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Rodrigo Duterte

Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte sticks to his disapproval of US, terminates troop agreement Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told his foreign minister to give formal notice to the United States of his termination of a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between their militaries, his spokesman said on Tuesday. Duterte, who has openly disapproved of the two countries’ military alliance, made the decision after a close ally said his visa for the United States had been rescinded, in an issue related to the president’s war on drugs. “It’s about time we rely on ourselves, we will strengthen our own defences and not rely on any...

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Erdogan: Turkey will hit Syrian government forces ‘anywhere’ Turkey will strike Syrian government forces “anywhere” if one more Turkish soldier is hurt and could use airpower if need be, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Addressing the country’s parliament in Ankara on Wednesday, Erdogan said Turkey is determined to push Syrian government forces beyond Turkish observation posts in the northwestern Idlib region by the end of February. Source: Aljazeera

Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi

‘We have to struggle and we will’: Priyanka Gandhi after Delhi poll loss Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday acknowledged that it is a time of struggle for the grand old party after the humiliating loss in the Delhi assembly elections. “What the public does is right. For us it is the time for a struggle. We have to struggle a lot. And we will,” she told reporters in Bilariaganj in Azamgarh while reacting to the Delhi assembly election results. Source: Hindustan Times

Antonio Guterres

Antonio Guterres

Antonio Guterres to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib during trip to Pakistan UN Chief Antonio Guterres will visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, in Kartarpur during his visit to Pakistan next week. The UN Secretary-General will arrive in Islamabad on Sunday and will hold bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on that day and speak at an event on sustainable development and climate change. Mr. Guterres will travel to Kartarpur to visit a holy site, Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, Deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters here on Monday....

Mike Hopkins

Mike Hopkins

Mike Hopkins Named Amazon Video Entertainment Chief, Exits Sony Post Sony Pictures Television Chairman Mike Hopkins is departing his post at the industry’s largest independent TV studio to oversee Amazon’s video entertainment operations, including Amazon Studios and Prime Video, effective Feb. 24. Current Amazon Studios head Jen Salke will report to Hopkins, who will report directly to Amazon chairman and CEO Jeff Bezos. Amazon’s senior vice president of business development and digital entertainment Jeff Blackburn, whom Salke currently reports to and who oversees the e-commerce giant’s streaming platform, is on sabbatical. Salke, who joined Amazon in 2018, is expected to remain fully engaged with the creative...

Bill Gates

Bill Gates

Shipbuilder denies reports, says Bill Gates is not buying hydrogen-powered yacht Microsoft co-founder and one of the world’s richest men Bill Gates has not commissioned a hydrogen-powered superyacht by Dutch designer Sinot, the firm has clarified in a statement. Earlier, multiple reports said Gates had commissioned the world’s first hydrogen-powered superyacht for an estimated $644 million. The reports claimed that the 122-metre (370 ft) luxury vessel received a lot of praise at the Monaco Yacht Show last year and would come with an infinity pool, helipad, spa and gym. The ship was said to be powered completely by liquid hydrogen. Source:...

Vijay Mallya

Vijay Mallya

Vijay Mallya arrives for UK High Court appeal against extradition to India Liquor baron Vijay Mallya arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Tuesday for his appeal against being extradited to India to face fraud and money laundering charges amounting to Rs 9,000 crores. The 64-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss, who remains on bail since his arrest on an extradition warrant in April 2017, avoided the usual scrum of reporters at the court entrance and went in with his lawyers separately. Source: Moneycontrol

Mohanjit Jolly

Mohanjit Jolly

Availability of capital at the right time is key for startups: Mohanjit Jolly BENGALURU : Even as the early stage funding momentum in startups continue, 2019 saw a boom in growth stage funding, with newer venture capital funds entering this space. IronPillar, a mid-stage, technology focused venture capital firm, raised a $90 million fund in 2018 and has fully committed the capital to eight companies. In an interview with Mint , Mohanjit Jolly, partner, IronPillar, speaks on entrepreneurship, shift in the startup ecosystem and more venture funds looking at India.  Source: Livemint

Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanjeev Sanyal

Economic growth set to bounce back as slump bottoms out, says Sanjeev Sanyal NEW DELHI : Indian economic growth is poised to bounce back after slipping to a more than six-year low of 4.5% in the July-September quarter as the government has taken measures to prop up investments and consumer demand, a top government adviser said. “Corporate tax reductions, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the banking sector reforms have helped and will help propel growth further,” Sanjeev Sanyal, principal economic adviser at the finance ministry, told Reuters. Source: Livemint

Anil Ambani

Anil Ambani

The downfall of Anil Ambani: $42 billion net worth to zero in 12 years In 2008, Anil Ambani was the sixth richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a wealth of $42 billion. Twelve years down the line though, the brother of Mukesh Ambani has pleaded poverty to a London court, claiming that he is worth nothing. After taking over the telecom, power generation, financial services businesses post the Ambani brothers split, all of Anil’s businesses are drowning in debts, with some of them landing in the bankruptcy court. Source: The News Minute