Category: Government News

In 2020, China represented more than half of Asia-Pacific’s control deal value. Cut to 2024, India has flipped the Private Equity (PE) script. While China’s share almost plummeted by half, India surged ahead as the only country with double-digit growth in both deal value and count, driven by an evident investor tilt towards control deals….

Just 40 countries representing 3.5 percent of the world’s population respect all civil liberties, a new study has found, warning that “democracy and human rights are under attack worldwide in a way we have not seen for decades.” The Atlas of Civil Society report published by the German relief organisation Brot fur die Welt (Bread…

An al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out a major attack on the Malian town of Boulikessi, and seized control of an army base. More than 30 soldiers were killed in Sunday’s attack, according to sources quoted by the Reuters news agency, however that figure has not been confirmed by the authorities. On Monday the…

Currently the ex-mill sugar prices remain stable at ₹3,880-3,920 per quintal.  | Photo Credit: istock The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) on Monday said this year’s closing stock of sugar on September 30 will likely be 4.87 million tonnes (mt), which is adequate to meet first two months’ demand in next season as…

Nationalist populist Karol Nawrocki will be Poland’s next president after a tight election race. His victory marks a significant boost for the populist tide in Europe and around the globe. Electoral Commission results on Monday showed that Nawrocki, backed by the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, won 50.89 percent of the vote. His rival,…

Footage shows huge plumes of earthy coloured smoke and ash billowing from Mount Etna in Sicily. The volcano on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean island is one of the world’s most active, with eruptions taking place several times a year. Video captured on Monday comes after Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said…

Embraer has a single customer in regional airline Star Air, which operates nine Embraer aircraft in two different variants. It is a matter of time before Embraer gets a new order from an Indian airline, a top executive of Brazilian plane maker said in an interaction with businessline. Currently, Embraer has a single customer in…

Ukraine says it struck 41 war planes deep inside Russian territory in a major operation using smuggled drones. Source link

Poland’s president-elect Karol Nawrocki is taking up a largely ceremonial role, but his impact on the country’s politics in the next five years may be profound. Nawrocki’s supporters, the national conservative Law and Justice (PiS) opposition, feels re-energised after losing power 18 months ago to Donald Tusk’s pro-EU coalition, and view his success as the…