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Canadian PM Carney calls snap poll, says Trump wants to break Canada

Upon being sworn in as prime minister on March 14, Carney had said he could work with and respected Trump. On Sunday, however, he took a more combative approach

IndusInd Bank taps Grant Thornton for fraud checks in accounting case

The accounting discrepancy contravened Reserve Bank of India rules, though the central bank has said IndusInd is well-capitalised

Quashing Volkswagen's $1.4 bn tax bill would be 'catastrophic', says govt

India's highest-ever demand for back taxes related to import duties came after scrutiny of 12 years of Volkswagen shipments and has rekindled foreign investors' fears

Britain pledges $775 million to tackle construction skills shortages

Housebuilding and improving British infrastructure are key parts of the Labour government's growth strategy

OpenAI, Meta in talks with Reliance for AI partnerships in India: Report

A possibility being discussed involved a relationship between Reliance Jio and OpenAI to distribute ChatGPT

India's ad industry raids followed tip-offs under leniency scheme

On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Competition Commission of India raided the local offices of WPP-owned GroupM, Interpublic, Publicis and Dentsu, as well as high-profile Indian broadcasters' body IBDF

Elon Musk meets Pentagon officials, demands prosecution of leakers

Earlier on Friday, before arriving at the Pentagon, Musk lashed out at the New York Times, calling it pure propaganda. I look forward to the prosecutions of those at the Pentagon

Trump admin transferring student loan programs out of education dept

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said the student loan portfolio will be handled by the Small Business Administration

Glaciers losing record amounts of ice as global temperatures rise, warns UN

The report coincides with a UNESCO summit in Paris marking the first World Day for Glaciers, urging global action to protect glaciers around the world

US President Trump awards Boeing much-needed win with fighter jet contract

The Next Generation Air Dominance program will replace Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor with a crewed aircraft built to enter combat alongside drones

IndusInd Bank refutes media report on CEO and deputy stepping down

IndusInd Bank strongly denied the claims, however, stating they are "factually incorrect"

US imposes Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, China 'teapot' refinery

Trump aims to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and funding militant groups

Kyiv still in talks with US about minerals deal, says Ukraine spokesman

"If the American side has additional ideas on how to conclude this document, how to move forward, they need to be considered at level of teams that are communicating," spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi said

China's central bank to tweak policy to boost forex market resilience

The remarks, similar to PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng's comments earlier this month, came after modest economic growth in the first two months of the year, thanks to government policy support

Shapoorji Pallonji gets over $4 bn in investor commitments for debt sale

Altogether, the investors may bid for 50%-75% of the issue, the sources added, requesting anonymity as they are not authorised to speak to the media

Russia holds key rate at 21% as inflationary pressure remains high

"The Bank of Russia estimates that the achieved tightness of monetary conditions creates the necessary prerequisites for returning inflation to the target in 2026," the regulator said in a statement

J&J plans to invest more than $55 billion in US over the next 4 years

The drug and device maker said this represents an increase of 25% in investment compared to the past four years

Japan's Astroscale to tie up with India's Digantara, Bellatrix Aerospace

The tie-ups will "hopefully" result in an orbital services bid for Indian clients "in one to two years", which would mark Astroscale's first operations in Asia-Pacific outside its home

India's ambitious $23 bn PLI scheme to counter China factories set to lapse

As of October 2024, participating firms had produced $151.93 billion worth of goods under the scheme, or 37 per cent of the target that Delhi had set

Jio Finance looks to postpone debt offering to FY26 amid elevated yields

The company, a wholly-owned unit of Jio Financial Services , had issued its maiden commercial paper (CP) last week, and had plans to issue its first bond before the end of March