Information Financial News

To support more innovative ideas from cities around the world, Michael R

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: IPO-bound Afcons Infrastructure Ltd received record orders in the first half of FY25—more than the previous highest annual business inflow—as the Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group firm expands business on the back of higher credit lines from lenders. The company has booked new orders worth ₹11,400 crore in the six-month period ending 30 September, as per publicly available information and two people in the know.

Hassan, a Cryptonews.com journalist with 6+ years of experience in Web3 journalism, brings deep knowledge across Crypto, Web3 Gaming, NFTs, and Play-to-Earn sectors. His work has appeared in...

Mao is the Editor for Partnerships and Sponsored Content at Cryptonews. With five years in the crypto industry, she collaborates with partners to bring the latest updates and insights to our readers.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. ICICI Bank is the latest major bank to restrict lounge access for its card users. ICICI credit card holders will now need to spend ₹75,000 every quarter to unlock complimentary lounge access in the subsequent quarter.

The world’s second Sphere will be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates after the opening of the first in Las Vegas

Ruholamin Haqshanas is a contributing crypto writer for CryptoNews. He is a crypto and finance journalist with over four years of experience. Ruholamin has been featured in several high-profile crypto...

Ola Electric on Tuesday issued a clarification about the regulatory scrutiny into the pricing of its most affordable scooter. «We have not changed the price of Ola S1 X 2 KWh. We are running a very limited time festive campaign for a brief period where we are giving a general discount of Rs 5,000 to every customer and higher discount of Rs 25,000 to only a few customers and that too only with very limited inventories,» the company said in a filing to the exchanges. The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) had raised concerns about Ola Electric’s failure to inform the agency of a price reduction for its S1 X 2 kilowatt-hour model before initiating its high-profile “BOSS” sale.

IndiGo Ventures, the corporate venture capital fund of India’s largest carrier IndiGo, said it is expected to begin investments by the end of FY 2024-25. The fund will focus on startups that have the potential to reshape the future of aviation and related sectors, offering pre-Series A, Series A, and Series B funding. It will target startups working on innovative technologies in aviation as well as consumer-focused ventures in areas like travel, lifestyle, hospitality, and transportation, the company said in a statement Tuesday. IndiGo has launched the website GoIndiGoVentures.com, which provides information on the fund’s investment strategy, value proposition for founders, and details about the governing entities.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The genetic testing company 23andMe offers ordinary people a simple service for them to better understand their genetic roots. All they need to do is order the company’s saliva kits, spit into a tube provided and mail it back.

mandatory disclosures on packaged products sold through quick commerce companies, a senior government official said on Tuesday, signalling potential regulatory action against non-compliant firms. Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare told reporters the government is examining whether these companies are adhering to the Legal Metrology Act, which requires disclosure of key product information. «We are examining mandatory disclosures on packaged products sold via quick commerce companies,» Khare said. The act mandates that packaged goods sold both online and offline must display information including maximum retail price, expiration date, weight, manufacturer details, and consumer grievance addresses.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Researchers who study misinformation confront a new problem: public scorn. And it’s not just in the form of online trolling.

Ruholamin Haqshanas is a contributing crypto writer for CryptoNews. He is a crypto and finance journalist with over four years of experience. Ruholamin has been featured in several high-profile crypto...

1. Samsung 138 cm (55 inches) D Series Crystal 4K Vivid Pro Ultra HD Smart LED TV Experience stunning visuals with the Samsung 55 inches Crystal Vivid UA55DUE77AKLXL.

Lawrence Bishnoi gang to Indian government agents while alleging “use” of “organised crime elements” to target the pro-Khalistani elements. The accusations comes as the ties between the two nations started deteriorating further with India expelling six Canadian diplomats, hours before Canada’s foreign ministry announced the expulsion of six Indian diplomats. Indian diplomats and consular officials based in Canada leveraged their official positions to engage in clandestine activities, such as collecting information for Indian govt that was used to target members of the South Asian community, alleged Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) that is handling the probe into the Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case. RCMP had arrested three persons in the Nijjar case in May this year. Canada's Justin Trudeau on the claims said «As the RCMP Commissioner stated earlier, they have clear and compelling evidence that agents of the Government of India have engaged in and continue to engage in activities that pose a significant threat to public safety, including clandestine information gathering techniques, coercive behaviour targeting South Asian Canadians, and involvement in over a dozen threatening and violent acts, including murder.»

Jharkhand Assembly elections, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Tuesday alleged that the Election Commission is not acting independently and is under pressure from the BJP. In Ranchi, JMM leader Manoj Pandey expressed his worries, said, «The election is to be announced today, but BJP leaders got information about it yesterday. This is a very serious matter. Does the commission work at the behest of BJP leaders? It is a serious matter to keep the commission as a puppet.» The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha tweeted via its official X handle, «The boss has set everything up. What a scene! @ECISVEEP, will you say something?»

Jagmeet Singh, an alliance partner of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, has urged the Canadian government to take action against India, focusing on diplomatic sanctions. The diplomatic relationship between India and Canada was already strained for some time in the wake of recent developments related to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. On Monday, Singh expressed support for the Canadian government's decision to expel Indian diplomats. ANI quoted him as saying, «We support today's decision to expel India's diplomats and we're calling on the Government of Canada yet again to put diplomat sanctions against India in place, ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Network (RSS) in Canada, and commit to pursuing the most severe consequences for anyone found to have participated in organized criminal activity on Canadian soil.»

US State Department has announced that an Indian investigation team would travel to Washington DC on October 15 to investigate a plot to kill a US citizen in New York. An Indian enquiry committee is set to visit the United States on Tuesday to investigate the involvement of an Indian government official in a foiled plot to assassinate a US national, the US Department of State said. According to the State Department statement, an Indian enquiry committee «is actively investigating the individual» and that India had informed the US it was looking in to «other linkages of the former government employee.»

small cap company Pondy Oxides and Chemicals had announced a stock split in the ratio 2:1, for which they had fixed October 16 as the record date, which means today is the last date to buy the shares of the company to be eligible for the benefit of the stock split. “The Board of Directors of the Company in their meeting held today, i.e., 23rd September 2024 at 03.00 P.M. (1ST), have fixed the Record date on Wednesday, 16th October 2024 for the purpose of determining the eligible shareholders of the Company for Sub-division / Split of the existing equity shares of the Company such that 1 ( one) equity share having face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten only) each fully paid-up be sub-divided into 2 (Two) equity shares having a face value of Rs. 5/- (Rupees Five only) each,” the company had informed via an exchange filing.

India ordered the expulsion of six Canadian diplomats on Monday and withdrew its own envoy from Canada, in response to what it said was Ottawa’s decision to name him and others as “persons of interest” in an investigation.India did not go into detail on the investigation, but relations have been fraught since 2023, when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had evidence linking Indian agents to the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader on his territory.India has long denied Trudeau’s accusation. On Monday it dismissed Canada’s move on the inquiry and accused Trudeau of pursuing a “political agenda.”“We have no faith in the current Canadian Government’s commitment to ensure their security.

India Canada News LIVE Updates: Tensions between India and Canada escalated on Monday after the Ministry of External Affairs strongly rejected the "diplomatic communication" it received from Canada last week. The communication was linked to the probe into the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil.According to the MEA, Canada's "diplomatic communication" suggested "that the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats are ‘persons of interest’ in a matter related to an investigation in that country." It added, "The Government of India strongly rejects these preposterous imputations and ascribes them to the political agenda of the Trudeau Government that is centered around vote bank politics."Following this, the MEA summoned Canadian Charge d’Affaires Stewart Wheeler in the evening and informed him "that the baseless targeting of the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats and officials in Canada was completely unacceptable".