Sundar Pichai-led Alphabet Inc. has announced an $80 billion fund raising through equity offerings on Monday, June 1. The deal includes an investment of $10 billion by Berkshire Hathaway. As per the undertaking issued, Alphabet will raise $40 billion through a so-called “at-the-market” program, by selling shares from time to time, starting the third quarter….
NEW DELHI: The law ministry on Monday notified the appointment of five judges for Supreme Court, taking the strength of the apex court to 37, including the Chief Justice of India. The five new judges who will assume charges after taking oath on Tuesday are senior advocate Venkita Subramani Mohana, and four high court chief…
NEW DELHI: India and Australia on Monday underscored the importance of “freedom of navigation, overflight and unimpeded maritime trade” amid disruptions in energy supply chains following the West Asia crisis, and also advocated for a “free, open, peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific” at a time China is increasing its assertiveness in the region.During the second…
US stock futures are trading lower on Tuesday, May 2, amidst continued uncertainties in US and Iran negotiations and despite an assurance by US President Donald Trump that negotiations continue at a “rapid pace” and that Israel and Hezbollah will stop firing for the time being. Futures linked to the Dow Jones are down around…
NEW DELHI: Trade, border security, development assistance and defence cooperation with focus on capacity building dominated PM Narendra Modi’s meeting with visiting Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing as the latter reassured that Myanmar’s territory would not be permitted to be used against India’s security interests.PM Modi reaffirmed India’s support for the sovereignty and territorial…
NEW DELHI: Between NFHS-5 (2019-21) and NFHS-6 (2023-24), the share of Indian women who have ever used the internet almost doubled from 33.3% to 64.3%, preschool attendance among children aged two to four years rose from 40.1% to 47% and proportion of women with 10 or more years of schooling climbed from 41% to 46.4%.The…
Two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett was traded from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday while wide receiver A.J. Brown went from Philadelphia to the New England Patriots. Huge NFL deals send Garrett to Rams, Brown to Patriots Garrett will join the Rams in exchange for two-time Pro Bowl pass…
Shares of Cummins India Ltd. were trading lower on Monday, June 1, despite several brokerages raising their earnings estimates and price targets following the company’s stronger-than-expected March quarter performance. Brokerages largely attributed the earnings beat to robust domestic demand, rising contributions from the fast-growing data centre segment and continued strength in the distribution business, although…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has held that a rape survivor should not be harassed with repeated calls to appear in court during trial proceedings for cross examination. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma quashed an order passed by Tripura HC which had allowed the accused’s plea to recall the survivor…
NEW DELHI: Seeking to protect the biodiversity hotspot in Agasthyamalai landscape from depredation through illegal settlements, Supreme Court has ordered Tamil Nadu govt to prepare within a month a comprehensive time-bound action plan to evict thousands of encroachers, some of whom have been settled there for decades.Warning that failure to ensure compliance would invite administrative…
