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Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou, set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has encountered a significant rule change, turning this much-discussed event into a professional bout.

Diwali, when Indians passionately exchange gifts to greet each other, is around the corner. This is a period when one receives gifts from friends, relatives and employer, among others. But are the gifts tax-free under existing laws? Gifts are not necessarily tax-free, and may carry tax implications depending on their value and one's connection with the individual.

The Sui Foundation has announced a further allocation of 40 million SUI tokens towards its ecosystem and community development, as revealed in a tweet by Sui Network on 14th October 2023. This allocation comes in addition to the 117 million SUI reallocated in the preceding week, totaling 157 million SUI dedicated to fueling the growth of the budding Sui ecosystem.

On October 12, 2023, Cobo Argus, a fortified on-chain DeFi management solution, announced its integration with Chainlink Price Feeds on the Arbitrum mainnet, bolstering the security and efficiency of its automated DeFi strategies. This integration stems from Cobo Argus's collaboration with Chainlink, the leading decentralized oracle network, to access accurate, tamper-resistant price data, crucial for enabling users to mitigate potential losses through timely fund withdrawals if a token loses its peg.

Realty developer Lodha, listed as Macrotech Developers, has reported its best ever pre-sales performance with 12% on-year growth at Rs 3,530 crore for the quarter ended September along with continued debt reduction and robust business development. The company’s collections during the quarter rose 16% from a year ago to Rs 2,750 crore, while revenues from operations declined marginally to Rs 1,750 crore. Net profit for the period declined 42% to Rs 210 crore “We achieved our best-ever quarterly pre-sales performance at Rs 3,530 crore showing 12% on-year growth in spite of the quarter being the seasonally weakest.

IDFC First Bank recorded a net profit of ₹751.3 crore in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023-24 (Q2FY24), which is up by 35 percent from ₹556 crore in the year-ago period, as per the standalone results declared by the lender on October 28. The private sector bank's net interest income (NII) during the quarter under review came in at ₹3,950.2 crore, rising by 31.6 percent from ₹3,002.2 crore reported in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. The gross non-performing assets (NPA) at the end of September 2023 quarter stood at ₹3,747.8 crore, as compared to ₹3,603.4 crore at the end of the preceding quarter.

Dividend Stocks: Shares of several companies including Nestle India, Happiest Minds Technologies, Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), Asian Paints, NTPC, Tech Mahindra, among several others will trade ex-dividend in the coming week, starting from Monday, October 30. The ex-dividend date is the day on which the equity share price adjusts to reflect the next dividend payout. It is the day the stock becomes ex-dividend, which means it does not carry the value of its next dividend payment from that day forward.

When the world’s most valuable company rolled out the latest marketing campaign for its most valuable product, Apple picked two songs to make sure its new iPhone commercials would get stuck in our brains. The first was “Get Him Back!" by Olivia Rodrigo, a global pop star who shot the music video for her hit single with an iPhone. The second was “Karangailyg Kara Hovaa (Dyngyldai)" by Yat-Kha, a Tuvan throat-singing fusion band led by someone who doesn’t own an iPhone.

Edelweiss Mutual Fund has managed to raise more than ₹1,000 crore through its Multi Cap Fund NFO. The fund has recorded the highest collection ever achieved by Edelweiss MF in an equity NFO, reported Business Line. 

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Saturday that the number of stubble burning incidents recorded in neighbouring states so far is fewer than last year, and the overall contribution of farm fires to the city's air pollution is expected to reduce. However, he cautioned that air pollution may increase in the coming days due to unfavourable meteorological conditions. Only around 2,500 stubble burning incidents have been recorded so far, compared to 5,000 such cases during the same period last year, he told reporters.

Small savings schemes holders of Public Provident Fund (PPF), Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS), National Savings Certificate, among others must mandatorily submit their Aadhaar card details. This is especially applicable to accounts who have been opened without Aadhaar.

ITR filing: The Income Tax Department has added news schedule in Income Tax Return (ITR) form for the the assessment year 2023-24. This new schedule aims to help investors report their income from virtual assets. The name of this new schedule is Virtual Digital Assets (VDA).

Sebi has slapped fines totalling Rs 33 crore on 13 individuals, including senior officials of Sharepro Services (I) Pvt Ltd for flouting regulatory norms. The regulator levied fines in the range of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 15 crore on 13 individuals, including Rs 15.08 crore on Indira Karkera (Vice President and client manager for a number of client companies of Sharepro), and Rs 5.16 crore on Govind Raj Rao (Managing Director of Sharepro).

ANI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the para-athletes, highlighting their dedication and talent, which serves as an inspiration to the nation.

.”It was done in Cree custom and while Sainte-Marie didn’t claimed proof of blood relations, she is accepted as kin because of that ceremony.“It’s really insulting that someone would question my great grandfather’s choice and right to adopt Buffy as his daughter,” Piapot said.“No one has the authority to question our sovereignty, we are a sovereign nation, we are sovereign people and our adoption practices have been intact since time immemorial.“Having someone question the validity of that adoption … it’s hurtful, it’s ignorant, it’s colonial, and quite frankly it’s racist.“Sainte-Marie’s authorized biography written by Andrea Warner reads “There’s no official record of Buffy Sainte-Marie’s birth, not really. At least not a satisfactory and decisive one that answers questions before they’re asked, grounded in a family lineage with all the gifts and baggage that accompany that kind of belonging.”The book continues, “born with the given name Beverly, most likely in 1941, on or around February 20th, and probably on a reserve called Piapot in the Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan.

Asian Para Games in Hangzhou with Dilip Mahadu Gavit claiming a gold medal. Gavit won a gold medal in Men's 400m T47 event. He claimed the prestigious gold with a brilliant run time of 49.48 secs. For the first time, the Indian para contingent has won 100 medals, making this their most successful Para Asian Games campaign to date.

Hindustan Times. They have started a chain strike to support quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil's hunger protest to intensify the agitation over the Maratha reservation issue. Protestors from the Maratha community also blocked the Pune-Nashik highway near Chakan early morning today which also affected the vehicular traffic.

Australia vs New Zealand Live Score Updates, World Cup 2023: Australia is set to go against New Zealand at the beautiful Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium, Dharamshala on Saturday. Pat Cummins-led Australia had a shaky start to the ICC World Cup 2023, but have convincingly won its last three matches, while New Zealand have been great in the tournament so far except against India in their last match.Currently, New Zealand stands at number 3 on the points table, while Australia is at number 4.

This week, Charles Schwab Corp. CEO Walt Bettinger called the process of moving registered investment advisors working with TD Ameritrade onto Schwab’s custody platform “imperfect.” A day later, Dan Arnold, CEO of LPL Financial Holdings Inc., a broker-dealer that is increasingly focused on RIA custody, said “opportunity” often results from such combinations.

Maine authorities say they’re getting “more concerned” the longer the search takes for the man wanted in two mass shootings.Mike Sauschuck, commissioner of Maine’s department of public safety, vowed to reporters Friday that 40-year-old Robert Card, the suspect allegedly behind the killings on Wednesday, will be found.“Every minute that this goes on, we’re more and more concerned because, what’s the next thing that’s going to happen? We understand that, and that’s why we’re working 24/7 to bring this individual to justice and to try to bring some closure and overall safety to our communities,” he said.“There’s no question in my mind that we will bring this individual into custody one way or the other.”Sauschuck said Friday one area of focus for police was the Androscoggin River where a white SUV that authorities believe Card used to get away was found near a boat launch in Lisbon, some 11 kilometres to the southeast of Lewiston where the shootings took place.Reuters reported Friday that public records show he owns at least one watercraft made by Sea-Doo, a company known for its jet skis. It’s not clear where that watercraft was docked.Eighteen people were killed and 13 others were injured during two separate shootings at a bowling alley and bar.

Australia and New Zealand o n S a t u r d ay i n a Himalayan setting for their trans-Tasman clash — the final game of the tournament at Dharamsala. Both teams have played five games — New Zealand are placed third with 8 points from four wins and trail second-place South Africa on net run-rate. Australia have won three out of five games and is placed fourth with 6 points.