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Apple iPhone (via Geeksforgeeks) , each offering unique features to enhance the user experience. Rev Call Recorder can prove to be a useful tool for capturing phone conversations on iPhones. Distinguishing itself with its capability to record both incoming and outgoing calls, it also offers functionalities, including the ability to obtain call transcripts.

Himanta Biswa Sarma repealed the age-old Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act on Friday. he said the Act contained provisions allowing marriage registration even if the bride and groom had not reached the legal ages of 18 and 21.

Aam Adami Party candidate from Gujarat's Bharuch seat for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections has expressed his gratitude to the party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, saying that the polls would hold a 'huge responsibility' for him. «Today in the INDIA bloc, the AAP and Congress alliance has taken place. The declaration has been made that in Gujarat the Bharuch seat has been given to me. I am glad with that announcement. I express my gratitude to Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann and others for providing this huge responsibility,» Vasava said. He further said that the party leaders of the state would set the strategy with Congress workers soon in view of the upcoming elections.

Indian warship provided critical assistance to a merchant vessel after it caught fire following a suspected drone or missile attack in the Gulf of Aden, the latest in a series of such support missions in the region. Palau-flagged vessel MV Islander came under attack on Thursday and a crew member of the ship sustained injuries, Indian military officials said on Saturday. An explosive ordnance disposal team of the Navy embarked the vessel and sanitised it for any residual risk following which the vessel was cleared for onward transit, they said. The fresh incident comes amid growing global concerns over attacks on various commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Houthi militants.

Senior citizen FDs sometimes provide more alluring interest rates than those offered to normal investors. They receive better returns on their assets as a result of this increased rate of return. Senior Citizen FD Schemes provide senior citizens with an ideal way to grow and protect their investments while meeting their financial demands, guaranteeing a safe and pleasant retirement. Note that senior citizens can benefit from a Rs 50,000 deduction on the income received from these programs under Section 80TTB of the Income Tax Act, which makes them more tax-efficient. Here's a look at small finance banks that provide higher interest rates on senior citizens' fixed deposits.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has provided insights into the ongoing discussions about seat-sharing possibilities with Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal. While confirming discussions, Ramesh talked about the shared goal of strengthening the opposition alliance, INDIA, against the BJP-led NDA ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. The alliance discussions between Congress and TMC have encountered challenges, especially after Mamata Banerjee's announcement that TMC would contest alone in West Bengal.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has urged the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to evaluate One97 Communication Ltd's (OCL) request to become a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) for the UPI channel so that the Paytm app can continue to operate. "@paytm" handles can be easily moved from Paytm Payments Bank to a few newly designated banks when the OCL gets clearance from NPCI. Also read: Can you use Paytm FASTag after March 15?

hacking group has exposed extensive cyber intrusions conducted by Beijing's intelligence and military entities against foreign governments, companies, and infrastructure. According to a report by The Washington Post, the leaked cache, comprising over 570 files, images, and chat logs, provides a rare insight into the operations of a firm hired by Chinese government agencies for on-demand, mass data-collecting operations. The files, posted on GitHub last week, reveal contracts spanning eight years aimed at extracting foreign data. The targets include at least 20 foreign governments and territories, such as India, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

market indices? If I look at news and social media, the purpose is clearly to generate a number representing how the markets are doing today or how they did yesterday. Added to this is the widespread ‘analysis’ that tries to find clues as to why the markets rose or fell. If this was all that the indices were good for, they would actually be good for nothing. What can you, the investor, actually use an index for? It’s important to recognise that stock market indices do more than just provide a daily numerical snapshot of market performance. Every stock investor knows that market indices are like a report card for the overall market. They show how the market is doing, but not how each individual stock is doing. If you are only looking at the index, you might miss out on some good investment opportunities. For example, the index might be going up, but some stocks might be going down. You might not notice this if you’re only looking at the index. What else can we use the index for? One great thing about indices, which most of us ignore, is that they serve as a bridge connecting the present with the past. They are historical archives, capturing the ebb and flow of the economy, business and market over time. In comparing the current positions of these indices to their historical levels, as well as the current patterns to the historical ones, we have a powerful tool for understanding not just where the market stands today, but how it got here and what might happen.

RBI) has permitted authorised bank and non-bank and non-bank prepaid payment instrument (PPI) issuers to issue cards for making payments across various public transport systems. The latest move is set to make travel plans for commuters more convenient and hassle-free as they will be able to travel across platforms such as bus, metro, train and even pay for the parking fee by using just one card. “Public transport systems across the country cater to a multitude of commuters on a daily basis.

Gmail would cease to "support sending, receiving, and storing emails." This misinformation was widely shared, with some attributing the speculated shutdown to a recent controversy surrounding Google's AI image tool, Gemini, which generated images of racially-diverse Nazi soldiers. Setting the record straight, Google took to social media to reassure users that Gmail is not going anywhere. "Gmail is here to stay," the company emphasized in a post, dispelling the unfounded rumours.

US Navy, David Isom said on Friday that India will play a very key role in relation with the US and all of its other partners and allies. David Isom further noted that India has a really important role in helping protect those international commons. Speaking to ANI on India-US defence ties, he said, “The relationship continues to grow.

US Navy, David Isom, emphasised that India will play a very important role going forward in partnership with the US and all of its other partners and allies. David Isom said on Friday that India has a really important role in helping protect those international commons. Speaking to on India-US defence ties, he said, «The relationship continues to grow. I think India has a really important role in helping protect those international commons, the free and open Indo-Pacific, the freedom of commerce and the ability for all nations to have access to those open sea lanes.»

green hydrogen as storage, people familiar with the development said. The plan under the National Green Hydrogen Mission may offer financial assistance in the form of contract for difference (CFD) or viability gap funding, they said. An initial 100 MW capacity pilot project could be considered under the scheme, they said. «Discussions are on,» said one of the persons. The government is examining options for financial assistance, which could also be from the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), the person added. This will mark the first step in the bundling of green hydrogen to generate round-the-clock power. Green hydrogen refers to gas produced using renewable sources. The NGHM was launched in January 2023 with an initial outlay of ₹19,744 crore, which included ₹17,490 crore for the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme and ₹1,466 crore for pilot projects.

Nvidia, the chipmaker underpinning a much-hyped artificial intelligence revolution, saw its market capitalization briefly pass US$2 trillion for the first time on Friday amid a record-breaking week for Wall Street.

There has been a lot of discussion about the fate of the 401(k) system in the month since a pair of academics proposed killing the tax preferences for 401(k)s to help shore up Social Security.

(Reuters) -Credit Rating agency Moody's (NYSE:MCO) said on Friday that the recently reported hack against UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) was «credit negative» for the company.

One Punch Man" can mark their calendars as Chapter 203 is set to hit screens on March 7, 2024, at 12 am JST. With no announced breaks in the release schedule, readers can anticipate the arrival of the upcoming chapter as per the manga's biweekly schedule, accessible on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website.

Allahabad bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) quashed the service tax demand of ₹20.36 crore from Jaypee Sports International Limited (JSIL) in connection with the Formula One race. It said the race promotion contract between Formula One World Championship (FOWC) and JSIL was not a franchise agreement and that no service tax was leviable. «It is not possible to hold that the race promotion contract is a franchise agreement, under which FOWC provided franchise service to JSIL and consequently the demand of service tax of₹20.36 crore is clearly not sustainable,» the bench of PK Choudhary, member (judicial), and Sanjiv Srivastava (technical member) said on Monday. The court said 'franchise' means an agreement by which the franchisee is granted representational right to sell or manufacture goods or to provide service or undertake any process identified with franchisor, whether or not a trade mark, service mark, trade name or logo or any such symbol, as the case may be, is involved.

Icra Ltd. Further, in bid to provide more choices to the consumers, the home-owners in multi-storied buildings and residential colonies will now have the option to choose their connection type—either individual connections for everyone or a single-point connection for the whole premise.

Mint. I spoke to Kaul for a new series we are starting called ‘Behind the Byline’. As the name suggests the series focuses on the people behind our stories.