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When jurors size up FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried for the first time, they might not know much about the world of cryptocurrencies. The prosecution and defense each could try to use that to their advantage.

IIM-Bangalore has found that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly 'Mann ki Baat' broadcast succeeded in popularising a host of policy initiatives centred around issues like the welfare of girls, yoga and the use of Khadi. Modi shared the collaborative study by the IIM and State Bank of India on his website, noting that his broadcast has completed nine years. The interesting study highlights some of the themes covered and their societal impact, he said, adding that it is amazing how several life journeys and collective efforts have been celebrated through the medium.

Notably, out of the 5,78,061 pending cases, a staggering 1,61,134 are related to the insurance sector, indicating a state of chaos within the industry. These numbers also signal a steep rise in the resoluteness of the consumers to seek redressal in case of claim rejection or discrepancy with the cover amount.

Groww Nifty Total Market Index Fund is open for subscription and Edelweiss Multi Cap Fund and Baroda BNP Paribas Small Cap Fund will open for subscription later this week. Edelweiss Multi Cap Fund Edelweiss Multi Cap Fund is an open-ended equity scheme that will invest across large cap, mid cap, small cap stocks. The new fund offer or NFO of the scheme will open for subscription on October 4 and it will close on October 18.

Reuters, this decision is attributed to the effects of the ongoing United Auto Workers strike, which has now entered its 18th day and has impacted operations at these facilities. Also Read: UAW Strike Hits Demand for Steel The UAW confirmed that it submitted a fresh contract offer to GM on Monday. However, GM responded by stating that they had received the counterproposal, but there were still significant differences to be addressed.

Vodafone, on Monday urged the EU to make tech and streaming giants pay for the massive amounts of bandwidth they use. The idea is not new but has ignited a fierce debate. Telecoms giants say that they need more money to maintain and update the infrastructure to meet Europe's voracious data needs, and that it would be fairer if firms like Netflix contributed towards the cost. But tech behemoths say telecoms companies already get money from customers, while digital rights activists fear making web giants pay would create a two-speed internet. «Big tech companies pay today almost nothing for data transport in our networks, far from covering the costs needed to expand networks,» a letter published by the European telecoms lobby group ETNO and signed by 20 CEOs said.

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NIA) on Monday arrested a top Maoist leader as it carried out raids at 62 locations across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the CPI (Maoist) conspiracy case, an official said. The day-long searches, which were conducted mostly in Andhra Pradesh, also led to the recovery of weapons, cash and incriminating documents, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.

U.S. auto safety investigators have expanded a probe into Ford Motor Co. engine failures to include nearly 709,000 vehicles

The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Mack Trucks that covers about 4,000 workers in three states

Gehlot on Monday said the Centre will have to implement the Old Pension Scheme for employees across the country as done by his government in the state. Sharing the video of a protest held in Delhi on Sunday demanding the implementation of Old Pension Scheme (OPS), Gehlot wrote on X, «OPS was implemented for the first time in Rajasthan on humanitarian ground.

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The demand for RuPay credit cards rose 37% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in July-September due to a rise in demand in tier 2, tier-3, and tier-4 towns and cities, according to a recent study by financial technology platform Zet.

Vidhan Sabha building in Uttar Pradesh took a significant step forward as senior officials have reportedly delivered a presentation on the project to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday. According to sources quoted by TOI, discussions during the presentation included the exploration of three potential sites for this project, and an official announcement regarding the chosen location is expected to be made by the Chief Minister soon. Officials are actively scouting for a suitable land parcel, covering an extensive area of about 200 acres within the city. Among the proposed locations, one option is a 160-acre site near Chak Gajaria farms on Sultanpur Road, previously identified during the Samajwadi Party's administration, and previously considered in 2019. Another potential site under consideration is the area currently occupied by the DGP headquarters and the Lucknow Zoo in Narhi, pending the zoo's relocation to the Kukrail Forest Reserve following a UP Cabinet decision in 2022.

India's highways pothole-free, the government has introduced a stringent accountability system for highway engineers. The Centre has set a clear deadline for eliminating potholes from National Highways (NHs) by the end of this year.

₹8,000 crore in Telangana on Monday, ahead of the state elections scheduled later this year. These projects cover various sectors, including railways, and thermal power plants. "In line with the Prime Minister’s vision of increasing power generation with improved energy efficiency in the country, the first 800 MW Unit of phase 1 of Telangana Super Thermal Power Project of NTPC will be dedicated to the nation.

India pays homage to one of its most illustrious leaders, the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. His sagacious teachings continue to echo through the annals of history.

fossil fuels as fast as possible—that much almost everyone agrees upon. How to do so is the complicated part. Economists have long favoured putting a price on carbon, a mechanism that Europe introduced in 2005.

Nifty 50 has net gained more than 13%, and one sector that has contributed significantly to this is the information technology pack despite the hullabaloo around global slowdown and earnings growth risks for the sector. The outperformance of IT stocks, which enjoy the second highest weightage in Nifty 50, to banks, has helped the 50-stock index move past the psychologically-crucial 20000-mark. In the first half of FY24, while the Nifty IT index has gained 11%, Nifty Bank has added over 9%. Of the 10 constituents of the Nifty IT index, eight of them have given double-digit returns in the April-September period. One must note that the stellar gains in stocks have come even after most technology majors gave a bleak outlook for earnings growth in FY24 amid the economic slowdown in the US and Europe.

NEW DELHI : The new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime of 28% tax on online money games, casinos and horse racing has kicked in from Sunday with Union government issuing orders on norms to be followed covering taxes to be collected by Centre and the Union Territories. Some states are in the process of notifying legislative changes for the part of taxes to be collected by them. The new regime kicks in amid intense litigation around the regime that existed till today with Supreme Court last month issuing a stay order on a Karnataka HC decision, favouring an online gaming company.