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Choksi's seized assets can be monetised, says court

A special court in Mumbai on Tuesday permitted the monetisation of assets worth over ₹2,500 crore that were attached or seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of its money-laundering probe against fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi in the alleged Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.

Could Trump as president accelerate de-dollarisation?

e-dollarisation, or the ongoing efforts by many (if not most) countries to reduce dependence on the United States (US) dollar, is not a new phenomenon.

Targeting the RS chairperson

The move against the vice president is the fallout of a breakdown in communication between the treasury and Opposition benches

A Maharashtra primer for Mahayuti leadership

The poll grand slam in Maharashtra will certainly warm the cockles of the BJP's heart; but the phenomenal Vidhan Sabha tally raises several issues which the BJP strategists need to address before getting down to the nitty-gritty of governance in Mantralay, the seat of administration, in south Mumbai.

What ails the health insurance industry

Deny, delay, and depose pave the way for insurance company profits and widespread policyholder anger

BEST driver had no electric bus experience, finds probe

MUMBAI: Sanjay More, 54, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) driver who was behind the wheel of the bus that rammed into 22 vehicles, claiming seven lives and leaving 42 injured in Kurla West on Monday night, had received just three-day training before transitioning from driving a manual geared bus to a longer and automatic electric bus (e-bus), people familiar with the probe said on Tuesday.

Gauri seeks nod to increase Mannat

MUMBAI: Mannat, actor Shah Rukh Khan's home in Bandra, a nationally-known address and one of Mumbai's biggest tourist spots is set to get bigger.

PM releases complete works of Tamil poet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released the compendium of complete works of great Tamil poet and freedom fighter Subramania Bharati on his 14th birth anniversary and hailed his contributions, saying a personality like him comes once in centuries.

Violence in Parbhani amid calls for bandh

Violent protests took place for the second day in Parbhani city of central Maharashtra on Wednesday over the vandalising of a replica of the Indian Constitution, police said.

Blood-stage Vaccine for malaria shows promise in trials

NEW DELHI: A novel malaria vaccine candidate that works at the blood stage appears safe and highly immunogenic in African children and shows promising efficacy against malaria when given in a delayed third dose regimen, according to the findings of a phase 2b clinical trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on Tuesday.

EU provides information on Indian entities breaching sanctions in dealing with Russia

THE INFORMATION WAS SHARED AS PART OF EFFORTS TO FINALISE EU'S 15TH PACKAGE OF SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA

Baku's biggest legacy will be a reform of COP

As cities across the world face the growing impacts of climate crises, with each season proving to be more erratic than the last, the latest edition of the United Nations' annual Conference of the Parties (COP) in Baku, Azerbaijan fell woefully short of meeting much-needed requirements for climate finance, and transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Mere harassment allegations are not sufficient for abetment to suicide: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that mere harassment or actions intended to provoke anger cannot by themselves constitute the crime of abetment to suicide, cautioning against conflating general allegations with the legal threshold for penal charges.

Raj will get status report on MoUs next yr: CM

JAIPUR: The people who have a doubt on the outcome of the Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit 2024 will get the final status report of its benefit and the MoUs signed, next year on December 11, said chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on the last day of the summit on Wednesday.

5 COPS, 2 TOURISTS INJURED AFTER CM CONVOY CAR RAMS INTO A VEHICLE

Seven people, including five policemen who were in chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma's security convoy, and two tourists were injured when their vehicles collided when CM Sharma was going to attend a programme in Jaipur on Wednesday.

TWO ARRESTED IN CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL MINING

BHARATPUR: Police seized 34 tractor trolleys and arrested two people in its ongoing crackdown on illegal mining in Dholpur on Wednesday.

Implement CEC measures within a year, SC tells govt

JAIPUR: The Supreme Court on Wednesday has directed the Rajasthan government to implement all the recommendations proposed by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), which was formed in response to a suo motu writ petition in 2023, within a year, to curb illegal mining and other environmental crises in the Sariska Tiger Reserve, said officials familiar with the matter.

Asaram granted 17-day parole for treatment

JODHPUR: The Rajasthan high court has granted self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life sentence for raping a minor, a 17-day emergency parole to undergo treatment for a heart ailment at the Madhavbaug hospital in Khopoli in Maharashtra.

Centre asked to probe 'exploitation' of people with disabilities by NGOs

JODHPUR: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued instructions to the ministry of social justice and empowerment (MoSJ&E) to address allegations of exploitation involving people with disabilities, particularly those with intellectual disabilities and mental illnesses, by non-governmental organizations.

Rescue ops for 5-yr-old stuck in borewell in Dausa enter third day

BHARATPUR: The rescue operation of a five-year-old boy stuck in a 160-foot-deep borewell in Dausa district of Rajasthan entered its third day on Wednesday, officials said,

Vashu Bhagnani files FIR against Ali Abbas Zafar

In a significant escalation of the controversy surrounding the film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, producer Vashu Bhagnani has lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against the film's director Ali Abbas Zafar, co-producer Himanshu Mehra, and finance head Ekesh Randive.

Dharmendra summoned by Delhi court in Garam Dharam Dhaba cheating case

The Patiala House Court in Delhi recently issued summons against veteran actor Dharmendra, 89, and two others in a cheating case related to the Garam Dharam Dhaba franchise.

SA on top of WTC table, pressure on India to win series

South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 109 runs in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) to win the two-match series 2-0 on Monday and as a result moved up to No. 1 on the ICC World Test Championship table with 63.33 percentage points.

WTC's imperfections laid bare by SA's late charge

MUMBAI: The screams and singing from the South Africa team celebrations echoed across St George's Park at Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) after their series-clinching Test win against Sri Lanka on Monday.

Near Adelaide, at Tea Tree Gully: The place where you can find Head's heart

ADELAIDE: For some time now, Indian players and fans have been asking themselves the same question over and over again because Travis Head finds a way and shows the will to scupper India's hopes over and over again: \"Where has this guy come from?\"

Equity MFs inflow drops 14% to ₹35,943 crore in Nov

NEW DELHI: Equity mutual funds witnessed an inflow of ₹35,943 crore in November, marking a drop of 14% on a month-on-month basis, amid heightened volatility driven by various macroeconomic factors, geopolitical events and US election results.

AMAZON JOINS Q-COMM RACE

Amazon will begin trials for quick commerce operations in India that would see the U.S. e-commerce giant deliver grocery items in 15 minutes or less, it said on Tuesday.

IndiGo to ramp up biz class to about 45 aircraft by '26

NEW DELHI: Buoyed by an enthusiastic response, India's largest air carrier IndiGo plans to expand its business-class product IndiGoStretch to about 45 aircraft by 2026.

Gross NPAs of public sector banks at ₹3.16 lakh cr till Sep

NEW DELHI: The gross non-performing assets of public sector banks (PSBs) stood at ₹3.16 lakh crore as of September 30, which is 3.09% of the outstanding loans, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

INDIA SET FOR RESILIENT GROWTH IN 2025, MODEST INTEREST RATE CUT EXPECTED: S&P

NEW DELHI: S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday said the Indian economy is set for \"resilient growth\" in 2025 and projected inflation pressure to recede, which will lead to \"modest\" easing of the monetary policy by the RBI.