India stocks set to hit new highs in 2024 as economy hums – Reuters poll

India stocks set to hit new highs in 2024 as economy hums – Reuters poll

A man walks past the new logo of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas Acquire Licensing Rights BENGALURU, Nov 22 (Reuters) – India’s stock market will hit new highs in the next six months and rise over 10% from here by end-2024, driven by a sustained expansion … Read more

NZ dollar goes digital in new stablecoin

NZ dollar goes digital in new stablecoin

Cryptocurrency investors can now buy a coin pegged to the New Zealand dollar, making swapping our traditional currency for crypto faster and simpler. A company linked to the local crypto-trading platform Easy Crypto launched NZDD on Wednesday as a means to increase investor uptake of cryptocurrency – a first that beats the Reserve Bank of … Read more

First images from Indian tunnel show workers trapped for nine days

First images from Indian tunnel show workers trapped for nine days

SILKYARA, India, Nov 21 (Reuters) – The first images emerged on Tuesday of 41 men trapped for more than a week in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas, showing them standing in the confined space and communicating with rescue workers. The men have been stuck in the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel in Uttarakhand state since … Read more

Indian capital resumes some activities despite hazardous air, river foam

Indian capital resumes some activities despite hazardous air, river foam

NEW DELHI, Nov 20 (Reuters) – India’s capital Delhi re-opened schools and some building sites on Monday amid signs of receding air pollution, although it remained classified as hazardous, while a toxic foam besmirched stretches of the Yamuna river flowing through the city. The world’s most polluted capital resumed its annual battle on pollution this … Read more

Renewed drilling begins to rescue 40 men trapped in Indian tunnel for fifth day

Renewed drilling begins to rescue 40 men trapped in Indian tunnel for fifth day

[1/4]Members of rescue teams stand at the entrance of a tunnel where 40 road workers are trapped after a portion of the tunnel collapsed, in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Shankar Prasad Nautiyal Acquire Licensing Rights UTTARKASHI, India, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Rescue workers renewed efforts on Thursday to … Read more

Myanmar junta says facing ‘heavy assault’ from insurgents in three states

Myanmar junta says facing ‘heavy assault’ from insurgents in three states

A view of a relief camp where people who fled Myanmar stay, at the border village of Zokhawthar, Champhai district, in India’s northeastern state of Mizoram, India, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Chanchinmawia Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 16 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta has reported “heavy assaults” by insurgents and told government staff to get ready for emergencies, … Read more

Indian workers remain trapped in collapsed tunnel as rescue hampered

Indian workers remain trapped in collapsed tunnel as rescue hampered

[1/2]Members of rescue teams prepare to conduct a rescue operation after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 14, 2023. Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights LUCKNOW, India, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Rescue teams were unable on Wednesday to reach 40 … Read more

Heavy machinery brought in to pull out Indian workers from collapsed tunnel

Heavy machinery brought in to pull out Indian workers from collapsed tunnel

[1/3]Workers prepare an auger during a rescue operation after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 14, 2023. Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights LUCKNOW, India, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Excavators began drilling with heavy machinery on Tuesday to fix a … Read more

Three Indian cities among world’s 10 most polluted after Diwali

Three Indian cities among world’s 10 most polluted after Diwali

[1/6]A dog crosses a road on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Acquire Licensing Rights NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Two Indian cities joined New Delhi to be among the world’s worst 10 for pollution on Monday morning, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers … Read more

Zee-Sony India merger talks stall over disagreement on leadership – Mint

Zee-Sony India merger talks stall over disagreement on leadership – Mint

Zee Entertainment and SONY logos are displayed in this illustration taken, September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing Rights BENGALURU, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Talks of a merger between India’s Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE.NS) and Japan’s Sony’s (6758.T) Indian arm have stalled after a clash on which company’s top executive will run the merged entity, … Read more