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Sebi panel for F&O lot size of ₹20-30 lakh

Plans to limit fewer weekly expiries on options contracts on single benchmark index of an exchange, among others

Fresh protests loom in Venezuela in wake of disputed vote

THE National Electoral Council (CNE) certified the reelection of Maduro, 61, to another six-year term until 2031, with the president winning 51.2% of votes cast compared to 44.2% for Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.

Third girl child dies in UK stabbing, 5 gravely injured, suspect in custody

A third child died on Tuesday and five others remained critically injured after a knife attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in a quiet seaside community in northern England, police said.

Spain PM mum on wife graft probe

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez refused to answer questions on Tuesday from a judge investigating alleged influence-peddling by his wife, and countered with a lawsuit against the magistrate accusing him of illegalities.

Islamic radical Anjem given 26 yrs in jail for terrorism

A judge on Tuesday sentenced Anjem Choudary, one of the UK's most recognised radical Islamist preachers, to life jail after he was found guilty of directing a banned \"terrorist organisation\".

3.6 lakh volunteers sign up for Harris; $200 million raised

AS many as 3,60,000 people have signed up to volunteer in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, her campaign said, reflecting the groundswell of support in her favour in her race for the November election.

Israeli strike kills Hezbollah leader responsible for death of Golan kids

Earlier IDF struck around 10 targets in Lebanon; Iran-backed militants fired Katyusha rockets

13 cases every hour as cybercrime plagues Gujarat

IN a rather alarming turn of events, two high-profile fake Facebook accounts were paraded across the web on Monday night one for Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi and the other for Surat Police Commissioner Anupam Gehlot.

J&K govt grants land ownership rights to Pakistan, Pok refugees

IN a significant development, the Lieutenant Governor administration in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday announced ownership rights of land to West Pakistan Refugees (WPRS), who are living in J&K after their migration from Pakistan since 1947.

Howrah-Mumbai Exp derails in Jharkhand, 2 killed and 8 hurt

TWO persons were killed and eight injured after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district early on Tuesday, officials said.

...U'khand reserves 33% seats for women in co-ops

THE Uttarakhand government has approved 33% reservation for women in cooperative societies, becoming the first state to do so.

More teeth to law against conversion get House nod...

THE UP Assembly passed an amended bill on unlawful religious conversions on Tuesday making the original Act harsher in terms of punishment which can extend up to life imprisonment and a penalty of up to ₹10 lakh.

SC imposes fine on govt over pension to Army captains

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday hauled up the Centre for failing to take a timely decision on the payable pension and other entitlements of retired regular captains under the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme, and imposed a fine of ₹2 lakh.

Budget: Economics prevails over politics

OVER a century ago, British economist Alfred Marshall said economics meant political economy.

4 FACTORS TO INFLUENCE OUR EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM

ONE of the much-anticipated news from this year's budget was the financial outlay the Indian government gave to existing clean energy policies such as the promotion of green hydrogen, electric vehicles and rooftop solar systems.

COACHING CENTRES: TOO BIG A TRADE TO BE LEFT UNREGULATED

THE mushrooming of coaching centres needs to be reined in.

K'taka's August quota to TN fulfilled as rains trigger increased Cauvery outflow

UNPRECEDENTED rains in the Cauvery basin in the past two weeks have led to a record increase in the outflow from Karnataka's reservoirs to the interstate point Biligundlu.

ICT Academy signs ₹88-crore MoUs to train 90K students

Aimed at training over 90,000 students across the state, the Information and Communication Technology Academy has signed multiple memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth a total of ₹88 crore with corporate companies, government departments and product-specific companies.

NGT expresses concern over tragedy in Wayanad, to take up suo motu case

THE southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday expressed concern over the massive landslides in Kerala's Wayanad that claimed many lives, and decided to take up a suo motu hearing into the matter.

Courier scam: 2 held in Kerala for cheating woman of ₹3.6 lakh

TWO men were arrested in Kerala by the Chennai cyber crime police for allegedly swindling ₹3.6 lakh from a woman through a courier scam.

Indecent portrayal of women: YouTuber 'Biryani Man' nabbed

ABHISHEK Rabi, a 29-year-old who runs a YouTube channel named 'Biryani Man', was arrested by the cyber crime police on Monday for alleged indecent portrayal of women and projecting Semmozhi Poonga, a public park in Chennai, in bad light through his videos.

Court raps customs for shoddy probe, acquits man accused of importing ecstacy

An NDPS trial court in Chennai, on Monday, acquitted a 29year-old Malaysian-Indian accused by the Chennai airport customs of smuggling in 100 tablets of the drug ecstasy from Germany through foreign post during the first wave of Covid19 pandemic.

Govt not spending on F4 Race: Udhaya

SPORTS Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday said the government is not spending money for conducting Formula 4 Race in Chennai on August 31 and September 1 since there are several sponsors.

AIADMK leads protest against toll plaza

OVER 300 persons, led by former AIADMK minister RB Udhayakumar, attempted to lay siege to the Kappalur toll plaza located on the Bengaluru-Kanniyakumari NH on Tuesday.

Panel suggests issuing ToR for environ impact assessment for Parandur airport

AN expert appraisal committee of the union environment ministry has recommended issuing Terms of Reference (ToR) for preparing Environmental Impact Assessment for the airport at Parandur.

METTUR FULL AFTER 2 YRS, 82K CUSECS BEING RELEASED

WITH Mettur dam reaching its full capacity of 120 feet on Tuesday, CM MK Stalin on Tuesday ordered the release of water from the dam through the east and west canals.

Wayanad landslide: Concerned, CM offers Kerala ₹5 cr for relief works

TN deputes two senior IAS officers, teams to assist the neighbouring state in rescue ops

Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor gets nod for loading fuel into core

THE Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) on Tuesday said it has granted permission for the 'First Approach to Criticality' of the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, which is India's first indigenous PFBR.

'Consider houses rented out for homestays as commercial properties'

DURING the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) council meeting on Tuesday at Ripon Building, the councillors urged officials to treat houses that are being rented out as homestays as commercial properties while levying property tax.

City corpn wants to revise upper limit of professional tax

Under provisions available now, it proposes 25%-35% hike in tax on income below ₹60k