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Abu Dhabi Investment Authority partners with Jio for 1.16% stake
Jio's eighth deal—worth Rs 5,683.5 crore—is its second with a sovereign wealth fund. With this deal, Jio Platforms has raised nearly Rs 1 lakh crore in seven weeks
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Silver Lake invests another Rs 4,547 crore in Jio Platforms
Here's what you need to know about the global technology investor
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Investing (No one knows what will happen next; Old style value investing doesn't work anymore, says Damodaran), Human Evolution (It's happening faster than you think), Business (Jim Collins on luck, leadership and business longevity), Movies (When 'Rambo' tightened his grip on the American psyche), Lifestyle (India's youth don't want to get married!) and Education (He built a school for future economists in a country where there were no economists)
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George Floyd: Officers charged in death not likely to present united front
Facing decades in prison and a bail of at least $750,000, two former Minneapolis officers blamed Derek Chauvin, and a third has cooperated with investigators, their lawyers said
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Nadal not yet ready to travel for U.S. Open
"If you ask me today if I want to travel today to New York to play a tennis tournament, I will say no, I will not", tennis star Rafael Nadal told journalists over Zoom
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At George Floyd memorial, an anguished call for change
Flanked by the family of Mr. Floyd, the Rev. Al Sharpton said, "It's time to stand up and say, 'Get your knee off our necks.'"
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New York Times says senator's Op-Ed did not meet standards
After a staff uproar, The Times says the editing process was "rushed." Senator Tom Cotton's "Send In the Troops" essay is now under review
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Rare stock tweak during pandemic adds millions to a CEO's potential payout
Raytheon Technologies, the defense contractor, reset the stock price it would use to calculate certain compensation for its chief and other employees
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Going for a six: Jio's newest investor is Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala
Jio's sixth deal—in six weeks—is also its first with a sovereign wealth fund
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World Environment Day: A planet to live for
Declarations of climate emergency had reached a crescendo, when the pandemic brought us all to a standstill. In the abrupt quiet, we heard the birdsong, and signs that a lesser human footprint could help the environment regenerate itself. But it can't be at the improbable cost of shutting down an intricate machinery of economies and human endeavour. On occasion of the World Environment Day, what then do we hope for this living planet to be?
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Edtech company Knorish raises pre-series-A funding
The Covid-19 pandemic has helped generate a spurt in customers signing up for the startup, which provides a platform for both academic institutions and educators go online