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SEOUL—Dozens of South Korean children sued their government over inadequate policies targeting climate change, arguing their rights to live in a clean environment had been violated. On Thursday, they earned a major legal victory. South Korea, home to major semiconductor, battery and electric-vehicle makers, has pledged by the end of this decade to reduce carbon emissions by 40% from a 2018 benchmark.

DGCA) has issued a show-cause notice to Akasa Airlines due to identified regulatory breaches. The violations, noted during a recent review, involve non-compliance with Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) 7/I/VII, CAR 7/I/I, and Rule 140C of The Aircraft Rules 1937. Regulatory Breaches Identified The DGCA's spot audit revealed that Akasa Airlines conducted practical training sessions without the necessary regulatory approvals. This lapse raised concerns about the adequacy of the airline’s training standards and operational readiness.

Prosecutors in Thailand has indicted a former national police chief in connection with an alleged cover-up of a 2012 traffic accident involving the Thai heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune that killed a police officer

United States is pushing China to break a longstanding resistance to nuclear arms talks, seeing a «limited opportunity» for early two-way conversations on the superpowers' approach to the issue, a senior Biden administration official said. The renewed U.S. push for nuclear talks comes as U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met top Chinese officials in Beijing to try and resolve gaping differences on a broad range of issues. «We saw some limited opportunity to open, at least the beginnings of conversation on the subject in the last months, but it's been fits and starts, and I think it will continue to be fits and starts,» said the official, who sought anonymity because the matter is a sensitive one.

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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Wednesday said there is a need to review and put in place provisions, including regulating tariff for SMS and voice calls beyond a certain limit, to curb unsolicited commercial communication (UCC) from unregistered telemarketers (UTMs) using 10-digit numbers.

₹6,850 crore, driven by major contributions from Azim Premji and Shiv Nadar. The number of UHNI donors grew from 100 to 120 between 2020-21 and 2022-23, with 70 consistent donors and 50 contributing sporadically. This reveals significant potential for more sustained engagement.

Reliance Industries (RIL) will meet on September 5 to consider and approve a bonus issue in the ratio of 1:1. «The Board of Directors is scheduled to be held September 5, 2024, to consider and recommend to the shareholders for their approval, issue of bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1 to the equity shareholders of the company by capitalization of reserves,» the company said in a filing.

wolf involved in attacks that killed at least eight people, including seven children and a woman, in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district has been captured. The wolf, part of a pack of six, has been taken to a zoo following a successful operation by forest officials.

Assam Rifles along with the Indian Army, Border Security Force and Manipur police recovered arms and ammunition and war-like stores in the Sekmajin area of the Kakching district of the state. Giving information about the recovery, Assam Rifles posted on X and said, «Assam Rifles along with Indian Army, BSF and Manipur Police recovered one Sten Machine Gun, two 9mm Pistols, two single barrel guns, ten Grenades, ammunition and war like stores in Sekmaijin Area of Kakching District in Manipur on August 28.» Earlier on August 22, In a joint operation Assam Rifles and Manipur Police recovered arms and ammunition in the general area of Tekcham Maning Ching of Thoubal District, Manipur.

Smriti Irani shared her insights on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's evolving political strategies. She suggested that Gandhi believes he has «tasted success» and is now engaging in a different style of political maneuvering. Irani pointed out that when Gandhi discusses caste issues or appears in Parliament wearing a white T-shirt, he is fully aware of the message it conveys to the youth.

2024 Paralympics, with multiple events scheduled across various sports on the first day. The day kicks off with para badminton, where Palak Kohli and Suhas Yathiraj will face off against Nitesh Kumar and Thulasamithi Murugesan in the mixed doubles category at 12:00 PM IST. Following this, Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre Sivan will take the court at 12:40 PM IST. As the afternoon unfolds, attention will shift to the Women's Singles events. Manasi Joshi, competing in the SL3 category, and Mandeep Kaur in the general Women's Singles, both have matches scheduled for 2:00 PM IST.

Sebi) on Wednesday cautioned investors to be careful while investing in stocks of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) even as their initial public offerings continue to see huge oversubscriptions. «It has come to the notice of Sebi that, post-listing, some of the SME companies and their promoters have been resorting to certain means that project an unrealistic picture of their operations,» Sebi said in a release.

Nifty finally made a fresh high of 25129 on Wednesday before closing with gains of 35 points at 25052 levels. «We expect the gradual uptick in the market to continue, supported by FII inflows and healthy domestic macros. Markets are likely to remain volatile on Thursday on account of monthly derivatives expiry. Key Event to watch out for US Q2 Project GDP Data,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal.

UPSC) to perform Aadhaar-based authentication to verify candidates' identity on a voluntary basis, both at the time of registration and during various stages of examinations and recruitment. The move assumes significance as the commission last month cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar and debarred her from all future examinations for fraudulently availing attempts in the civil services examination beyond eligibility. Khedkar has also been accused of misusing disability and Other Backward Classes or OBC (non-creamy layer) quotas, among others. In a notification, the personnel ministry said the UPSC «is allowed to perform Aadhaar authentication, on voluntary basis, for verification of identity of candidates at the time of registration on 'One Time Registration' portal and various stages of examination/recruitment test, using Yes/No or/and e-KYC authentication facility».

Religare Enterprises chairperson Rashmi Saluja in connection with its investigation into alleged violations of insider trading regulations, people familiar with the matter said. The investigation centres on trades conducted by Saluja last year on September 21 and 22, days before the Burman family's open offer for Religare Enterprises was announced on September 25, 2023.

Executives with military shipbuilder Austal say settling an accounting fraud investigation is the best outcome for the company and that new financial controls have been put in place

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Wildlife agencies are trying to capture and relocate the first pack of wolves that formed under Colorado’s ambitious wolf reintroduction program

SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing

OpenSea, one of the largest marketplaces for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) may be facing regulatory action from the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).