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The US dollar retreated for a second day in early European trade as risk appetite improved further. But it remained to be seen whether the weakness will last, given the ongoing bullish trend amid strong data and a hawkish Fed.

Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bonds scheme is a «great boon for democracy», former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said on Thursday. N Gopalaswami, who was the chief election commissioner from June 2006 to April 2009, said, «We are still very long way off in cleaning up the electoral funding system.» A five-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said the electoral bonds scheme violates the right to information and the freedom of speech and expression under the Constitution. The top court directed that the SBI must disclose details of each electoral bond encashed by the political parties. The information should include the date of encashment and the denomination of the bonds and be submitted to the poll panel by March 6.

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023–24 Series IV schedule for the fiscal year 2023-2024. The SGB Series 2023-24 Series IV opened for subscription on February 12, 2024. The current SGB tranche will close for subscriptions on February 16, 2024.

₹763.90 apiece on the BSE after the Supreme Court (SC) ordered the state-owned lender to disclose details of electoral bonds encashed by the political parties, including date and denomination. Earlier today, the top court declared the controversial electoral bonds scheme as 'unconstitutional' and in violation of the right to information and Article 19(1)(a). The ruling stated that allowing corporates to make unlimited contributions is arbitrary and against the fundamental rights of citizens.

Cybersecurity experts are warning that hospitals around the United States are at risk for attacks such as the one that's crippling operations at a premier Midwestern children’s hospital

₹1413.30 in intra-day deals on Thursday, February 15 after the largest private sector lender informed in a press release that has witnessed healthy growth in its Home Loan Business post its merger with HDFC. The lender announced that its home loan business experienced a stable and healthy double-digit YoY growth for two quarters, ending December 31, 2023. The growth in sales turnover has come on the back of a wider distribution network with a 3.6 percent sequential growth as of December 2023, the highest amongst peers in home loans.

ecet.tsche.ac.in. As per the official notification, TS ECET exams will be conducted on 6 May in a single shift from 09:00 am to 12:00 pm.

By Emily Chow

Supreme Court has declared the electoral bonds scheme as "unconstitutional," stating that anonymous corporate contributions to political parties are «violative of the right to information.» The decision was announced by a bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday. The decision comes ahead of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April-May this year. Key Observations and Directions from the Bench

Congress on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bond scheme, and said it will reinforce the power of votes over notes. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, «The Supreme Court has held the much-touted Electoral Bonds scheme of the Modi Sarkar as violative of both laws passed by Parliament as well as the Constitution of India.» The long-awaited verdict is hugely welcome and will reinforce the power of votes over notes, he said. Read Also | Electoral bond SC verdict: India will know all info about all donors and receivers, hidden so far, by March 13

Electoral bond: In a landmark judgment delivered on February 15, the Supreme Court unanimously struck down the electoral bonds scheme, holding these bonds «unconstitutional». The State Bank of India, the authorised seller of these poll bonds, was directed by the apex court to provide details of donations made through these bonds, as well as all relevant info on whoever the money went to. Holding political donations by companies as purely for «quid pro quo purposes», the top court ordered that the information of all corporate contributors be made public.

BSNL’s employees union wants to utilise the network of Vodafone Idea (Vi) for offering 4G services and has requested the government to take immediate action on the matter. The state-run firm’s 4G network is to be deployed by TCS in a phased manner and a few thousand sites are already up and running in a few circles. But since the network is not present pan-India, the telco has been losing customers. P Abhimanyu, General Secretary, BSNL employee’s union, said government of India is Vi’s largest shareholder with a 33.1% stake and it should utilise its status as the largest shareholder to ensure that BSNL is allowed to immediately provide 4G service to its customers by utilising the 4G network of Vi. “This will only by a temporary measure, till BSNL’s 4G network is commissioned by the TCS,” Abhimanyu said in a letter to Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Calgary Board of Education (CBE) on February 11, advising that her daughter’s school had been hit by the privacy breach.“Pictures were stolen — of children,” Gobeil said incredulously.“It’s a very, very scary situation for me.”The CBE’s email explained that Edge Imaging, a Canadian company that helps schools create yearbooks, informed it on Feb. 9 that its cloud storage service provider had experienced a cyber-security breach, leading to unauthorized access to student images.The CBE said it had been assured that no identifying information had been accessed, and Edge was taking the appropriate steps to find out what happened and how.Gobeil reached out to Edge and said she was told the same thing.“The initial email was, ‘We (Edge) take this very seriously.

BSE on Thursday, February 15, to hit its fresh 52-week low and was on course to extend the losses into the third consecutive session, after the company confirmed receiving notices from the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Paytm share price opened at ₹325.30 against the previous close of ₹342.35 and soon fell 5 per cent to the 52-week low level of ₹325.30.

Ashish Kacholia portfolio: Fineotex Chemical shares have been on an uptrend for the last one week. However, it seems that the chemical stock still possesses some upside potential.

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The national security adviser to the White House said on Wednesday that a confidential meeting with congressional leaders was already scheduled before a leading House Republican called on President Joe Biden to «declassify all information» linked to a «serious national security threat,” ABC News reported on Wednesday.

Lyft shares jumped 62% after the bell Tuesday thanks in part to a typo in the ride-hailing company’s earnings release that sent investors’ auto-trading algorithms — also known as “bots” — into a buying frenzy

The index of industrial production (IIP) has in recent years been coming under increasing criticism for not being relevant for contemporary users. A recent op-ed in Mint (‘India’s IIP is losing its relevance as a lead indicator of economic growth’)(bit.ly/42D5YvE) is a good example. These criticisms are valid, and to better understand the disaffection, it is useful to review the manner in which the series is constructed.