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India's top court on Wednesday rejected pleas to set up a new panel to probe allegations of fraud made against the Adani group by short seller Hindenburg Research.

Nadella's flexibility as a corporate leader was evident from the fact that as the CEO of Microsoft, one of his first tasks was to steer the completion of its $7.2 billion acquisition of the mobile business unit of Nokia Corp, a buy that he had resisted internally!

Modi had avoided his annual summit with Putin in the last two years after Russia invaded Ukraine. But Putin could be reaching out now.

On Forbes' real-time billionaires' list, Melinda Gates is 185th as of Dec. 27. Melinda had enough firepower in her to navigate through the fresh philanthropic and financial landscape after her separation from her billionaire husband.

Barack Obama, who was elected the 44th U.S. president in 2009 and served as the POTUS for another term, had a net worth of $1.3 million when he assumed the Oval Office in the White House. Now, 15 years later, that figure is estimated to be $70 million.

Glock, who spotted Austrian Army's need for a hand gun, never owned pistols, but brought together experts to create what he termed as "the pistol of future".

J.K. Rowling, the British author who conjured up the hugely popular Harry Potter franchise, has made a billion-dollar fortune from seven novels translated into 80 languages, which sold 500 million copies, and eight blockbuster films made out of it.

After the stupendous success of his first published work, "Carrie," King was catapulted to stardom as a rock star of spooky fiction that dwelt with man's primal fears.

Indian nationals mostly from the western Gujarat state and working in the UAE formed the majority of those onboard the flight. They were flying to Nicaragua to migrate to the U.S. or Canada, reports said.

Geopolitical tensions in the Red Sea, which account for roughly 12% of world trade, in the wake of the Israel-Hamas hostilities, are drawing India into the minefield of political diplomacy as the U.S. seeks allies to counter the threat of trade disruption.

Emma Watson's fortune is not due to the "Harry Potter" films alone, she has also appeared in a wide array of other productions and made money from endorsement deals and smart investments. The Hollywood star's net worth in 2023 is an estimated $85 million.