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BJP in Karnataka on Thursday launched a campaign, 'I'm also a Karsevak, Arrest Me Too' as it stepped up its protests in several parts of the State over the recent arrest of a Hindu activist in connection with a 31-year-old case related to the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation. Leading the campaign in Bengaluru, MLA and former minister V Sunil Kumar staged a sit-in demonstration near the Sadashivanagar police station, amid chants of «Jai Sri Ram» by BJP workers. Holding a placard with a message 'I'm also a Karsevak, Arrest Me Too', Kumar said he too took part in the Rama temple agitation in 1992, for which he should also be arrested.

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced a proposal to amend its Enforcement Decree of the Credit-Specialized Financial Business Act, aiming to ban crypto purchases with credit cards.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal once again did not attend the summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday. The ED had previously called him for questioning twice, on November 2 and December 21, regarding a money laundering case related to the now-abolished Delhi excise policy of 2021.

Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday to join the investigation in the alleged excise policy case. Kejriwal had refused to depose before the ED for the third time on Wednesday, saying the "non-disclosure and non-response approach" of the agency cannot sustain the test of law, equity, or justice and this "obstinacy" of the ED tantamounts to assuming the role of judge, jury, and executioner. Security tightened outside Kejriwal's residence amid claims of possible arrest At present, the anti-money laundering agency is examining Kejriwal's five-page reply sent to them yesterday.

Defence stocks were among the top performing stocks of 2023. Investors and traders alike were extremely bullish on them for the short term and long term. This sentiment hasn’t changed but it wouldn’t be wise to expect the same kind of market-beating performance from defence stocks every year.

Donald Trump urged the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to toss out a ruling by Colorado's highest court that would keep him off the presidential primary ballot in the western state. The Colorado Supreme Court barred Trump last month from appearing on the Republican primary ballot in the state because of his role in the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol by his supporters.

government is likely to amend the Information Technology (IT) Rules of 2021 and introduce rules for regulating artificial intelligence (AI) companies and generative AI models, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The amendments are likely to mandate that platforms which use artificially intelligent algorithms or language models to train their machines are free from “bias” of any kind, they said.

By Tim Hepher, Allison Lampert, David Shepardson and Valerie Insinna

Aluminium has successfully replaced timber in house construction, significantly contributing to the prevention of tree cutting. It is used in aircraft making for its light-weight tensile strength, and the same applies to renewable energy projects. As India witnesses increased government spending on infrastructure, our challenge lies in finding the extent to which aluminium usage can be expanded in these projects.

Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to put a stay on the bail order passed by a lower court, releasing the three Vivo executives, including its Interim chief executive, after the enforcement directorate appealed against it on Tuesday. The court, while hearing the matter, observed that there are now sufficient safeguards in place to prevent the three executives that includes Chinese national and chief executive Hong Xuquan, chief financial officer Harender Dahiya and tax consultant Hemant Munjal from absconding. Further, to allay the apprehension of the ED, the court ordered the three to appear at the ED office everyday till the high court hearing comes up.

speeding, avoid abrupt mid-road stops unless absolutely necessary and use indicators. These are some of the expert suggestions to drivers battling dense fog in the winters. The precautions become more important with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting dense fog days this week over parts of east, northwest and north India, including Delhi-NCR.

crypto landscape in India, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) India has issued a critical notice to offshore entities, signalling a significant stride in regulatory measures within the sector. Particularly directed at major exchanges like Binance, KuCoin, Kraken and others, this notice has garnered attention prompting discussions on compliance and potential repercussions. Edul Patel, the Founder and CEO of Mudrex, in an exclusive conversation with the EconomicTimes.com offered detailed insights into the implications of FIU’s directive of issuing show cause notice to offshore entities operating within India's rapidly expanding cryptocurrency sector. He emphasised the ramifications of this move on the industry's regulatory landscape and its potential impact on offshore exchanges and the Indian crypto users. Here are some key takeaways and insights shared by him during the conversation. To watch the full conversation, click here.

In personal finance, taxes are a significant part of our financial lives, and it is crucial that we explore every avenue to minimise our tax liability. While investment tools like mutual funds, PPFs, FDs, and NPS are some of the mediums to save tax, insurance too can be a tax-saving medium. It is not just a protective shield, but a strategic instrument for tax optimization.

India registered about 12 lakh new cancer cases and 9.3 lakh deaths in 2019, becoming the second highest contributor to the disease burden in Asia for that year, according to a new study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal. Researchers found that India, along with China and Japan, were the three leading countries in Asia in terms of number of new cases and deaths, where they say cancer has become a more significant public health threat with 94 lakh new cases and 56 lakh deaths in 2019. Of these, while China contributed the most with 48 lakh new cases and 27 lakh deaths, Japan recorded about 9 lakh new cases and 4.4 lakh deaths, the international team of researchers including those from the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur and Bathinda, said. «We examined the temporal patterns of 29 cancers in 49 Asian countries between 1990 and 2019 using estimates from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries and Risk Factors 2019 Study (GBD 2019),» they wrote in their study. They found that in Asia, the leading cancer was that of tracheal, bronchus, and lung (TBL), resulting in an estimated 13 lakh cases and 12 lakh deaths. It was also found to be most frequent in men and third most frequent in women. Specifically among women, cervical cancer is ranked second or among top-5 cancers in several Asian countries.

(Reuters) — Some of China's top banks have sharpened scrutiny of smaller peers' asset quality and have tightened standards for interbank lending, three sources said, in an effort to curb credit risk as a deepening property debt crisis ripples through the economy.

A top British Columbia law enforcement official says a recent court decision placing a temporary injunction on a law to restrict public drug use takes away police enforcement tools.

California will soon become one of the first states to provide free health care to all low-income immigrants living in the state illegally

The U.S. Coast Guard said a large cargo ship with an active fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames

collision of two airplanes at Tokyo's Haneda airport, weeks after the global airline industry heard fresh warnings about runway safety. All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 escaped after a collision with a De Havilland Dash-8 Coast Guard turboprop that killed five of six crew on the smaller aircraft.

MUMBAI : Recent weeks have seen the Indian IT services industry raking up no-poach clauses when it came to senior employee exits. Legal claims have been made. What explains this sort of a reaction? Are these clauses even legally enforceable? Mint explores: Wipro and Infosys.

Revolutionary Peoples’ Front (RPF), stated that shootout in Lilong, resulting in the loss of four innocent lives and injuring eight others was in self-defence. Chief minister N Biren Singh warned that these elements should be held responsible, if the government takes any stringent action including reimposition of the unwanted AFSPA. On Monday four people were shot dead, and injuring others injured in Manipur’s Thoubal district. Curfew was reimposed in the three districts of the state. The RPF clarified their mission was an attempt to apprehend a drug lord who had persistently flouted warnings to halt illegal drug trading which the locals of the area intervened without understanding the mission, resulting in the shootout in self-defence.