Month: March 2023

Dixit Joshi had first joined Credit Suisse in 1995. (LinkedIn)
Posted in Business

Meet Dixit Joshi, the Indian-origin CFO of Credit Suisse

The UBS deal of acquiring its embattled Swiss rival Credit Suisse for $3.25 billion was finalised after weekend meetings involving teams that report to Dixit…

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PE/VC investments nearly halve in Feb 2023: Report
Posted in Economy

PE/VC investments nearly halve in Feb 2023: Report

Investments by private equity and venture capital funds declined by 44 per cent to USD 3.7 billion in February compared to the same period a…

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Posted in Europe News

Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin

MOSCOW: Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday on a three-day visit that offers a strong political boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin…

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Benjamin Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul after Joe Biden call
Posted in Middle East News

Benjamin Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul after Joe Biden call

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a softening on Monday of his hard-right government’s judicial overhaul plan, an apparent bid to calm more than…

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Market updates: People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai. (Reuters)
Posted in Business

Sensex slumps by 360 pts to end at 57,628, Nifty settles at 16,988

Benchmark Sensex declined by 360 points while the Nifty closed below the 17,000-level on Monday due to a sell-off in financials, IT and capital goods…

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina offers India to use Chattogram, Sylhet ports
Posted in South Asia News

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina offers India to use Chattogram, Sylhet ports

DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has offered India to utilise the country’s ports in Chattogram and Sylhet, asserting that it would boost connectivity and…

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sea: India to harvest record mustard crop in 2022-23, finds SEA’s crop survey
Posted in Economy

sea: India to harvest record mustard crop in 2022-23, finds SEA’s crop survey

India is heading for a record Rapeseed-Mustard crop of 115.25 lakh tones in 2022-23 as remunerative prices in the past year encourage record plantings of…

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FM Sitharaman: No direction on loading Rs 2,000 notes in ATMs: FM Sitharaman
Posted in Economy

FM Sitharaman: No direction on loading Rs 2,000 notes in ATMs: FM Sitharaman

No instructions have been given to banks for filling or not filling Rs 2,000 notes in Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) as lenders make their own…

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Sikh student assaulted in Canada; turban ripped off
Posted in NRI News

Sikh student assaulted in Canada; turban ripped off

TORONTO: In an apparent hate crime, a 21-year-old Sikh student from India was attacked in Canada’s British Columbia province by a group of unknown men…

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China says ICC should avoid 'double standards' after Putin warrant
Posted in China News

China says ICC should avoid ‘double standards’ after Putin warrant

BEIJING: China on Monday called on the International Criminal Court to avoid what it called ‘double standards’ and respect immunity for heads of state, after…

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