India plans to ask ONGC to consider rights issue to fund HPCL: Report

India plans to ask ONGC to consider rights issue to fund HPCL: Report

India plans to ask state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp to consider launching a rights issue to help fund green projects at refining arm Hindustan Petroleum Corp, two sources said, an exercise that could raise about $1.9 billion. The comments come after India’s finance minister announced a plan this year to provide equity of 300 … Read more

Sydney isolated as COVID-19 clusters build; NZ tightens curbs in capital

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Australia’s largest city of Sydney re-introduced “soft touch” COVID-19 curbs on Wednesday to contain a widening outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant, mandating masks in offices while neighbouring states closed their borders. New Zealand raised the alert level in its capital of Wellington over exposure concerns after an Australian tourist tested positive for the … Read more