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publicise punishments given for atrocities against women, so that there is a fear of consequence. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on 78th Independence Day, Modi said his government has worked on a «women-led development model,» but he was still concerned over incidents of rape and violence against women. The Prime Minister said there is anger among people against such incidents. «We have worked on a women-led development model. Whether it is innovation, employment, entrepreneurship, in every sector women are marching ahead,» Modi said.

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third party vendors by financial institutions. Speaking at a convention organised by the International Association of Deposit Insurers, RBI deputy Governor J Swaminathan called upon banks to exercise caution to guard them against potential vulnerabilities while working with third party vendors. He also called upon deposit insurers to tie insurance premiums to the level of risk posed by individual financial institutions. “The digital transformation in banking has also led to a multitude of distinct third-party entities getting involved in the provision of a single product or service, creating a complex web of technical and operational dependencies,” said J Swaminathan, DG, RBI. “The impact of failure in any link in this chain can often be catastrophic as was seen in a global IT services outage incident last month. Third parties could be points of intrusion for ransomware and other cyber threats.” Last month, C-edge Technologies a third party IT vendor jointly owned by Tata Consultancy Services and State Bank of India faced a

Israel, which possibly can take place this week, said White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby on Monday (local time) amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East. This comes after President Joe Biden held talks with the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy as the US aims to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East. «We share the same concerns and expectations that our Israeli counterparts have with respect to potential timing here. Could be this week,» Kirby told reporters, according to The Times of Israel.

Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband by the US short-seller Hindenburg Research. Stocks that were in focus include names like Voltas, which rose 10.69%, RVNL, which jumped 11.16%, and MapMyIndia, whose shares increased 3.75% on Monday.

Donald Trump as he has committed many avoidable mistakes one after the other despite warnings by his team. Consequently, his allies and donors are upset, his campaign team is frustrated and his closest aides find it difficult to turn the tide in his favor. According to 'The New York Times', at a dinner hosted by Howard Lutnick, the Cantor Fitzgerald Chief Executive at at the Bridgehampton on August 2, the Republican candidate said, “We’ve got to stop the steal,” reviving his false claims about the 2020 election. More than 130 guests present at the dinner were shocked as Trump's advisers had urged him to drop this issue because they wouldn't help him with swing voters.

Kotak Mahindra Bank on Monday said Sonata Finance Private Ltd and BSS Microfinance Ltd, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of the bank, at their respective board meetings have approved a scheme of amalgamation. As per the scheme of amalgamation approved on Monday, Sonata would merge with BSS Microfinance Ltd on a going concern basis, Kotak Mahindra Bank said in a regulatory filing. The scheme would be subject to the approval of the respective shareholders and creditors of Sonata and BSS and the approval of the concerned National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and other regulatory authorities, it said. The combined net worth of Sonata and BSS is less than 2 per cent of the net worth of the bank, as on March 31, 2024, it said.

Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund has announced the merger of Baroda BNP Paribas Medium Duration Fund and Baroda BNP Paribas Credit Risk Fund. The fund house informed about the merger to its unitholders through a notice-cum-addendum. Baroda BNP Paribas Medium Duration Fund is an open ended medium term debt scheme investing in instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between three and four years with a relatively high interest rate risk and moderate credit risk scheme. Baroda BNP Paribas Credit Risk Fund is an open-ended debt scheme predominantly investing in AA and below rated corporate bonds (excluding AA+ rated corporate bonds) with a relatively high interest rate risk and relatively high credit risk. The merger of these two schemes will be effective from September 11. Individual communication is also being sent to existing unitholders of both schemes over email, wherever email ID is available. As a result of the merger, no new scheme will come into effect.

Arvind Kejriwal has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the excise policy case and has also filed a bail plea. The Delhi High Court had earlier dismissed his petition challenging the arrest and advised him to seek bail from the trial court. While dismissing Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest, the HC stated that the prosecution has explained that, respecting his position as Chief Minister of NCT of Delhi, the police treaded with trepidation and caution and proceeded to collect the evidence from other persons suspected to be the accused. Consequently, extensive investigations were carried out across India to ascertain the entire web of conspiracy involving numerous persons. In his plea to the Delhi HC, CM Kejriwal stated that he is the National Convenor of a National Political Party (Aam Aadmi Party) and the sitting Chief Minister of Delhi, who is being subjected to «gross persecution and harassment for wholly malafide and extraneous considerations.»

NCLT has ordered initiating insolvency proceedings against Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd (CDEL), the parent company of Coffee Day Group which operates Cafe Coffee Day chain of coffee houses. The Bengaluru bench of the NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal) on August 8 admitted the plea filed by IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd (IDBITSL) claiming a default of Rs 228.45 crore and appointed an interim resolution professional to take care of the operation of the debt-ridden company. CDEL, which also owns and operates a resort, renders consultancy services and is engaged in the sale and purchase of coffee beans, had defaulted in the payment of coupon payments of redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs). The financial creditor had subscribed 1,000 NCDs through private placement and paid Rs 100 crore towards the subscription in March 2019.

IndusInd International Holdings (IIHL), the winning bidder to take over Reliance Capital Ltd has transferred Rs 2,750 crore to a designated escrow amount in line with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) directions, one person with the direct knowledge of the transfer said. «The money was received on Saturday morning which is what the court had directed. IIHL has also given a binding term sheet by banks which has details of the loans they will raise to finnance the transaction,» this person said. On Thursday a NCLT bench, comprising Justices Virendrasingh G Bisht and Prabhat Kumar, directed IIHL to implement the resolution plan by August 10 and deposit the equity component of Rs 2,750 crore in an escrow account designated by the committee of creditors (CoC).

As we go to press Thursday financial investors are already choosing to forget the tremors that hit global markets Monday. The theory appears to be that after a brief period of policy-induced upset, global finance has stabilized and we’re out of the woods. Alas, dear friends, we’ve barely wandered into the forest.

₹9,164 crore was 22% below consensus estimates. This was largely due to a 6.3% year-on-year drop in its cement realization, a measure of pricing, as the hunger for sales volumes continued to keep the sector’s prices muted. But the fall in Shree’s realizations was higher than what analysts had estimated and sharper than that of some peers.

Boutique banks have been having a pretty good 2024 so far, with Evercore and Moelis in particular recording spectacular revenue increases. As a consequence, they’ve been hiring – both from each other and from Wall Street.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams found themselves stranded in orbit. Technical issues with Boeing's Starliner spaceship have caused an indefinite delay in their return, despite the fact that their mission was only scheduled to last two weeks. There isn't a new return date announced by NASA, as per the reports of Yahoo news. NASA is currently thinking of returning the Starliner spaceship to Earth without the astronauts on board. According to CNBC, there hasn't been much consensus on this proposal yet. To return the astronauts home, a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule would be sent. Although it was developed at a lower cost than Starliner, the Crew Dragon is a part of the same Commercial Crew program and has not encountered any problems of the same nature.

Read this | Surviving the front-running storm: An investor's handbook While industry experts applaud the intent, they also warn of potential unintended consequences. Sebi issued a circular on Monday amending the Mutual Funds Regulations, requiring AMCs to establish an institutional mechanism.

Jalpaiguri: Secretary of the North Bengal Exporters Association, Brij Kishore Prasad, stated on Tuesday that the ongoing protests in Bangladesh have led to significant losses for Indian exporters. According to Prasad, the closure of the border has resulted in vehicles being stranded and shipments already dispatched being unable to be unloaded. He added that with a curfew in place and banks closed, payments for shipped goods are not being received.

Microsoft had to safeguard itself and their founder's repute by taking one rather unusual steps, starting with keeping young interns away from Bill Gates due to his 'flirty' nature, that could have landed him and the employees at the workplace in a bit of a problem.

SBI and Divi's Labs. Apart from the above, companies like Affle (India), Bank of India, Capri Global, Chemcon Speciality Chemicals, JK Tyre, Amara Raja Battery, Utkarsh SFB among others will also declare their first quarter results.