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US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week stayed the first-of-its-kind climate disclosure rules pending judicial review and amid a political backlash. The rules, adopted a month earlier, had taken two years to pass a pared down version and required public companies to disclose extensive climate change-related information in their regulatory filings. This development comes three months after China unveiled its ESG rules requiring companies to publish sustainability reports by 2026. In a significant move, the Supreme Court of India in a ruling released last week expanded the scope of Articles 14 and 21 to include the 'right against the adverse effects of climate change'.

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, India's top two telecom operators, are set to report modest sequential growth in their fiscal fourth-quarter India mobile revenue, supported mainly by strong broadband user additions in the absence of tariff hikes, analysts said. Vodafone Idea (Vi) is likely to report a sequential dip in its March-quarter revenue, stung by continued heavy customer losses. Jio and Airtel, though, are likely to report flattish operating margins, weighed down by higher 5G-related costs, the analysts said.

Biocon is building capability “to take advantage of what could be a very, very strategic peptide opportunity with GLPs at the center," Group Chief Executive Officer Peter Bains told analysts in November. The loss of exclusivity for GLPs will create a multibillion dollar market over the next 10 years and this opportunity was “very complementary" to Biocon’s current biologics business, according to Bains. In the UK, Mittal said the company will wait for the publicly-funded, National Health Service, to issue a tender to launch its liraglutide injectible.

YouTuber Sattai Durai Murugan in a case relating to the alleged derogatory remarks made against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in October 2021, news agency PTI reported. "If before elections we start putting behind bars everyone who makes allegations on YouTube, imagine how many will be jailed?" a bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan told senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi while setting aside the order cancelling bail to Murugan. The apex court said that the YouTuber could not be said to have misused the liberty granted to him while expressing his views, the court also rejected the request of the Tamil Nadu government to impose a condition on Murugan to refrain from making scandalous remarks while on bail.

Mint could not independently verify the data breach and its contents. Media reports on Saturday cited a database of 7.5 million users registered with Boat being leaked on the internet, and subsequently put up for sale at a price of around €2 ( ₹180) for the entire database.

MUMBAI : Eyebrows were raised when The Walt Disney Co. agreed to merge its India unit with Reliance Industries Ltd entities at a valuation of $3.12 billion, since the business was seen to be worth much more when Disney acquired it nearly seven years earlier. However, documents accessed by Mint reveal a different picture.

NEW DELHI : The long-delayed privatization of IDBI Bank may be about to speed up, with the central bank examining the suitability of potential bidders. Prem Watsa-backed CSB Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Emirates NBD are among those who have submitted initial bids for the government's majority stake in IDBI Bank, media reports have said. According to two people aware of the matter, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is currently studying whether the potential bidders adhere to its 'fit and proper criteria' for running a financial services entity.

Oil prices report second straight weekly gain, hit 6-month high on Middle-East crisis; Brent at $91/bbl “Crude oil exhibited significant volatility, extending its gains to reach a 5-1/2 month high amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East and constrained supply from OPEC+ nations. On Monday, both international oil benchmark prices experienced a decline of more than $1 per barrel.

Crunchyroll is releasing a new anime show "Kaiju No 8". The new anime show comes amidst the rampaging box-office performance by "Godzilla x Kong: the New Empire", as per a report in dexerto. Kaiju No 8 will be released on Crunchyroll on April 13.

Congress leader and former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the BJP's claim of winning more than 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls was devoid of substance. He was speaking to reporters in Deesa in Gujarat's Banaskantha district after addressing a gathering in support of his party's Banaskantha Lok Sabha candidate Geniben Thakor. «I have been in Gujarat since yesterday and am meeting people. An atmosphere in favour of the Congress is building up in Gujarat. Some people are saying 'abki baar 400 paar' (over 400 seats this time). But, there is no substance in this claim. Geniben and other Congress candidates will emerge victorious in Gujarat,» claimed Gehlot. Asked about Union minister and BJP Rajkot Lok Sabha candidate Parshottam Rupala's allegedly objectionable comments against the Kshatriya community, Gehlot claimed he had heard from others that the former had a habit of making such statements that enraged different groups.

Hyderabad early Monday. The assailants, believed to be associates of a slain friend, attacked Teju near his rented accommodation at Pragathi Nagar. Shockingly, a video circulating on social media shows two of the attackers brandishing knives and celebrating the murder shortly after its commission. Police reports indicate that Teju sustained multiple stab wounds, estimated to be around 10-11, resulting in his death. Authorities swiftly launched a manhunt, deploying four teams to apprehend the fleeing assailants. Teju, also known as Teja, had relocated to Pragati Nagar under Bachupally police limits following fears of retaliation from associates of Tarun Roy, a friend whose murder he was allegedly involved. After serving time in jail and subsequently being released on bail, Teju resided with his mother in a rented apartment.

Morgan Wallen was jailed this Sunday night in Nashville following an incident of reckless endangerment when the 'Chasin' You' singer threw a chair off a six-story roof-top bar. According to Hollywood Reporter, the incident took place on Sunday and the bar was owned by one of his fellow singers Eric Church, whose songs have also ranked on Billboard's top charts. According to Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, after the incident, acknowledged and confirmed Wallen's arrest, based on a statement of Wallen’s attorney, Worrick G. Robinson.

Employbridge’s Joanie Bily explains what the March jobs report says about the state of the U.S. economy on Making Money.

Wipro’s new CEO and MD Srinivas Pallia in his first email to employees has said that resilience, tenacity, and adaptability would guide him as a leader, and past three decades since he joined the company in 1992 have been “transformative", according to Moneycontrol report citing the CEO’s email. “Your collective efforts have propelled our success, and I'm honoured to lead such a talented and diverse team," he also said, as per the report.

Police and the FBI are investigating the theft of as much as $30 million in cash from a Los Angeles money storage facility

MUMBAI : Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Bandhan Bank's founder and managing director and chief executive officer, has said he will not be part of the bank's board even in a non-executive role after he retires on 9 July. Speaking to analysts and investors in an early morning call on Monday, Ghosh clarified that the board will start the process of finding his successor and expects the names of candidates to be finalized by July. The board may even look at appointing an interim CEO post his tenure, if the Reserve Bank of India approval for the new CEO does not come in by then.

Detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan has pleaded not guilty to four counts of money laundering charges in Nigeria. 

Donald Trump’s campaign said it raised $50.5 million on Saturday when major donors gather for his biggest fundraiser yet

The Federal Aviation Administration says a Southwest Airlines jet leaving Denver was forced to land after the engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap during takeoff

Stocks are holding steadier on Wall Street after last week's roller-coaster end left them shy of their records

Stocks posted solid gains on Wall Street as a strong report on employment showed the U.S. economy continues to chug along