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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a pre-consultation paper seeking inputs from stakeholders for the formulation of the National Broadcasting Policy (NBP), which has been in the works for the last four years. The pre-consultation paper has been issued following a letter from the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) dated July 13 requesting TRAI to give its inputs on the NBP. The ministry has been putting together a comprehensive policy for the broadcasting sector on the lines of national policies for other sectors like telecom. The TRAI's pre-consultation paper touches upon aspects like the need to have public service broadcasting and the policies required for TV, print, radio, and digital. Other key issues that are up for discussion include the promotion of local content, containing piracy, and having a separate regulator for the broadcasting sector, which includes segments like TV channels, cable TV, direct-to-home (DTH), and over-the-top (OTT), among others. The pre-consultation paper also discusses issues like having a robust grievance redressal mechanism to ensure compliance with the advertising and programme codes. The regulator has also sought input on issues like strengthening the audience measurement system. The stakeholders have been asked to provide their comments on ways of unlocking growth in the animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics (AVGC) sector. Stakeholders have to send comments by October 10. According to the recent FICCI-EY report, TV broadcasting sector revenues dipped 1.5% to Rs 70,900 crore in 2022.

Muthoot Finance Ltd on Thursday announced its 32nd series of public issue of secured redeemable non-convertible debentures of face value of ₹1,000 each. The issue has a base size of ₹100 crore with an option to retain oversubscription up to ₹600 crore, aggregating to a tranche limit of ₹700 crores. The issue, which opened on September 21, will close on October 6, with an option to close on an earlier date or extended date, as may be decided by the Board of Directors or the NCD committee.

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Magsaysay award winner Dr Ravi Kannan is credited with leading the widely admired Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Assam. He started with a staff of 23 people and this grew to 451 over a period of around 17 years, providing free or subsidized cancer care treatments to an average of 5,000 new patients annually. While Kannan serves as a shining example for all and brings an aura to the medical profession it deserves, the healthcare profession is not without its challenges. A large urban population has increasingly come around seeing healthcare as a consumer service. Much like with every other sector, consumer expectations are rising from healthcare as well. Small unfulfilled expectations now lead to court complaints and litigation against doctors. Courts have concurred that a section of people are prone to sue doctors and hospitals at the slightest opportunity.

Ukraine, President Joe Biden has announced as he hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House and vowed to defend the war-struck country from Russian aggression. The White House meeting on Thursday was the sixth in-person meeting between the two leaders. «Mr.

Congress General Secretary in charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh on Friday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party Friday, terming the delimitation exercise and caste census «poor excuses for the postponement» of the Women's Reservation Bill. He also alleged that the special session of the parliament was called to «create an election issue for a jaded and about-to-be faded Prime Minister without actually implementing it». In a post on Twitter, which is now X, the Congress leader said, «The BJP stands exposed on its REAL intentions. Delimitation and Census are poor excuses for postponement.

The 10-year benchmark 7.18% 2033 bond yield was at 7.1100% as of 10:00 a.m. IST, after closing at 7.1443%, while the liquid 7.18% 2037 bond yield was at 7.2286% after ending at 7.2606% on Thursday. The yields had eased to 7.0717% and 7.1784%, respectively, earlier in the day. «The wait is finally over.

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In a tragic incident, a student of Class 9 in Lucknow died after he collapsed in his classroom due to suspected heart attack during lecture. Atif Siddiqui, 14, was a Class 9 student of City Montessori School in Lucknow's Aliganj.

ANI. The Ahmedabad facility will be responsible for building two critical systems for the Gaganyaan mission- the cabin systems and communication systems. The cabin will house three seats for astronauts, along with a lighting system and two display screens to monitor various parameters inside the cabin.

emerging market debt index. This inclusion is likely to prompt billions of dollars of inflows into the world's fifth-largest economy. India's local bonds will be included in the Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) index and the index suite, benchmarked by about $236 billion in global funds according to JPMorgan.

Despite the escalating tension between India and Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday reiterated India's alleged involvement in the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, citing "credible reasons." However, he again fails to provide any solid evidence. Canadian Prime Minister, however, reaffirmed is not looking to provoke India and pointed out that he had already conveyed his concern to PM Narendra Modi about the issue.

Justin Trudeau reiterated his concerns over India's involvement in the death of Khalistani leader Hardeep Nijjar. However, these claims remain unsubstantiated, with no concrete evidence presented by the Canadian government despite claiming to have 'credible reasons' for making the allegations. According to reports from CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) released overnight, Canada's government allegedly claimed to have collected a trove of intelligence over several months concerning Nijjar's demise.

connected vehicles is likely to spur demand for embedded sims (e-sims) by as much as 3 million over the next 12-18 months. This, industry experts said, would drive growth in enterprise business for telecom operators. Experts predict the widespread adoption of e-SIMs in automobiles will quadruple the demand for semiconductor chips by 2025. “We believe that the number of OEM (original equipment maker) fitment connected vehicles could increase by around 2-3 million over the next 12-18 months,” a spokesperson for Bharti Airtel said, adding that demand for e-sims is led by manufacturers’ focus on launching internet-enabled vehicles with connectivity and smart features at the core of the product offering. Currently, the e-sim market for telcos is just less than 1% of enterprise revenues of telcos, according to industry estimates.

New York Giants' running back Saquon Barkley has officially confirmed that he is dealing with a high ankle sprain. The injury occurred during the team's victory over the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday and was initially thought to be a regular sprain.

Singapore police say they have uncovered more luxury watches, gold bars and other assets from a massive money laundering scheme that was busted last month, bringing the total amount of assets seized or frozen to $1.75 billion

Investing.com-- The Bank of Japan held interest rates at negative levels as widely expected on Friday, and said that it will continue with its current pace of asset purchases and yield curve control to stimulate the economy. 

women's reservation Bill or the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', guaranteeing quota for women in legislative bodies, was the first Bill to be taken up for discussion and debate by the new Parliament before its eventual passage on Thursday. The new Parliament building was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May this year. Following the passage of the bill, which provides for 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha as well as the state legislative assemblies, both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die. The Parliamentarians entered the new Parliament building on Tuesday, from the old one that has been rechristened as Samvidhan Sadan. BJP national chief JP Nadda said that there could not have been a better start for the new Parliament building. Taking to social media platform, X, Nadda said, «There could not have been a better start for the new Parliament building! Today, as a nation, we have ushered in a new era of women empowerment. With the passage of 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' by both houses of Parliament, we have moved towards providing a long-pending right to our women.

women's reservation Bill in Parliament, both the Houses were adjourned sine die on Thursday. The proceedings of the Special Session of Parliament, which began on Monday, came to a close a day ahead of schedule. The day after it cleared the legislative hurdle in the Lok Sabha by a brute majority, the draft legislation, which provides 33 per cent reservation for women in the Parliament as well as other law-making bodies, was passed unanimously in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, with 214 members voting in support and none against. The Lower House took up the Bill for discussion and passage on Wednesday and eventually cleared it, with a whopping 454 members voting in favour of the legislation and 2 against. Earlier, on Thursday, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal gave a brief reply to the day-long debate on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the Upper House, saying it will be implemented after following due process. Ahead of the voting, PM Modi urged the Rajya Sabha members to pass the Bill unanimously, saying that it would provide countrymen with a new belief and confidence going forward. «All members and political parties have played a significant role in empowering women and enhancing 'Nari Shakti'. Let us give the country a strong message,» he said. PM Modi said there had been deliberations on the Women's Reservation Bill in the two Houses for the past two days and over 132 members took part in the meaningful discussion which will be helpful in taking the country forward. The amendments moved by Opposition members were negatived and individual clauses of the Bill were also voted on. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar announced that the Bill had been passed.