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TopicLakshmi Mittal

Topic: Lakshmi Mittal

Billionaire Laxmi Mittal’s brother Pramod, jailed for ‘fraud’, led opulent life despite debts

Achyut Mishra -
Pramod Mittal, who has the reputation of a risk-taker, was sentenced to one-month detention in Bosnia for suspected fraud.

India’s 23 richest people saw $21 billion vanish in 2018

Venus Feng -
Lakshmi Mittal, who controls the world’s largest steelmaker, led the way, losing $5.6 billion.

Essar Steel may not even be bankrupt by the time bidding for it ends

Andy Mukherjee -
If Numetal decides to pay for Essar’s defaults, bidding to resolve the high-profile bankruptcy will be one where the firm isn’t even bankrupt anymore.

Delay in selling Essar should be a wake-up call for India’s bankruptcy process

Andy Mukherjee -
What should’ve been simple question of deciding who’s willing to shell out the most for a prized asset has become a complex debate.

Russia’s top bank willing to buy out India’s sick Essar in a $6 billion race

George Alexander -
The VTB-led consortium’s bid will be in contest with that of Lakshmi Mittal’s ArcelorMittal, which submitted a higher offer than the VTB investor group last month.

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Opinion

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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