MUMBAI: Kotak Mahindra Bank is exploring the acquisition of a private sector rival IndusInd Bank, according to the report. IndusInd International Holdings (IIHL) of Hindujas, which is the promoter of IndusInd Bank, has denied the report, while Kotak has not committed. In a report Sunday afternoon, Bloomberg said that Kotak …
Read More »As Pompeo Campaigns Against China, A Growing Reception In India
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit the Maldives this week after high-level talks in India, which offered open support when the Pentagon finally went ahead with a defense pact with the island nation in September. What sparked the change, analysts say, is growing concern in New Delhi about …
Read More »India’s Holiday Season Raises Fears of New Coronavirus Rise
“I would be very concerned about what we will see in India,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University and a leading expert on infectious diseases. The festivals draw tens and thousands of people, huddled shoulder to shoulder in temples, business districts and …
Read More »Second Boeing Plane Arrives for Prez, PM
The second specially modified Boeing 777 aircraft, part of Air India One’s fleet for VVIP, which includes the president, vice president and prime minister, landed on Sunday. The plane can fly between the US and India without having to stop for refueling. The first modified aircraft had arrived on October …
Read More »Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund May Appeal to Supreme Court, Seeks Instructions to Return Cash to Investors
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund can appeal to the Supreme Court on the Karnataka High Court order on the liquidation of the six debt schemes. In a letter to the investors of the six troubled debt schemes, Sanjay Sapre, president of Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) wrote: “Although we are still …
Read More »The UN nuclear weapons ban treaty to enter into force
As of Friday, the treaty had 49 signatories and UN officials said Honduras’s 50th ratification had been received. The United Nations announced Saturday that 50 countries had ratified a UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons, triggering its entry into force in 90 days, a move hailed by anti-nuclear activists but …
Read More »SGPC hires Sikh activists after crash inside Golden Temple complex that left 15 injured: The Tribune India
GS PAULTribune news serviceAmritsar, October 25 Amid accusations and counter-accusations, a day after the confrontation between the SGPC working group and members of Sikh organizations protesting the missing saroops within the Golden Temple complex, the SGPC registered a FIR against 50-60 Sikh activists. After this altercation that left at least …
Read More »Gaikwad rises above the heat
INDIA PREMIER LEAGUE 2020 After two ducks in the tournament, Gaikwad finally provided the spark Dhoni was looking for. © BCCI They say that the mercury has started to go down, but it was still a sweltering October afternoon in Dubai, the kind that is not understood unless experienced. The …
Read More »Bihar economy back on rails, we will win: JP Nadda | Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Election News
PATNA: On a note of confidence in the Bihar polls, BJP Chairman JP Nadda said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mantra of “scale and skill” was key to the party’s vision on which the NDA looked for another. mandate in the state and also said the party’s new office -carriers, which …
Read More »KKR vs KXIP IPL Dream11 team prediction, Fantasy Cricket tips and 11 updates for today’s IPL match
Match 46 of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) pits the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Kings XI Punjab at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday. Despite starting the 2020 IPL with six losses in seven games, the Punjab Kings XI have come back with four straight wins. They were coming …
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