MUMBAI: Within hours of Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey warning market players about strict regulatory actions against any manipulation with the recently introduced Closing Auction Session (CAS), the regulator late Wednesday banned Copthall Mauritius Investments, a foreign fund from the market till further orders and impounded nearly Rs 3 crore.Sebi alleged that Copthall Mauritius had,…
NEW DELHI: During a search in Kolkata at seven premises on Wednesday in an ongoing money laundering probe against Merlin group, a real estate developer, the ED has found the builder having associations with some senior politicians and bureaucrats from Bengal. “The role of these public servants and their financial transactions with the real estate…
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 4 wickets. (Pic Credit: Sri Lanka Cricket) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Sri Lanka produced a remarkable fightback under pressure to beat Pakistan by four wickets and book their place in the Women’s Asia Cup final, where they will face India in a repeat of the 2024 summit clash.Chasing 131 at…
Congress leaders paid homage to former PM Manmohan Singh NEW DELHI: Remembering him as a statesman and a visionary, Congress netas Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi Saturday led the party in paying homage to late Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his birth anniversary.Congress held a ceremony at the party office where the Gandhis,…
NEW DELHI: Among 4,666 MPs/MLAs across the country, only 464 or 10% are women, highlights a report on ‘Women’s political participation and representation in India” released by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) to mark International Women’s Day on Sunday.The analysis by ADR and National Election Watch (NEW) shows that among the 543 MPs in the…
Somewhere beneath the frozen soils of the Arctic, life has been waiting patiently for millennia. Long before the rise of modern civilisation, before the construction of the Great Pyramids, and even before many of today’s ecosystems existed in their current form, microscopic organisms became trapped within layers of permafrost. Locked away in permanently frozen ground,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Monday agreed to examine a plea seeking the implementation of finger and iris-based biometric identification at polling stations to curb duplicate and fraudulent voting.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Centre, the Election Commission of India, and several…
India, Canada CEPA fifth round talks today India and Canada will return to the negotiating table on Monday, with the fifth round of talks on the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) scheduled in Ottawa from October 5 to 9. Both sides are working towards concluding the trade deal by the end of 2026 as…
NEW DELHI: After IndiGo, Air India, Air India Express and Akasa have also hiked fuel surcharge due to spiralling price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF/jet fuel) and falling rupee, which is acting as a double whammy at a time when air traffic is also beginning to decline as higher fares are seeing price-sensitive domestic travellers…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the BJP during an Eid-ul-Fitr event in Kolkata. She said she stands with people of all castes, communities, and creeds, while accusing the saffron party of attempting to curtail citizens’ rights through SIR.Speaking after Eid prayers at Red Road, Banerjee…
