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The federal government is ordering TikTok to end its business interests in Canada following a national security review, but will still allow Canadians to use the popular social media app.

The Canadian government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media app but said it won’t block access

Alta Capital has acquired over 2.5 million sq ft logistics built and fully-leased assets from IndoSpace in a deal valued at over $100 million or Rs 840 crore, said persons with direct knowledge of the development.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Donald Trump’s electoral comeback has prompted some crystal-gazing into what his second term as American president could mean for Indian employees and students aspiring to move to the US. After all, his electoral promises of more jobs for American citizens and tighter immigration controls were bound to cause some consternation.

Elon Musk, the owner of X, is celebrating Donald Trump’s recent election victory. Musk, who has been vocal in his support for Trump, used his social media platform to post memes and express his views on America’s future.

In 2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) laid down several guidelines to bring online bond platforms, or OBPs, under a regulatory framework to allow retail or individual investors to buy and sell bonds in a fair and transparent manner. For example, Sebi prohibited OBPs from offering unlisted bonds, as listed bonds are required to meet tighter disclosure rules.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For 35-year-old Shrey Pacheco, a Delhi resident and media professional, one of the best gifts he has ever recieved was for his 31st birthday—a model of football club Manchester United’s legendary football stadium, Old Trafford, by Danish toymaker Lego. While it cost his wife, 36-year-old corporate professional Anisha Sharma a lofty ₹30,000, this did not deter the duo—since then, the couple has built an impressive collection of toys at their residence.

The Wild Robot has been launched on digital platforms. Fans of the popular book series can now watch it online. Physical copies on Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD will be available soon.

US Presidential Election, a baby hippo from Thailand has garnered international attention by predicting a victory for former President Donald Trump over current Vice President Kamala Harris.

₹50 lakh after joining a fraudulent stock market scheme organised through a WhatsApp group. The case highlights the vulnerability of elderly citizens in the digital landscape, as they are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals with sophisticated tactics.The incident unfolded when the victim, intrigued by a WhatsApp group titled “Stock Discussion Group," joined to learn more about investment opportunities.

food inflation. Pralhad V Joshi, minister for consumer affairs, food, public distribution, new and renewable energy, said that this phase-2 of retail sale of subsidized Bharat Atta and Bharat Rice is done to stabilize the high prices of rise and atta in the market and is a temporary market intervention. «The MSP (minimum support price) has also been hiked twice in a year,” he told newspersons. The phase-2 allocation for rice has been around 2,91,738 metric tonnes, and for atta has been 3,69,947 metric tonnes. The distribution in the first phase, between October 2023 to June 2024, was 15.20 lakh tonnes of wheat flour and 14.58 lakh tonnes of rice. The phase-1 rates were Rs 27.5 per kg for wheat flour and Rs 29 per kg for rice.

Shreyas Srinivasan, Chief Product Officer at Paytm, has announced his exit from the company and its ticketing platform Insider.in, ending a career that spanned over a decade in the tech and live entertainment field. His exit follows the sale of Paytm's ticketing business to Zomato in August 2024 for Rs 2,048 crore. Srinivasan, took to his LinkedIn to announce the end of his time with Paytm and said that Monday was his last day here, while August was the final month with Insider.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The most popular Indian OTT originals such as Panchayat and The Family Man clocked in viewership of 30-40 million, or just about one-third of the country’s overall paid streaming universe, which experts said was a “fairly decent trend." The local OTT business is still struggling with paid subscriptions and discovery issues, given the number of options available across shows, languages and platforms.

The company also said it has entered into a strategic partnership with E2E. In a two-part deal, L&T proposes to acquire a total of 4.17 million equity shares of E2E Networks, representing a 21% stake.

Elon Musk’s X has been modified so that accounts you’ve blocked on the social media platform can still see your public posts

Part 2, which premieres November 10, 2024.

It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items too

Spinny managed to significantly narrow its net loss during FY24 to Rs 590 crore from Rs 820 crore in the previous year as it undertook rationalisation measures in a year that saw dwindling growth for the pre-owned vehicle sales industry. The Tiger Global-backed company reported a 14% year-on-year increase in operating revenue to Rs 3,275 crore for FY24, according to its financial documents sourced from Tofler. In FY23, Spinny had changed the way it recognised its revenue – calculating cash-and-carry sales in its revenue accounting instead of only commissions earned on sales through the marketplace. That had resulted in its topline jumping to Rs 3,262 crore in FY23, compared to Rs 109 crore in FY22.

In the growing world of decentralised finance (DeFi), the token Rexas Finance (RXS) is meant to be the main engine of the Rexas Finance platform, which aims to provide several solutions for the tokenisation of real-world assets. This allows businesses and people to tokenise the owned property, improve asset management, and facilitate access to funds without a conventional banking system. As the world of finance is constantly evolving with the advancement of blockchain technology, Rexas Finance has established its unique position by specialising in the tokenisation of assets. Asset tokenisation offers liquidity, synchronous transactions, and even better security, which are considered among the several factors that are attracting a lot of attention from institutional as well as retail investors, and the trend is only going to grow in the future. Presale stage four sells out earlier than predicted, hit