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IDBI Bank stake sale: Will Fairfax's entry benefit minority shareholders? What investors should know

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the sale of a 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank to Fairfax Financial Holdings, founded by Indian-born Canadian bill... Read More


Russia Holds Japanese Reporter Yuki Imai on Spy Charge Carrying 20 Years

MOSCOW, Oct. 14 -- A Japanese reporter who was preparing to leave Russia is now in pretrial detention in Moscow on a charge that carries up to 20 years, and nearly everything the public knows about th... Read More


Parliamentary panel rejects two ambassador nominees, clears 10

Kathmandu, Oct. 14 -- Parliament's Hearing Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved 10 of the government's 13 ambassadorial nominees, rejected two and adjourned its meeting until after Dashain with... Read More


Lord's Mark Industries and Radio Electric Join Hands for Business Collaboration

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Acquisition of Radiotone brings specialised transformer technology, blue-chip customer relationships, export capabilities and significant untapped manufacturing capacity into Lor... Read More


America's election officials are ready for trouble

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- On a fine day in Florence, a city an hour's drive from Phoenix, staff at the local voting centre are doing a tabletop exercise, the euphemism to describe training for election he... Read More


BREAKING: Over 10 Soldiers Killed as Boko Haram Attacks Borno Military Base

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly killed more than 10 soldiers in an attack on a military base in Melari community, Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State. The... Read More


Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission

Jakarta, Oct. 14 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 14 October 2026, met with the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, H.E. Bakytzhan Sagintayev, on the sidelin... Read More


NASA's Perseverance Rover Sets Record With 45.22 Kilometres Driven on Mars

Afghanistan, Oct. 14 -- NASA's Perseverance rover has set a new record for the longest distance driven by any vehicle on the surface of another world, travelling 45.22 kilometres on Mars since landing... Read More


Wall Street Set To Open Broadly Up

India, Oct. 14 -- Geopolitical developments in the Middle East continue to influence the investor sentiments on Wednesday. In the Asian trading session, gold prices were moving lower. Spot gold dippe... Read More


Cambodia pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions

Phnom Penh, Oct. 14 -- Cambodia has reaffirmed its firm commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and addressing climate change through technological modernisation, and pledged to work with the ... Read More