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HealthKart bags $153 mn in fresh round of funding

NUTRITION platform HealthKart has closed a $153 million funding round, led by ChrysCapital & Motilal Oswal Alternates.

Ritesh Agarwal to raise stake in OYO with ₹550 cr infusion

SOFTBank-backed 0yo's founder and chief executive officer Ritesh Agarwal is planning to increase his stake in the company With ₹550 crore infusion.

Cost-cutting measures: Amazon to move offlce to near Bengaluru airport

AMAZON India, which has one of its largest offices at the World Trade Centre, Bengaluru, Will now shift the office near the airport, as part of a cost-cutting strategy.

Split CPSE shares if trade above 50 times face value,

IN a maj or change in capital restructuring guidelines for non-bank public sector entities, the government has mandated listed Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to consider splitting their shares if they trade above 150 times the face value for six months.

City distributors may raise CNG prices after cut in gas allocation

THE city gas distributors (CGDs) could raise CNG prices following a 20% reduction in their gas allocation under the administered price mechanism (APM), opines industry expert.

CCI levies ₹213 cr Ene on Whats App parent co Meta

THE anti-trust regulator, Competition Commission of India , on Monday imposed a penalty of ₹213 crore on US tech giant Meta, which owns and operates messaging app Whatsapp, for abuse of its dominant position.

I-T Act overhaul likely in Budget

Review aims to simplify existing tax framework, which currently comprises 7i TDS section

Trump names Brendan Carr as broadcasting regulator chair

PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new chairman of the agency tasked With regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband.

INDIA'S 6-YEAR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

COP29 president's SOS call to G20 Summit

EU softens stand on contributor base issue

IN a potential turning point for COP29 negotiations, the European Union (EU) on Monday signaled a softened approach to the contentious contributor base issue, which has hindered progress in climate talks.

S'pore tycoon given 18 yrs jail for cheating

The founder of a failed Singapore oil trading company was sentenced on Monday to nearly 18 years in jail for cheating banking giant HSBC out of millions of dollars.

War tribunal to hear updates on steps taken to arrest Hasina

A special tribunal in Bangladesh will hear updates from police on Monday about what the country's security agencies have done to arrest ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her close aides who face charges over hundreds of deaths in a mass uprising this summer.

Damaged component of Iran N-program: Bibi

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that Israel's late October attack on Iran damaged \"a component\" of the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme.

Ominous warnings from Russia over Biden's signal

Kremlin warns that using long-range missiles will raise the stakes

Lanka prez appoints 2l-member cabinet

SRI Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka on Monday appointed a 21-member Cabinet in the new NPP government, keeping with his preelection promise to streamline the governance system and ease the burden on taxpayers.

Shinde, Soren prestige at stake as campaigning ends

Shrill slogans, sharp barbs echo in run-up to polls; MahaYuti, MVA locked in Maha battle, while JMM fights with BJP to retain J'khand power

SAD urges Sukhbir Badal to reconsider resignation

THE working committee of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday decided to keep its decision on the resignation by president Sukhbir Singh Badal pending as there was no consensus.

Rahul takes jibe at Modi's 'Ek hai to safe hai' remarks

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ek hai toh safe hai' slogan, claiming that the slogan is for protection of his industrialist friends.

Will L- G go by govt word on 5 nominated members?

A month after Omar Abdullahled government assumed office in J &K, Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha is yet to nominate five members to the Assembly.

FIR against 15 students over ragging death of junior at Patan med college

3-hr brutal torture on Nov 16 night

Maha development plan took a hit under MVA: Maha Yuti

CHIEF minister Eknath Shinde on Monday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his statements on the Dharavi redevelopment project and accused the previous MVA government led by Uddhav Thackeray of hindering the progress of Maharashtra.

SC puts on hold order on Rajoana's mercy plea

THE Supreme Court on Monday put on hold its order directing President Droupadi Murmu's secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration.

PM bats for Global South at G20 meet

IN an address at a G20 session in Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the countries of the Global South are most adversely impacted by the food, fuel and fertilizer crisis caused by global conflicts, and the G20 must focus on addressing it.

Coast Guard to hold largest search and rescue drill at Kochi

THE Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is gearing up to host India's largest national maritime search and rescue exercise (SAREX-24) which will have a major gathering of international representatives.

Centre mulls new legislation to deal with oche of profit, draft prepared

THE Centre appears to be moving towards revoking a 65-yearold law that lays the ground for the disqualification of MPs for holding office of profit and introducing a new one in sync with current requirements.

'30°/o climate aid must goto agriculture'

Kaveh Zahedi, from UN FAO, stresses need for innovative solutions like agroforestry and sustainable farming-

Looking forward to early FTA with India: UK minister for Indo-Pacific

BRITISH Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West, who is on a two-day visit to India, has said Britain would further strengthen its bilateral ties with India and was looking at an early conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

PUTTING WOMEN AT CENTRE OF GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION

HE COP29 climate summit going on in Baku has scheduled November 21 as 'gender day' to focus on women's participation in global climate action.

THE IMPACT OF TRUMP 2.0 ON INDIA'S SECURITY

The priority for Indo-US relations during Trump's second stint is likely to be the strategic partnership driven by shared concerns about China. Iran could be a tougher test

HC refuses relief to director over abusive posts

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