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NFRA kicks off audit standards overhaul

Authority set to review 38 audit and two quality standards

EPFO SEES 7.6% INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTORS DURING FY24

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) saw a 7.6% rise in contributors in FY24, and adopted a new policy to support dependents and wards of EPFO employees who died during the COVID-19 pandemic, a press release said.

FPIs WITHDRAW ₹20,000 CR FROM EQUITIES IN LAST 5 TRADING SESSIONS

The exodus of foreign investments from Indian equity markets continued unabated, with FPIs pulling out nearly 20,000 crore in the last five trading sessions on higher valuations of domestic stocks and shifting their allocation to China.

Clean energy sees surge in FDI

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflows in the non-conventional energy sector surged in the first three of months of this financial year, making it the tenth-largest FDI destination of all time, underscoring rising global interest in India's green energy initiatives.

Electric 3W subsidies for FY25 halt as sales hit cap

The removal of a central government subsidy will likely make popular electric three-wheelers dearer for the rest of this fiscal year, potentially disrupting sales of manufacturers such as Bajaj Auto, Mahindra Last Mile Mobility and Piaggio.

Gold loans glitter amid personal loan crackdown

The regulatory clampdown on unsecured personal loans has given a fillip to loans against the yellow metal, with gold loans soaring in the last few months.

GOP likely to clinch House control after taking Senate

Republicans on Saturday were close to clinching control of the US House of Representatives, a critical element for President-elect Donald Trump to advance his agenda when he returns to the White House in January.

Trump rules out re-appointing Pompeo, Haley in his new team

US President-elect Donald Trump ruled out on Saturday re-appointing two senior figures from his first administration, ex-secretary of state Mike Pompeo and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley.

Trump's team distances itself from plan outlined by GOP strategist

Donald Trump's presidential transition effort said on Saturday that a Republican operative who outlined some potential contours of a US-backed peace plan in Ukraine earlier in the day was not speaking on behalf of the president-elect.

Ukraine unleashes drone salvo, 34 strike Moscow

Ukraine attacked Moscow on Sunday with at least 34 drones, the biggest drone strike on the Russian capital since the start of the war in 2022, forcing flights to be diverted from three of the city's major airports and injuring at least five people.

Police in Canada arrest Pannun aide in temple attack case

Canadian police have arrested an aide of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) general-counsel Gurpatwant Pannun in connection with a violent attack on a Hindu temple in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) on November 3.

Trump rules out re-appointing Pompeo, Haley in his new team

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump ruled out on Saturday re-appointing two senior figures from his first administration, ex-secretary of state Mike Pompeo and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley.

Bangladesh's interim government to seek Interpol assistance to repatriate former PM

Bangladesh's interim government on Sunday said it will seek Interpol's assistance in repatriating deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India, and other \"fugitives\", to face trial for alleged crimes against humanity.

Israeli PM says he okayed pager attacks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he okayed the deadly September attacks on Hezbollah's communications devices which exploded in Lebanon, the first time Israel has admitted involvement.

Hasina's opponents foil plan to hold Dhaka rally

Rival political groups of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday thwarted a plan by her Awami League party to hold a rally in Bangladesh's capital, seen as a potential first effort to make a comeback on the streets since she fled the country in August amid a mass uprising.

The warning from Quetta

Suicide bombing in Balochistan is a reminder of the precarious security situation in Pakistan

Apex court left AMU question hanging

The Supreme Court did well to overrule the 1967 Azeez Basha judgment that had denied minority status to the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

The Trump inflection in America's foreign policy

Donald Trump's stunning return to the presidency of the United States (US) will have significant implications for international politics.

Trump shadow on the Baku climate summit

India should learn from its experience at the Paris COP in 2015. It locked itself into commitments that it could not reverse when Trump, in his first term, pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement

Awareness central to beating online fraud

Do you remember DK Panda, the 1971 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, who, one fine day (while in service), declared himself to be Radha, the divine consort of Lord Krishna?

WHAT TRUMP'S WIN MEANS FOR CLIMATE ACTION

Donald Trump won the US Presidential elections with a resounding yes. What does that mean for climate change?

KASHMIRI STUDENTS SAY FORCED TO TRIM BEARDS IN COLLEGE, OFFICIALS CLAIM MATTER RESOLVED

A day after several students from Jammu and Kashmir, studying in a nursing college in Karnataka, alleged that they were asked by the college administration to shave or trim their beards to attend classes, an official from the institute said the matter has been resolved amicably.

Main conspirator', 5 others held over Bahraich violence

At least six people, including the alleged main conspirator, were arrested on Sunday in connection with communal violence in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh last month that caused the death of a 22-year-old man, police said, adding the action was the result of a \"well coordinated operation by local authorities\".

ED seizes ex-NSG officer’s Lahaul property

ED IDENTIFIED FRAUD WORTH 2123 CRORE AND ATTACHED 52 MOVEABLE AND IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES WORTH 248 CRORE

Russian dy PM to visit India, trade ties in focus

Russia's first deputy prime minister Denis Manturov will begin a two-day visit to India from Monday to participate in a meeting of a key body that oversees bilateral relations and to take forward business ties between the two sides.

NEW DELHI NOT ANXIOUS ABOUT TRUMP'S VICTORY, SAYS JAISHANKAR

MUMBAI: While several countries across the world are nervous about the outcome of the US presidential elections, India is not one of them, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday as he highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal rapport with President-elect Donald Trump and his ability to build strong relationships.

Trump's victory signals a key shift in Indian diaspora

THIS ELECTION CYCLE IN THE U.S. STOOD OUT FOR THE GREATER POLITICAL PROMINENCE OF [INDIAN AMERICANS] IN THE CAMPAIGN

Global megatrends that are set to define this generation and the next

In the run-up to the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2024, thought leaders and experts share their views

Baba Siddique shooter held trying to flee India

The Mumbai Crime Branch and the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested the alleged main shooter, who evaded a massive manhunt, and four others over the murder of Baba Siddique from near the Indo-Nepal border on Sunday, bringing the total arrests to 23.

TWO MEMBERS OF CANADA-BASED EXTREMIST'S GANG HELD IN M.P.

Two shooters of Canada-based Khalistani extremist Arshdeep Singh Gill, alias Arsh Dalla, were arrested in Punjab on Sunday for allegedly killing a murder convict out on parole in Gwalior last week, police said.