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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicBloomberg wire

Topic: Bloomberg wire

On Tuesday, politicians will once again find out the real price of onions

Low onion prices, despite rising input costs, are emerging as a symbol of India's wider rural discontent.

The rock n’ roll loving leader of Goldman Sachs India on merger rush in the country

A confluence of factors helped India draw more inbound investments than China for only the second time in a decade.

Electricity-for-all target shrinks in India as Modi’s deadline nears

Modi set out to electrify nearly 40 million homes last year to fulfill his campaign promise of reliable electricity for every citizen. 

Imran Khan says India’s treatment of its Muslims proves why Pakistan was born

Here’s what’s happening across the border: President Arif Alvi admits to bribery, and Pakistan businessman courts global renown.

HCL tumbles most since May on $1.8 billion IBM-asset acquisition

The shares tumbled as much as 7.7 per cent in Mumbai, ranking them among the biggest decliners on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index.

India’s growth forecast cut by Fitch amid RBI-government spat

Fitch Ratings lowered its 2018 growth forecast for India to 7.2% from 7.8% seen previously.

‘Betrayed’, Lion Air may cancel $22 billion-worth flight orders after Boeing crash report

Lion Air claims that Boeing's report of the deadly plane crash in Indonesia on 29 October unfairly implicates the airline.

Facebook commercially exploited user data to boost business & punish rivals, emails show

A trove of Facebook's internal emails posted online, including from CEO Mark Zuckerberg, shows that user data was used as bargaining chips with rivals.

Blow for India’s solar energy goals as investors shun chance to make equipment

The lackluster response to the tender underscores the challenges faced by India to develop a domestic solar manufacturing industry.

‘Please take’ the money back, Vijay Mallya tells Indian banks

Mallya tweeted saying that he has offered to repay 100 per cent of the principal amount to the banks.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.