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New Delhi: On 30 October, Apple sent an unusual notification to several prominent Indians, including members of Parliament Raghav Chadha and Shashi Tharoor, Congress media chairperson Pawan Khera, and others. The ‘threat notification’ said their devices may have been targeted by state-sponsored attackers. Mint explains.

Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), has experienced significant growth, surpassing the growth of conventional mutual funds in recent years. This can be attributed to several key factors, which include: Increased investor awareness and affinity for alternative investments: There has been a noticeable increase in investor awareness and a growing appetite for alternative investments.

The Albanese government will draft new laws to regulate how investment products are labelled in an attempt to reduce unverified sustainability claims and ensure environmental credentials are comparable.

Kamal Kishore Chatiwal, MD, Indraprastha Gas, says “On October 27, we clocked the highest ever sale by IGL of 51.92 lakh kg per day. Earlier, we were just touching around 50 lakh due to this festive sale and plus some of the initiatives that we have taken to increase our dispensing capacity. So we have been able to achieve around 52 lakh kg. And if you see our last annual, that was around 46-47 lakh kg. So there has been an increase of 10 to 12%.” To begin with, your volumes in Q2 have been around 8.3 MMS CMD, and your FY24 guidance was a little bit more. How are you seeing volumes picking up in the second half? Actually, the quarterly MMS CMD volume is around 8.3, as against 8.09 that we had done last year. In this quarter, there have been two major disruptions in the form of G20 as well as the floods in Delhi. So that has impacted around eight to nine days of sales. And the impact of that is around 0.12. So we are hopeful that we will end the year at 9 MMS CMD. Have volumes also picked up in the current quarter? On October 27, we clocked the highest ever sale by IGL of 51.92 lakh kg per day. Earlier, we were just touching around 50 lakh due to this festive sale and plus some of the initiatives that we have taken to increase our dispensing capacity. So we have been able to achieve around 52 lakh kg. And if you see our last annual, that was around 46-47 lakh kg. So there has been an increase of 10 to 12%.

top wealth creators in the Indian share market. It had a rock-solid balance sheet, close to zero non-performing assets (NPA), and the company doled out consistent dividends even during times of distress. Not to mention its resilience stock price performance.

Internet services in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district on Thursday. “The internet services provided through dongles, broadband, wireline internet, fiber internet will be suspended from 6 pm on Wednesday until 6 pm on Friday," the official said. On Wednesday, an official informed that a decision to suspend internet – both mobile and broadband services – in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district has been taken to stop the spread of rumors amid the ongoing Maratha quota agitation.

Meitei and kuki communities in Manipur to sit together and hold “heart-to-heart” conversation to end the trust deficit. Singh while addressing an election rally in Mizoram’s Tipa, area bordering Myanmar, said that violence is no solution to any problem and the two communities in Manipur must talk to each other to improve the situation in the state. “The Northeast region has been peaceful in the last nine years. Insurgency has ended in every state.

The arrested persons belong to an intermediate caste, news agencies reported on November 2. A case was registerd after the victims filed a complaint under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. According to Thatchanallur police, the names of the arrested persons are: Ponnumani (25), of Thaazhaiyooththu; Nallamuthu (21), Aayiram (19), Ramar (22), Siva (22), and Lakshmanan (22). All of them hail from Thirumalaikozhunthupuram near Palayamkottai, news agency ANI's report said. The incident occurrred on October 30th when the victims, Manoj Kumar, and his friend Mariappan, of Manimurtheeswaram, had gone to the Thamirabarani to take a bath. According to the police, «The accused who were allegedly consuming liquor near the river, while Manoj and Mariappan were returning home, stopped them and asked them about their native place and their caste.» Manoj and Mariyappan were brutally assaulted, causing them serious injuries.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar said India has rapidly digitised its economy in the last eight years. The MoS said the country has moved the needle on the digital economy from about 4.5 per cent of the total GDP to a target of 20 per cent by 2025-26 and is at 11 per cent today.

US Federal Reserve left policy rates unchanged on Wednesday, November 1, at a 22-year high level of 5.25-5.50 per cent. As Mint reported, the US Fed's decision to hold its benchmark lending rate at this level gives policymakers time to "assess additional information and its implications for monetary policy," the central bank said in a statement.

Law must be forged on the anvil of foresight, but even the farthest foresight cannot prevent it from being laden with gaps and ambiguities that may be exploited by the unscrupulous. This is the reason why lawmakers often have to engage in the process of revamping laws. However, in the pursuit of making the laws foolproof, sometimes laws can become a tad too complicated or burdensome on those governed by them. Hence, lawmakers must regularly assess the practicability of the norms laid down and consider toning them down, wherever necessary.

Health insurance policies often encompass a broad spectrum of healthcare services aimed at enhancing the overall well-being of policyholders. For individuals managing diabetes, access to comprehensive care is essential, and this includes coverage for diabetes education and counselling services. These services play a pivotal role in empowering individuals to effectively manage their condition, make informed health decisions, and improve their quality of life.

Maratha reservation protest: Internet services have been suspended in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district – both rural and urban areas – of Maharastra on Thursday, November 2 in connection with the Maratha reservation protest. The law and order situation, caused by the Maratha reservation protests, has worsened over the last few hours, prompting the authorities to suspend the Internet services in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district on Thursday.

₹1,932 to ₹23,968. "Delhi University's Department of English has increased the fees for its PhD programme from ₹1,932 to an unprecedented ₹23,968", various teachers claimed. Also read: Air pollution news: Delhi's AQI remains 'very poor' for the sixth day. Check pollution levels across NCR Meanwhile, left affiliated student group --SFI Delhi University strongly condemned the hike in fees of the English department.

Canada will now welcome over 485,000 new immigrants each year, which is the highest level in its history. Canada will target the admission of 485,000 new immigrants in 2024, and 500,000 in 2025 and 2026 each year. However, the country's immigration levels will remain unchanged from its current targets, according to new plans.

Mahua Moitra is scheduled to appear before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on Thursday, which is currently investigating 'cash for query' allegations. In a letter addressed to the committee prior to her appearance, Mahua confirmed her attendance for the hearing scheduled on November 2. She has also requested permission to cross-examine both Darshan Hiranandani, the alleged 'bribe giver,' and Advocate Jai Dehadrai, the complainant in this case. The allegations against Mahua Moitra revolve around claims of 'cash for query' made by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey.

Wall Street's major indexes closed higher on Wednesday with the Nasdaq's 1.6% advance leading gains, after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and comments from its top official fueled investor optimism rate hikes were done even though the central bank left the door open for more. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said policy makers would proceed carefully although they were not yet confident financial conditions were restrictive enough to get inflation as low as the central bank would like. Trading was choppy at the start of Powell's press conference but the major equity indexes started to regain lost ground after about 20 minutes, then went on to hit session highs. This was because the Fed's top official «wasn't as assertive about higher-for-longer» rates as he has been in past press conferences, according to Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles. Charlie Ripley, senior investment strategist for Allianz Investment Management, wrote that while there is still a potential risk for the Fed to raise rates again, Powell's commentary suggests that «the bar has become higher for rate hikes.» Edward Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda wrote that while Powell insisted he was keeping options open for a hike «he didn't seem very convincing.» The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 221.71 points, or 0.67%, to 33,274.58, the S&P 500 gained 44.06 points, or 1.05%, to 4,237.86 and the Nasdaq Composite added 210.23 points, or 1.64%, to 13,061.47. Among the S&P 500's 11 major sectors only two lost ground with energy falling 0.3% while consumer staples edged down 0.06%.

Boards have been warned to consider the toll on the natural environment from the way they do business as part of directors’ duties under the Corporations Act.

Blinken will embark on the visit of five nations, whose conclusion will be marked by his visit to India to participate in the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in November, the State Department informed in a statement. Blinken will be visiting Israel, Jordan, Japan, South Korea and lastly, India. During his visit to India, Blinken will be accompanied by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin.

Reliance Industries: Reliance Industries is mulling over raising ₹15,000 crore via the sale of a local-currency bond, reported CNBC-TV 18 citing Bloomberg. The company shares closed 0.35% higher at ₹2296.65 per share on BSE on Wednesday. The giant conglomerate had raised $4 billion in U.S.

bomb threats were called into schools across the province, prompting warnings and evacuations.The total number of schools impacted by bomb threats on Wednesday was not clear, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), who said the threats stretched from parts of the north to the east.Bomb threats were also reported by other police forces in the province, including in Toronto and Halton Region.With questions continuing to swirl and police across Ontario working to look into the various threats, here is what we know so far:Multiple schools in northern and eastern Ontario were evacuated Wednesday afternoon after receiving bomb threats from people “demanding money” OPP said.Bill Dickson, OPP media relations manager, said in an email that many schools in Ontario were impacted, but the total number was unclear.He said in the email that most of the impacted schools were in the north of the province.“The threats had impacted schools across northern Ontario, so as far north as the province stretches. In the east, to the Quebec border,” Dickson said in an email.Police said the threats targeted multiple schools under multiple school boards and other facilities, demanding payment.In a post on Facebook, for example, a Timmins, Ont., school board reported it had received a bomb threat and closed all its schools as a precaution.Police said many of the targeted schools and facilities in the province have been closed while the investigation continues.