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Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said its subsidiary has acquired an additional 6.3 per cent stake in Bangladesh's <keyword id="9373071" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="telecom-operator-robi-axiata">telecom operator Robi Axiata</keyword> from NTT Docomo for an undisclosed sum. This will raise the stake of Bharti International (Singapore) -- wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel -- in Robi Axiata Limited to 31.3 per cent from 25 per cent at present, the company said in a BSE filing. "...Bharti International (Singapore) Pte Ltd (directly and through its affiliate entities)... has acquired additional 6.3 per cent stake in Robi Axiata Limited (an entity in Bangladesh) from NTT DOCOMO INC and its group entities, on June 09, 2020," it said. Acquisition of the ordinary shares of Robi from Docomo is done at mutually-agreed valuation. "The said valuation is non-material and is not disclosed herein due to reasons of confidentiality," it said. Robi is the second largest mobile network operator in Bangladesh. It is a subsidiary company of Axiata Investments (Labuan) Limited, which is an arm of Asian telecom giant, <keyword id="344041" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Axiata-Group">Axiata Group</keyword> Berhad, based in Malaysia. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/these-google-maps-pics-show-how-some-of-the-most-crowded-places-in-india-are-at-least-half-empty-in-unlock-1-0/slidelist/76282760.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">These Google Maps pics show how some of the most crowded places in India are at least half empty in Unlock 1.0</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/titan-doesnt-see-full-recovery-from-covid-19-crisis-until-early-2021-and-now-gold-prices-threaten-to-squeeze-profit/articleshow/76281308.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Titan doesn’t see full recovery from COVID-19 crisis until early 2021⁠— and now gold prices threaten to squeeze profit</a>

Bharti Airtel arm buys additional 6.3% stake in Robi Axiata from NTT Docomo

In a bid to raise fresh capital, telecom major <keyword id="6354924" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Idea-Cellular">Idea Cellular</keyword>, which is a part of the Aditya Birla Group, plans to sell its independent towers for Rs 7,580 crore. And the company is in talks with other telecos such as Malaysia based <keyword id="374980" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Axiata">Axiata</keyword>, American Tower Corporation and Bharti Infratel. 
	 
	According to a report by ET, top telecom service providers became debt laden following the spectrum auctions. Since then, they have been looking at ways to infuse fresh capital into the company. 
	 It should be noted that currently Idea has an overall debt of Rs 14,000 crore and had raised Rs 3,000 crore through qualified institutional placement process last year. Rival <keyword id="6354287" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharti-Airtel">Bharti Airtel</keyword>, too raised funds by divesting its African towers assets. 
	 
	Interestingly, Malaysia’s Axiata, which also has minority stake in the Idea, has been interested in buying the company’s independent tower arm for some years. According to a media report, the foreign company had also submitted a proposal to acquire these towers. 
	 
	Currently, Idea, the third largest service provider has nearly 11,000 towers in the country. 
	 
	Image Credit: Indiatimes.com

Cash strapped? Idea to sell its telecom towers
for Rs 7,580 crore

<ul><li>India’s benchmark indices <keyword id="6484188" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sensex" source="Orion">Sensex</keyword> and <keyword id="2931774" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="nifty50" source="Orion">Nifty50</keyword> edged lower in morning trade on Wednesday amid jittery markets worldwide. </li><li>PSU bank and IT stocks declined in morning trade amid jitters in the US banking sector. </li><li>Both the indices were down 0.3%, with Sensex trading at 61,154 points and Nifty50 at 18,088 points. </li></ul>India’s benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty50 edged lower in morning trade on Wednesday amid jittery markets worldwide. PSU bank and IT stocks declined in morning trade amid jitters in the US banking sector. Both the indices were down 0.3%, with Sensex trading at 61,154 points and Nifty50 at 18,088 points. The top five active stocks were all heavyweights, including HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, TCS, among others. Top gainers and losers on Nifty50 <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top gainers </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Change </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top losers </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Change </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Asian Paints </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.12% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Hindalco Industries </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-1.65% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ITC </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0.77% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ONGC </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-1.40% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Hindustan Unilever </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0.75% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">JSW Steel </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-1.10% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Adani Enterprises </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0.62% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Britannia </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-1.09% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Coal India </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0.61% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bajaj Finance </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-1.03% </td></tr></tbody></table> Source: NSE, as on May 3, 2023 Earlier on Tuesday, Sensex closed 0.4% higher while Nifty50 gained 0.46% led by energy, metal and IT stocks. Gold prices spiked amid mounting growth concerns around the world. Gold gained 1.41% to cross the ₹60,000 level once again to close at ₹60,605 per 10 grams. On the other hand, crude oil prices fell sharply, with Brent crude hovering around $75.5 per barrel, down from the $79 levels. The US Fed’s FOMC is also expected to announce a 25 basis point rate hike this week. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Global markets feel the jitters" comment="subhead" text="Global markets feel the jitters">Global markets feel the jitters</cmsannotation> Mounting risks of a contagion in the US’ regional banking sector has made investors jittery – two banks, PacWest Bancorp and Western Alliance both fell by over 25% on Tuesday. The sell-off was visible in the wider markets as well, with Dow Jones falling by 1.1% while S&amp;P 500 was down 1.2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.1%. Asian markets were largely in the red, with Hang Seng falling the most at 1.6%, followed by KOSPI which was down 0.9%. Taiwan Weighted fell 0.5%, while Nikkei 225 rose 0.1%. The Shanghai Composite, on the other hand, was up 1.1%. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Stocks to watch" comment="subhead" text="Stocks to watch"><keyword id="73648" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="stocks-to-watch" source="Orion">Stocks to watch</keyword></cmsannotation> <keyword id="6357147" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tata-steel" source="Orion">Tata Steel</keyword>: The Tata Group company reported 84% on year decline in consolidated net profit at ₹1,566 crore in March quarter while revenue from operations dropped 9.2% to ₹62,961 crore. <keyword id="105382" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ambuja-cements" source="Orion">Ambuja Cements</keyword>: The cement manufacturer reported a standalone net profit of ₹502 crore in the March quarter, seeing an increase of 1.6% YoY, with restructuring costs impacting the profitability. Revenue grew 8.4% YoY to ₹4,256 crore, while volumes grew 8% during the quarter. Bharti <keyword id="15491" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="airtel" source="Orion">Airtel</keyword>: The telecom operator has merged its operations of Bharti Airtel Lanka with Dialog, a subsidiary of Malaysian multinational telecommunications conglomerate Axiata Group Berhad. The move will give the company a larger user base in Sri Lanka. Fino Payments Bank: The company has reported 25% growth in March quarter net profit at ₹22 crore while total income rose 13% to ₹323 crore. Earnings today: Titan, Adani Wilmar, Bajaj Consumer Care, Godrej Properties, Tata Chemicals, MRF, ABB India, Havells India, Jyothy Labs, KEC International, Sula Vineyards, Anupam Rasayan are among companies to report their quarterly earnings today. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/investment/news/silver-may-offer-an-attractive-investment-option-as-china-reopens/articleshow/99944101.cms">Silver on an upswing – The metal may offer an attractive investment option as China reopens</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/adani-total-gas-reports-8-rise-in-fy23-net-profit-to-546-croreannounces-plans-to-expand-ev-charging-points-to-3000/articleshow/99936234.cms">Adani Total Gas reports 8% rise in FY23 net profit to ₹546 crore,announces plans to expand EV charging points to 3,000</a>

Sensex, Nifty50 edge lower in morning trade as PSU bank and IT stocks fall

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6354576" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword> and <keyword id="6355629" type="DEFINITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="google">Google</keyword> announced plans to fund two new transpacific internet cables.</li><li>The cables - <keyword id="3690795" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="bifrost">Bifrost</keyword> and <keyword id="88275" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Echo">Echo</keyword> - are expected to link the US West Coast with <keyword id="8692" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Indonesia">Indonesia</keyword> and <keyword id="6356662" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="singapore">Singapore</keyword>.</li><li>Both Facebook and Google recently abandoned cable projects linking the US and Hong Kong.</li></ul>Facebook and Google are pouring more money into internet cables that could span the Pacific Ocean.The tech giants announced Monday they're funding two new cables. The cables, called Bifrost and Echo, are expected to link America's West Coast to Indonesia and Singapore, with a stopover in Guam, the US island territory in the western Pacific.Facebook is investing in both cables, while Google is funding Echo only.In a <a href="https://engineering.fb.com/2021/03/28/connectivity/echo-bifrost/">press release</a> on Monday, Facebook said the cables would increase transpacific internet capacity by 70%. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/29/facebook-google-to-lay-subsea-cables-between-us-and-southeast-asia.html">CNBC</a> reported that Echo was scheduled for completion by late 2023, and Bifrost by late 2024.Facebook and Google are partnering with the Indonesian companies Telin and XL Axiata as well as the Singaporean company Keppel.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-org-chart-top-execs-sundar-pichai-cloud-pixel-alphabet-2021-3">We identified the 195 most powerful people at Google under CEO Sundar Pichai. Explore our exclusive org chart.</a>Both Facebook and Google recently abandoned plans to lay transpacific cables linking the US and Hong Kong.Facebook announced on March 10 that it was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-kills-cable-project-california-hong-kong-americas-hka-2021-3">withdrawing from a plan called the Hong Kong-Americas project</a>, following political pressure from the US government.In September, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-and-google-kill-off-hong-kong-undersea-cable-2020-9">a joint Facebook-Google cable project was abandoned</a> because of the Trump administration's national security concerns about laying cables to China. In the same month, Facebook deserted a project to <a href="https://www.intelligenceonline.com/international-dealmaking/2020/09/14/facebook-drops-san-francisco-hong-kong-submarine-cable-amid-growing-national-security-concerns,109606444-art?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=2fddcd66472fd1f753f31e553bc31dcbd38b0478-1600089590-0-AfSh2NbrS0htgTWbpIXrnLXuJGXgaZ4_CYPN6WvdGKYzKEmcs8vOsJEZZTQyfJr7OXwtB7nXsN64UtXAFcA6G7uB9sXoGn0wKJrJuF6vokqH4JJ7e738SHW5D13rxjoP1u9hSgt6pNBRDXHVyTTx_o04dIQxJyoaql8lw6bE9Z6qP_qjpKNNj7DKzUuOu0tAXS_g0YzFRLV1AK4RsBCW9dmp7eQPyTpviPiL2ueC8gcsA76dxWgtrIS70CZzMIREqVrkc3voyt0Df92SLTeQYIcCe9E6N1QhulyZGj-FolH5zw9gdY6bKNPExf98lQGhba2jRpyfNw0RO7uXGCd8rdYbDgNs7SW64H_ICIqYNWeutC81avKbLJstjnEPU8CdtqZ6BPy8rkIYzDKBZOslJfQoP8kYIJAP5-8hDnjQd3PFIC-h7pzZu6p1vZhUT0KQOHUEBkHUNyGV_b3tz6Pbhts">link San Francisco to Hong Kong</a>.Facebook is also working on a project <a href="https://www.businessinsider.co.za/undersea-cable-2020-5">laying an enormous undersea cable around Africa</a>, while Google is working on cables <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-undersea-cable-grace-hopper-2020-7">linking the US to Europe</a> as well as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/introducing-equiano-a-subsea-cable-from-portugal-to-south-africa">Europe with the west coast of Africa</a>.

Facebook and Google are funding 2 new undersea internet cables running from the West Coast to Singapore and Indonesia

<ul><li>Customer engagement platform <keyword id="2970390" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="MoEngage">MoEngage</keyword> is planning to go big on international expansion in the one year.</li><li>MoEngage recently closed a $32 million funding round led by Multiples Alternate Asset Management.</li><li>A part of the funding will be used to set up an R&amp;D center in Hyderabad due to the talent pool crunch in Bengaluru.</li></ul>MoEngage, which helps companies like Domino's engage with their customers, is planning to go big on international expansion in the one year. It has already set up local offices in the UK, Germany and Vietnam over the last one year, and cities like New York and Boston are next in line. The company aims to touch annual recurring revenue (ARR) of $100 million in the next three years, by 2024. Though MoEngage did not share their current ARR, the company claimed that it is higher than $20 million. This would mean that the company is looking to expand five fold in the next three years. The company has also decided to set up another research and development (R&amp;D) center in Hyderabad, MoEngage’s chief executive officer (CEO) Raviteja Dodda said in an exclusive interaction with Business Insider. Currently, it has one R&amp;D center in Bengaluru. These R&amp;D centers are like the backend of any software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, where the products are actually developed and designed. Several SaaS companies even if they cater to customers in the western market, set up R&amp;D centers in India due to the massive talent pool and cheap workforce. Some prominent examples are Freshworks, Zoho Corp and Browserstack. “New office in Hyderabad is to expand the talent pool. Hiring is a big problem right now, across every company. And if you are based in Bengaluru, it's even a bigger problem to hire people. So we are expanding our talent pools that we target,” Dodda said. MoEngage’s four step international expansion strategies <table class="redcator-table-advance" style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Plan</td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Strategy</td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Stronger Marketing </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Building a sales and marketing flywheel to get more customers on board. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Building stronger communities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Investing more in #GROWTH, a peer-to-peer learning community that hosts invite-only events to learn best growth practices from each other. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Product Innovation </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Investing in artificial intelligence (AI) driven insights to help its customers design better market campaigns for themselves. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Going Local </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Building local teams in each function and market to offer better services to its customers. </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table>MoEngage’s aggressive international expansion, comes with aggressive hiring MoEngage — which was founded by IIT Kharagpur alumnus Raviteja Dodda and Yashwanth Kumar — plans to hire over 150 employees across verticals and functions in the next 12-18 months, by the end of 2022. This is in addition to 120 employees hired across vertices in the last seven months. MoEnagange currently has a team of 375 employees. Key hires in last 12 months <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Hires </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Designation </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Meagan White </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Senior Director of Marketing for North America </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Shalini Devji-Jethwa </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Director of Marketing for Europe </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Avijit Nanda </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Director, Product Management </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Roshan Hadal </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;"> Director, Engineering </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table>For international markets, MoEngage has focused on hiring for sales, marketing and customer acquisition teams. Whereas Indian hiring has largely focused on product, engineering and other functions. Though the company hasn’t put a number on how many people it plans to hire for its Hyderabad R&amp;D office, it can be expected to be higher than 20. The Bengaluru and San Francisco-based startup would also be looking at acquisitions in the next two to three years to expand its product range and distribution channels. “It will be either for distribution in markets where we want to expand in or products which are complementary to what we do and can add value for our customers,” Dodda added. Closing 2021 with another 200 customers MoEngage startup recently closed a $32.5 million funding round led by Multiples Alternate Asset Management to aid its ambitious international plans. Overall, the seven-year-old startup has raised over $73.3 million since its inception. The company has a user base of 1000 customers, of which 250 were on boarded in the last one year. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Customer </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Country </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Byju’s, Westside, Flipkart, Nestle </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">India </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mobile telecommunications company XL Axiata </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Indonesia </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Telekom Malaysia, CIMB Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Malaysia </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Deutsche Telekom </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Germany </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">McAfee </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">US </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Travelodge </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">UK </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table>Dodda claims that they are adding over 90 customers every quarter and it expects to close this year with another 200 customers. 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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/conor-mcgregor-of-ireland-is-sits-on-the-mat-in-the-octagon-news-photo/1046912588">Photo by Harry How/Getty Images</a>Conor McGregor.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Conor McGregor would be a failure in Asia, says powerful fight promoter Chatri Sityodtong, the CEO of ONE Championship.</li><li>Sityodtong says men "of character" who possess "values" succeed in ONE, a mixed martial arts firm based in Singapore.</li><li>McGregor has a history of outlandish actions and of making outrageous comments, which is at odds with the values Sityodtong admires.</li><li>ONE's next event is the "Destiny of Champions" show at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur on December 7.</li><li>Meanwhile, McGregor's next UFC opponent is unclear as he is awaiting the results of a disciplinary hearing regarding his involvement in the post-fight brawls that marred UFC 229.</li></ul>Conor McGregor is one of the biggest names in the fight game, but his career would be a flop if he were competing in the Asian market rather than the UFC.That is according to one of the most powerful promoters in the business, Chatri Sityodtong, who believes the Irishman's abrasive personality is at odds with the values he looks to instil at his firm ONE Championship."I don't think he would do well in Asia," Sityodtong said on <a href="https://twitter.com/i/events/964202978675605505" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ariel Helwani's MMA Show on ESPN</a>.Based in Singapore and founded in 2011, ONE promotes mixed martial arts events and is regarded by Forbes as <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2018/06/08/one-championship-and-singapore-have-partnered-to-create-asias-largest-global-sports-media-property/#153140dd301b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Asia's largest global sports media property</a>.A number of prominent fighters have competed in a ONE cage, including the UFC grappler Ben Askren and the UFC heavyweight Andrei Arlovski. Additionally, ONE has made three groundbreaking signings recently as it recruited Eddie Alvarez, Sage Northcutt, and Demetrious Johnson, all from UFC.It is the signing of Johnson, a wildly dominant flyweight who struggled to win fans in UFC, that has specifically pleased Sityodtong, and this is because he says the wrestler's core values mesh perfectly with his own, with ONE's, and with Asia's.Sityodtong said Johnson "will never be the trash talker or the guy who disses people" like McGregor - the UFC's marquee attraction. He added that Johnson is "a man of character" who will be valued and "much happier" than he ever was at UFC.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1C70E102F0%3A684496348&amp;share=true">Reuters</a>Chatri Sityodtong.</div></div></div>Sityodtong said the signing of Johnson is more suited to his company, than if he were to recruit McGregor.McGregor, of course, was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/conor-mcgregor-charged-with-three-counts-of-assault-2018-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged with assault and criminal mischief</a> when he was seen on video throwing a trolley through a bus window in an incident that left two fighters requiring hospital treatment earlier this year. He called UFC 229 opponent Khabib Nurmagomedov a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/conor-mcgregor-predicts-a-ko-over-dagestani-rat-khabib-nurmagomedov-2018-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"smelly Dagestani rat,"</a> mocked Nurmagomedov's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/conor-mcgregor-khabib-nurmagomedov-ufc-229-press-conference-whiskey-putin-2018-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accent and slugged his own branded whiskey</a> at a media event in September, and even called Nurmagomedov's manager Ali Abdulaziz a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/khabib-nurmagomedovs-manager-reacts-to-the-conor-mcgregor-violence-2018-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"snitch terrorist."</a>And that is just this year.Previously, McGregor attracted negative headlines when he said he was not racist because he's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/floyd-mayweather-conor-mcgregors-half-black-ufc-boxing-2017-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"half black from the bellybutton down."</a> He called Nate Diaz a <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/nate-diaz-proud-of-ethnic-background-community-work-conor-mcgregor-mocked-030316" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"cholo,"</a> and before he faced the Brazilian fighter Jose Aldo, he said: "If this was a different time, I would invade his favela on horseback and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/ufc/gallery/10-of-conor-mcgregor-s-best-verbal-jabs-at-jose-aldo-120515" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kill anyone who wasn't fit to work."</a>Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-rogan-says-conor-mcgregor-trolls-are-out-of-their-minds-2018-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Rogan says critics of Conor McGregor's 4th-round tap-out are 'out of their f---ing minds'</a>For Sityodtong, this type of behaviour causes problems with sponsors in Asia. "Some of the things that he did, already done… a lot of companies here would take serious, serious issue," he said."With any organization or company, there are going to be companies for x, y, and z type of people and companies for a, b, c type of people. I think what you see now with companies like UFC, ONE Championship and Bellator, an athlete can choose where he or she is best represented or most feels at home for core values."He added: "I have a lot of respect for Conor and what he's done, he's just not a guy for us, ONE Championship or Asia, He's just not the right guy."ONE's next event is the "Destiny of Champions" show in Kuala Lumpur on December 7, but it is not yet clear who McGregor's next opponent is in UFC.This is because he is currently awaiting the result of a disciplinary hearing regarding his involvement in the post-fight brawls that marred UFC 229.McGregor lost when he was submitted in the fourth round because of Nurmagomedov's tight neck crank. While McGregor contemplated defeat on the canvas, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/conor-mcgregor-result-who-won-ko-khabib-nurmagomedov-10-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nurmagomedov mounted the fence and charged at McGregor's cage-side friend Dillon Danis.</a>While that was going on, members of Nurmagomedov's team invaded the cage and exchanged punches with McGregor.McGregor and Nurmagomedov have been instructed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission to attend a disciplinary hearing on December 10. They could get <a href="https://mmajunkie.com/2018/12/nsac-grants-conor-mcgregor-continuance-in-ufc-229-brawl-hearing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slapped with a $250,000 fine, and banned from fighting</a> in Las Vegas forever. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-is-it-called-black-friday-2017-11">The true story behind the name 'Black Friday' is much darker than you may have thought</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

One of the biggest fight promoters in the world says Conor McGregor would be a failure in Asia

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There have been many reports on the launch of Jio's 4G services, latest one saying that Jio will be launching with its Freedom plan on the 15th of August; with free voice services and date priced at Rs. 80 for 1GB 4G data. 
 
Looks like the focus for RJIL is not just launching their 4G services but the company is looking at creating a complete digital services business in order to offer end-to-end solutions in key domains such as education, healthcare, security, communication, financial services, government-citizen interfaces and entertainment. 
 
With a quest to push digital content and their data services, the company is going big on "visuality" by looking at replacing voice with video as the new communication medium with a hope to create “one of the most comprehensive and powerful Video networks in the world.” The company has a communication app, Jio chat that provides video calling along with other services like voice calling, chat, conferencing etc. 
 
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<ul><li><keyword id="849911" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sinhalese-Buddhists">Sinhalese Buddhists</keyword> and Muslims clashed in the districts of <keyword id="192421" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kandy">Kandy</keyword> and Ampara.</li><li>A state of <keyword id="38387" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="emergency">emergency</keyword> was declared in <keyword id="6355572" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sri-Lanka">Sri Lanka</keyword> on March 6th. </li><li>The situation has since stabilised. The government has blocked access to social media and messaging platforms in the affected regions.</li></ul>On March 6th, the Sri Lankan government declared an emergency for the first time since 2011. The move was a direct response to the outbreak of riots and clashes between members of the Sinhalese Buddhist community, which comprise 75% of the national population, and the Muslim minority, which make up about 10%, in the central district of Kandy and the eastern district of Ampara. 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	












































 Sri Lanka is no stranger to <keyword id="6378337" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Communal-violence">communal violence</keyword>. For decades it endured a civil war with Tamil separatist groups, which concluded in 2009 after the Sri Lankan military seized the last few strongholds belonging to the Tamil Tigers and killed its leader. Then, in 2014, the southwestern region of the island nation was besieged by ethnic riots as Sinhalese Buddhists vandalised Muslim shops and homes. Since coming to power in early 2015, the coalition government of President Maithripala Sirisena has done a poor job of quelling communal dissent and clipping the wings of organisations like the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), a Sinhalese extremist group. The most recent clashes follow a strong performance by the party of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa in local elections. A number of hardline Sinhalese outfits like the BBS are known to support Rajapaksa. Timeline: Feb 22nd According to local media reports, M.G. Kumarasinghe, a 41-year old Sinhalese truck driver, was attacked by a group of Muslim men in Teldeniya, a town in Kandy, over a road dispute. Mr Kumarasinghe refused or was unable to yield the right-of-way to the men, who were travelling in auto-rickshaws. A fight ensued in which Kumarasinghe sustained a number of serious injuries. He was subsequently admitted to the Kandy’s Teaching Hospital the same day. Four men were reportedly arrested by the police for the assault. Feb 27th A group of Sinhalese men, who were said to be intoxicated, raided a Muslim-owned restaurant in Ampara, claiming that the establishment laced its food with ‘vandapethi’, a chemical that is believed to result in impotence. The anger of the men stemmed from the belief that Muslims have a clandestine agenda to become the majority group in the Sri Lanka. A cashier at the restaurant was forced to admit that the food was adulterated. The raid was followed by riots, in which a number of shops and a mosque were vandalised. A police force was deployed to the area. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 March 3rd Kumarasinghe succumbed to his injuries at the hospital in Kandy. March 4th In response to Kumarasinghe’s death, a Sinhalese mob attacked and looted Muslim establishments, residences and mosques in Teldeniya. A number of Sinhalese men also shut down their shops to protest the police’s supposed lack of action against Mr Kumarasinghe’s killers. Night: Two Buddhist extremist clerics, Ampitiye Sumana and Amith Weerasinghe, were reported to be seen inciting riots in the area. March 5th Morning: The Sri Lankan government sent hundreds of officers, including the Special Task Force and military personnel, to Teldeniya and neighbouring towns in the district. A number of people were arrested for their participation in the riots the previous day. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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11 AM: A mob of Sinhalese men banded together in Teldeniya after a call to assemble was disseminated via social media. They started burning Muslim properties in the town soon after. They also called for the release of 24 men who were arrested. 4 PM: A curfew was imposed in Kandy by the police until 6 AM the following morning. 8 PM: Mangala Samaraweera, Sri Lanka’s minister for finance and media, made his voice heard. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 March 6th Morning: The body of Abdul Basith, a 27-year-old Muslim, was found in the remains of a shop in Kandy. The shop was reportedly set ablaze the previous day by Sinhalese Buddhists. 5:34 PM: The country’s Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a national state of emergency on Twitter. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 11:03 PM: The US Embassy in Sri Lanka issued a <a href="https://lk.usembassy.gov/security-alert-sri-lanka-u-s-embassy-colombo-sri-lanka/">security alert</a> for US citizens. March 7th Morning: The police curfew was re-imposed in Kandy again. The government decided to prevent access to social media websites like Facebook and Twitter in the affected regions. 1:25 PM: Former Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakarra called for unity. His team-mate and captain Sanath Jayasuriya followed soon after. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 2:10 PM: A tweet from DialogAxiata, Sri Lanka’s major internet provider, confirmed that access to social media platforms and messaging services would be curtailed indefinitely. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 The mob violence continued in Kandy as dozens of Muslim shops and houses were attacked. All government schools in the region were ordered shut until further notice. March 8th Morning: Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division arrested Amith Weerasinghe and 9 other people for their role in inciting violence. 10 AM: The police curfew was lifted. 12:44 PM: A government official told the police that the rumored sterilising substance that triggered the violence in Ampara on February 27th was actually flour. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Afternoon: A peaceful march took place in the capital city of Colombo. Two prominent television actors were said to be in attendance. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 5:24 PM: The Colombo Gazette reported that Jeffrey Feltman, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, had arrived in Sri Lanka. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 The streets have been cleared out and the situation was reported to be improving. As things stand, the emergency is expected to last for ten days, after which the Sri Lankan Parliament will debate an extension.

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