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Finra has imposed a $1.6 million fine on Morgan Stanley for significant lapses in handling municipal securities transactions.

Mental models are algorithms of the mind. They are thinking constructs that govern how we make meaning and choices. How did separating work from life become a mental model? It goes back to early 18th century.

After the recent Bitcoin (BTC) price surge, crypto enthusiasts are optimistic that the market will enter a bullish state guided by Bitcoin dominance. On the other hand, Algotech (ALGT) has investors starry-eyed as it emerges as the best presale token to purchase.

Artificial intelligence can be incredibly annoying. Like when you realize the customer-service chatbot has you in a reply loop. Or when your voice assistant keeps giving you irrelevant answers to your question.

Arvind Bellad, Karnataka BJP MLA from Hubli-Dharwad West constituency, Wednesday criticized IT major Infosys for not creating a single job at its Hubballi campus despite acquiring 58 acres of land in his home constituency. The BJP leader even demanded the government to reclaim the land from the software giant.

In the last few weeks, we saw the drawn-out correction in Bitcoin and its main rival, Ethereum, come to an end.

Karnataka assembly on February 13 for not generating any employment at its Hubballi campus. Arvind Bellad, the deputy leader of the opposition and BJP leader, called for the government to revoke the 58 acres of land allocated to Infosys in Hubballi due to their failure to create jobs. Criticism in the Assembly During a discussion on local employment opportunities at industrial establishments in the session, Bellad, representing Hubballi-Dharwad (West), stated, «Infosys took 58 acres in an industrial estate in my constituency but has not created a single job, only engaging in gardening and landscaping.»

Pulwama on this day in 2019. He said on X, “I pay homage to the brave heroes who were martyred in Pulwama. Their service and sacrifice for our nation will always be remembered." The Pulwama attack remains the deadliest terror attack on India's state security personnel in Kashmir since 1989.

Korean instant noodles and when neighbourhood kirana stores stock Korean packaged food, it reflects the winds of change blowing through culinary preferences of young, affluent Indians. From savouring fiery Buldak noodles to munching shrimp flavoured Nongshim chips, watching K-dramas, listening to K-pop, and using K-beauty products, the K-wave is captivating a growing number of teenagers in India. «What young affluent India is adapting to and influenced by, is a direct downstream impact of the culture they are engaging with and the screens they are watching. From K-serials and K-pop, preferences have evolved to K-food, which has overtaken previous favourites like Japanese sushi,» Sandeep Goyal, chairman of ad agency Rediffusion. He said the surge in mainstream companies launching Korean packaged foods is a direct consequence of the increasing popularity of the number of restaurants serving Korean cuisine not only in metros but even smaller cities.

Last month, the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PM-EAC) released a paper proposing a new approach to regulating Artificial Intelligence (AI). It argues that while our current approach of enacting reactionary regulations might work in a static, linear system with predictable risks, it is unlikely to work in the context of AI, which comprises emergent, non-linear systems. It argues that since AI is a dynamic network of diverse agents whose interactions generate emergent behaviours, we need to think of it as a complex adaptive system (CAS) and design regulations accordingly.

Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Attorney General R Venkataramani to inform it whether a prosecution has been carried out ever under the provision of mandatory capital punishment to an individual who fabricates false evidence against an innocent member of a scheduled caste or a scheduled tribe. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and K V Viswanathan was hearing a PIL filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra, who has sought striking down of the mandatory death penalty provision under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Section 3 (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 stipulates mandatory death sentence in a case where an innocent member of a scheduled caste or a scheduled tribe is convicted and is executed in consequence of a false and fabricated evidence given by the concerned accused. As the hearing commenced, Venkataramani submitted that it is important to have some data as to whether offences under this provision have occurred at all.

NCLT) has admitted Sporta Technologies, which owns India’s largest fantasy sports platform Dream11, under the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) on an application filed by the resolution professional of Reward Solutions. The tribunal appointed Madan Bajrang Lal Vaishnawa as the interim resolution professional to conduct the insolvency resolution process. Piyush Jani, the resolution professional for Reward Solutions, had approached the NCLT to initiate insolvency proceedings against Sporta after the company defaulted on its dues of about Rs 7.61 crore.

₹2 lakh. “QCOs are issued in the interest of consumers, so that end-users should get a quality product and manufacturers should comply with prescribed standards.

Crude oil has started Monday on a slow note following a highly volatile last couple of weeks when losses of more than 7% were recouped from one week to the next.

Mutual Funds vs bank deposits: A change in how consumers view money, shifting from saving to investing, is tightening the availability of funds in banks. The shift from saving to investing among consumers is reducing the amount of available money in banks, as more people are choosing mutual funds over traditional savings accounts. Adhil Shetty, CEO of BankBazaar, explained that this change in consumer behavior is tightening liquidity in banks. 

By Archishma Iyer

The trust vote of the new Bihar government is all set to take place tomorrow. After coming out from the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government, Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar yet again formed the government, along with the BJP and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (HAM)(S).

My passion for exploration led me to Lakshadweep, a hidden jewel in the Arabian Sea. Beyond the turquoise waters and coral reefs, I sought to delve into the sentiments of the locals regarding the recent surge in tourism, a consequence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on development in this tranquil haven.

foreign direct investment (FDI) from China in Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL), a subsidiary of Paytm parent One97 Communications Ltd, PTI reported citing sources. Paytm Payments Services applied for a licence with the Reserve Bank in November 2020 to operate as a payment aggregator under the guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways. However, the apex bank rejected PPSL's application in November 2022.

World Governments Summit in Dubai, Georgieva said the IMF would publish a paper on Monday that shows phasing out explicit energy subsidies could save $336 billion in the Middle East, equivalent to the economies of Iraq and Libya combined. She added that in addition to savings, eliminating regressive energy subsidies "discourages pollution, and helps improve social spending," in a copy of the speech published on the IMF website.