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Indian Army has established a squadron for these heavy-duty choppers at Jodhpur along the western front with Pakistan. The squadron was raised in the presence of Army Aviation’s director general Lt-General Ajay Suri and other officials. According to an officer, the delivery, initially scheduled to begin in February, has been slightly delayed, with the first three Apaches now expected in May. “The delivery was to commence from February, but it has been slightly delayed. The first three Apaches will now come in May,” an officer said in a TOI. Progress in Apache Helicopter Acquisition

Election Commission is set to announce dates from the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Saturday, with a press conference scheduled for 3:30 pm. The poll body is also likely to announce the dates to polls for four state assemblies. This year's Lok Sabha elections could see voting take place over six or seven phases, likely starting in late April, with the results likely to be announced a month later, in May. The polls to elect the 18th Lok Sabha will see nearly 97 crore eligible voters exercise their franchise in over 12 lakh polling stations. April's elections will replace the Lok Sabha, whose term is ending on June 16, while state polls will see voting in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. Terms for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha are ending on June 11 and June 24, while both the Arunachal and Sikkim assemblies will see theirs end on June 2.

Sebi on Friday approved a raft of relaxations for foreign portfolio investors, alternative investment funds and entities seeking to raise funds through initial share sales, as part of facilitating the ease of doing business in the securities market. Also, the board of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) gave its nod for a uniform approach for verification of market rumours by entities that have listed their equities. In a move aimed at testing the feasibility of the optional T+0 settlement mechanism, a Beta version for a limited 25 scrips and limited brokers will be launched.

Friday, March 15th, 2024 – Imagine a world where you can trade with an edge based on the hyper-visualization of a state-of-the-art virtual and augmented reality ecosystem – well that’s just a fraction of what 5thScape ($5SCAPE) is offering, and there’s much more besides. First-of-its-kind crypto-powered VR and AR project 5thScape has raised $1.15 million so far in the first stage of its presale. 5thScape is pitching itself as the world’s first VR/AR mixed-reality platform to truly break boundaries through its integration of crypto tokenization to provide a superior reward experience. To lock in the lowest prices, prospective buyers will need to move quickly. The $5SCAPE token is currently priced at $0.00187 but will eventually list at a 434.76% price premium ($0.01) to this opening Stage 1 presale price. When Stage 1 finishes in two days’ time, the presale price rises by 14.97% to $0.00215 in Stage 2.  Eighty percent of the total token supply is available for purchase in the presale. The excitement around the project is shown by the size of the community on social media. 5thScape’s Discord server already has more than 5,400 members, Telegram 16,588, X/Twitter 9,569 and 1,000-plus on its YouTube channel

Tampa, Florida-based hybrid Concurrent is maintaining a strong growth pace and has onboarded three new advisors to its platform.

In an effort to help advisors and firms better serve their clients, leading fintech provider Orion has unveiled a handful of key upgrades to its platform.

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Facebook-parent Meta on Friday won a Brazilian court order overturning a previous ruling that barred it from using the name in the South American country, due to confusion with another company.

The European Commission formally enquired into strategies adopted by big tech companies on March 14 to mitigate generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) risks capable of misleading election voters. The commission has given Big Techs an April 3 deadline to provide documents and information to its requests.

top bond buyers along with an examination of some of the other key numbers that have emerged from the initial data dump. FUTURE GAMING & HOTEL SERVICES Bettor than Rest: A Realty Check for ‘Lottery King The top buyer of electoral bonds is Coimbatore-based Future Gaming & Hotel Services, founded in 1991 by Santiago Martin. The group bought electoral bonds worth Rs 1,368 crore between April 12, 2019, and January 24, 2024.

State Bank of India (SBI) why it had withheld the unique numbers associated with electoral bonds purchased and encashed since April 12, 2019, ordering it to respond on March 18. The alpha-numeric ID can be used to connect the purchaser of an electoral bond with the political party that encashed it. When the SC scrapped the bonds in mid-February on the grounds that they were unconstitutional, it had asked SBI to provide full details of the funding instrument to the Election Commission of India (ECI), which was to then post this publicly. SBI was the sole issuer of electoral bonds. “We can take exception” to the non-disclosure of the bond numbers by SBI, a five-member bench headed by chief justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said Friday. The ECI published the information provided by SBI on Thursday. This related to entities that had purchased electoral bonds during the period in question but didn’t include the unique number. The data shows the entities that have bought bonds, including how much, and the parties that have received money, including the quantity.

A group of oil shippers is asking the Canada Energy Regulator to compel the company behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to provide them with a full and detailed breakdown of the project’s escalating construction costs.

Cryptocurrency whales are shifting their focus from Bitcoin to altcoins. As part of a broader event, the spotlight is moving away from popular cryptocurrencies like Cardano. Instead, significant investment flows are reaching into concrete projects that deliver true value. Our article provides insightful details about this shift and its potential implications in the cryptoverse.

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has issued a warning regarding the illegal activities of crypto exchange MEXC, which does not comply with current Hong Kong crypto regulations and operates without a license.

Opposition parties on Friday accused the government of using pressure of investigative agencies and quid-pro-quo methods on business firms to help the BJP get the largest chunk of political donations through electoral bonds, and demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into what they saw as corruption by the ruling establishment. The Congress also demanded a freeze on BJP's bank accounts. Citing the electoral bond data that State Bank of India provided to the Election Commission, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the BJP received about half the total donations while the principal opposition party, Congress, got only 11%. «There are many dubious donors. Who are these people? Which companies are these? Why have so many companies donated only after ED, IT and CBI raids? Who put the pressure on such companies,» Kharge asked, and sought a Supreme Court-led investigation into «the saga of corruption». «It is quite worrying that while the accounts of the Congress party have been frozen, no action has been taken against the BJP which has illegally acquired crores and crores of money,» he said, referring to a lien the Income Tax Department imposed on its account. «Thus, along with an inquiry, we demand that accounts of BJP should be frozen with immediate effect due to the illegal nature of the funds received through the electoral bonds scheme,» he added.

MUMBAI : The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday approved a slew of proposals, including exempting certain foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from additional disclosure requirements, launch of beta version of the T+0 settlement, and facilitation of ease of doing business for companies going public. For ease of doing business, the markets regulator in its annual board meeting approved a proposal to exempt additional disclosure requirements for FPIs having more than 50% of their Indian equity assets under management (AUM) in a single corporate group, in case the concentrated holdings of the FPIs are in a listed company with no identified promoter, if certain conditions are met.

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Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated the 'Nausena Bhawan', the new state-of-the-art headquarters of the Indian Navy at the Delhi Cantonment which is equipped with modern facilities and cutting-edge technologies. It marks a significant milestone for the Navy as it has established its «first independent headquarters in Delhi», the defence ministry said in a statement. Previously, the Navy operated from 13 different locations, necessitating a consolidated and purpose-built facility such as the 'Nausena Bhawan', it said. The inauguration represents a significant step forward for the Indian Navy, providing a centralised and technologically advanced headquarters that reflects the nation's commitment to maritime excellence and national security.

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Sebi) on Friday approved a proposal to exempt additional disclosure requirements for FPIs (foreign portfolio investors) having over 50% of their India equity AUM in a single corporate group if certain conditions are met. The relaxations in certain disclosure norms are aimed at ease of doing business.

Bitcoin faced intense selling pressure yesterday, with a nearly 10% drop amid record-high prices, reflecting growing apprehension in the market.