India
India’s 5G battle to be a ‘two-horse race,’ states ex-CEO of telco Bharti Airtel
The force for India’s 1st 5G spectrum could be heating up, but rollout designs in the region are nonetheless “a large maze,” in accordance to a former CEO of Indian telco Bharti Airtel. Speaking to CNBC’s “Road Indications Asia” on Wednesday, Sanjay Kapoor, who is now an independent analyst, stated Indian cellular operator Reliance Jio’s […]
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Oil and gas powerhouse Norway to invest in Indian solar project, sees country as priority market
India is targeting a major ramp up of its renewable energy capacity, but achieving its aims represents a big challenge. Puneet Vikram Singh | Moment | Getty Images Norway’s Climate Investment Fund and the country’s biggest pension company, KLP, are set to invest in a 420-megawatt solar power project being developed in Rajasthan, India. The […]
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Indian billionaire Adani seeks hostile takeover of media group NDTV
A unit of the Adani Team mentioned it had utilized fiscal rights in a bid to order a 29.18% stake in NDTV, laying out ideas for a subsequent open up supply for a stake of yet another 26% in line with Indian regulations. Sam Panthaky | Afp | Getty Pictures Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate […]
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SoftBank-backed Ola Electric wants to launch a made-in-India EV in 2024
Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal appears on screen during a presentation in August 15, 2021. The company’s EV-arm, Ola Electric, plans to launch an electric car in 2024. Samyukta Lakshmi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of Ola Electric said Monday his firm would launch an all-electric vehicle that can go from 0 to 100 […]
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Here’s why Indians have the highest confidence to travel in Asia-Pacific
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email In a new survey of 11,000 people in Asia-Pacific by Booking.com, Indian respondents far exceeded regional averages in terms of their likelihood to travel and their willingness to accept travel disruptions and delays, CNBC’s Monica Pitrelli reports. Source
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How do people in Asia-Pacific feel about travel right now? It depends on where they live
For the most part, residents of Asia-Pacific can travel again. But some are more confident about packing their bags than others. Travel confidence is “diverse and nuanced” in the region, according to a new survey commissioned by the travel website Booking.com. Some 11,000 people in the region were polled about their comfort levels and concerns, […]
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India’s currency is under pressure — and analysts say the rupee could test new lows
Two thousand rupee notes on display with an Indian flag in the background. Manish Rajput | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images The Indian rupee has come under intense selling pressure due to a perfect storm of global headwinds which analysts say will continue to pummel the currency in the months ahead. In recent […]
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China, Cairo, Italy: The top ‘travel-inspired’ baby names in the U.S. and the UK
Baby Emma, David or Elizabeth? Not for American parents Caitlin and Luke McNeal. Rather than naming their children after grandparents, biblical figures or the British monarchy, the couple chose the names of places that hold meaningful travel memories for them. “Kinsale was when we lived in Ireland, and we vacationed in Kinsale and fell in […]
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Facebook-owner Meta releases first human rights report
Expectations were already low going into Meta’s latest quarterly results, which were a mixed back. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar. […]
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India set to overtake China as the world’s most populous country in 2023, UN says
People photographed in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. According to the UN, India is home to over 1.4 billion people. Peter Adams | Stone | Getty Images India is on track to overtake China as the planet’s most populous country next year, according to a U.N. report published on Monday. The report, from the population division of […]
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