September 2023

A 1,900% index surge draws regulator action on tiny India stocks

A 1,900% index surge draws regulator action on tiny India stocks

MUMBAI: India’s markets regulator, the Securities & Exchange Board of India(Sebi), is tightening its oversight of platforms meant for tiny businesses, a segment that’s more prone to manipulation due to fewer compliance requirements. Bourses operated by BSE Ltd and its larger peer the National Stock Exchange of India Monday extended their short-term surveillance rules to cover firms listed on...

Hostels, from north to south, in grip of dengue, virals; campuses log rapid spread in diseases

Hostels, from north to south, in grip of dengue, virals; campuses log rapid spread in diseases

KOLKATA: Hostel campuses in the city, from north to south, are reeling under the grip of dengue and other virals. Jadavpur University has at least 12 dengue cases and 15 fever cases. University officials have pointed out that the situation is "grave" and has deteriorated in the last 12 hours with two more students being admitted to a private hospital, taking the number to three at present. Medical...

Tamil Nadu News Live Updates: Heavy rain lashes Vellore district; schools closed for class 1 to 5

Tamil Nadu News Live Updates: Heavy rain lashes Vellore district; schools closed for class 1 to 5

The 42 samples from bat and other animals, which were sent to National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal, tested negative for Nipah, dealing a setback to the state’s efforts to identify the source of the recent Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode. The second batch of 42 samples were collected from the house and farmland of Mohammedali (deceased index patient in current outbreak) at...

House construction may get costlier in south, east Delhi

House construction may get costlier in south, east Delhi

NEW DELHI: Constructing residential buildings in south and east Delhi may soon get costlier as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to levy "compensatory regulatory charges", a fee that was earlier only imposed in north Delhi so far by the erstwhile north corporation.The proposed fee would be calculated keeping in mind the built-up area of new residential buildings or new constructions done to...

‘Ladakh soldier’ cons Borivali tutor of Rs 1.5 lakh

‘Ladakh soldier’ cons Borivali tutor of Rs 1.5 lakh

MUMBAI: A 50-year-old tuition teacher from Borivali was duped of Rs 1.5 lakh by a fraudster posing as an army man. On Friday, she got a call from one Pravin Kumar who said he was posted at Ladakh and gave her the reference of a teacher known to her. He claimed that his family also lives in Borivli and said he wanted the teacher to coach his three school-going daughters. A day later, he called again to...

Canada: Terrorists sponsor Canada visas, woo youths into ranks

Canada: Terrorists sponsor Canada visas, woo youths into ranks

NEW DELHI: Slain terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and other pro-Khalistan elements in Canada have been building a local 'pro-Khalistan brigade' by sponsoring visas for gullible Punjab youths for medium-skilled jobs, including religious duties in gurdwaras controlled by them, and “offering shelter and low-scale jobs” with gurdwaras’ resources for “sustenance” of illegal immigrants and Indian...

Mentally challenged 10-year-old girl killed, father held

Mentally challenged 10-year-old girl killed, father held

KALYAN: Fed up with the treatment of his 10-year-old mentally challenged daughter, a drunk man strangled her to death in Dombivli.Manoj Agrahari, 38, has been arrested on the complaint of the girl’s mother Lilavati. Lavli was being treated in a hospital in Thane and Manoj was finding it difficult to meet the expenses. Frustrated, he used to say, “There is no use of a retarded daughter, she should be...

Dgca: No power to look into Akasa-pilots feud: DGCA

Dgca: No power to look into Akasa-pilots feud: DGCA

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has informed the Delhi high court it has no power or authority to interfere in the ongoing feud between pilots and Akasa Air, which has sought action against the pilots who resigned without serving the notice period.The airline has blamed the DGCA for being "unwilling to take any action" and told the court it is facing "significant financial...

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