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Europe's attempt to give workers at Uber, Deliveroo and other online platforms more social and labour rights failed a second time after France and three other countries abstained from voting on the watered-down political deal. Belgium, the current holder of the rotating EU presidency, is unlikely to muster enough support for yet another attempt, especially as the European Parliament which has to endorse a final deal, gradually winds down ahead of elections in June.

Waymo is issuing a recall for the first time due to a software concern after two of its self-driving vehicles hit the same pickup truck that was being towed

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By Kanishka Singh

electoral bonds. These bonds were not actual tradable instruments but allowed for contributions to be made by individuals or companies to a political party through a banking channel. The controversial element — which led to the court case — was a government decision to keep the donors anonymous. Also Read: SC unanimously strikes down poll bonds scheme, terms it ‘unconstitutional’ What did the court decide?

Supreme Court struck down the electoral bond scheme as unconstitutional and violative of the "right to information of voters" due largely to their anonymity in a far-reaching ruling on Thursday. Also scrapped were amendments made to the Income Tax Act, the Representation of People Act and the Companies Act to usher in the 2018 scheme. State Bank will stop issuing such bonds immediately and provide complete details on those issued since 2019 to the Election Commission of India, which will make this information public by March 13, the court said. Also, bonds issued and still within the 15-day validity period have to be returned and the money refunded to the purchaser. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been the leading beneficiary of the anonymous funding scheme and the court's decision comes just months before general elections set to be held in April-May. The scheme had been announced by then finance minister, the late Arun Jaitley, in the budget for FY18.

Dividend stocks: Shares of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Emami, Torrent Power, Page Industries, JK Tyre & Industries, IRCON International, Sundaram Finance, Manappuram Finance, BEML, Siyaram Silk Mills, Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries, NLC India, JK Paper, Alkem Laboratories, Bajaj Consumer Care, Banco Products (India), Saven Technologies, Aarti Pharmalabs, Akzo Nobel India, Computer Age Management Services, Disa India, Firstsource Solutions, IOL Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, J.B.Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Orient Cement, Shivalik Bimetal Controls, Triveni Turbine, Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients, Mitsu Chem Plast, and Scanpoint Geomatics will be in focus when the stock market opens on February 16 (Friday). The Board of Directors of these companies have declared interim dividend and rights issue for their eligible shareholders.

fintech sector, the Reserve Bank of India has put usage of cards for B2B payments on hold until further notice. ET wrote on February 14, that card schemes like Visa and Mastercard along with banks have been asked to halt vendor, supplier and other such payments made via commercial credit cards. These transactions are facilitated by fintech startups like EnKash, Paymate and others who have stopped it as well.

Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja, they have not been able to run away with the game. An outstanding debut for Sarfaraz Khan ensured that India ended the first day on 326 for 5 after choosing to bat. And yet, with Jadeja (110 not out) at the crease with the nightwatchman Kuldeep Yadav, and debutant Dhruv Jurel to follow, England will feel like they are one good session away from getting right back into this game. And it did not take even one good session for England to take this Test by the scruff of the neck. On a batting belter at the newly christened Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, Rohit had the best seat in the house to watch some of the most exasperating batting possible. Yashasvi Jaiswal, fresh from his heroics in Visakhapatnam, hung his bat loosely outside off to edge and be taken. Shubman Gill gave Mark Wood a second scalp, prodding purposelessly outside off to nick off to the keeper. And Rajat Patidar, pressing forward and then going right back to the leftarm spinner Tom Hartley, got stuck as the ball stopped on him a touch and spooned a simple catch to cover. On a pitch where 600 should have been the goal after getting first use, India were 33 for 3 inside an hour. The situation was so dire that India sent out Jadeja at No. 5, ahead of Sarfaraz, who averages nearly 70 in first class cricket, finally got his chance in the XI. The move was not a bad one, as Jadeja calmed the nerves and built a strong partnership with Rohit.

Raymond James is extending its presence in South Florida as it welcomes a new team to its employee advisor channel. The Behar-Nagel Group, led by financial advisors David Behar and David Nagel, has officially joined Raymond James Associates in its Hallandale Beach office.

By Jamie McGeever

Mumbai: Large private sector banks such as ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and Axis Bank have informally agreed among themselves not to poach employees from each other, as they seek to stem attrition, particularly at the junior level. Senior executives in these private banks have told Mint that they are ensuring that candidates with less than 2 years of work experience are not hired from a rival lender. “We did have attrition which is very high at the junior level.

Venezuela's government on Thursday ordered the local U.N. office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing the office of promoting opposition to the South American country. Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil announced the decision at a news conference in Caracas, the capital. Gil's announcement came on the heels of the detention of human rights attorney Rocio San Miguel, which set off a wave of criticism inside and outside the South American country. Gil said the office has been used by the international community «to maintain a discourse» against Venezuela.

By David Shepardson

The stock market has been resilient to potentially unfavorable news and macroeconomic data so far.

Artificial intelligence can be incredibly annoying. Like when you realize the customer-service chatbot has you in a reply loop. Or when your voice assistant keeps giving you irrelevant answers to your question.

India, 15th February 2024: Cressanda Railway Solutions empaneled with Central Bureau of Communication, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is on a new high as its revenue growth in the third quarter of 2023-24 financial years has leaped forward to an impressive height. While the total revenue grew by 296.39% QoQ (Quarter on Quarter) and 93.91% YoY (Year on Year), profit before tax jumped by 189.13% QoQ and 173.93% YoY.

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