Britain formally left the EU in January after a deeply divisive referendum in 2016. (Archive) Brussels: The European Union and the UK reached a post-Brexit trade deal on Thursday to cushion the economic blow of the UK’s impending exit from the single market after 10 months of tortuous negotiations. “A …
Read More »Profits for Tata Steel, JSW Steel and other Indian mills may surge as China bans Australian coal
China and Australia are the world’s largest coking coal trading partners. The earnings of Indian steelmakers such as JSW Steel, Tata Steel, etc., are likely to increase in the coming months as the feedstock, coking coal, will continue to be cheaper. Coking coal prices are expected to fall as China …
Read More »UK’s new strain of coronavirus is more contagious and likely to cause more deaths, study finds
The mutated strain of coronavirus that has been spreading in the UK appears to be more contagious and will likely lead to higher levels of hospitalizations and deaths next year, a new study showed. The variant is 56% more transmissible than other strains, according to the study by the Center …
Read More »Flipkart CEO to join the board; 3 new directors hired prior to the IPO plan
Flipkart has made major changes to its board of directors as the Walmart-backed e-commerce company prepares to go public in the US by 2022. Flipkart Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy will join the board along with three new ones. Directors: Keki Mistry, Vice President and CEO, HDFC; Suresh Kumar, global chief …
Read More »BCCI approves IPL of 10 teams from 2022, supports the inclusion of cricket in the Olympic Games | Cricket news
AHMEDABAD: The BCCIThe governing body ratified this Thursday the entry of two new franchises in the IPL to make it a 10-team affair starting in 2022 and also decided to back the ICC’s push for the inclusion of cricket in the 2028 Olympics, during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) here. …
Read More »Daniel Pearl case: Pakistani court orders immediate release of terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh
A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the immediate release of Omar Saeed Sheikh, one of three terrorists released by India in 1999 in exchange for the passengers of a hijacked plane, declaring his detention in connection with the kidnapping and murder of journalist Daniel Pearl void. empty. The Sindh High …
Read More »BCCI approves 2022 edition 10-team IPL, board to support ICC’s bid to include cricket in the 2028 Olympics – cricket
In a major decision that would see the world’s most popular T20 league expand, the general body of the Cricket Control Board in India approved a 10-team IPL of the 2022 edition on Thursday at its Annual General Meeting in Ahmedabad. The IPL is currently contested between eight teams. In …
Read More »The general body of the BCCI approves the IPL of 10 teams from the 2022 edition
New Delhi: BCCI’s general body approved the 10-team Indian Premier League (IPL) from the 2022 edition on Thursday at its 89th Annual General Meeting in Ahmedabad. The inclusion of two new teams could not be done in time for IPL 14 considering that there is little time for bids to …
Read More »The transmissibility of the new strain of the virus will cause more deaths, according to a study
The mutated strain of coronavirus that has been spreading in the UK appears to be more contagious and will likely lead to higher levels of hospitalizations and deaths next year, a new study showed. The variant is 56% more transmissible than other strains, according to the study by the Center …
Read More »Exclusive: Flipkart rearranges the board even while preparing for an IPO
Walmart-owned Flipkart is executing a major reorganization of its board of directors as the leading e-commerce company prepares to go public next year amid a flurry of initial public offerings (IPOs) in the tech sector to world level. Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO of Flipkart Group, will have a seat on the …
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