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U.K. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is delivering what amounts to a public job interview for the post of prime minister

World shares are higher after Wall Street advanced on potentially encouraging news about interest rates, which have been dragging markets lower since the summer

In June, the regulator set out a series of tough new rules for the marketing of crypto assets by companies - wherever they are based globally.Under the new regime, all marketing must be ‘clear, fair and not misleading’, labelled with prominent risk warnings and must not inappropriately incentivise people to invest - for instance through "refer a friend" bonuses.In a letter sent out to crypto firms marketing to UK customers headlined 'final warning', the watchdog bemoans the lax response from overseas companies."We are concerned by the poor engagement from many unregistered, overseas cryptoasset firms who have UK customers on this important change," writes the FCA. "Many of these firms have refused to engage with the FCA despite our best efforts.

“What is it for?" is the essential question facing the cryptocurrency industry, including from regulators. Videogames have emerged as an answer—if only they could get rid of the speculators. The continuing trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of collapsed exchange FTX, is a reminder that crypto has turned into a big bet on itself rather than the alternative to traditional finance it once promised.

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India-UK free trade agreement as the two countries are considering a visit by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak later this month, a TOI report stated. Sunak was invited by Prime Minister Modi during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

emergency alert system, orchestrated by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The test involved sending emergency alerts to a random selection of smartphones throughout India. Upon receipt, users' phones emitted a loud beep and displayed a flash message that conveyed «emergency alert: severe.» The message was transmitted twice, once in English and once in Hindi, with a brief time lapse. The NDMA explained that the purpose of this alert was to evaluate the effectiveness of the newly implemented system and to pinpoint any potential issues.

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The Israeli police cyber unit have frozen cryptocurrency accounts used by Hamas to raise donations via social media, Jerusalem Post reported. 

Alongside the £4.6trn managed for UK retail and institutional investors, a further £4.2trn is managed on behalf of overseas investors.

Retail sales growth has been artificially boosted by high inflation over the last two years.

UK envoys are due in New Delhi this week as the two countries seek to bring almost two years of trade negotiations to a conclusion, people familiar with the matter said. A team of 30 UK officials including Director General for trade negotiations Amanda Brooks will head to the Indian capital to thrash out remaining issues as part of their 13th round of talks, officials from the UK and India said, requesting anonymity because a deal isn’t yet sealed. At stake is a commercial agreement between two of the world’s largest economies that would represent a landmark for both.

London | England’s high court has begun hearing a case brought by four small business owners, who say National Australia Bank and its former British unit Clydesdale & Yorkshire Bank, now known as ASX-listed Virgin Money, crippled them financially through allegedly mis-selling fixed-rate business loans.

Indian whisky brand, has achieved international recognition by securing the coveted title of «Best in Show» Double Gold award at the prestigious Whiskies of the World Awards. This impressive accolade now ranks Indri as the world's premier whisky brand, as bestowed by Whiskies of the World. This remarkable feat was accomplished with the launch of the 2023 Diwali Collector's Edition from Indri.

Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' and it was from that point on that cinema opened to him «many different worlds», says Martin Scorsese who decades later draws on that experience in his new film 'Killers of the Flower Moon'. Scorsese, viewed by many as one of the greatest filmmakers in the world, said he knew about Indian culture after seeing Jean Renoir's 1951 Kolkata-set 'The River'. But 'Pather Panchali' was a turning point.

Hamas group, killing over 1,000 people so far. “Today, we — President Macron of France, Chancellor Scholz of Germany, Prime Minister Meloni of Italy, Prime Minister Sunak of the United Kingdom, and President Biden of the United States — express our steadfast and united support to the State of Israel, and our unequivocal condemnation of Hamas and its appalling acts of terrorism," the statement read.

₹1.81 crore on its subsidiary Hindustan Zinc.The order was received on Sunday, October 8, Vedanta Ltd informed the exchanges."The company has received an order from Assistant Commissioner, Div-A, Central GST Audit Circle, CGST, Udaipur imposing a penalty of Rs. 1,81,06,073/- under Section 74(9) of the CGST Act 2017 read with corresponding provisions of the SGST Act, 2017 and Section 20 of IGST Act, 2017 for the period July 2017 to March 2018," Vedanta Ltd said.

Maruti Suzuki: Maruti Suzuki India Ltd on Monday said it is looking to invest as much as ₹1.25 trillion by 2030-31 to develop 10-11 new models, including six electric vehicles (EVs), and double its annual production to 4 million units. In a presentation, the country’s largest carmaker said it plans to dial up its presence in new vehicle segments, including hybrid, flex fuel and electric, particularly in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) format. Adani Group: Adani Group has released a media statement condemning the ‘Malicious Campaign’ by UK-based newspaper Financial Times, claiming that the media outlet has been rehashing old and baseless allegations to hamper the global reputation of the conglomerate.

Tata Steel Global ratings agency Fitch Ratings has upgraded the issuer rating on the steel major to “BBB-” from “BB+”, with a stable outlook. The company’s plans to turnaround the UK operations with investments and part funding from the UK government has triggered the rating upgrade.