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Prez Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition

Putin hailed the early results as an indication of "trust" and "hope" in him while critics saw them as another reflection of the preordained nature of the election

Russia's Putin warns west, says conflict with Nato just one step from WW3

The Ukraine war has triggered the deepest crisis in Moscow's relations with the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

Indian govt bond yield at more than two-week high as US peers jump

The rise in yields is fuelled by indications of a robust economy and elevated inflationary pressures

N Korea conducts short-range ballistic missile tests, raises tensions

This year, North Korea performed six rounds of missile tests before Monday's launch

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel to press on with Rafah assault plan

He later said after meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Jerusalem that Israel would not leave civilians trapped in Rafah when its forces begin their assault

'Noon against Putin': Russians rally to fulfil Navalny's last wish

Navalny's allies broadcast videos on YouTube of lines of people queuing up at different polling stations across Russia at midday who they said were there to peacefully protest

Sebi to introduce same-day settlement for 25 stocks, defers full launch

The regulator will review progress at the end of three and six months before deciding on a further course of action

Star India starts arbitration against Zee over cricket broadcasting deal

Star India has sought "specific performance" of the agreement or the payment of damages, Zee said in a statement, without providing details

McDonald's suffers global tech outage, rules out cybersecurity incident

The fast food chain has about 40,000 restaurants worldwide, with more than 14,000 stores in the United States

Qatar Airways plans 150 widebody orders from Boeing, Airbus; eyes expansion

Major airlines are in a race to procure new fuel-efficient widebody jets to keep operating costs down and to cater to booming international travel demand

RBI steps up scrutiny of retail lending, targets top-up home loans

The scrutiny marks a change for the central bank, which recently said India's credit expansion did not point to building systemic stress

Apple reaches $490 mn settlement over CEO Tim Cook's China sales comments

It stemmed from Apple's unexpected announcement on Jan. 2, 2019 that the iPhone maker would slash its quarterly revenue forecast by up to $9 billion, blaming U.S.-China trade tensions

Vodafone exits Italy, sells operations to Swisscom for $8.7 billion

Swiss government-controlled Swisscom said the Vodafone Italia deal will be debt-financed and paid in cash

Top Indian asset manager stress tests show delays in exiting small caps

A delay in exiting holdings of such stocks could defer the return of funds to investors, who expect to receive their money back within two to three days, as per current industry practice

Top Indian asset manager stress tests show delays in exiting smallcaps

India has 27 smallcap funds and 24 midcap funds, managing Rs 2.4 trillion ($28.93 billion) and Rs 2.1 trillion respectively

Electoral bonds data: FM says party funding system needs transparency

Election Commission made public names of companies and individuals who had donated billions of rupees to political parties under the system that had kept their identities secret

India's Feb trade deficit at $18.71 billion, consistent with forecast

In February, services exports were $32.35 billion, while imports were $15.39 billion. In January, services exports were $32.80 billion and imports were $16.05 billion

India approves new EV policy in boost to Tesla's market entry plans

New policy mandates companies to invest a minimum of $500 million in the country and will allow them three years to set up local manufacturing for EVs

Nissan considering business partnership with Honda to make key EV parts

Nissan is considering partnering with Honda on key EV parts, as well 'kei car' - boxy vehicles that are smaller and less powerful than regular cars, primarily made for the domestic market

EU antitrust row: Microsoft says Google has a competitive edge in gen AI

Microsoft said that encouraging pro-competitive partnerships in the AI space is an effective way to prevent companies from gaining anticompetitive advantage