Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch has underscored the critical importance of stringent Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures in the financial services sector. Talking to media at the launch of India’s first dedicated website for passive mutual funds, she emphasized that the KYC Registration Authority (KRA) system is indispensable for…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday moved a privilege motion notice in Lok Sabha against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over “expunged” portions of BJP MP Anurag Thakur’s remarks tweeted by him on X along with the whole speech video.Amid row over BJP MP Anurag Thakur’s remark against Leader of Opposition in Lok…
NEW DELHI: Sikkim MP Dorjee Tshering Lepcha on Tuesday asked the central government to reconsider the term ‘China border‘ and instead use ‘Tibet border.’ Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Lepcha argued that the 1,400-kilometer stretch from Leh, Ladakh, and Arunachal Pradesh to Sikkim more accurately borders Tibet rather than China. He urged the Indian government…
Microsoft is giving a special one-time cash award to its employees, amounting to an additional 10% to 25% of their annual bonus value for the recently concluded fiscal year. The announcement came as the tech giant reported strong fourth-quarter earnings, surpassing Wall Street expectations.Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft’s chief people officer, communicated the decision in a company-wide…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has directed authorities to remove all encroachments on drains in the Rajinder Nagar area by Friday. This order follows the recent deaths at a coaching center in the area.Delhi chief secretary Naresh Kumar submitted a general inquiry report to minister Atishi on Tuesday, following the tragic deaths of three…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir started his Team India head coach tenure with a 3-0 series victory against Sri Lanka at Pallekele.India won the first T20I by 43 runs on Saturday, the second T20I by 7 wickets (DLS) on Sunday and the third T20I via Super Over on Tuesday.The Indian cricket board (BCCI), on Wednesday, shared…
Following the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) recent crackdown on coaching centers operating from basements, privately-owned licensed libraries in Old Rajinder Nagar and its neighboring areas such as Patel Nagar—where many coaching institutes are located—have reportedly increased their membership fees. This hike is making it even more difficult for UPSC aspirants, who are already spending…
NEW DELHI: A five-year-old nursery student brought a handgun to school and opened fire on a classmate, injuring a Class 3 student. The incident took place on Wednesday, with the ten-year-old victim sustaining an injury to his arm.According to Superintendent of Police Shaishav Yadav, “The student fired at a 10-year-old boy, who studies in the…
NEW DELHI: Indian shooter Manu Bhaker has made history at the Paris Olympics, winning two bronze medals and becoming the first Indian athlete from independent India to achieve this feat in a single edition of the Olympics. Her admiration for fellow Indian sports icon PV Sindhu emerged as a touching moment, garnering a warm response…
Representative Image Adidas said on Wednesday its second-quarter revenues in North America, excluding sales of the Yeezy line, rose from last year driven by growth in both wholesale and its own retail. Including Yeezy, the currency-neutral sales in North America – Adidas’ second-biggest market behind Europe – fell by 8% to 1.3 billion euros ($1.51…
