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Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday extended the Enforcement Directorate (ED) remand of BRS MLC K Kavitha till March 26 in the Delhi Excise Policy case. She was produced in the court as her custody ended today. During the hearing, the federal agency's counsel said that it has statements of four people, forensic science report of her mobile confronted with the accused. The ED was seeking a further 5-day remand of K Kavitha. It informed the Court that searches are underway at her nephew Mekha Saran's residence.

Holi Bank Holiday March 2024: Bank customers will have to plan for a long weekend of non-working days from today (March 23) till Holi (March 25), as public sector banks will remain closed for the period. All public banks, including the State Bank of India (SBI), are shut today for the fourth Saturday of the month, followed by a Sunday off tomorrow and then a holiday for Holi on March 25 rounding off the long weekend.

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The firing of Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter by the Los Angeles Dodgers over allegations of illegal gambling and theft has highlighted an issue many outside of California don’t realize: Sports betting is still against the law in the nation’s most populous...

Wayne Stork and his wife Diana had not heard of the SIM swap scam until they became victims.The Greater Toronto Area couple did nothing wrong but they lost about $140,000 anyway.“It’s a nightmare,” Wayne told Global News in a television interview, his wife Diana at his side.“We’re doing this, in part, to get the word out,” Diana said.The Storks are longtime customers of Freedom Mobile. Last September, when the couple were at home, Wayne’s phone suddenly stopped working.“My phone went into SOS mode, it was deactivated,” he said.From that point, Wayne had no use of the phone, but someone else had access to the personal information attached to it.“He (Wayne) was watching his accounts drain of money, that’s when the panic set in,” Diana said.Over the next 24 hours, scammers had gained access to Wayne’s stock trading account and other accounts, including a cryptocurrency one that contained the proceeds from an inheritance.“The Bitcoin was worth $140,000, and we lost that,” Diana said.When the couple called Freedom Mobile’s customer service line, they say a representative said records showed someone had obtained a new SIM card in a retail location in Toronto, apparently claiming to be Stork.Stork says the phone representative asked “weren’t you in the store yesterday to get a new SIM card?” to which Stork said no, it wasn’t him.A SIM swap scam can take different forms.

A handy, AI-powered assistant to guide you if you’re ever lost in a new country — a clip-on accessory that can identify the right path by scanning your surroundings and sharing instructions in real-time. These aren’t just flights of fancy, but real inventions debuted at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Together they showcase the remarkable speed at which technology has developed. Keeping this in mind, five bosses share with ET Panache what inventions they would like to see developed in the next five years.

Also Read: EMI bounce rate improves to a five-year low indicating no material signs of risk build-up It noted that some of the banks have reduced the excess cash on the balance sheet to fund credit growth in the recent period, thereby delaying deposit growth and protecting margins. However, it believes most of these levers are now largely exhausted and, thus, banks will have to mobilize deposits to incrementally fund credit growth.

MA Chidambaram Stadium today at 8 pm. Passenger Specials train will be running between Velachery– Chintadripet-Velachery on 22nd and 26th March 2024.

Leading Singapore-based Web3 gaming company, Affyn, has unveiled Buddy Arena, the highly anticipated MOBA game with Web3 functionality. The mobile version of Buddy Arena is now available globally, alongside the introduction of their groundbreaking multi-chain ecosystem and innovative Omnia Sync Technology , significantly enhancing the gaming experience for players worldwide.

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₹500 crore Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS) 2024 to encourage the purchase of electric two- and three-wheelers, a measure expected to support companies including Ola Electric. However, despite EMPS extending subsidy benefits for four months, the quantum of subsidy per vehicle has been lowered, noted Rohan Kanwar Gupta, vice president, ICRA. "Accordingly, a reduction in the subsidy benefit is a short-term impediment and will impact demand/realizations to an extent.

The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) stands as an excellent avenue for retirement savings in India. It promotes consistent savings by involving contributions from both employees and employers. The automatic deduction from your salary for EPF renders it an exceedingly convenient method for retirement savings. Below is an outline of the contribution framework:

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JioCinema, the official streamer for IPL, has reported a record number of 18 sponsors and over 250 advertisers for the upcoming season that will kick off on March 22. JioCinema has roped in Dream11 as a co-presenting sponsor, while Tata Motors, PayZapp by HDFC Bank, SBI, Cred, AMFI, Upstox, Charged by Thums Up, Britannia, Pepsi, Parle products, Google Pixel, Haier, Jindal Steel, Vodafone, Dalmia Cements, Kamla Pasand and Rapido have joined hands as associate sponsors. The streaming platform said that this season has seen advertiser interest from both conventional digitally-inclined categories like automobiles, mobile handsets, banking, online broking & trading, credit card payment, and construction, as well as traditional mediums like FMCG.

Samsung India is poised to surpass Rs 80,000 crore in total smartphone revenue this financial year, propelled by about 12% sales volume growth widely outperforming a subdued domestic market, said two people aware of the matter. The company accelerated sales spurred by premiumisation with average handset selling prices rising by 22%, higher than the industry average of 17%. The share of no-cost EMI purchases has also increased from 54% to 60% during the year, said Akshay Rao, mobile experience business general manager at Samsung India. Tenure for no-cost EMI schemes too rose to 18 months from 12 months earlier. Rao, however, declined to share or confirm the revenue performance for FY24.

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A South Korean tanker has capsized off an island in southwestern Japan

Australian venture capital firm King River Capital, blockchain gaming firm Immutable and Polygon Labs have teamed up to launch a $100 million gaming fund.

JSW MG Motor India Pvt Ltd — the newly formed entity owned by Sajjan Jindal owned JSW Group and SAIC's MG Motor India — plans to sell a million units of the new energy vehicles (NEVs) by 2030, said Sajjan Jindal, chairman JSW Group. «With MG we can create a new energy Maruti moment, Jindal said in Mumbai at an event to announce the road ahead for the new entity. »At JSW we will not only produce the EVs with MG, we will address the entire ecosystem," said Jindal.

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is set to revamp the current login process for National Pension System (NPS) accounts by April 1, 2024. The pension regulatory body recently announced an enhanced security system.

Nottingham Forest has been deducted four points for overspending