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Maharashtra government on Tuesday accepted the first report of a committee headed by retired high court judge Sandeep Shinde, appointed to decide the procedure for granting Kunbi caste certificates to the Marathas in the Marathwada region. The process of the issuance of Kunbi certificates has begun, an official statement said. Kunbi, a community associated with agriculture, is grouped under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category in Maharashtra and enjoys reservation benefits in education and government jobs.

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in his family turf of Gwalior and he is making all efforts to ensure improvement in the BJP's tally in the region. In 2018, the Congress bagged 16 out of 21 seats of Gwalior region, while the BJP won five seats. In the 2020 bypolls, after Scindia's defection to the BJP, the party's tally went up to 11 while the Congress was reduced to 10. Just a few months ago, the Congress appeared to be sweeping the region.

It's Halloween day, which provides the perfect backdrop to explore the stocks that are currently spooking investors, especially in light of the gloomy forecasts.

By Marcelo Teixeira

Five Nights at Freddy's," the spine-chilling adaptation of the popular video game by Universal and Blumhouse, has stormed into the box office with a staggering $80 million in North America and a jaw-dropping $132 million globally. What's even more astonishing is that this $20 million-budgeted horror flick, which also simultaneously streamed on Peacock, the NBCUniversal-owned platform, achieved this phenomenal success within just three days of its release. This horror sensation has already left its mark by surpassing the entire global earnings of 2022's «Halloween Ends» ($104 million) and is set to overtake 2021's «Halloween Kills» ($133 million).

World Cup was played between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Kolkata, Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan entered the list of top five batsmen scoring the most runs in the ongoing World Cup in India. Mohammad Rizwan scored 26 runs from 21 deliveries and remained not out while chasing the target of 204 runs set by Bangladesh. Mohammad Rizwan entered the top five position ahead of Aiden Markram of South Africa and Virat Kohli of India.

New Delhi: India is set to emerge as a design and manufacturing hub for semiconductors in the next five years, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union minister for electronics and information technology, in a conversation with Hindustan Times editor-in-chief R. Sukumar during a virtual session that kick-started the 21st edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Tuesday. India, Vaishnaw argued, has three core strengths that will power its growth in this sector.

Gaza Strip has become a graveyard for thousands of children, the United Nations said Tuesday, as it feared the prospect of more dying of dehydration. Israel has heavily bombarded Gaza since Hamas gunmen stormed across the border on October 7, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping at least 240 others, according to Israeli officials.

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal and five others in the alleged fraud of ₹538 crore at the Canara Bank. Goyal was arrested by the ED on September 1 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He is currently in judicial custody and lodged at the Arthur Road jail here.

Reliance Retail have joined hands to launch Reliance SBI Card with two variants: Reliance SBI Card Prime and Reliance SBI Card. The card is meant to offer an overall rewarding shopping experience to customers across segments with varied spending needs. The credit card, a media release states, is made of recycled plastic and has been introduced on RuPay platform.

Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor’s Version)' has taken a massive lead in the U.K. chart race. It is currently outperforming the rest of the top 40 combined. The singer-songwriter is most likely to be crowned when the U.K. albums chart is published later this week. According to the Official Charts Company reports, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) has already received 148,000 chart units and it is already the year’s best-selling album.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday alleged that the rights of states are being crushed under the BJP-led regime at the Centre, and appealed to the people to back the opposition INDIA bloc in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections to ensure real autonomy for states. In the third episode of his 'Speaking for India' podcast series, Stalin chose the theme of state autonomy and used his «voice for true cooperative federalism», targeting the BJP and the government helmed by it at the Centre. Stalin pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his earlier role as Gujarat Chief Minister, had often spoken backing the rights of states. «However, after he came to Delhi as Prime Minister, the very first sentence of the Constitution, 'India, that is Bharat, shall be a union of states', became a thing of dislike for him.» The Centre does not «allow» the states to even function within the Constitutional framework and it is not inclined to listening to the states either, Stalin claimed.

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Honasa Consumer, which owns new-age FMCG brands like Mamaearth and The Derma Co, got subscribed 12% on the first day of subscription on Tuesday. The IPO received bids for 36,07,182 shares against 2,88,99,514 shares on offer, according to NSE data. The portion for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) was subscribed 34% while the quota for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) received 10% subscription. The category for non-institutional investors got subscribed 3%.

Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP of first criticising its allies and later supporting them, and called upon people of the northeast not to vote for the regional parties like the MNF and the ZPM. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said a vote for the Mizo National Front (MNF) or the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) is actually a vote for the BJP.

New Delhi: Gentari Sdn Bhd, GIC Holdings Pte Ltd and AM Green, promoted by Greenko founders, recently announced plans for one of the world’s largest green-ammonia plants. In an email interview, Greenko founder, president and joint managing director Mahesh Kolli said an equity raise for AM Green Molecules, AM Green Technology & Solutions, and AM Green International would be done at an "appropriate time".

By Clare Jim, Xie Yu and Scott Murdoch

Brielle Asero never anticipated that her video discussing work-life balance would make such a viral impact. In an interview with Rolling Stone, she reveals the surprising backlash she encountered after sparking a conversation about the demanding work hours imposed by companies. Asero, a fresh college graduate, set off a fervent debate when she posted a heartfelt TikTok video lamenting her 9-to-5 job.

crypto rebel, is racing into the heart of the financial establishment with an exchange-traded fund that tracks its price. But will it strike gold? The world's biggest cryptocurrency has leapt 28% in October, with investors betting U.S. regulators will give the green light for a spot bitcoin ETF and thereby unleash a new wave of demand.

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll. Earlier, the ABP-CVoter Opinion Poll data predicted that the ruling BJP and Congress are expected to undergo a neck-and-neck political battle as the saffron party is only 0.1% ahead of the grand old party in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. The survey data showed that Congress can get 113 to 125 seats out of 230 constituencies, while BJP is likely to win 104 to 116 seats.

«We exited March almost at 70% of our capacity at Rs 550 crore a month. And we wanted to demonstrate the operating leverage. And we said that for this full year, this is the range of volume we will do for the whole year,» says Shachindra Nath, Vice Chairman & MD, U GRO Capital. It was a solid show yet again from you. The AUM is up 74%. Net disbursements continue to be quite high. Quite a bit of improvement on the profitability front as well. Talk to us about sustainability of all of this? Let us say, as far as AUM is concerned, what is the target for FY24? As I have said this to you in our last quarter result as well, that we built up our capacity in last two and a half years. We are almost five-year-old company. In last two and a half year, we heavily invested into both our distribution and liability infrastructure and data technology which drives revolution which we are trying to bring in MSME financing in India. We exited March almost at 70% of our capacity at Rs 550 crore a month. And we wanted to demonstrate the operating leverage. And we said that for this full year, this is the range of volume we will do for the whole year.