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Sajjan (left) and Parth Jindal.JSW Group This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of India’s Richest 2024. See the full list here. Sajjan Jindal, the son of India’s richest woman, Savitri Jindal, is steering his Mumbai-based steel-and-energy giant JSW Group into making cars. In March, he bought 35% of MG Motor India from China’s SAIC Motor for an undisclosed amount. “When the transition [to EVs] started happening…we felt the playing field was becoming a lot more even.” ss Parth Jindal, son of Sajjan and a director of the renamed JSW MG Motor, is especially bullish on the electric vehicle market…
The Fed’s September 18th interest rate cut was a long time coming and a symbol of progress on inflation. It’s a cause for celebration and a catalyst for re-examining investment strategies you favored during the higher-for-longer interest rate environment. With more rate cuts expected later this year, now’s a perfect time to consider changes that could be advantageous to your portfolio. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not an advocate of timing the market, but I am a believer in managing your portfolio to capitalize on changing tradeoffs between risk and reward. Given the declining interest rate environment, it can be…
By Ron Paul Over the weekend, the Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel to “coordinate” with the Israeli military and plan a military strike against Iran. Think about that for a moment: one of the highest-ranking officers in the US military is planning a war in a foreign country against another foreign country which will be fueled by American weapons, American intelligence, and American tax dollars. Did that foreign country – Iran – attack the United States or threaten Americans? No, it did not. What did Iran do to warrant a CENTCOM commander…
Authored by Alex Newman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ZeroHedge) The United Nations and its member governments, with strong support from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), adopted a landmark agreement last week to bestow the U.N. with more power and influence in global affairs. The controversial agreement, known as the Pact for the Future, outlines 56 actions for governments and international institutions to take over the coming years. Among the key provisions is “transforming global governance” and further empowering international institutions across a range of issues, including “sustainable development and financing for development,” as well as “science, technology and innovation,…
Google is experimenting with a new feature that displays blue verified checkmarks next to links in search results that the search giant deems to be legitimate, aiming to help users avoid fake or fraudulent websites. The Verge reports that to enhance user trust and safety, Google has begun testing a new verification system in its search results. The tech giant is now displaying blue checkmarks beside links to genuine business websites, such as Meta, Apple, and Amazon, to help users identify trustworthy sources and avoid falling victim to copycat sites attempting to capitalize on well-known brands. Google public affairs spokesperson…
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) warned in a briefing on Monday that the communist regime of Cuba is looking to actively interfere in America’s 2024 election, not only influencing votes for president but seeking to aid pro-communist candidates in local and congressional races. “Havana almost certainly has considered influence efforts targeting some candidates,” an unnamed ODNI official told reporters. “Havana may be, as it has done in previous cycles, trying to curry favor from congressional and sub-national politicians that it believes will support its preferred policies.” “Havana is very focused on a few policy issues that…
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has called for a full-scale investment in AI infrastructure, even as the energy-intensive nature of AI development threatens to undermine global climate goals. Saying the quiet part out loud, Schmidt admitted Silicon Valley’s climate goals were always completely unrealistic, stating: “We’re not going to hit the climate goals anyway because we’re not organized to do it.” Business Insider reports that in a recent AI summit held in Washington DC, Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, made a controversial statement regarding the future of artificial intelligence and its potential impact on the environment. Schmidt, who served…
Former President Donald Trump sat down with comedian and podcaster Andrew Schulz for an interview, where he cracked up the show’s hosts with a brutal roast of lame duck President Joe Biden. “He has one ability I don’t have: he sleeps,” Trump said of Biden on the Flagrant podcast, causing Schulz and his co-hosts to erupt in laughter. Watch Below at time code 49:00: “He can sleep,” Trump continued. “This guy goes on a beach, and he lays down on one of those, you know, six ounce [chairs] — they weigh six ounces and he can’t lift it. They’re meant for children, young people,…
Nearly six months after Columbia University banned Khymani James, a Pro-Palestinian student activist, who said “Zionists don’t deserve to live,” the coalition that had apologized on his behalf rescinded its statement of regret – and advocated for armed resistance against Israel.“Last spring, in the midst of the encampments, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) posted a statement framed as an apology on behalf of Khymani James,” CUAD posted Tuesday night on Instagram. “We deliberately misrepresented your experiences and your words, and we let you down.”In a since-deleted post on X, James acknowledged in April that he had said several months earlier…
The Secret Service didn’t testify Thursday before a House task force investigating the two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump. But it’s the main focus of the panel’s first public hearing. The House panel used a hearing with state and local law enforcement, as well as a former Secret Service official, to drill down into the decisions made in the lead-up to and during the July 13 shooting at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) set the tone during his opening statement, saying the shooting was not prevented “because of failures by the Secret Service.” “The…