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NASA officials have said. «ISRO is projecting the first quarter of next year. So, I mean, that's ready,» NASA NISAR Project Manager Phil Barela said during a media interaction here on Wednesday.

IndusInd Bank, One 97 Communications, Tata Motors ‘A’ (Tata Motors DVR) and Suzlon Energy shares are among nine stocks that have been included in the MSCI Global Standard Index. As per the latest announcement by the global index provider, the other stocks included in MSCI India Index are APL Apollo Tubes, Macrotech Developers, Persistent Systems, Polycab India and Tata Communications.

CIE Automotive India: Buy at ₹485.20, target ₹525, stop loss ₹470;2] HBL Power: Buy at ₹324.85, target ₹350, stop loss ₹315; and3] BEL: Buy at ₹143.40, target ₹155, stop loss ₹137. (Read More)Mohit Burman, Member, Burman Family and Chairman, Dabur India, is unfazed by the Religare Enterprises Ltd board's resistance to his family's open offer, after initially welcoming it. He says that acquiring Religare will add a crucial piece to the Burman family's growing bouquet of financial products and that the company needs a promoter to re-enter the lending business.In a lengthy interview conducted over two days, Burman stopped short of commending Religare chairperson Rashmi Saluja for the company's recovery while giving "full marks" to the management team for the turnaround.

Last week, I was in Brasilia, speaking at Brazil Innovation Week, 2023. I’d been invited to talk about how India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI) offers a new approach to data governance and I was glad for the opportunity to test for myself whether the ideas I had set out in my new book held good in the Brazilian context.

Manulife Financial Corp. says it has cut 250 jobs globally in its investment management division.

Telecom operators, chip makers, network providers and handset makers have strongly opposed any hurried decision on a proposed idea to beam TV content directly to mobile phones without a cellular data connection, as the technology is still immature. The smartphone industry is worried that adoption of the proposal making it mandatory for devices to offer support to direct-to-mobile (D2M) broadcasting will increase the cost of devices by $30 (₹2,500) at least.

Banking infrastructure and lending solutions provider Knight Fintech is in final stages to close $25 million in a fresh round of funding led by Accel, at least three people told ET. The round is expected to include a secondary portion, which might see some of its initial investors exit.

Japan, Australia and the Middle East and the home market, among others, will largely help alter the geographic mix. To be sure, average contract values in these geographies will still be relative stragglers in comparison with those finalised by Anglophone clients either side of the Atlantic.

Leaked settlement deeds reveal just how far ANZ bank had to go to end one of Australia’s most high-profile court claims stemming from a spectacular corporate receivership.

heat-related deaths by mid-century, according to The Lancet's new global projections. According to its report, in 2022, individuals were, on average, exposed to 86 days of health-threatening high temperatures, of which 60% were made at least twice as likely to occur because of human-caused climate change. The researchers have blamed the «negligence» of governments, companies, and banks who continue investing in oil and gas for the crisis. «Our health stocktake reveals that the growing hazards of climate change are costing lives and livelihoods worldwide today.

The Hunger Games franchise is making a comeback with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, a prequel set 63 years before the original film. While fans eagerly anticipate this new installment, many wonder if any familiar faces from the previous movies will make an appearance.

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The Crown Season 6 Part 1 has reached its zenith as fans gear up for a distinctive viewing experience. Departing from the traditional drop-all format, the series is set to unfold in two parts, premiering on November 16, 2023, and culminating on December 14, 2023. The unexpected extension to a sixth season, initially ruled out by showrunner Peter Morgan, promises an immersive exploration of pivotal moments in recent royal history.

The Australian Taxation Office has issued an update on its capital gains tax for crypto products, stating that it also extends to wrapped tokens or token interaction with decentralized lending protocols.

Aaron Klein is stepping down as chief executive at fintech Nitrogen and will be succeeded by Dan Zitting, former president of Galvanize.

New Delhi: State-owned Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) has accrued around 1.4 million tonnes of carbon credits under the Gram Ujala scheme in 2022-23. That’s good for its carbon footprint—just as soon as it finds a buyer. Green energy-focussed CESL is yet to sell the carbon credits, although the sale could even finance the government subsidy provided under the scheme.

NEW DELHI : Bankruptcy resolution professionals (RPs) have stepped up scrutiny of suspect transactions made before bankruptcy filings, moving tribunals to reverse transactions totalling ₹23,700 crore in the September quarter alone. While 24 such questionable transactions—called voidable or avoidance transactions—were flagged to tribunals in the March quarter, it was followed by 76 and 78 in the June and September quarters.

NEW DELHI : Recruitment firms linked to BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover and his family members used backdated invoices to siphon off funds for work they never did for the fintech unicorn, an investigation by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police found. The probe agency also could not trace many firms to which BharatPe had made vendor payments.

NEW DELHI : The Competition Commission of India (CCI) will issue final orders on nearly 100 cases of profiteering related to Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the coming six months, a person aware of the matter said, bringing closure to several companies facing charges for years. The Directorate General of Anti-Profiteering (DGAP), part of the tax department, has already completed its investigations, and the CCI is currently adjudicating them, the person cited above said on the condition of anonymity. The commission is expected to rule on more than a dozen cases of profiteering every month.

Mint explains. For years, farmers in Punjab and Haryana have burnt the leftover stubble after mechanically harvesting the paddy crop. They did this due to the short available window between harvesting paddy and planting wheat.

MUMBAI : Early-stage investors are increasingly backing CXOs who left established startups to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams, relying on their wealth of experience to steer business in challenging times. On Monday, Farid Ahsan, the co-founder of Sharechat who quit six months ago, said he has launched General Autonomy, a startup to help automate factories.