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Rashmi Salula remains with CARE as chairperson

THE Burman's effort to oust Rashmi Saluja from the board of Care Health Insurance Limited (CARE), a subsidiary of Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL), could not find success as the directors of CARE on Monday agreed that there exists no cause for removal of the current chairperson of the diversified financial company.

TAFE files case against AGCO over brand use

A corporate war is brewing between the Chennai-based TAFE, the second largest producer of tractors in India and the third-largest in the world, and the US-based agricultural equipment maker AGCO Corporation.

RBI review finds major lapses in gold loan market

A Reserve Bank review has found major lapses of regulations by gold loan players and has issued a major advisory to financial institutions conducting lending practices prompting the regulator to call for urgent reforms and has warned of strict supervisory actions for noncompliance with regulatory guidelines.

Income tax rule changes effective from Oct 1

IN the Budget 2024, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several modifications to income tax rules, some of which will take effect starting October 1, 2024.

TRAI mandates whitelisting of web links via SMS from today

MOBILE phone users in India from Tuesday onwards will receive only approved web links via SMS, as per mandated by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

No decision to curb F&O trade at Sebi meet

Sebi statement didn't mention anything about whether the board discussed allegations against the chairperson

Industrial survey shows PLI scheme driving mfg growth: NITI Aayog CEO

THE Production-linked Incentive (PLI) scheme is driving the growth in industrial output as the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) showed that output grew by 21.5% in 2022-23, according to Niti Aayog.

Israeli troops enter Hezbollah tunnels

Soldiers making small-scale incursions across the border into Lebanon as IDF readies for much wider offensive

Taliban blames Pakistan for harbouring IS

TALIBAN authorities captured \"key members\" of the Islamic State group responsible for the recent deadly attacks across Afghanistan, a spokesman said on Monday, blaming neighbouring Pakistan for harbouring the organisation.

Flood, landslide toll in Nepal hits 200

THE death toll from rain-induced floods and landslides across Nepal reached nearly 200 on Monday, with at least 30 people still missing, according to the police.

Telegram joins Korean war on deepfake porn

SOUTH Korea regulators on Monday hailed productive talks with messaging app Telegram over a deepfake porn crisis in the country.

New Japan PM-designate plans to hold snap parliamentary elections

SHIGERU Ishiba, the head of Japan's governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct 27 after he is elected as prime minister on Tuesday.

Rahul takes a dig at Modi, asks why help only bizmen

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of working for industrialists, as he targeted the BJP-led government at the Centre over issues such as the farmers' welfare, Agnipath scheme and unemployment.

Three jobless tribal youths surrender as 'Maoists' for govt incentives, held

During the verification process, we got suspicious about the three youths. And we soon found that their claims are untrue and fabricated - Ashok Kumar Joshi, Balod additional superintendent of police

10 UP cops suspended in cow slaughter case

TAKING cognizance of a complaint lodged regarding cow slaughter and the involvement of police personnel in the same case in Rambagh police station area of Mirzapur district, Superintendent of Police Abhinandan suspended 10 police personnel, including sub-inspectors, head constables, and constables on Sunday.

Mandi agents, workers to go on strike in Punjab, paddy purchase to be hit

OVER 50,000 commission agents (arhtiyas) and 8 lakh labourers are set to go on an indefinite strike across all mandis in Punjab from Tuesday, which will hit the paddy procurement operation beginning on the same day.

Lakhs affected as river embankments breached in Bihar after heavy rains

THE flood situation in Bihar worsened on Monday after the embankments of the Kosi river in Darbhanga and the Bagmati river in Sitamarhi were breached, affecting over 1.6 million people.

SC asks Bengal govt why steps to install CCTVs in RG Kar hospital 'so slow'

THE Supreme Court on Monday questioned the West Bengal govt as to why it was slow in installing CCTVs and measures to ensure better safety for doctors in govt hospitals across the state.

Govt's claim of creating 8 cr jobs during 2021-24 is half-truth, says Ramesh

THE Congress on Monday disputed the Central government's claim of creating \"80 million new jobs\" over the past few years and asserted that no \"spin-doctoring\" can take away from the fact that 2014-24 has seen \"jobless growth\".

Army to increase helicopter fleet in Ladakh sector

ARMY aviation assets in Ladakh, which faces active fronts with China and Pakistan, are going to be beefed up, not only for the offensive and defensive roles but also for deployments in assisting the civil support to handle bad weather conditions in the region.

26 arrested in multi-state crackdown against cybercrime syndicate: CBI

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) late on Sunday night conducted a multi-state crackdown against a cybercrime syndicate by arresting 26 individuals for allegedly defrauding people across the globe, officials said on Monday.

Fadnavis to watch out for in BJP's likely reshuffle after assembly polls

THE BJP could be in for a significant organisational reshuffle post polls in J&K and Haryana, party sources have indicated.

Rape case: Apex court grants interim relief to actor Siddique from arrest

IN a major relief to Malayalam actor, Siddique, the Supreme Court in its order on Monday granted him interim protection from arrest in a rape case registered against him based on certain allegations levelled by a young actress.

Justice Das Commission starts probe into Bharatpur police excesses case

THE Justice Chitta Ranjan Das Commission of Inquiry on Monday started its probe into the alleged police excesses on a serving army officer and his fiancee at Baharatpur police station in the city.

K'taka HC halts probe against finance minister in electoral bonds case

THE Karnataka High Court on Monday stayed the investigation into an FIR registered against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others in the extortion case linked to the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme.

Doc 'treks' the extra mile for tribal kids' health

EVERY year for the past eight years, Lola Paulose, a paediatrician in Kollam, takes some time off to travel 18 km from Marayur, 15km by road and 3km on foot, with her team of students in tow to the dense forest of the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary.

Appoint a judge in Balaji case: SC

Court says it will look into petitioners' demand to remove Balaji from post in next hearing

Ponkunnam police files first FIR on Hema panel report

THE Ponkunnam police have registered an FIR based on a complaint filed by a woman makeup artist based on the statement given to the Hema Committee.

In a first, pilot project on skill census launched from Andhra's Mangalagiri

IN a first in the country, the Skill Census project was launched from Mangalagiri.

Man calls shooters when his girlfriend's uncle comes to attack him in Narela: 1 dead

A 38-year-old man, working as a driver, was shot dead by some unknown assailants when he, along with his owner's brother, went to allegedly thrash a property dealer near the Singhu border area for having an \"affair\" with the owner's daughter.