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Also read: Women’s Reservation Bill tabled; debate erupts over implementation timeline Not just Mayawati several other Opposition leaders have questioned the intentions of the Central government over the timings of introducing the Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament. On Wednesday Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said, "Devil in the detail came across...The census was to be held in 2021 and now 2023 is about to end and it hasn't been done yet and we don't know when will it happen.

Signature Global IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of Signature Global Limited has opened today and the public issue will remain open for bidding till 22nd September 2023. The company has fixed Signature Global IPO price band at ₹366 to ₹38366 to ₹385.5 per equity share and it aims to raise ₹730 crore from this public offer. Out of these ₹730 crores, ₹603 crore is aimed from fresh issues whereas the rest ₹127 crore is fixed for OFS route (offer for sale).

federal firearms charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal in a long-running federal investigation, his lawyers said Tuesday in court documents. Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October 2018, during a period when he has acknowledged struggling with addiction to crack cocaine.

India and Canada, triggered by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegation of Indian agents being behind the killing of a pro-Khalistan leader on his home soil, Canadian journalist Terry Milewski on Tuesday said he hoped that more «evidence» will come to the surface in the form of «leaks, or announcements or private briefings». Speaking to on Tuesday, Milewski said the allegation «better be good» as if it isn't, it will turn into a «bigger embarrassment for Prime Minister Trudeau». He said the «Indians were not going to sit quietly» unless the Canadian government presented «evidence» to back its claim of New Delhi's involvement in the killing of the wanted Khalistani leader. «So I think that over time, either through a procedure of leaks or some sort of announcement or some nice little off-the-record private briefing for chosen reporters, that in one way or the other, it's going to get out what the government is talking about...I can tell you that it better be good. Because if it's not, this is just going to blossom into an even bigger embarrassment for Prime Minister Trudeau,» Milewski added. Milewski is a former senior correspondent for Canada-based CBC television news. The Canadian journalist said there has been a persistent rumour within the Khalistan community in Canada that this (killing of Hardeep Nijjar) was not some local gangland killing. «The problem is that for the Canadians there has been a persistent but unconformable rumour...within the Khalistan community in Canada, which is large and very active, that this was not some local gangland killing, as it first appeared.

Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday the Nipah outbreak reported from Kozhikode district is under control but the threat of the infectious disease is not over yet. He said that at present, it is not possible to rule out the chance of a second wave of the Nipah outbreak. «It cannot be said that the threat of Nipah is completely over,» the Chief Minister told a press conference here. Vijayan said the state health system could effectively prevent the spread of the deadly virus. «The health system is working cautiously.

Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said that Canada is not looking to provoke India as he urged the Indian government to take killing of separatist Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar seriously. The Canadian government on September 19 expelled a top Indian diplomat and accused India of having links to the killing of Khalistani separatist Nijjar. However, India refused such claims and called the move «absurd and motivated.» India also expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat action after Ottawa's expulsion of an Indian official over the case, marking fresh tensions to the already frayed bilateral ties. Canadian High Commissioner to India Cameron MacKay was summoned and he was informed about the decision to expel the senior diplomat with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) saying the move reflects New Delhi's growing concern at the «interference of Canadian diplomats in our internal matters and their involvement in anti-India activities». In a strongly-worded statement, the MEA also trashed comments by Trudeau and Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, asserting that «such unsubstantiated allegations seek to shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who have been provided shelter in Canada and continue to threaten India's sovereignty and territorial integrity». Though New Delhi did not divulge the name of the Canadian diplomat who has been asked to leave India within five days, people familiar with the matter said it is Canadian intelligence agency's station chief in New Delhi Olivier Sylvestere. The Indian action to expel the Canadian diplomat came hours after Joly announced that a «top Indian diplomat» has been expelled from Canada.

The Federal Reserve is confronting a familiar nemesis as it tries to pilot the economy into a rarely-seen soft landing: rising oil prices.

UBS Group Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti said the bank will give investors an outline of its growth strategy early next year and signaled the direction of plans to grow in the U.S., as the lender progresses with the integration of Credit Suisse.

Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana and the CEO of Solana Labs, stressed the importance of the US government’s crypto bipartisan bill passed in July. However, he noted that the government shouldn’t wait for “perfect” legislation to move forward in regulations.

By Huw Jones

Lok Sabha convened in the new Parliament building for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on MPs to forget all past bitterness and start a new chapter, asserting that whatever they are going to do in the new complex, should be an inspiration for every citizen in the country.

«So, you have seen the supply come to a level where the incremental new supply is just barely 2% to 6%. It is a fairly stable supply environment and the demand environment is very strong and also fairly long term. So, this is a structural story, not just a cyclical story,» says Ashish Jakhanwala, SAMHI Hotels.I want to understand from you which phase of the business cycle in your mind is the hotel sector right now. Some say that it is coming out of a 10-year bad cycle, so now that it has only been one or two years then, now there are still three-four years to go at least because it is a cyclical industry, but this time there are very strong structural tailwinds. To your mind, how is the visibility on the cycle front?So, I think you are absolutely right.

BEIJING — In the years since Alibaba's U.S. listing in 2014, early-stage investing has drawn tens of billions of dollars into China with relatively little to show for it.

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has removed over-the-top (OTT) players, or apps, from the definition of telecommunication services in the Telecom Bill, giving huge relief to communication service providers such as WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram, which will thus remain out of telecom regulation. The DoT believes the existing definition under Indian Telegraph Act is good enough and there is no need to specifically put OTT in the new Bill. «We (DoT) don't have any intent to regulate OTT.

By Scott DiSavino and Nichola Groom

TikTok fad seems to involve combining ‘girl’ with a host of other words to communicate a concept or movement. There’s #GirlMath aka the justifications women use to spend on non-essentials. There’s #GirlDinner, which is dinner for one that looks like a chaotic plate of what you want or leftovers or essentially riffing on a charcuterie board.

Digital asset exchange, Coinbase has said in a new report that a potential liquidation of FTX’s crypto holdings will not negatively affect the market.

CEC and election commissioners in the five-day session of Parliament that began Monday, sources said amid criticism of its provisions including by the opposition and former chief election commissioners. They said one view within the government is to refer the bill to the standing committee on law and justice. The bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on August 10. Some former CECs, including N Gopalaswamy, V S Sampat and S Y Quraishi, had on Saturday written to the prime minister opposing the provision to equate the CEC and the ECs to the cabinet secretary. As of now, the poll panel members are equivalent to judges of the Supreme Court. It is not only status but symbolism that election commissioners enjoy the same status as an SC judge.

₹79,900, it offers a considerably lower price point while sacrificing only a few features like ProMotion and a 5x telephoto camera system. The iPhone 15 Pro comes equipped with a 48MP primary camera capable of capturing ProRAW images and shooting 4K/60FPS ProRes videos, which can consume a significant amount of storage space. Nonetheless, the device still begins with a 128GB storage capacity, which may not be adequate for professionals looking to fully utilize the camera's capabilities.

Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is undoubtedly a man in a hurry. His go-getter attitude has undoubtedly transformed highway construction in India. Under his remit, the pace of road construction in India has leapfrogged from around 3 km per day to around 37 km per day.

Narendra Modi on Monday said that the success of the India's G20 presidency belongs to the country's 1.4 billion people, and not an individual or a political party. Addressing lawmakers on the first day of a five-day special session that kicked off on Monday, Modi described the more than 200 G20 events held in more than 60 locations across the country as "a manifestation of the success of India’s diversity." "India will always feel pride for the inclusion of the African Union in G20 during its presidency", an official statement said quoting from the Prime Minister's speech in Parliament.