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Vaccine and water unseats Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest person

Asia has a new richest person thanks to his vaccine-making firm and bottled water company. Zhong Shanshan has seen his wealth surge $7bn (£5.1bn) this year, helping him leapfrog India’s Mukesh Ambani and China’s Jack Ma. His is worth $77.8bn, making him the world’s 11th richest person according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Nicknamed the […]

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Chinese games billionaire dies ‘after poisoning’

By Justin Harper Business reporter, BBC News A Chinese tycoon who died on Christmas Day was poisoned, Shanghai police say. Lin Qi, 39, was the chairman and chief executive of games developer Yoozoo, best known for the Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming strategy game. The Shanghai police statement pointed to one of Mr Lin’s […]

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CAG writes to RBI on banks’ status post-recap over the

Wants RBI to give performance details over the past five years Topics Comptroller and Auditor General of India | Reserve Bank of India | PSU bank recapitalisation Raghu Mohan The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has written to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), seeking details of the performance of state-run banks after their recapitalisation (recap) over […]

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Brexit deal: What is in it?

By Chris Morris Reality Check correspondent, BBC News Reality Check A post-Brexit agreement on trade and other issues has been agreed, just a week before the transition period between the UK and the EU comes to an end. It avoids the disruption of a no-deal Brexit in the middle of the Covid pandemic, and marks […]

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Modi calls farmer protests over contested laws politically motivated

By Reuters Staff MUMBAI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that protests by farmers against three laws brought by his government were politically motivated, as he touted the success of an agricultural scheme launched last year. Thousands of farmers from several Indian states have been camped on the outskirts of New Delhi […]

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Honda to stop production at one of two India plants

By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co has halted production at one of its two car manufacturing plants in India, the carmaker said on Wednesday, a country where sales of its vehicles have been under pressure from competitors. The Japanese automaker has stopped producing cars at its plant in Greater Noida close […]

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Cairn Energy wins arbitration case against India over tax dispute

By Aditi Shah, Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Cairn Energy has won an international arbitration case against the Indian government over a tax dispute, ending one of the country’s highest-profile disputes, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Cairn took the case to arbitration in 2015 to fight against a demand in […]

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Covid: Australian states enforce travel bans amid Sydney outbreak

Coronavirus pandemic Australian states and territories have begun enforcing entry bans on Sydney residents amid a growing coronavirus outbreak in the nation’s largest city. The border closures outside New South Wales (NSW) have dashed Christmas plans and family reunions for many people. Airlines cancelled several flights leaving Sydney Airport on Monday, following a midnight deadline. […]

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Covid-19: Fake ‘immunity booster’ found on sale in London shops

By Karishma Patel BBC Asian Network Coronavirus pandemic Fake “Covid-19 immunity boosters” are being sold over the counter in London shops, a BBC investigation has found. Coronil, a herbal remedy from India, was found on sale in shops in predominantly Asian areas across the capital. Manufacturers Patanjali Ayurved claim the pills protect against “respiratory tract […]

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10 economists write to Tomar, cite reasons why Centre should

The letter said that as economists who have engaged for long with issues of agricultural policy, they believe that the farm laws are not in the best interests of the small and marginal farmers of the country, and about which a broad section of farmer organisations have raised very critical objections. By: Express News Service | […]

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