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United States has announced a new policy that will come into effect starting November 27. Under this policy change, all applicants for F, M, and J student visas will be required to add their own passport details when creating a profile and scheduling their visa appointment. Individuals who have generated a profile or booked an appointment with an incorrect passport number will not be accommodated at the Visa Application Centers (VAC).

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd and Dalmia Bharat group to jointly acquire Birla Tyres. Another petition involves Kesoram Industries Ltd, the parent company of Birla Tyres, contesting the rejection of its claims as a financial creditor in the Birla Tyres insolvency process. Additionally, Manav Investment and Trading Company Ltd, a shareholder, is raising a worker's claim in its case.

Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd Share Price: Shares of Star Health and Allied Insurance have been on uptrend in the last few sessions after reporting decent July-September quarter results for fiscal 2023-24 (Q2FY24). Domestic brokerage firm Geojit Financial Services has upgraded its rating on the large cap to a ‘buy’ call and sees 17 per cent returns over the next 12 months. At a current market price (CMP) of ₹560, Geojit has given a target price of ₹653 and sees potential returns from Star Health increasing to over 17 per cent in one year.

Paytm, in a large block deal on Friday, November 24. Berkshire Hathaway sold 1.56 crore shares or 2.5 per cent of equity worth nearly ₹1,370 crore at an average share price of ₹877.29, according to NSE data. Buffett had picked up a 2.6 per cen stake in Paytm in 2018, investing nearly ₹2,200 crore, valuing the leading fintech giant at $10–12 billion, according to reports.

Elon Musk had an "emotional" reunion with his father Errol as they met for the first time in seven years, a report said. The two reportedly met soon after the historic first successful launch of SpaceX’s Starship rocket last Saturday. Describing the reunion, Errol Musk's ex-wife Heide Musk told the Sun: "The family cried.

News18. Rajkumar Kohli, who was in his 90s, his last rites will be held later in the evening, confirmed close friend of Arman, Vijay Grover. According to the report, Rajkumar Kohli had gone to take a shower on Friday morning, when he didn’t come out of the bathroom for some time. When his son broke the door, he found his father on the floor.

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday alleged that the highest unemployment rate in the country is in Telangana. Jairam Ramesh, who spoke to reporters at Khammam, said one of the major reasons for creating Telangana is to ensure employment to the youth. «But, what do we see after 10 years (after formation of Telangana).

Animal’ is already breaking box-office records. According to a Times Of India report, the Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial has earned an impressive $125, 088 (approximately Rs 1 crore) in advance bookings in the US. In India, the movie is expected to perform spectacularly well among the Telugu-speaking audience. A limited booking was opened in Hyderabad and it has already sold 5,000 tickets.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Friday said the Supreme Court that it would not seek an extension to complete a probe into Gautam Adani's group. As reported by ANI, During the hearing on the Hindenburg report matter, SG Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court that the SEBI is not requesting additional time for further investigations related to the Hindenburg report.

Technology alone is not enough to combat deepfakes, we need a concerted effort “…From today onwards, MeitY and the Government of India will nominate a Rule Seven officer and will take a 100% compliance expectation from all the platforms". Elections near and deepfakes loom: Seeing isn’t believing “The Rule Seven officer will be a person who will create a platform where it will be easy for citizens to bring to the attention of the Government of India their notices allegations or reports of violation of law by the platforms.

Black Friday sales provide hefty discounts on a variety of products. As for Indians, it is a great opportunity for those who missed the Diwali sales bus. An increasing number of brands are jumping on the bandwagon, seeking to tap into an Indian populace that finds itself more connected with Western culture. However, more than anything, it is just another opportunity sandwiched between Diwali and Christmas spirit that typically takes consumer item sales to new highs. This year it also comes at a time when Indians at large are riding the premium wave and are ready to shell out a lakh of rupees for a mobile or TV. “Black Friday is becoming a global phenomenon for giving a chance for consumers to buy aspirational products at good deal pricing. This also helps retailers get a better stock turn at reduced margins,” Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO of the Retailers Association of India (RAI) told ET Online. Offers are up for grabs on products ranging from clothing, footwear, beauty & personal care to consumer electronics, appliances and jewellery with players like Amazon, Myntra, Croma and Vijay Sales catering to the rise in demand. “Many lifestyle products including consumer durables, IT products, garments and wearable accessories seem to be getting a sales boost. Generally, this is seen as being very useful for omnichannel retailers,” Rajagopalan added.

MphasiS Ltd. traded 1.05 per cent down in Friday's trade at 01:33PM (IST). Around 1,419 shares changed hands on the counter.

Ambuja Cements Ltd. fell 0.63 per cent to Rs 412.9 in Friday's session as of 01:38PM (IST) even as the equity benchmark Sensex traded 86.94 points lower at 65930.87. Earlier in the day, the stock witnessed a gap down start to the session.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked ITC chairman Sanjiv Puri to draft a team from his company to Karnataka and facilitate procuring Sri Anna millets from drought-hit farmers. Her intervention with ITC followed a meeting Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda and Agriculture Minister N Cheluvarayaswamy had with her in Delhi on Thursday. She has asked Puri to also consider other measures that can help the state's farmers, the FM said in a post on social media platform X. Sitharaman added that she had explained the initiatives the Centre was taking on the subject during her discussion with the ministers. Karnataka has declared 224 out of its 236 taluks as drought hit. Commenting on Sitharaman speaking to the ITC Chairman, Gowda told ET that the government procurement was the only way to protect and encourage farmers for major millets like ragi, jowar and bajra (pearl millet).

Tata Power Company Ltd. traded 1.04 per cent lower in Friday's session at 01:43PM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 261.65 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 261.65 and Rs 256.95, respectively, during the session so far.

China called for vigilance on Friday as a surge of respiratory illness hit schools and hospitals and the World Health Organization, which has asked the government for disease data, said no unusual or novel pathogens had been detected. China is grappling with a spike in respiratory illnesses as it enters its first full winter season since it lifted strict COVID-19 restrictions in December, with cases among children appearing especially high in northern areas like Beijing and Liaoning province where hospitals are warning of long waits. The State Council said influenza would peak this winter and spring and mycoplasma pneumoniae infection would continue to be high in some areas in future. It also warned of the risk of a rebound in COVID infections.

₹54.5 lakh crore, implying 16.6% holdings of overall Indian equities as of November 2023 which is the lowest since 2012, as per ICICI Securities. FPIs have sold Indian equities worth more than ₹40,000 crore since September this year.

Global Health (Medanta) have almost turned multibaggers in the last 1 year, surging over 99 percent as against an over 8 percent gain in benchmark Nifty. The stock has already more than doubled its investor wealth, surging 167 percent, from its issue price of ₹336. Meanwhile, in 2023 YTD, it has advanced over 91 percent, giving positive returns in 9 of the 11 months so far and negative in just 2 - April (-2 percent) and (January -5.2 percent).

Raymond's founder, Vijaypat Singhania, in an interview to Business Today, expressed his regrets about handing over his business entirely to the current Managing director, Gautam Singhania. Vijaypat Singhania handed over the authority of his company to his son, Gautam Singhania in 2015. Soon after, Gautam Singhania allegedly drove Vijayapat Singhania out of his JK House building in South Mumbai in 2017, according to various reports.

Buoyed by strong housing demand, the average residential prices in key micro markets across the top 7 cities saw a significant surge in the last three years between October-end 2020 and the corresponding period in 2023.