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Friday, April 26, 2024
TopicBloomberg wire

Topic: Bloomberg wire

Big test coming for Modi govt’s policies to fight pollution in north India

Modi govt’s policies to curb air pollution will be tested as winter descends, crops are burned & Diwali fireworks go off.

India’s top hedge fund is back to buying stocks after selloff

India’s top hedge fund is unwinding its cash position and is bullish about a bounce in equities after this month’s slump.

Netflix, Amazon crowd out latecomers in the video streaming industry

With US market near saturation, growth even for giants like Netflix is likely to come from overseas.

These apps can reveal your make-up’s dirty secrets

Shoppers around the world are bent on finding out what they’re putting on their bodies. They are scanning everything from lipstick to skin cream.

Vladimir Putin lives in a world with no rules

Putin doesn’t put much stock even in rules that he wrote himself; his vision, complete with pictures of heaven and hell, is metaphysical.

Afghans vote in defiance of Taliban threats and poll delays

The Election Commission is likely to extend the elections into Sunday for polling stations that could not open Saturday.

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi knew his life was in danger

Khashoggi was like a man trying to run from a destiny he knew would eventually catch up with him, although he never knew it would cost him his life.

The world just can’t get enough chocolate

The global chocolate market shows no sign of slowing down with the three main cocoa processing regions reporting a rise in cocoa demand in the third quarter from a year earlier.

India’s forex reserves post biggest weekly fall since 2011 to well below $400 billion

Forex reserves fell to $394.47 billion as the Reserve Bank of India sold dollars to shore up the sinking rupee.

Lakshmi Mittal on the verge of getting control of Essar Steel and entering India

ArcelorMittal will now begin final negotiations with creditors of Essar Steel under India’s bankruptcy laws.

On Camera

Why the future of cars does not look electrified

Making a jump from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is the kind of romantic prospect that would appeal to India, which jumped from a shortage of landline phones to an abundance of smartphones.

Notices, fines, court case & now a limited ban — RBI-Kotak relationship has been fraught for years

RBI Wednesday banned Kotak Mahindra Bank from taking on new customers through digital channels & from issuing new credit cards. Violations had to do with strength of bank’s IT infra.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.