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popular instant messaging platform will no longer be compatible with iOS versions earlier than 15.1, according to a report from WABetaInfo.This move will affect devices that are unable to update beyond iOS 12.5.7, the last software version available for these older iPhones. Users on these models must either upgrade to a newer device or explore alternatives, as their current hardware will no longer support WhatsApp after the announced deadline.WhatsApp has given users a generous five-month notice, with the changes set to come into effect on 5 May 2025.

Modi finds himself on a stronger footing after the Maharashtra elections. This reverses the tide from the general elections that had, just five months ago, snatched the single-party majority his government had enjoyed since 2014. While allies have given no reason yet to suspect NDA's stability at the Centre, BJP found its big picture shaken and stirred. For this reason, this claw-back story is important. In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the big dent in BJP numbers came from defeats in UP, Maharashtra, Haryana and West Bengal. Over the past five months, BJP has made a strong comeback in two states — Maharashtra and Haryana — while showing shoots of a recovery in UP, where it won 7 of the 9 assembly bypolls. More significantly, it wrested two seats from SP, which had fallen vacant after the party pulled out MLAs to contest parliamentary elections. BJP, along with RSS, doubled down soon after Lok Sabha polls. It also did some serious post-mortem of the results, made tactical micro-level shifts, continued to focus on women-centric welfare schemes, and ran a bottom-up campaign. But the entire effort rested on a key assumption that the 'Modi vote' had turned complacent. Or, had split up in some parts of the country in the general elections and needed to be stitched back and drawn out. In Maharashtra, particularly, where the assembly turnout jumped by nearly 6% from the Lok Sabha polls, BJP can now believe that the overarching 'Modi narrative' still holds good.

financial influencers, capital market regulator Sebi has cracked down on Baap of Chart, a popular social media influencer in the trading community, and asked its operators to refund investors who had availed advisory services. In its order, the regulator barred Nasiruddin Ansari and his associates, who operated the Baap of Chart platform, from accessing the securities market for allegedly providing unregistered investment advisory services and violating market regulations.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the race to become a national brand, Puravankara Ltd, a Bengaluru-based real estate company, will set aside up to ₹2,000 crore for acquiring land in the next 12 months. The group plans to triple its land bank to about 45 million square feet from the current 15 msf of net developable area in the next three years.

As part of his new role, Peel will join the securities team and provide support to the firm's VT Gravis UK Listed Property, VT Gravis Digital Infrastructure Income, VT Gravis UK Infrastructure Income and VT Gravis Clean Energy Income funds. He joins from Titan Wealth, where he worked as an analyst in 2019 before moving into the role of portfolio manager one year later. During his time at Titan Wealth, Peel worked alongside the investment team, contributing to the management of the firm's core investment proposition. Gravis' Norris: Re-rating of REIT sector imminent as UK economy sh...

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: In September 2021, when Rajiv Kaul, vice-chairman and chief executive of CMS Info Systems, India’s largest cash management firm, met investors, he was desperate to explain that his business had potential. The questions he faced were primarily around how the dwindling use of cash in the years ahead would impact a business that relies on the movement of paper currency.

Warburg Pincus-backed logistics firm Ecom Express is looking to enter the primary market with a Rs 2,600-crore IPO, which will be a mix of fresh equity sale and an offer for sale (OFS).

Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Navneet Singh Bittu shared the data of organic food products exported during the last five years and current year in a written reply to Lok Sabha. As per the data, 6,38,998 tonnes were exported in 2019-20 for USD 689.10 million; 8,88,179.68 tonnes for USD 1,040.95 million in 2020-21; 4,60,320.40 tonnes for USD 771.96 million in 2021-22; 3,12,800.51 tonnes for USD 708.33 million in 2022-23; and 2,61,029 tonnes for USD 494.80 million in 2023-24 financial year.

Positioned along the seismically active Ring of Fire, Indonesia and the Philippines have the second and third highest installed geothermal energy capacity in the world, after the United States

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mauritius is an important gateway for India’s strategic and economic partnership with Africa. Located in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is in a position to leverage its geographic location, robust economic policies and regional agreements to facilitate trade and investment between India and Africa in consonance with India’s Africa strategy as laid down by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

For NRIs, international money transfers are more than just financial transactions; they keep people connected to their family back home. According to the Reserve Bank of India, the majority of inward remittances support family needs. Having moved from India to Singapore for education in 2006 and staying on for work, I, too, send money back home on a monthly basis. Through my experiences — particularly after joining a company specializing in cross-border payments — I’ve come to understand that the process for most people is often far more complicated and costly than it has to be.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s telecom regulator has tightened regulations to counter spam and unsolicited messages. One measure is mandating the traceability of commercial messages from senders.

Pashupati Advani, Founder, Global Foray, says there is no real trigger to take the market to a new level. FIIs are selling, SIPs are still there which is good, but the actual retailer who has been providing the liquidity and enjoying the market is not being able to make money and will leave the markets and that is not a good sign. Advani says he is still very defensive and looking at cement, a little bit of pharma and a couple of PSUs. He is being very conservative and still sitting on some cash, waiting for opportunities. What are you buying right now? What is keeping you busy? Pashupati Advani: Trying to stay out of trouble. I bought Reliance last week. I am crying.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Sunday expressed confidence that US President-elect Donald Trump's administration would support the artificial intelligence sector to ensure the United States and its allies continue to lead it. Speaking to conservative US broadcaster Fox News on Sunday, Altman said AI technology needed massive infrastructure support and that he believed Trump would be good at providing it. «We need to build that here and we need to be able to have the best AI infrastructure in the world to be able to lead with the technology and the capabilities,» he said.

Rajesh Power Services will debut on the BSE SME platform on Monday. Ahead of the listing, the company's shares were trading with a GMP of Rs 144 in the grey market. Considering the upper price band of Rs 335, the stock is expected to list with a premium of 40% or above going by the grey market trends.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) issued a statement on Sunday following an important meeting, urging full access to party founder Imran Khan due to serious concerns over his health and safety, ARY News reported. The committee stated that Imran Khan's health had become a significant concern, with growing public anxiety surrounding his condition. It called for the immediate restoration of access to Khan's family, legal team, and party officials to ensure transparency and accountability in his treatment. The statement also urged both the federal and Punjab governments, along with prison authorities, to provide clear and frequent updates on Khan's health status.

Canada Post says it has presented a new framework that it hopes will “reignite discussions” with the union representing 55,000 striking workers.In a statement Sunday, the Crown corporation said the framework is “comprehensive” for reaching a negotiated agreement with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, whose members walked off the job more than two weeks ago.“The framework includes proposals to bring greater flexibility to the Corporation’s delivery model, while also demonstrating movement on other key issues,” Canada Post said.“It is our hope that these proposals will reignite discussions and, together with the support of mediators, help the parties work toward final agreements.”It added it will not be providing further details outside the negotiation process at this time.The 55,000 workers walked off the job on Nov. 15 over wages and working conditions.

Belgium is granting sex workers full labor rights, including health insurance, paid leave and pensions, starting Sunday

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu convened a meeting on Sunday at his official residence, Oak Over, to discuss the issue of land transfer related to Radha Soami Satsang Beas Charitable Hospital in Bhota and directed the immediate preparation of a draft for an amendment bill addressing the issue. «The Chief Minister said that the state government was making every possible effort to provide relief to Radha Soami Satsang Beas and ensure that the hospital remains operational. He said that the state government intends to keep the hospital functional so that nearby residents continue to receive quality healthcare services,» as per an official release. Sukhu further mentioned that the state government plans to introduce an amendment bill to the Land Ceiling Act on the very first day of the Winter Session of the Vidhansabha, scheduled to begin on December 18 in Dharamshala. The Chief Minister also directed to prepare a draft of the amendment bill immediately, which will be presented at the upcoming cabinet meeting.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said she will write to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and put as much as pressure on the Centre to provide the rehabilitation of Wayanad landslide victims. «I will be writing to the Chief Minister of Kerala and trying to put as much as pressure possible on the Centre as well to provide the rehabilitation that they deserved,» she said while addressing a meeting at Kalpetta here. «But I would like to urge both the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister to provide this rehabilitation, regardless of politics,» she added.

Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted recent convoys. It blamed the breakdown of law and order in large part on Israeli policies. The decision could worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the cold, rainy winter sets in, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living in squalid tent camps and reliant on international food aid. Experts were already warning of famine in the territory's north, which Israeli forces have almost completely isolated since early October. Philippe Lazzarini, the head of UNRWA, the main aid provider in Gaza, said the route leading to the Kerem Shalom crossing is too dangerous on the Gaza side. Armed men looted nearly 100 trucks traveling on the route in mid-November, and he said gangs stole a smaller shipment on Saturday.