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Explained: How Archegos Capital operated and what went wrong? Should Indian investors worry?

Wall Street could be staring at a meltdown as big investment banks including Nomura and Credit Suisse rush to unwind bets in various stocks after a common client defaulted on margin calls. Although the client's name has not been confirmed, media reports claim it to be Archegos Capital Management, a family office run by Bill Hwang. The margin default may lead to Nomura reporting a one-time loss of $2 billion in the March quarter, while Credit Suisse may incur a loss of $1 billion. Should Indian investors worry?

Ship stuck for days in Suez Canal 'floats' again: Crisis, impact on trade

Engineers on Monday “partially refloated” the colossal container ship that continues to block traffic through the Suez Canal, a canal services firm said, without providing further details about when the vessel would be fully set free. Satellite data from MarineTraffic.com showed that the ship’s bulbous bow, once firmly lodged in the canal's eastern bank, had been wrested from the shore. Watch the video for more

India calls out Pakistan's hypocrisy over human rights violations at UNHRC

Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 15 (ANI): India called out Pakistan's hypocrisy over human rights violations at United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Speaking on India's statement exercising its right of reply in response to the incessant misuse of UNHRC by Pakistan, Pawankumar Badhe, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India to UN, said, "I am exercising India's right of reply in response to the incessant misuse of this Council by Pakistan for its fallacious and malicious propaganda against my country."As highlighted by various SRs and Civil Society Organizations, this Council must pay urgent attention to Pakistan's deplorable human rights records and discriminatory treatment of its ethnic and religious minorities. According to victim groups, tens of thousands of persons have disappeared from Balochistan since 2000. Families of persons who have disappeared continue to struggle for their voices to be heard. Balochistan has now come to be known as the

INS Jalashwa arrives in Comoros with 1,000 metric tonne rice

Moroni (Comoros), Mar 14 (ANI): Indian naval ship Jalashwa arrived at the port of Anjouan, Comoros on March 14 to deliver 1,000 metric tonne of rice. The consignment has come as a fulfilment of the grant announcement made during the visit of Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu to Comoros in October 2019, according to a statement by the Indian Embassy in Madagascar and Comoros.

India slams Pak at UNHRC for its malicious propaganda against the country

Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 02 (ANI): While speaking at UNHRC, India slammed Pakistan for "its malicious propaganda against India" and also rejected the reference to Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) statement. First Secretary of Permanent Mission of India to UN, Pawankumar Badhe said, "Pakistan's deliberate misuse of this august forum for its malicious propaganda against India, aimed at diverting Council's attention from its own serious violations of human rights, has remained a constant. Pakistani leaders have admitted the fact that it has become a factory for producing terrorists. Pakistan has ignored that terrorism is the worst form of human rights abuse and the supporters of terrorism are the worst abusers of human rights. Enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and, arbitrary detentions of those who try to speak against the establishment are rampant in Pakistan and have been carried out by the State's security agencies wit

Nirav Modi extradition: India's track record in catching economic offenders

Nirav Modi, the diamond merchant wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, lost his legal battle against extradition as a UK judge ruled that he does have a case to answer before the Indian courts. While this may be construed as a huge win for the Indian government, but India's record in catching economic fugitive offenders over the years has not been that great. Watch the video.

Equal emphasis should be given to promotion, protection of human rights, says EAM at UNHRC

Geneva (Switzerland), Feb 23 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at high-level segment of 46th session of Human Rights Council said that equal emphasis, should be placed on both promotion, and protection of human rights. "Violation of gaps in implementation of human rights must be addressed in fair manner with non-selectivity and respect to principles of non-interference in internal affairs," he added. S Jaishankar said, "Our Constitution has enshrined basic human rights as fundamental rights, guaranteeing civil and political rights, stipulating provisions for progressive realisation of economic, social and cultural rights. These continue to evolve through Legislation by Parliament, progressive interpretation of laws by Judiciary, and active participation by civil society and citizens. Our approach to the human rights council is guided by our spirit of engagement, dialogue and consultation."

India-Russia relation is in good place: Foreign Secretary in Moscow

Moscow (Russia), Feb 19 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that India-Russia relation is in a good place. On his 2-day visit to Russia, Shringla said, "India-Russia relation is in a good place. We have a very good understanding on issues that are beyond bilateral -- regional and global. The friendship and cooperation that our two countries enjoy will see us going higher and further in years to come." Shringla said that BRICS completed 15 years of its existence and it's a very important landmark. The Foreign Secretary had a meeting with number of dignitaries including Russian academics and strategic thinkers on India-Russia relationship.

India looking to collaborate with Russia to manufacture Sputnik V vaccine: Foreign Secretary

Moscow (Russia), Feb 19 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that India is looking to collaborate with Russia to manufacture a large amount of Sputnik V vaccine. He said, "Sputnik V vaccine is in phase 3 trial in India and we expect this to be completed by mid-March, after which our regulator will look at emergency use authorization. We're looking to collaborate with Russia to manufacture a large amount of Sputnik V vaccine."

Large number of exchanges on cards for India-Russia relationship: Foreign Secy

Moscow (Russia), Feb 17 (ANI): On his visit to Russia, Foreign Secretary of India, Harsh V Shringla said, "I just had a very good meeting with Foreign Minister Mr Lavrov. The Foreign Minister emphasized the importance attaches to the special, privileged, strategic partnership between India and Russia. I extended to him the invitation on the behalf of The External Affairs Minister to visit India and the Foreign Minister told me that he is looking forward to doing it at the earliest. We also spoke about the annual summit...There are large number of exchanges are on cards for the India-Russia relationship. We also discussed some regional and international issues of interest including our cooperation in the United Nation and UNSC where India is a permanent member now. We also spoke about issues like Afghanistan...We also spoke on how India and Russia can work together to deal with COVID-19...It is a very important relationship for both the countries and I think we will see some development

Donald Trump becomes the first US President to be impeached twice: What happens now?

The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump by 232 to 197 votes for his role in last week's Capitol Hill riot, making him the first president in American history to be impeached twice. The impeachment now moves to the Senate, which will conduct a trial and a voting to remove the president from office. The Senate is adjourned till January 19, a day before the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States. Watch the explainer video on what will happen next.

Should Trump be removed from power? Here's what Joe Biden has to say

President-elect Joe Biden has said President Donald Trump was the "most incompetent" presidents in US history. Sidestepping the questions related to impeachment or removal from office in the remaining 12 days, Biden said that quickest way Trump could be removed is his inauguration on January 20. Watch the video.

Elon Musk beats Jeff Bezos to be world's richest, but it's 'strange' for him

Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk surpassed Amazon.com Inc's top boss Jeff Bezos to become the world's richest man, Bloomberg News reported. Including Thursday's gains in Tesla shares, Musk, 49, had a net worth of more than $188.5 billion, $1.5 billion more than Bezos, the report said. The Forbes Billionaires List, however, said Musk still trails Amazon's Bezos by $7.8 billion. Watch the video to know more about the Tesla chief and his ambitions.

The Capitol attack aftermath: Trump, Biden reaction after violent siege

Donald Trump has finally condemned the mayhem caused by his supporters in the US Capitol, saying they do not represent America, as the beleaguered president vowed to ensure a "smooth, orderly and seamless" transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden. In a new video message, a day after he urged the crowds to head for the Capitol, where they forced their way inside, Trump said America is, and must always be a nation of law and order. In an unprecedented assault on democracy in the US, thousands of supporters of outgoing President Trump stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday and clashed with police, resulting in four deaths and interrupting a constitutional process by Congress to affirm the victory of Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the November 3 election.

Where is Jack Ma? The curious and 'missing' case of Alibaba founder

Tech billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma has "disappeared" from public life and has not been spotted for at least two months amid the conflict with the Chinese regulators. The Financial Times reported that Ma was recently replaced as a judge in the final of TV show 'Africa's Business Heroes'. "His photograph was removed from the judging webpage, and he was conspicuously left out of a promotional video," the report claimed. Watch the video to know about the issue.

Who is the richest Asian? It's 'Lone Wolf', and not Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani, the owner of the industrial behemoth Reliance Industries Limited, was this week dethroned by Hong Kong's lesser known and understated bottled water king Zhong Shanshan, chairman of both bottled water company Nongfu Spring and vaccine maker Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise. Watch the video to know the story behind his success.

Pride and glory of Dec 16, 1971: When India brought Pakistan to its knees

India celebrates December 16 as Vijay Diwas to commemorate its victory over Pakistan during the 1971 war that led to the creation of Bangladesh. In one of the fastest and shortest campaigns of military history, a new nation was born as a result of the swift campaign undertaken by the Indian Army. Watch the video to know the full story of Indian Army's courage and valour.

BS Views of the week: Does 'too much democracy' hold back economic growth?

From the big barrier to the early launch of 5G in the country to what makes the next budget different from each one before it, here's what Business Standard columnists wrote this week.

Watch: Boris Johnson confuses farmer protest with India-Pakistan dispute

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday seemed to confuse two separate issues when he reiterated the UK government's stance that any dispute between India and Pakistan was for the two countries to settle bilaterally. British Sikh Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, who has been leading a drive to keep the protests by the Indian farmers against the government's agricultural reforms in the news in Britain, repeated one of his previous Twitter statements on the issue in the House of Commons during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) session. Johnson, in his brief response, went on to address a completely unrelated matter instead. Watch the video.

For Bill Gates, India is great example, a country to study other than China

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates praised government's policies for financial innovation and inclusion, saying it have drastically reduced the cost and friction of distributing aid to the poor, especially during the pandemic. Watch the video to know more about the story.