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Under the terms of the deal, LBBW will take on Bitpanda's 'investment-as-a-service' infrastructure to store and procure cryptocurrencies.

Has ECI taken the colour off India’s poll campaigns? The Delhi High Court had upheld the arrest of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader on April 9, arguing that the investigative agency was with "little option" after he skipped repeated summonses and refused to join the investigation. Kejriwal while approaching the Supreme Court on April 11, contended in the appeal that his arrest was "motivated by extraneous considerations." The High Court had said that Kejriwal's absence from nine ED summons over six months undermined any claims of special privilege as Chief Minister, suggesting his arrest was an inevitable consequence of his non-cooperation.

India faced a tightrope walk as Iran launched a direct attack on Israel for the first time, responding to an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus earlier this month. If the war escalates and spreads across West Asia, it might impact India's critical interests in the energy sector as well as its diaspora numbering about 10 million in the Gulf region, said people with knowledge of the matter. Any possible evacuation of diaspora in case of a wider conflict would also be a mammoth task, they said.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is recalling 6,528 bottles of a medication used to treat high blood pressure in the American market due to failed dissolution specifications, the US health regulator said. The US-based arm of the Mumbai-headquartered drug firm is recalling the affected lot of Diltiazem Hydrochloride extended-release capsules, the US Food and Drug Administration said in its latest Enforcement Report. The affected lot has been produced in India and is being recalled by New Jersey-based Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc for «failed dissolution specifications», the USFDA said. «Out of Specification (OOS) was reported in a test of dissolution at the 12th month time point in long-term stability study,» it noted.

The cryptocurrency market is currently strengthening, with indications that the next price rally is near. Experts are looking at a new crypto token, Algotech (ALGT), that is poised to surpass top altcoins, Cardano (ADA) and Tron (TRX).

Small-cap stock in focus: Shares of Hazoor Multi Projects Limited will be in focus on Monday as the company board has declared raising of funds to the tune of ₹486 crore. The company board took this decision in its meeting on Friday and the above-said funds would be raised via the issuance of 1.62 crore warrants convertible into an equal number of equity shares on a preferential basis.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), led by Sarah Cardell, has voiced its displeasure with the control of AI Foundation Models (FMs) by a small number of tech companies. This concern was outlined in a paper presented by the CEO during an Antitrust Law Spring Meeting in Washington on April 11.

Congress party, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday, said that the Congress will extinct like dinosaurs in a few years. «Congress is getting vanished. These children must have heard of dinosaurs, have you? Have you seen dinosaurs? In a way, dinosaurs have completely disappeared from the earth, similarly, Congress is also disappearing,» Singh asserted while addressing the public rally in Champawat. Addressing a public rally in Champawat in support of BJP's Almora candidate Ajay Tamta, Singh took a jibe at the Congress party and its previous governance in the country and compared it with the current state of affairs in the hilly region under the BJP regime.

Also Read: Chinese Investors Snap Up Copper, Gold Stocks to Drive 10% Gains In the USA, manufacturing grew for the first time in one-and-a-half years in March, with significant increases in production and new orders. Similarly, China's manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in six months in March, signaling a recovery despite ongoing challenges in the property sector. However, analysts are anticipating that China will announce more stimulus measures to revive the challenges in the housing sector, which could further fuel demand for metals.

TDS typically at 1% of property value before making payment to any seller. However, there is an exception to this rule which may require you to deduct higher tax deducted at source (TDS) and it is linked to the status of the PAN of the seller. Before buying property, you need to check the status of PAN-Aadhaar linkage of the property seller. This needs to be checked both at the time of paying token money and at the time of making the final payment for the property. Chartered Accountant Mihir Tanna, associate director-direct tax, S.K. Patodia LLP, shares the experience of one of his clients who bought a property.

Canada has recently decreased the number of Indian staff members in its diplomatic missions across India due to a shortage of Canadian personnel necessary for the effective management of in-country operations. This move comes in response to India's expulsion of 41 Canadian diplomats last year, which aimed to achieve parity in diplomatic presence. Consequently, Canada had ceased in-person operations at its consulates in Mumbai, Chandigarh, and Bengaluru. While the exact number of retrenched employees remains undisclosed, it is understood to be less than 100. Confirming the staff reductions, a media relations official at the high commission expressed regret over the necessity of this decision, citing the departure of Canadian staff last year. «We wish to extend our sincere gratitude to our local staff in India for their resilience, dedication, and service. Canada remains committed to providing essential services to Canadians in India, including consular support and facilitating trade and business development, to uphold the longstanding ties between our two nations,» stated the official, noting that Canada's visa application centers in India continue to operate normally.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena on Thursday ordered end-to-end surveillance of liquor movement, aimed at curtailing influence of liquor in the run-up to Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the state. As part of state-wide monitoring, the CEO ordered the managing director of the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Ltd (APSBCL) to track the movement of liquor by deploying Global Positioning System (GPS). Similar directives were also issued to the commissioners of Prohibition and Excise Department and Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB). «The movement of liquor from the distillery/ brewery to the godown of APSBCL should be GPS tracked (and the) feed of which also to be provided to the District Election Office control room and the CEO control room,» said Meena in an order.

froth in the broader market seems to have had an impact on mutual fund investors, too, who have started pulling out money from their smallcap investments for the first time after two and a half years. In March, the smallcap category saw an outflow of Rs 94.17 crore. The category saw its last considerable outflow of Rs 248.73 crore in September 2021. In FY24, the category received total inflows of Rs 40,188.56 crore with the highest seen in June 2023 at Rs 5,471.75 crore. During March, smallcap was the only equity category, which witnessed net outflows.

Pedro Sanchez warned Wednesday that Israel's «disproportionate response» in the Gaza war with Hamas risks «destabilising the Middle East, and as a consequence, the entire world». Sanchez also insisted that the recognition of a Palestinian state, long resisted by Israel and its key allies, is «in Europe's geopolitical interests». Sanchez had already raised the subject of statehood during a visit last week to Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, when he told reporters that Spain could recognise Palestine as a nation by the end of June.

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Europe’s highest human rights court has ruled that its member nations must better protect their citizens from the consequences of climate change

Moon wasn't sighted. Key mosques in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka confirmed this. Consequently, Eid al-Fitr will be observed in much of the country on April 11.

Muslims will observe another day of fast today, April 10 since the crescent Moon wasn't sighted. Key mosques in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka confirmed this. Consequently, Eid al-Fitr will be observed in much of the country on April 11.

Among the more worrisome provisions of India’s new Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, is Section 9 that imposes an obligation on all data fiduciaries to obtain a parent’s verifiable consent before they process the personal data of a child. What this means is that, before collecting any personal data, businesses will have to ascertain whether the person to whom it relates is a child or not. This, if you think about it, is an onerous obligation that will likely have far greater consequences than legislators intended.

RBI has flagged risks in monetary policy on account of climate change in its study, 'Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks 2024', in February. In this, the central bank is leading from the front after floating a discussion paper on mitigating climate risk by banks.

Has the overall Canadian tax system hit a tipping point? I’ve been concerned about this for quite some time and while I try hard not to cry wolf, I try to shine some light on some very serious concerns.