way out of this crisis, after the numbers of infections & deaths go down and stay down, our post-pandemic future will come more fully into focus.

Netflix won’t have new series or movies for a while as Hollywood has shut down

As housebound viewers devour more content than ever, new shows and movies aren’t getting made for Netflix and other streaming services.

Why it’s still hard to predict who will die from Covid-19

In past epidemics, death & survival were attributed to providence or fortune. Modern medicine & science provide a better understanding of different outcomes.

On Camera

DPDP Act will change how we interact with the internet. Get ready for the consent mails

India does not have a data protection regulator to make good on the DPDP Act’s promise and articulate clear future standards.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.