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Recently, reports emerged that India’s ministry of electronics and IT has been working on an app, Safenet, that links parents’ phones with those of their children, so that they can monitor the online activities of their offspring. While parental controls on internet platforms typically offer options of granting app or website access and placing limits on the time spent, Safenet is said to go further by sharing call details and SMS logs, apart from data on all content viewed on platforms like YouTube. The Internet Service Provider Association of India has suggested that this app should be made available by default on all personal devices.

HSBC Flash India Composite PMI output index rose to a near 14-year high of 62.2 in April from 61.8 in March. The composite index is a weighted average of manufacturing and services business activity index. A reading above 50 indicates expansion.

fraudulent advertising practices on social media platforms by misusing the image of senior officials and the brand name and logo of the company. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), LIC asked its policyholders and the public to exercise caution and verify the authenticity of any such advertisements. «It has come to our attention that certain individuals and/or entities are engaging in fraudulent advertising practices on various social media platforms by misusing the image of our senior official/s or ex-officials, our brand logo, and our brand name without our consent in an unauthorised manner. We wish to alert the public in regard to such deceptive activities,» LIC said in a public caution notice. It asked the public to report URL links of such fraudulent advertisements on LIC's official social media accounts.

Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) gave a clean chit to Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who was named as the ruling NDA's surprise pick for Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, in the Rs 25,000 crore Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) 'scam' case. The EOW stated in its closure report that it did not see any criminality or wrongdoing in the matter, adding that the bank in question did not suffer any losses in the process of sanctioning loans or selling the Jarandeshwar Sugar Mill. The closure report comes at a time when the leaders in the Opposition combine--INDIA, have renewed their 'washing machine' charge at the BJP, claiming that probe agencies go slow on dissident leaders once they jump ship and join the ruling party at the Centre.

Chennai Petroleum Corporation jumped 16% on Wednesday to hit their 52-week high of Rs 1,074.95 on the NSE after the company declared a final dividend of Rs 55 per share while reporting a 72% sequential surge in its March quarter net profit to Rs 627.89 crore. The final dividend would be paid within 30 days from the date of declaration at the AGM and the record date for the payment of final dividend would be intimated in due course, the company filing said.

In his new post, he will be tasked with developing and implementing a distribution plan to market the firm's services to the institutional and wealth management sector in the UK and Ireland.  Reporting to Åsa Norrie, CEO and head of European distribution at Principal, Agar will be responsible for leading sales and client efforts in these regions across all asset classes and investment teams. Ex-Janus Henderson head of Americas equities resurfaces at Principal Asset Management Agar joins the firm after four years at Allspring Global Investments, where he was head of financial instit...

BEIJING — China's state-directed economy may be creating the conditions for a new wave of bond defaults that could come as soon as next year, according to an S&P Global Ratings report released Tuesday.

DFW housing and macro econ analyst Amy Nixon explains what the spike in mortgage rates means for the housing market on ‘Making Money.’

Raymond Cormier, a career criminal and the man police believed killed Tina Fontaine, has reportedly died and “took all the answers with him” said Fontaine’s aunt Thelma Favel.“No, it doesn’t give me closure,” says Favel, who raised the 15-year-old girl who became the name and face of Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls crisis when she was found wrapped in duvet and weighted down in Winnipeg’s Red River in August 2014.Fontaine had been missing for a month when her body was recovered. A cause of death was never determined but police charged Cormier with second-degree murder, relying on the controversial Mr.

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. traded 0.82 per cent up in Wednesday's trade at 12:22PM (IST). Around 4,533 shares changed hands on the counter. The counter opened at Rs 3712.45 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 3750.0 and Rs 3708.5, respectively, in the session so far. Shares of the company of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 3849.45 and a 52-week low of Rs 1974.9.

Cyient DLM shares rallied 13% on Wednesday at the day’s high of Rs 779.55 after the company yesterday reported an 80.2% year-on-year (YoY) surge in net profit at Rs 22.7 crore for the fourth quarter that ended March 31, 2024. The company's Q4 revenue stood at Rs 362 crores, with quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth of 12.7% and YoY growth of 30.5%.

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, should serve 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to violating laws against money laundering, U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing on Tuesday. Zhao, who is expected to be sentenced on April 30 in Seattle, stepped down as Binance's chief last November, when he and the exchange admitted to the violations, and the firm agreed to a penalty of $4.32 billion.

President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday she was happy the U.S. Congress had passed a sweeping foreign aid package which includes arms support for the island, as China urged Washington to stop selling weapons to Taipei. The United States is Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier even in the absence of formal diplomatic ties. China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has repeatedly demanded arms sales stop. The Senate approved by 79 to 18 four bills passed by the House of Representatives on Saturday, after House Republican leaders abruptly switched course last week and allowed a vote on the $95 billion in mostly military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and U.S. partners in the Indo-Pacific.

MphasiS Ltd. traded 0.44 per cent higher in Wednesday's session at 11:26AM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 2252.5 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 2263.1 and Rs 2249.0, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 2835.0 and a 52-week low of 1735.0. About 2,904 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

SRF Ltd. traded 1.17 per cent up at Rs 2647.75 at around 11:21AM (IST) on Wednesday. The stock had closed at Rs 2617.0 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 305.38 points higher at 74043.83 around the same time.

Also Read: Axis Bank, Hindustan Unilever, among 23 companies to report Q4 results today The recent uptrend in Indian equities has been attributed to favorable global cues and a decline in crude oil prices, with the oil market seemingly unaffected by the potential impact of additional sanctions on Iranian oil. Moreover, concerns have eased as both Iran and Israel have indicated a reluctance to escalate tensions further, following limited exchanges of strikes earlier this month. In March, small-cap stocks suffered as concerns over high valuations prompted regulatory scrutiny, leading mutual fund houses to conduct stress tests every 15 days.

360 ONE Wam, formerly known as IIFL Wealth Management, saw its share price surge by 13.60% during today's early morning trading session, reaching ₹870 per share. This increase followed the company's release of strong financial results for both the March quarter and the full fiscal year FY 24. The stock's surge today marks a remarkable gain of 101.50% over the past year and an impressive nearly 200% increase over the span of three years.

Caitlin Clark appears to be on the cusp of setting another record

Asian shares have opened higher, led by an over 2% gain in Japan’s Nikkei 225 after U.S. stocks rallied for a second straight day Tuesday, blunting the blow of what’s been a rough April

More people are using so-called Earned Wage Access apps to get money to pay bills and buy groceries in between paydays

Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55%, but its stock price surged in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company said it would accelerate production of new, more affordable vehicles