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National Highways Infra to debut private bond placement by April: Report

The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Highways Authority of India and manages toll road projects

Google removes some India matrimony apps, execs calls move 'dark day'

The dispute centres on efforts by some Indian startups to stop Google from imposing a fee of 11% to 26% on in-app payments

Google to act against 10 Indian developers for not paying service fee

'10 companies, including many well-established ones, have chosen to not pay for the immense value they receive on Google Play,' Google said in a blog post

RBI's new rule on exchange-traded rupee derivatives confuses brokers

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a Jan. 5 circular said that stock exchanges may offer forex derivative contracts involving the rupee to users "for the purpose of hedging contracted exposure"

Paytm discontinues inter-company agreements with its payments bank

Paytm, formally known as One 97 Communications, did not specify what agreements were being terminated

WTO issues new draft deals post all-night talks, some issues unresolved

A draft agriculture deal showed that a key reform sought by India on permitted government support levels for farmers was still not agreed, with two alternative solutions sitting side by side

Altera: Intel sees AI opportunity for standalone programmable chip unit

Intel's programmable chip unit began operating as a standalone business at the beginning of the year

Adani Energy in early talks for up to $500 million dollar bond issue

"The deal will materialise in the next three months and we are seeing strong interest from US insurance companies and pension funds," the company source said

Adani group to source copper concentrates from Peru, Chile, Australia

Kutch Copper Ltd (KCL), a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd, expects to start its operations in the next few weeks

Disney grandchildren back CEO Iger & board, slam activist investors

The four grandchildren of Roy Disney, in an open letter to Disney shareholders expressed concerns about the threat posed by "self-anointed" activist investors

China's factory activity rises on expansion in output, orders: Caixin PMI

The upbeat results, however, contrasted with an official survey released earlier in the day showing factory activity contracted for a fifth straight month

After Odysseus, Intuitive Machines sets sights on second moon landing

Nasa is counting on a series of low-budget, private excursions to the moon to serve as pathfinders for missions carrying astronauts this decade

New US sanctions may curb Indian imports of Russian coal, say traders

The latest US sanctions also include Russia's payment system, financial institutions and energy production

Tech, cricket big wins for billionaire Ambani in Disney-Reliance tie-up

Reliance's JioCinema is largely free and doesn't disclose user numbers, having started a premium paid offering just last year

Chinese firms step up hiring, wages remain sluggish amid high competition

China resumed publication this year, excluding college students from the data, to put youth unemployment at 14.9% in December

Govt hikes windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 4,600 a tonne from March 1

On Feb. 16, the government raised the windfall tax on petroleum crude to 3,300 rupees a metric ton from 3,200 rupees and hiked the tax on diesel to 1.5 rupees a litre from zero

Russia's Putin hints at higher taxes for wealthy individuals, companies

Businessmen who invest in Russia should have their assets and property rights protected, Putin said, and taxes for small and medium-sized businesses in Russia should be reduced

Putin promises $110 bn in state support ahead of general elections

The costliest pledge concerned 4.5 trillion roubles for modernising public infrastructure and 1 trillion roubles on the construction, repair and equipping of hospitals

Tata JLR aims to generate over a third of its own power globally by 2030

The company said work would start this year on the automaker's first three UK solar projects in Gaydon, Halewood and Wolverhampton, which should be completed by the end of 2026

Bitcoin barrels to best month since 2020, Wall Street points up after PCE

It is set for its biggest monthly gain in more than three years and at $62,315 in Europe on Thursday is within range of its late 2021 record high just under $69,000