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Sebi abolishes l% security deposit rule with exchanges before public issue launches

CAPITAL markets regulator Sebi on Thursday did away with the requirement of a mandatory security deposit with the exchanges before a public issue in a bid to facilitate ease of doing business for issuer companies.

Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea lose millions of subscribers; BSNL gains customers

RELIANCE JIO, country's largest telecom service provider, lost a whopping 12.65 million customers in the first three months following the tariff hike implemented by private telecom operators in June 2024.

Musk, Ramaswamy share blueprint for regulatory reforms, savings

Elon Musk and Indian American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in an op-ed provided an insight into their blueprint for an unprecedented government reform that includes mass federal job cuts and massive expense reduction.

India demands $600 billion in grants as climate finance

EAR after year, COP after COP, we keep discussing what needs to be done without addressing how it is to be done,\" said Leela Nandan, deputy leader of the Indian delegation at COP29 and secretary of the Union environment ministry.

Man held for planning attack in US

A Florida man was arrested Wednesday and charged with a plot to 'reboot' the US government by planting a bomb at the New York Stock Exchange this week and detonating it with a remote-controlled device, according to the FBI.

50 killed, 20 others injured in attack on Pak convoy

At least 50 people were killed and 20 others injured when several vehicles carrying passengers were targeted by militants in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, officials said.

Dozens killed in Gaza after Israeli strikes

DOZENS were killed or unaccounted for in Gaza on Thursday after Israeli strikes.

Another empty promise called out

HE latest negotiating draft text on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance has once again failed to specify a concrete funding target, leaving a placeholder \"USD [X] trillion\" in place of an actual figure.

US regulators want Google to sell Chrome to end its monopoly

US regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade.

Who's got Maha edge? High rural vote count key

THE rise in voting by almost 4% in the Maharashtra assembly elections against the 2019 figures has led the state's political adversaries to claim an edge over each other.

Yogi declares film on Godhra train tax free

UTTAR Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday declared Hindi film 'The Sabarmati Report', based on Godhra incident in Gujarat in 2002, tax free in the state.

BJP, JMM pin hopes on split exit proiections

AMID differing projections by exit polls on Jharkhand assembly election results, both the BJP and JMM claimed to get a clear mandate on November 23, the counting day.

Cong may take call on joining Omar govt after winter session of House

WITH the conclusion of the Assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, the Congress is likely to take a call on joining the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference government in J&K after the winter session of Parliament.

Ruckus at Army recruitment rally in U'khand, cops use baton

A recruitment rally for the Territorial Army turned chaotic in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh as a massive crowd of unemployed youth surged at the venue, leading to pushing and shoving among the aspirants trying to gain entry.

BJP MLA Alpesh Thakor takes a jibe at Gujarat govt over crime and corruption

INFIGHTING in Gujarat BJP appears to be ongoing, as party MLA Alpesh Thakor from Gandhinagar South slammed his own government on Thursday over the worsening law and order situation.

15 bills in winter session of Parliament

THE Modi government is set to introduce 15 Bills - including five new legislations - during the Winter session of Parliament that begins on Monday.

JPC chief says Waqf Bill draft ready, Oppn seeks extension of deadline

THE Union government is set to introduce the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 during the winter session of Parliament. Chairman of the Joint Committee of Parliament scrutinizing the Bill J agdambika Pal said on Thursday that the panel's draft report is ready for submission.

Cong, BJP spar over US jury indictment of Adani

The indictment of Gautam Adani by a US court triggered a war of words between the Congress and the BJP on Thursday, with Rahul Gandhi demanding the immediate arrest of the billionaire and accusing the government of protecting him.

Centre told to form policy on bonded labour

THE Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to organise a meeting with all the states and Union Territories to formulate a proposal addressing the issue of inter-state trafficking of bonded labourers, including minors.

Digital arrests: 17K WhatsApp profiles from Southeast Asian countries blocked

Move after complaints on online platforms

India. Ozink mid-air refuel pact

Boost to interoperability; IAF has similar agreements with Singapore, France South Korea

WHY ENDING WITH A WHIMPER MAY BE BETTER

By allowing Ukraine to bomb Russia with US-made missiles. Biden may have strengthened Putin's hand. Ifthe war doesn't end with a bang, it wiii open windows for engagement

WHEN THE CENTRE CAN,T HOLD, THINGS FALL APART

THE apathy towards whatever is happening in the Northeast seems to be the traditional policy of the Indian government, irrespective of who is in power.

DMK gave allies ₹40cr in ,19 poll: AIADMK leader

DMK's alliance partners received ₹40 crore during the Lok Sabha election in 2019, alleged AIADMK treasurer Dindigul Sreenivasan while addressing a party meeting in Nagapattinam on Thursday.

Fin firms shame defaulters, deface walls

TWO private finance companies in Adhanakottai have allegedly defaced the walls of a house belonging to two loan defaulters, marking it as a pawned property and publicly displaying the outstanding amounts.

Suv asks e X-judge to probe irregular appointments in Tamil varsity

AN inquiry has been ordered into the alleged irregular appointments in the Thanjavurbased Tamil University by Governor and Chancellor R N Ravi.

Fire at timber warehouse in Salem doused after 8 hours

SEVERAL people living on Sanyasi Gundu Main Road in Salem suffered breathing difficulty after a fire broke out in a timber godown in the area on Wednesday night.

Jayakumar murder: TNCC chief backs CB-CID probe

TNCC president K Selvaperunthagai on Thursday told reporters that the CB-CID was conducting a \"scientific investigation\" into the murder of the party's Tirunelveli east district president, Jayakumar.

‘Acquire land to end Munambam row’

Nisar, one-man panel that probed Waqf assets, says Waqf land can be given to residents

2 on bike slip, fall on road damaged by UGD work, run over by tipper lorry

ROAD damaged by the prolonged underground drainage (UGD) construction work by the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation, combined with rash driving by a tipper lorry, resulted in the death of two friends, who met after a long time, at Ramanathapuram junction on Thursday.