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WhatsApp Channels are a one-way broadcast tool within the app. Here are key features of WhatsApp Channels: Enhanced Directory: It helps users to find channels which are already filtered as per their country. Moreover, they can also view channels which are popular, most active and new.

Amazon has given major broadcasters three weeks’ notice that it will demand a 30 per cent cut of revenue from all advertising that runs while someone watches their programming through its Fire TV devices.

Russia on Thursday said the United States was hypocritical to criticise President Vladimir Putin's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because Washington had sown chaos and sent weapons to allies across the world. «The United States has no right to lecture us on how to live,» Russia's ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, said in a statement. For the United States and allies, the burgeoning friendship between Kim and Putin is a concern: Washington has accused North Korea of providing arms to Russia, but it is unclear whether any deliveries have been made. The United States, Antonov said, had built up a coalition in Asia, expanded military drills near the Korean peninsula and was supplying billions of dollars of weapons to Ukraine. «It is time for Washington to throw its economic sanctions into the rubbish dump,» Antonov said.

HDFC Mutual Fund has launched HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund, an open-ended equity scheme investing in pharma and healthcare companies. The new fund offer or NFO of the scheme is open for subscription and it will close on September 28. The scheme will re-open for continuous sale and repurchase within five business days from the date of allotment of units under NFO. The investment objective of the scheme is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity-related securities of pharma and healthcare companies.

Cipla Ltd. is in jeopardy as potential buyers have balked at the 1.09 trillion rupee ($13.1 billion) valuation members of the founding family are targeting for the Indian firm in a deal, according to people familiar with the matter. Negotiations between the family members and prospective buyers, including companies in the industry and private equity firms, are no longer moving forward, as the founders are demanding about 1,350 rupees per share, the people said. The price represents a premium of about 10% over Wednesday’s close, according to Bloomberg calculations.

The pensioner has to provide Aadhaar number, name, mobile number and self declared pension related information like PPO Number, pension account number, bank details, name of pension sanctioning authority, Pension Disbursing Authority, etc.Pension Payment Order (PPO) is very important for all pensioners. It is a unique 12-digit number provided to every pensioner who is covered by EPS (Employee Pension Scheme) under the Employee Provident Fund (EPF). A Pension Payment Order number is essential if you want to track the status of your pension.How to find your PPO number Step 1: Log on to www.epfindia.gov.in Step 2: Under Online service, click on the Pensioner's portal Step 3: You will be redirected to the 'Welcome to Pensioners Portal. 'Click 'Know your PPO number' which is mentioned on the right side of the page Step 4: Enter either your bank account number or PF number. You will receive your PPO number, as well as your Member ID and type of pension, after entering the relevant information. The PPO number is required when applying for a pension and when submitting one's annual life certificate. Transferring a PF account from one bank branch to another can be problematic if one does not know their PPO number

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Thursday said one of its wholly-owned subsidiary unit has tied up with US-based Pharmazz Inc to commercialise a drug used to treat cerebral ischemic stroke in India. One of the company's wholly-owned subsidiaries has entered into a license agreement with the US-based biopharmaceutical company to commercialise a first-in-class innovative drug, Tyvalzi, in the country, the Mumbai-based drug major said in a statement. Developed by Pharmazz for potential global use, Sovateltide, is indicated for treating cerebral ischemic stroke.

Note that employer’s approval is not required to change nomination details, members can use Aadhaar based e-sign to file the nominations. Nomination cannot be changed after the death of the EPF member. Nominees are important to get their share of PF accumulations/EDLI and the Pension benefits in case of any calamity i.e., after the death of Member.Pre-requisites for EPF Nominee Update

Bandhan Mutual Fund has filed a draft for a multi asset allocation fund. Bandhan Multi Asset Allocation Fund will be an open-ended scheme investing in equity and equity-related instruments, debt and money market securities, and gold/silver index/ETFs. The scheme will be benchmarked against 35% S&P BSE 500 TRI + 55% NIFTY Short Duration Debt Index + 10% Domestic prices of gold. The scheme will be managed by Vijay Kulkarni (equity investments), Nemish Sheth (equity investments), Gautam Kaul (debt investments), and Nishita Shah (overseas investments).

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Victoria Klesty

Check LIVE updates here. Pakistan's playing 11 against Sri Lanka does not include renowned batter Fakhar Zaman.Pakistan's playing 11 against Sri Lanka has been released. Here is the team: Mohammad Haris, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed Shadah Khan (vc), Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jnr and Zaman Khan.

PARIS (Reuters) — Belgium's junior minister for the digital economy said he would ask the telecoms regulator to analyse potential health risks linked to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s iPhone 12 after France ordered a halt to sales citing breaches of radiation exposure limits.

(This Sept.13 story has been corrected to fix the pronoun to 'she' in paragraph 8)

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been released from federal custody. Coronel Aispuro, who was convicted for aiding her husband in running his multibillion-dollar criminal empire, reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors in 2021. Her charges included money laundering conspiracy and engaging in transactions with a foreign narcotics trafficker. Coronel was released following 27 months of incarceration. Currently, she is subject to supervised release.

Pakistan have expressed their appreciation for India's recent accomplishment in successfully hosting the G20 summit in New Delhi last week. This gathering of leaders from the world's top 20 nations has garnered admiration from across the border, with one Pakistani resident emphasizing, «India has taken a good step.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that the party will raise the issue of a special relief package for the disaster-hit Himachal Pradesh, during this special session in Parliament, an official statement said on Wednesday. The Congress leader is on a visit to Himachal Pradesh to meet the people and victims of recent floods and landslides in the state. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday took stock of the relief and rehabilitation work in Shiv Bawari, Krishnanagar and Kanlog areas of Shimla. «The situation in Himachal Pradesh is very painful and the State has suffered immense losses. The State Government led by Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is working tirelessly to provide relief to the disaster-affected people.

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Arm's blockbuster initial public offering (IPO) was oversubscribed by 12 times, and could have been priced at $52 per share, above the indicated range of $47 to $51, people familiar with the matter said. But the bankers, who had huddled at the offices of SoftBank's financial advisor Raine Group, argued it was better to leave the additional $1 per share -- equivalent to about $1 billion in value -- on the table. They said doing so could yield a bigger pop when the stock debuts on Nasdaq on Thursday, projecting it could trade between $57 and $62 based on feedback from investors.

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son was in San Francisco on Wednesday when he joined a call with his bankers in New York to make a final decision about his company's most valuable asset: chip designer Arm Holdings. Arm's blockbuster initial public offering (IPO) was oversubscribed by 12 times, and could have been priced at $52 per share, above the indicated range of $47 to $51, people familiar with the matter said. But the bankers, who had huddled at the offices of SoftBank's financial advisor Raine Group, argued it was better to leave the additional $1 per share — equivalent to about $1 billion in value — on the table. They said doing so could yield a bigger pop when the stock debuts on Nasdaq on Thursday, projecting it could trade between $57 and $62 based on feedback from investors. Son accepted the banks' recommendation, valuing Arm at $54.5 billion on a fully diluted basis. The behind-the-scenes details on the IPO pricing decision are based on interviews with three people familiar with the discussions.

By Donny Kwok and Brenda Goh