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Antitrust nod to mega RIL, Disney merger

THE Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Wednesday approved the $8.5-billion merger of Reliance Industries and Walt Disney Co's Indian media assets, after the two parties offered to assuage concerns over their grip on broadcasting rights for cricket.

ED slaps ₹908-cr fine on DMK MP, family members

THE Chennai zone of the Enforcement Directorate has slapped a penalty of approximately ₹908 crore on DMK Member of Parliament (MP) S Jagathrakshakan and his family members for alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), the agency said on Wednesday.

Actor Mukesh to be axed from film policy panel

AMID calls for the resignation of Malayalam actor and CPM MLA M Mukesh over the sexual misconduct allegations against him, the actor-politician is on his way out from a panel constituted to formulate cinema policy.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, SAYS PREZ, ASKS NATION TO PROTECT WOMEN

EXPRESSING shock and anguish over the alleged rapemurder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said, “enough is enough\".

Load auto turns turtle, 3 women dead, 14 injured

THREE female farmhands died and 14 others suffered injuries after a load auto carrying them overturned near Surandai on Wednesday.

Fake NCC camp: HC asks SIT to probe death of suspect, dad

THE Madras High Court has ordered the special investigation team (SIT), which was constituted for probing the sexual assault of students at a fake NCC camp held in Krishnagiri district, to hold a thorough probe into the circumstances that led to the death of the prime accused Sivaraman and his father.

ALL SET FOR PICKLEBALL LEAGUE

OVER the past couple of years, pickleball has become one of the fastestgrowing sports in the world.

SHAH OF STRENGTH: JAY GOES GLOBAL

The 35-year-old will have to step down from his post as BCCI secy before taking charge as ICC chair

No surprises in T20 WC squad

\"DOMESTIC players can use WPL to earn India call-up for T20 World Cup,\" India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur had said before the start of the second season of the Women's Premier League earlier this year.

No 1 Swiatek launches title bid with relative ease

IGA Swiatek launched her bid for a second Grand Slam title of 2024 with a 6-4, 7-6 (6) victory over determined lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova at the US Open on Tuesday.

Ahmedabad victors as Reeth pockets crucial tie

MANAV Thakkar was in his element as he defeated his usual men's doubles partner Manush Shah 2-1 at the Ultimate Table Tennis played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.

Airtel to shut down Wynk music, absorb employees

BHARTI AIRTEL on Tuesday announced that it will discontinue its streaming music service Wynk.

IT freshers with AI/ML skills in demand, command higher s

AS specialised skills such as Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and full-stack developer are in demand, companies are ready to pay from 8.2 lakh to 10.2 lakh per annum for freshers.

Craze for SME IPOs: Investors throw caution to the wind

EVEN as the initial public offer (IPO) of Resourceful Automobile Ltd on the SME platform of the BSE justifiably received attention for receiving nearly ₹5,000 crore bids for 12 crore issue, it is not a case in isolation.

3 cr accounts to be opened in '25 under Jan Dhan Yojana: FM

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that nearly 3 crore new accounts will be opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) during the current financial year.

Microfinance sector heading for a bumpy ride as bad loans mount

THE microfinance sector is headed for a bumpy ride with overleveraged borrowers missing installments, forcing the lenders to go slow on new loan sales in the first quarter of the current fiscal.

Related-party transactions may be kept out of GST ambit

THE government is likely to exclude related-party transactions from the ambit of goods and services tax (GST) if there is no commercial consideration involved, as per sources.

Zee, Sony settle merger disputes

Both agreed to withdraw claims against each other at S’pore Arbitration, legal proceedings

TRAI meets officials to tackle spam messages, fraud calls

IN a bid to tackle the growing menace of spam messages, calls, and fraud in the telecom sector, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held a meeting of the Joint Committee of Regulators (JCOR) on Tuesday.

Iran's Khamenei open to nuclear talks with West

IRAN'S supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country's rapidly advancing nuclear program, telling its civilian government there was \"no harm\" in engaging with its “enemy\".

Modi speaks to Putin days after Kyiv visit, pushes for end to Ukraine war

Prime Minister confirms he will attend BRICS annual summit in Russia in October

White House pressured Facebook to 'censor' Covid-19 content: Zuck

META CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to \"censor\" some Covid-19 content during the pandemic and the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again.

Israeli hostage rescued from Gaza, 10 months after capture by Hamas

THE Israeli military said it rescued an Israeli hostage in Gaza on Tuesday, more than 10 months after he was seized during the Hamas attacks that sparked a devastating war.

14-yr-old girl raped in Jodhpur govt hospital premises

EVEN as the national uproar over the rape and murder of a resident doctor in Kolkata rages on, a shocking case of alleged gangrape of a 14-year-old minor has come to light in Jodhpur's government hospital premises.

Champai to join BJP on Aug 30, given Z+ security

FORMER Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren will join the BJP on August 30 in Ranchi.

Rift in BJP over 'parachute' nominees

Many leaders are unhappy over the party not showing 'respect' to its senior members

Namibian cheetah dies at Kuno nať’l park, drowning suspected

LONE African cheetah in the free range jungles of MP's Kuno National Park (KNP) was found dead at the edge of a flooded nala on Tuesday morning.

Maha blamegame as govt. Navy agree to disagree on collapse of Shivaji statue

FACING flak from the Opposition over the collapse of a 35-ft statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot fort in Sindhudurg, the BJP-led Mahayuti government on Tuesday blamed the Indian Navy for the incident.

Kangana's remarks on farm protest trigger uproar in Himachal Assembly

SLOGANEERING and heated exchanges erupted between the treasury benches and opposition members on the first day of the monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly today.

High Seas Treaty: India all set to sign agreement at next month's UNGA

PK Srivastava, advisor to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, said that India is all set to sign the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, also called High Seas Treaty, in the next General Assembly of the United Nations to be held next month.