Thursday, October 08
Activist Greta Thunberg is being deported from Israel, Israel's Foreign Ministry and a rights group representing her said Tuesday, after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized by the Israeli military. In a post on X, the Foreign Ministry shared a photo of Thunberg on a plane. "Greta Thunberg is departing Israel on a flight to France," the post said. Adalah, a legal rights group in Israel representing Thunberg and the other activists, said Thunberg, two other activists and a journalist had agreed to be deported and leave Israel. Other activists refused deportation, were being held in detention and their case was set to be heard by Israeli authorities. Thunberg was one of 12 passengers on board the Madleen, a boat carrying aid destined for people in war-torn Gaza. The activists said they
India's poverty continues to decline steadily, with the poverty rate likely to fall to 4.6 per cent in 2024, estimates a recent report by the State Bank of India (SBI).This marks a significant improvement from the 5.3 per cent poverty rate estimated by the World Bank for India in 2023.The report said "Poverty estimates by SBI and World Bank are remarkably similar.... SBI estimates it at 4.6 per cent in 2024...down from 5.3 per cent in 2023 as estimated by World Bank".The report highlighted that the country has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty, and its latest estimate shows a further fall from the World Bank's assessment.The decline in poverty is largely supported by new methods of data collection and updated definitions. India's recent Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (
Shares of pipe manufacturer Jindal Saw surged nearly 11% to Rs 257.2 in Tuesday's intraday trade after the company announced major expansion plans in the Middle East.On Monday, June 9, Jindal Saw said its board had approved three international investments totalling up to $118 million, aimed at expanding its footprint in the iron and steel sector across the region.The largest of the three projects involves setting up a 100% owned step-down subsidiary in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to establish a seamless pipe manufacturing facility with a capacity of 300,000 tonnes per annum. This unit will cater primarily to the oil and gas sector in the MENA region, with an investment of up to $105 million and a completion timeline of approximately three years.In Saudi Arabia, the company plans two joint ventures via
