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NTA) comes under scanner owing to lapses in multiple examinations, the Ministry of Education on Saturday announced a high level committee led by former chairman of ISRO Dr. K. Radhakrishnan. «In order to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations through National Testing Agency (NTA), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education constituted a High-Level Committee of Experts to make recommendations on: Reform in mechanism of examination process, Improvement in Data Security protocols. Structure and functioning of National Testing Agency,» the ministry said in a media release. The committee has been directed to submit its report within two months and is also free to co-opt any Subject Matter Expert for assistance.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday demanded that the enforcement of the three criminal laws, which are to come into force from July 1, be deferred, saying the Bills were «bulldozed» through Parliament. In a post on X, Ramesh said the implementation of the Bills be deferred to enable a thorough review and re-examination by a reconstituted Standing Committee on Home Affairs as they were passed at a time when 146 MPs had been suspended. «On Dec 25 2023, the President of India had given her assent to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023,the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. The three far-reaching Bills had been bulldozed through Parliament without proper debate and discussion, and at a time when 146 MPs had been suspended from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha,» Ramesh said. «Earlier the Bills had been bulldozed through the Standing Committee on Home Affairs without detailed interactions with stakeholders across the country and completely ignoring the written and very detailed dissent notes of a number of MPs belonging to different political parties, including the Indian National Congress, who were members of the Standing Committee,» he said.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday chaired a pre-budget meeting with state and union territories finance ministers at Bharat Mandapam. The meeting is organised by the Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs with the finance ministers of all states and UTs, along with other stakeholders, for suggestions for the upcoming Union Budget. The Finance Ministry had consulted with various stakeholders of the economy a few days ago. Sitharaman has met economists, finance and capital market experts and industry bodies. The first pre-budget meeting was chaired by the FM on June 19. The meeting was attended by Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, the finance secretary, secretaries of the departments of economic affairs, revenue, financial services and corporate affairs and the chief economic adviser.

₹193-203 per share and a lot size of 73 shares, the ₹418.01 crore worth IPO combined a fresh issue of 1.6 crore shares, aggregating ₹325 crore, and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 46 lakh shares, aggregating ₹93.01 crore.DEE Piping Systems IPO's latest GMP (grey market premium) is ₹88. Considering the price band of ₹203, the IPO's estimated listing price is ₹291, a premium of 43.35 per cent.The DEE Piping Systems IPO was fully subscribed on Day 1, and at the end of Day 2, the overall subscription was over 9 times.

Indian firms had seized upon the opportunity thrown open by the Act to supply cheaper generics to American drug stores. Tapping chemistry skills abundantly available in the country, Indian pharma companies had become experts at reverse engineering off-patent drugs. In the past, Cipla had produced a less than a dollar anti-malaria drug, while Lupin had launched low-cost medication for tuberculosis.

₹537.02 crore, comprising a fresh issue and an offer-for-sale.The Bengaluru-based furniture maker raised over ₹161.10 crore from anchor investors on Thursday ahead of its initial public offering.Stanley Lifestyles is a super-premium and luxury furniture brand in India involved in manufacturing and retail operations.Experts point out that in FY23, it was the fourth-largest revenue-generating player in the home furniture segment in India.Stanley Lifestyles is among the first few Indian companies in the super-premium and luxury furniture segment and one of the few Indian companies present across various price points, such as super-premium, luxury and ultra-luxury segments, through its various brands.Here are ten key points about Stanley Lifestyles and its IPO:A book-built issue of ₹537.02 crores, Stanley Lifestyles IPO combines a fresh issue and an offer-for-sale (OFS) by its promoters and shareholders. It comprises a fresh issue of ₹200 crore and an OFS of 91,33,454 shares, aggregating to ₹337.02 crore.The promoter-selling shareholders under the OFS are Sunil Suresh and Shubha Sunil, who will offload up to 11.82 lakh shares each.

vulnerability was brought to light by a cybersecurity expert who demonstrated the flaw using flying bats as an example. Notably, these virtual objects would persist in the user’s space even after Safari was closed.Reportedly, Apple has implemented stringent security measures to control what can enter a user’s personal space within Vision Pro.

Bandhan Bank, which finished with a gain of 7.6%, while IDFC Bank also ended the week with a 7.10% gain.Also Read: HDFC Bank shares snap a 7-day winning streak; time to book profit?Heavyweights including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and IndusInd Bank all concluded the week with gains ranging between 1.50% and 4.8%. Additionally, Federal Bank ended the week with a gain of 2.5%.Analysts attributed the strong rebound in shares of private banks to robust foreign portfolio investor (FPI) inflows during the week, coupled with profit booking in sectors like auto and FMCG, which had experienced substantial gains in recent weeks."The domestic market witnessed minor profit booking amid concerns over the slow progress of the monsoon, resulting in underperformance in the FMCG sector.

₹1,672.85 against its previous close of ₹1,669.35 but soon fell about 1.5 per cent to the level of ₹1,644.85 on profit booking.Market benchmark Nifty 50 also erased all gains and declined by 0.3 per cent after hitting a fresh record high of 23,667.10.The HDFC Bank share price has gained nearly 7 per cent in the last seven sessions. However, the stock's last one-year performance has been quite sombre.

Crisil report, with products ranging from student education loans to expansion capital for educational institutions in the form of education infrastructure loans.Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) states that Olive Vine Investment Ltd, a Warburg Pincus affiliate, is the company's promoter. International Finance Corporation and affiliates of Kedaara Capital, Mubadala Investment Company, and Avendus Future are among the institutional shareholders.Also Read: Ola Electric, Emcure Pharmaceuticals get SEBI nod for IPO launchA fresh issuance of equity shares up to ₹1000 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to ₹2500 crore by the "Selling Shareholder" with a face value of ₹5 per equity share make up the public offer, which has a combined total value of ₹3500 crore.The offer for sale includes equity shares from Olive Vine Investment Ltd (Promoter Selling Shareholder) up to ₹1,758 crore; equity shares from International Finance Corporation (Investor Selling Shareholder)up to ₹342 crore; and equity shares from Kedaara Capital Growth Fund III LLP (Investor Selling Shareholder) up to ₹400 crore.Also Read: Stanley Lifestyles IPO hits D-Street today; check GMP, review, and other key details.

Ketan Mehta is a patient man. After establishing a business for buying and selling life insurance policies in 2002, the chartered accountant (CA) spent a decade (2005-2015) embroiled in litigation. LIC, India’s largest insurance company, opposed the idea of a 'secondary market' in insurance and did not cooperate with Mehta. 

“A loan, though old, is not a gift" is an old Hungarian saying. This is especially apt in today’s digital age where even a minute delay is reported into the system and is remembered by lenders and others for a very, very long time.

Sensex rose 141.34 points to close at 77,478.93, while the Nifty 50 settled 51.00 points, or 0.22%, higher at 23,567.00.Amid high volatility on Thursday, certain stocks gave a fresh breakout. This means these stock prices moved above a significant resistance level on the chart pattern.

Accenture Q3 results: Revenue touches $16.5 billion, cash dividend at $1.29 per shareIndian IT stocks rose after Accenture's earnings, boosting hopes that the worst was behind and that the sector may see demand revival.Accenture's earnings are seen as a performance indicator of Indian IT players, and they are keenly observed by IT sector experts and investors. It also indicates the demand for IT services worldwide."Accenture maintained FY2024 guidance at the midpoint of 2 per cent with nearly 3 per cent inorganic component.

Stock Market News: Domestic equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, began Friday's session with modest gains amid mixed global cues. Following Accenture's optimistic revenue projection, information technology (IT) stocks rose. Nifty IT increased by 2% as a US-based industry bellwether predicted higher-than-expected full-year sales growth.

The Nifty future closed positive, with gains of 0.40% at 23597 levels on Thursday. The India VIX was down by 2.68% from 13.71 to 13.34 levels.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) had announced June 22 as the record date for its 1:1 bonus share issuance. Today is the last day to buy shares to qualify for receiving the company's bonus shares. In May, BPCL announced that it would issue bonus shares to eligible shareholders in a 1:1 ratio. This means that for every share held, shareholders will receive one additional share in their Demat account.

«Coming to private sector banks in particular, the growth is going to be strong in FY24, particularly second half, in terms of the loan book growth,» says Rajesh Kothari, CIO, AlfAccurate Advisors. Let us start off with banks, exactly what our experts were talking about because seems like that is where valuation comfort is. The FIIs clearly making a comeback and their first port of call is private banks. Do you believe this is going to be a sustainable move? Rajesh Kothari: Well, I think entire banking and finance if we divid it into multiple sub-segments, so we have private sector banks, then we have PSU bank, then we have NBFCs, and then there is something called others, which includes insurance, asset management companies, wealth management companies and exchanges.

quick commerce companies to poach these executives from one another, signalling a likely rise in the executives' wages. Gig workers are getting poached by staffing firms, and larger companies are in turn hunting them out to bring them onto their payrolls. All this is resulting in high attrition.

anxiety and high stress among individuals. This has been reported by USA Today.