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Tuesday, May 14, 2024
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A London home is not just for India’s super elite anymore

UK realtor Barratt London is offering Indians semi-luxury apartments, which are more ordinary with basic facilities and perks.

Fixer asked sheikh to pay $1.5 million to meet Bollywood stars, including Shah Rukh Khan

Now the Bahraini sheikh is accused of reneging on the agreement to pay.

Global sugar market has hit a sweet spot but is worried India could turn it bitter

Global sugar price saw its best weekly gain since 2008 but the outlook is still cautious as India is set to boost exports and cause another surplus.

Vijay Mallya ‘lulled’ CBI into believing he wasn’t a flight risk

CBI says it downgraded the lookout notice against Vijay Mallya as he had ‘initially been co-operative’ and it did not expect him to leave.

Liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya claims he met finance minister before leaving India

Arun Jaitley happened to be the finance minister in 2016 when Mallya left India for London. 

Nawaz Sharif gets parole to bring back wife Kulsoom’s body home from London for last rites

Here's what's happening across the border: CPEC security top priority for Pakistan Army; I&B minister says US has no intent of blocking IMF aid.

A marathon plane is in the making, and it could take you halfway around the world in 20 hours

Boeing believes its vehicles can survive a journey from Sydney to London, but airlines have to catch up by designing appropriate interiors. 

UK court asks Indian authorities to submit a video of Vijay Mallya’s future prison in Mumbai

Mallya is fighting extradition to India on charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to around Rs 9,000 crore

Vedanta stocks surge as founder Anil Agarwal plans buyout

Agarwal's offer to buy out minority groups is an effort to streamline Vedanta’s structure.

How top chefs spoil their dogs

"For his birthday, we did a trio of fish: salmon, cod and tuna, baked in the oven in tinfoil parcels. He is so fussy, he can spot anything cheap."

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Brokerages & hedge funds make a killing as India’s inexperienced youth flocks to the equity market

Indians aged 20-30 are trading in options market in droves, but know nothing about it & so keep losing money. If losses mount, it could undo gains India saw in investment culture, analysts fear.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.