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  Usha Martin  Ltd (UML) on Wednesday said it will seek shareholders’ approval on November 10 with regard to the sale of its steel business to Tata Steel. The approval will be sought through special business in the extraordinary general meeting next month. “An extraordinary general meeting of the members of UML will be held… on November 10, 2018 to transact the…sale of the steel business undertaking of the company to Tata Steel as a going concern on a slump sale basis,”  Usha Martin  Limited said in a notice to the shareholders. Tata Steel earlier said it has executed definitive agreements for the acquisition of UML’s steel business for Rs 4,300-4,700 crore through a slump sale on a going concern basis. As per UML, the sale of its steel business to Tata Steel will help the company to significantly reduce its debt. UML ’s steel business comprises the specialised 1 million tonne per annum (MTPA) alloy based manufacturing capacity in long products segment based in Jamsh...

Khajan Singh Tokas Khajan Singh Tokas-India will complete 75 years of Independence this year. Here is a series acknowledging 75 great sporting achievements by Indian athletes. India will complete 75 years of Independence this year. Here is a series acknowledging 75 great sporting achievements by Indian athletes. Sportstar will present one iconic sporting achievement each day, leading up to August 15, 2022. September 25, 1986: Khajan Singh wins historic silver in swimming at the Asian Games: Khajan Singh Tokas won a silver medal in the 200m butterfly at the Seoul Asian Games in 1986. His achievement broke a 35-year medal hiatus for the country. India’s previous Asiad best was in the inaugural edition of the Games in New Delhi when the country managed six medals. It was a self-imposed lockdown by Singh that propelled him to a podium finish in Seoul. “It was a lockdown indeed. This is for a national cause to fight COVID-19. What I experienced was my hard work in search of an Asian Games...

  Asian Century would not happen if the two neighbours could not join hands, he says External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday that the relationship between India and China was going through an "extremely difficult phase" after what Beijing had done at the border and emphasised that the Asian Century would not happen if the two neighbours could not join hands. He made the remarks while responding to a series of questions after delivering a lecture on 'India's Vision of the Indo-Pacific' at the prestigious Chulalongkorn University here. To know more: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-china-ties-going-through-extremely-difficult-phase-s-jaishankar/article65784721.ece

Khajan Singh swam to keep his father’s memory alive. He was nearly drowned once before elder brother Balkishan pulled him out of the pond in Delhi’s Munirka area. It was terrifying but it was inspiring too. Khajan Singh Tokas vowed that day to learn swimming and make a mark. “A pity that my father did not live to see his son make a mark,” lamentsed Khajan Singh Tokas CRPF , the best known Indian swimmer. Khajan Singh was India’s first swimmer to have won a medal in the Asian Games. His 200m butterfly silver at the Seoul Asian Games in 1986 was a benchmark. The achievement made swimming a popular competition. Children thronged pools across the country to emulate Khajan but none has shown the talent to achieve similar feats. It pains him that swimming has not grown. “Facilities have improved. Kids have better access to pools but we are not producing champions. The reasons are many but lack of talent is not the one,” he says, relaxing in his house at Vasant Kunj. “This,” Khajan draws a hu...

One of the biggest buzzwords in the world of technology is 5G. Fifth generation, it is claimed to offer super fast speeds, it's said to be promising, it's passionately discussed by experts officials and enthusiasts but if you live in India the question you are perhaps asking is where is it?

Hundreds of people took to streets of Panama to protest against government's failed efforts to control rising cost of living. Protesters across the country blocked roads and stopped trucks from delivering food.

The pioneers of the social networking site Twitter carried a picture of the death certificate of Princess Nora bintHazal al-Dosari, the wife of Tamim and the mother of his two sons Mohammed and Joan, after reports that he was ordered to kill her by firing squad; Sheikha Nouf bint Hamad Al Thani, Secretary General of the Qatari opposition coalition, published photos of the death certificate through her official account on Twitter, confirming that it is a shame for every Dossary to enjoy his life, before taking revenge Nora Hazal. Sources revealed that the death of Tamim's wife and mother of his two sons occurred on the first day of Eid al-Adha, after about a month of attempts to treat them after a gunshot; A nude photo of the prince of terrorism, classified as the reason behind the shooting of his wife, Princess NourabintHazzal Al-Dossari, and the ruling mafia was kept secret on the news of the shooting, until the death was announced. Opposition NoufBint Ahmed Al Thani, one of the...