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Croatia’s health minister and several others were detained on Friday on suspicion of corruption as part of an investigation launched by the European prosecutor’s office

A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — has been sentenced to five years in prison

When we think of mortgage competition, we often think of smaller lenders nipping at the big boys’ ankles like angry chihuahuas. That’s happening to a small degree, but there’s something else brewing below the surface that will have an even bigger impact on your future mortgage: open banking.

Uber claims to have over 1 million monthly active drivers in India, and the newly introduced features aim to improve their daily experience while making driving more rewarding and fulfilling.Also Read | India mobility opportunity massive, underpenetrated; have barely scratched surface: UberUber is now providing drivers with the ability to record audio if they feel "uncomfortable or concerned about their safety" during trips. The good news is that these recordings are not accessible to the drivers, and Uber states they will only be opened if the driver submits them as part of a safety report.We have reached out to Uber for further clarity on how rider data is handled during this process.

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is on a whirlwind campaign, addressing almost five rallies a day, in the run-up to the Maharashtra polls. Excerpts from an interview with ET’s Krishna Kumar & Jatin Takkar: On BJP’s narrative change after the LS polls: During the Lok Sabha polls, the opposition played up the narrative that reservations will go away, which pushed Dalits away. Secondly, adivasis were polarised against us. After the elections, we went to the people and even they realised that reservation will not go away. The entire fake narrative has been wiped out. Also, there was ‘vote Jihad’ against us as in several constituencies. Now, even if it happens, the impact would be limited. MVA has not realised that due to this voting pattern (of Muslims), there is a subtle feeling among people that if such things happen, then it is not good and pressure groups could be created. The Congress accepting their demands of the Ulema, especially the one where they have agreed to release rioters from 2012 to 2024, is dangerous and will backfire on them.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the joint-most successful IPL franchise, retained five players, including captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, before the mega auction. They also kept MS Dhoni as an uncapped player, due to a rule change that allows Indian players who haven't played internationally in the past five years to be considered uncapped. Other retained players are Matheesha Pathirana, Ravindra Jadeja, and Shivam Dube. CSK is now left with one Right-To-Match card, which it can use either on an uncapped or a capped player. ALSO READ: How many RTMs do teams have and what are the rules?

Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle etched their names in Ranji Trophy history with a 606-run partnership for the third wicket against Arunachal Pradesh. However, their joy of setting a new Ranji record turned bittersweet when they realized they had narrowly missed breaking the all-time first-class cricket partnership record by just 19 runs. When Kauthankar and Bakle walked into the dressing room at the lunch break, they were informed they were only 18 runs away from surpassing Maharashtra's Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawne’s Ranji Trophy record of 594 runs. On resumption, the duo quickly broke the record amidst loud cheers at the Academy ground in Porvorim. Kauthankar, who had already reached a triple century, was joined by Bakle, who also completed his maiden triple ton in just his second Ranji game. The Goa captain, Darshan Misal, declared the innings at 727-2, sealing the 606-run partnership. Only later did the team realise that they were just 19 runs shy of breaking the all-time first-class record of 624 runs, set by Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in 2006.

Parliamentary committee meeting to resolve the issue of «discrimination» in determining the «creamy layer» for OBC reservation, the panel has scheduled another discussion for later this month, reported TOI. However, it has now emerged that the Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of OBCs had previously addressed the same issue in detail five years ago, ruling against including «salary» in the calculation of «income» for the purpose of reservations. Interestingly, the committee at that time was also chaired by its current head, BJP MP Ganesh Singh. Sources informed to TOI that the committee has summoned the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for a meeting on November 28, where the issue of factoring in «salary» for backward candidates from public sector undertakings (PSUs) qualifying for the UPSC exams will be discussed. During Wednesday's meeting, MPs including DMK's TR Baalu, Congress' Manickam Tagore, SP's Ramashankar Rajbhar, and a senior BJP member criticised what they described as a violation of the 1993 Office Memorandum (OM), which explicitly states that «income» should not include «salary» or «agricultural income.» The controversy centres around the government's practice of including «salary» for candidates whose parents work in PSUs, citing the lack of an «equivalence of posts» with government positions such as Group A, B, C, and D, noted a TOI report.

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Dehradun on Monday. The victims were returning from a party when their vehicle, a multi-utility vehicle (MUV), collided with a container truck. The accident occurred near the ONGC intersection. The MUV was traveling at high speed and hit the left rear side of the truck. Police Inspector KC Bhatt stated that early findings suggest the truck driver was not at fault. “Since the MUV’s driver, who owned the vehicle, did not survive, we are looking into legal alternatives as no charges can be filed posthumously,” said Bhatt. The impact of the crash was severe, killing five of the passengers instantly. The sixth passenger died later in the hospital. The deceased have been identified as Guneet Singh, Kamakshi Singhal, Navya Goyal, Rishabh Jain and Atul Agrawal, all residents of Dehradun, and Kunal Kukreja from Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The sole survivor, Siddhesh Agrawal, is currently hospitalized.

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IRB Infrastructure Trust has made a non biding offer to IRB InvIT Fund to transfer five toll assets having an enterprise value of Rs 15,000 crore as of September 2024, according to an exchange filing on Thursday. In a statement, IRB said it plans to re-invest the proceeds raised from the deal in upcoming opportunities in the infrastructure sector. IRB Infrastructure Trust is IRB Infrastructure and Developers' private InvIT (infrastructure investment trust) with 51 per cent stakeholding, while IRB InvIT Fund is a publicly listed InvIT platform in which the infrastructure player has a 15 per cent share. «IRB Infrastructure Trust, an associate, has announced a non-binding offer to transfer five matured highway assets to the IRB InvIT Fund,» IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd (IRB) said in a statement.

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy reiterated his statement of not believing in work-life balance at the CNBC Global Leadership Summit. Murthy said that KV Kamath, Independent Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Jio Financial Services, had once said that since India is a poor country with lot of challenges and we need to worry about those rather than about work-life balance."

The ETF strategy, launched on Xetra and Borsa Italiana in October this year, was listed on the London Stock Exchange via the UK's Overseas Funds Regime (OFR). PTAM offers investors exposure to the US bonds market and employs its own ‘Shape Management' methodology, which targets long-term performance and stable growth across both rising and falling rate environments. European active ETFs double their AUM as passives gain popularity across the continent Following the launch of PTAM to the UK market, HANetf now has five active ETFs on its platform. The move comes as active ETFs are...

Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) was on Thursday declared banned by the government for five years for its involvement in violent incidents and for carrying out activities prejudicial to India's sovereignty and integrity. In a notification, the Union Home Ministry said the Central government is of the opinion that the HNLC has declared objective for secession of areas in the Meghalaya, largely inhabited by Khasi and Jaintia tribes, and continued intimidation and bullying of the civilian population to extort funds for their organisation. It said the group is also maintaining links with other insurgent groups of the northeastern region for carrying out extortion and intimidation and indulging in 48 criminal cases, including that of explosion or planting of explosives in Meghalaya, from November 2019 to June 2024. During this period, 73 cadres of the outfit were also arrested by the security forces.

An insurance magnate who was once a big political donor in North Carolina has pleaded guilty related to what prosecutors call a $2 billion scheme to defraud insurance regulators, policyholders and others

STOXX 600 rose at the open on Thursday, led by energy and technology stocks, as upbeat earnings supported gains in the benchmark. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.3% as of 0813 GMT, although it was pinned near its lowest level in three weeks.

Marc Miller on Wednesday said “the age of unlimited supply of cheap foreign labour is over,” and that employers may need to offer higher wages to attract more Canadian workers.Speaking to reporters after addressing the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, Miller also suggested the federal government may be looking at boosting enforcement resources to crack down on irregular migrants who don’t leave Canada, and addressed the need for mutual enforcement of the Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S.Miller said it’s important to address what is sometimes a “very disproportionate relationship between employers and employees” when it comes to low-cost temporary foreign workers.“There are exploitative relationships that exist, and we need to crack down on them.

Denmark’s royal court says it will phase out a labeling system dating to the 1800s that grants companies the right to use the image of the Danish crown on their letterhead, packaging and labels