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Chinatown activists are rallying to block a planned $1.3 billion arena for the Philadelphia 76ers that recently won the support of Mayor Cherelle Parker

The Supreme Court has left in place two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing emissions of planet-warming methane and toxic mercury

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Last week, we witnessed unprecedented escalation in the Gaza war as Iran officially entered the fray, launching 180 missiles at Israel. This opens the door to potential retaliatory strikes from Israel, while Lebanon is already feeling the heat.

The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against leading U.S. gun manufacturers over allegations their commercial practices have helped caused much bloodshed there

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Shares of National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) hit a new 52-week high of ₹227.39 on the National Stock Exchange on Tuesday, driven by rising alumina prices amid a supply shortage. The global aluminium market has been experiencing widespread disruption across the entire bauxite-alumina-aluminium supply chain.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Investment banks reaped a record harvest in terms of underwriting fees in the first nine months of 2024, a year that saw companies such as Ola Electric, FirstCry, Awfis and Ixigo march to the market. Thanks to a flurry of initial public offerings, block deals and private placements, underwriting fees in the equity capital markets (ECM) rose 110% from a year earlier to touch $471 million, data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) showed, the biggest nine-month haul since records started in 2000.

President Joe Biden’s latest attempt at student loan cancellation is free to move ahead, at least temporarily, after a judge in Georgia sent a legal challenge to Missouri

A European technology talent brain drain is the biggest risk factor facing Klarna as the Swedish payments company gets closer to its upcoming initial public offering, according to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski.

India's primary markets have seen a deluge of initial public offerings (IPOs) in recent months, drawing in eager investors hoping to grab shares of high-profile companies. 

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Imphal Valley districts in Manipur on Wednesday due to a shutdown called by Meitei group Joint Action Committee (JAC) over the kidnapping of two youths. Shops and other commercial establishments remained closed, and vehicles remained off the roads as demonstrators blocked the streets in Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Kakching and Thoubal districts. In Thoubal, where the shutdown started in the early hours of Tuesday, women blocked the NH 102 at Mela Ground, Wangjing, Yairipok and Khangabok, police said. Near the Mela Ground, women demonstrated in the middle of the road, while young men burnt tyres to prevent movement of vehicles.

Nariman Point, the original central business district of the country's financial capital, is set to get a major boost with the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL) planning to put a prime 4.2-acre land parcel in South Mumbai on the block through a global tender. This is for the first time a land parcel in Nariman Point is being auctioned ever since its emergence as a prime downtown planned commercial zone in the early 1970s. The authority has already held initial talks with leading global and domestic entities including the Blackstone Group, Hines, Mapletree Investments, Sumitomo Corp, the Tata Group, Lodha, K Raheja Corp, Oberoi Realty, and RMZ Group, and has received a positive response from potential bidders.

«No major issue was reported from anyone, including banks, etc. The 15-20% drop in traffic was expected because not all the entities have all their URLs whitelisted,» an official told ET, asking not to be named. «Things are going all right as of now.» Whitelisting means entities sending commercial messages must provide all information related to URLs, OTT links and APKs (Android application packages or call back numbers) to telcos, who will then feed the information to their blockchain-based distributed ledger technology platform. If the information matches, the message is passed; otherwise, it is blocked.

Bharti Airtel is combating the «growing menace» of cyber frauds with network intelligence and Al to analyse patterns and accurately identify spammers, CEO Gopal Vittal said as he asked customers to be vigilant on 'suspected spam' indicator, now available. The regulator TRAI and the industry have upped the ante to crack down on the spam menace, and the regulator's new missive on whitelisted (approved) URLs has also come into effect from October 1. An HDFC Bank spokesperson, in response to a specific query, told PTI that the bank is «compliant as of today» with norms, and does not expect any difficulties. Meanwhile, Vittal penned a note to subscribers promising that Airtel will continue to work on identifying verified scammers and permanently blocking them from its network.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Imagine a world where you could regenerate a missing tooth with a single drug, and microrobots clean your teeth every night. That future is getting closer, scientists say.

Mail delivery has been suspended in a Kansas neighborhood after two men assaulted a postal carrier who used pepper spray to stop large dogs from chasing him

A study out in Science this month finds that states' attempts to cut the amount of food waste going into landfills are rarely succeeding

SpiceJet will be in focus on Tuesday after Gujarat-based Plutus Wealth Management LLP acquired 85 lakh shares of SpiceJet, worth Rs 51 crore, on Monday through a block deal. Plutus purchased SpiceJet shares at Rs 59.95 each, an increase from Friday's closing price of Rs 58.99. On Monday, the stock rose 8% or Rs 5 to close at Rs 63.70.

The union representing U.S. dockworkers has signaled that 45,000 members will walk off the job at midnight, kicking off a massive strike likely to shut down ports across the East and Gulf coasts

Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung devices

Sebi) on Monday reviewed the performance of the Beta version of the optional T+0 settlement cycle and enhanced its scope by approving an increase in the number of scrips eligible for trading from 25 to top 500 listed companies in terms of market capitalisation. It will be done in a phased manner, a Sebi release said.