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Supreme Court would consider framing guidelines for governors on deadline for granting assent to a bill or rejecting it and when a bill can be sent for presidential reference, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has said. The CJI's remark came after former attorney general KK Venugopal, who appeared for the Kerala government, argued for such guidelines. Venugopal's demand was opposed by attorney general R Venkataramani.

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York recently. The indictment also linked the Pannun plot to the murder of Hardeep Nijjar in Vancouver.

Supreme Court said on Wednesday it was looking to put in place an administrative machinery to deal with hate speeches across the country while making it clear that it cannot handle each and every such matter as it will lead to a virtual flood of cases. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti said the apex court has already defined hate speech and the question now is of implementation of its directions. «We can't deal with individual aspects. If we start dealing with individual cases, it will lead to flooding of cases.

Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand was coordinated by the Prime Minister's Office. The PMO made sure that everything went according to plan and its quick intervention in smoothening bureaucratic glitches hastened the evacuation process.

According to a statement released Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department has placed sanctions on the government of North Korea’s crypto mixer, Sinbad.

NEW DELHI : Contrary to the perception that big-budget films featuring mainstream stars and high on visual spectacle or slick action stunts are shining at the box office, especially post covid, recent Bollywood titles such as Tiger 3, Adipurush, and Ganpath have fizzled out, in some cases, failing to build on big openings. Theatre owners and trade experts say the word-of-mouth around films has become hugely critical and audiences are no longer stepping out for even big stars.

Sensex rallied 727 points and Nifty closed above the 20,000 mark for the first time since September 18 driven by buying in heavyweight HDFC Bank, Axis Bank ICICI and TCS on expectations of more foreign fund inflows. In a remarkable day for Indian equities, the combined market valuation of all listed companies on the BSE reached the $ 4-trillion milestone for the first time on Wednesday. Both the benchmarks are less than 1% shy of the record highs hit on September 15. Here's how analysts read the market pulse: «Nifty moved up smartly as the bulls remained at the helm following a consolidation breakout on the daily chart.

As the world gathers for CoP-28 in the UAE, world leaders will need to demonstrate leadership and diplomacy to accelerate global climate action. This must be done in the context of the pressing realities of climate change, economic cycles and current geopolitics. My recommendations on what they should do are below: Greater mitigation commitments by developed countries: The carbon budget to limit global warming to 1.5° Celsius was last estimated in 2020.

State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that there was «no sense of fatigue» among NATO allies when it came to helping Ukraine. «We must and we will continue to support Ukraine,» he said after a NATO-Ukraine meeting in Brussels, adding that NATO allies were unanimous on this position and that he was also hearing continued support for Ukraine in both chambers of the U.S. Congress. Kyiv has been concerned that the Israel-Hamas war could divert international attention away from its efforts to defeat Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged the West earlier on Wednesday to ramp up arms production. The European Union has delivered about 300,000 of its promised 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine so far, he said. «We need to create a Euro-Atlantic common area of defence industries,» Kuleba said before meeting the NATO foreign ministers, adding this would ensure both Ukraine's security and that of NATO countries themselves. Kyiv has recently engaged in a concerted drive to entice leading global arms manufacturers to set up operations in Ukraine, part of a bid to diversify its reliance on weapons and ammunition given by its allies. «It is important that our solidarity with Ukraine is not only demonstrated in words but also in deeds,» NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, urging allies to do more.

New Delhi: COP27 (Conference of Parties) at Sharm el-Sheikh, the Egyptian city, was scheduled to wrap up last year on 18 November after two-weeks of talks. Hard-fought negotiations, however, went down to the wire at the global climate conference attended by about 100 heads of State and over 190 countries, and when it eventually closed almost two days later, had a breakthrough to show—a loss and damage (L&D) fund— financial assistance for countries vulnerable to climate change impacts. It is not unusual for COP negotiations—the annual conference convened under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—to go into extra time.

global warming. This year has once again seen the devastating effects of climate change on the planet. The summer season in the northern hemisphere was the warmest on record globally. More than 11,000 people were killed in the Mediterranean storm Daniel in Libya in September, while a wildfire on the Hawaiian island Maui killed at least 115 people. What is COP28? It’s the annual gathering of nearly 200 countries, hosted by the United Nations, to discuss ways to prevent further manmade climate change and adapt to warming temperatures.

all you need to know about the new functionality on the income tax website that allows taxpayers to discard their unverified Income Tax Returns (ITR). 1)Taxpayers can avail of the option of “Discard" for the ITRs being filed u/s 139(1) /139(4) / 139(5) if they do not want to verify it. 2)However, if the “ITR filed u/s 139(1)" is discarded and the subsequent return is filed after the due date u/s 139(1), it would attract implications of belated return like 234F, etc., 3) To access the 'Discard' option, users can follow the specified pathway on the income tax website.

Objkt.com is an NFT marketplace offering unique 1/1 artworks. It’s the chain’s number one dApp. The meme world moves fast - and that’s where Meme Moguls comes in Although Tezos and Axie Infinity are doing badly now.

Hinduja Group came under an Income Tax survey on November 29, news agency PTI reported. The survey operation was carried out in the said entities located in Mumbai and some other cities, the report said citing official sources. The income tax survey operation is reportedly part of a tax evasion investigation. Under the income tax law for survey operations, only office premises were covered, reports said. An email sent by PTI to the Hinduja Group did not elicit an immediate response. According to sources cited by PTI, the income tax department action is also connected to provisions of the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR). Hinduja Group owns IndusInd Bank, Hinduja Leyland Finance and Hinduja Bank (Switzerland). The group is currently diversifying and is readying plans to make forays into new tech, digital and fintech. According to the group, this is part of its new phase of growth.

Maarten Regterschot. Aside from Ethereum and Dogecoin, Everlodge is also a notable crypto to diversify with. It completely changes the space by introducing blockchain technology, where properties are digitized and then minted as NFTs.

Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) in Mumbai, as per an ANI report. Besides this, a survey is also underway on Ashok Hinduja, Chairman of the Hinduja Group of companies. More details are awaited.

ChatGPT but aimed specifically at businesses, at the re:Invent conference on Tuesday. The latest move by Amazon Web Services (AWS), the leader in cloud computing technology, comes at a time when rivals such as Microsoft and Google are already using their own generative AI technology in their products.

The beleaguered crypto lender Genesis and its parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG), have reached a settlement that could end the protracted lawsuit aimed at recovering $620 million in repayments from DCG.

SYDNEY (Reuters) — New Zealand's new government will introduce legislation to reform the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's mandate and lift a ban on the sale of cigarettes to future generations within its first 100 days, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said in a statement on Wednesday.

Day trading guide for today: After trading choppy during morning deals, Indian stock market witnessed sharp upside in later half and ended higher on Tuesday. Nifty 50 index gained 95 points and ended at 19,889 levels, BSE Sensex surged 204 points and closed at 66,174 mark whereas Bank Nifty index finished 111 points higher at 43,880 levels. In broad market, both small-cap and mid-cap indices finished positive but not more than Nifty 50 index.

Karnataka government's health department has put its healthcare infrastructure across the state on alert mode following reports of a surge in respiratory illnesses among children in China. The action comes after the Centre issued an advisory to States and Union Territories urging them to immediately review public health and hospital preparedness measures.