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TikTok warned late Friday it will go dark in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Biden's administration provides assurances to companies like Apple and Google that they will not face enforcement actions when a ban takes effect.

TikTok ban — with the nation's highest court upholding a law that's set to halt new downloads of the app starting Sunday. But many questions around what exactly this ban will look like, and whether it will actually be enforced, remain.

US Supreme Court's ruling regarding a proposed ban on TikTok due to security concerns, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre emphasised that the responsibility for «implementing the law now falls on the incoming administration.»

Prince Harry reportedly declined to stay at Buckingham Palace. The trial of Prince Harry against News Group Newspapers is scheduled to start the following week. Harry's case for police protection was unsuccessful, but new reports state that the Duke of Sussex will receive limited police protection, as quoted in a report by Town & Country.

TikTok in the United States is days away from shutting down after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed the federal law forcing a nationwide ban to take effect.However, there remain questions over whether it could still be reversed.The uncertainty over the app’s future may have ripple effects in Canada, experts say, although Ottawa says what happens in the U.S.

The United States Supreme Court upheld a law banning TikTok on Friday, meaning the short video platform has until Sunday to shutter its U.S. operations or find a buyer. The law calling for the closure or sale of the Chinese-controlled social media app — which has more than one billion monthly active users worldwide, including 170 million in the U.S. and 14 million in Canada — was passed in April. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments from the company’s legal team, which was hoping to overturn the ban. Prior to Friday’s ruling, TikTok had insisted it is unwilling to sell and will shut down in the U.S. The Financial Post’s Yvonne Lau explains the ban and what it will mean for the millions who use the platform, both in the U.S. and in Canada.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's capital markets ecosystem has seen significant growth, but the challenges of preserving trust and ensuring effective regulation are ever-present, said Ananth Narayan G., whole-time member (WTM) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). At the 17th Mint BFSI Summit & Awards, Narayan outlined the regulator's response to the frenzy in futures and options, by implementing targeted measures to curb egregious overtrading, particularly around expiry days.

unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company. The top court held that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in the United States.

ByteDance or banned on Sunday in the United States on national security grounds — a major blow to a platform used by nearly half of all Americans.

Indian Army used the Sambhav smartphones which have now been given in large numbers to the officers in the force.

Union Mutual Fund has launched Union Short Duration fund, an open-ended short-term debt scheme investing in instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between one year to three years with a high-interest rate risk and moderate credit risk.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Ceat Ltd faced a challenging December quarter as surging raw material costs weighed on earnings. While revenue climbed 11.6% year-on-year, operating profit (Ebitda) dropped 18%, highlighting the strain on margins.

From this critical support level, the stock strongly rebounded, forming a «Three White Soldiers» candlestick pattern on the daily chart, accompanied by significant volume.

Indian Hotels Company Ltd. traded 0.78 per cent up at Rs 805.30 at around 12:32PM (IST) on Friday. The stock had closed at Rs 811.70 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 373.53 points at 76669.29 around the same time.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's defence sector is gearing up for a seismic shift as the government pairs record-breaking budgets with ambitious reforms, positioning the nation not just as a regional power but a global defence exporter aiming for ₹420 billion in exports by 2025. The Indian government ramped up its defence spending to ₹6.2 trillion in the 2024 budget, with expectations of an even larger allocation for the year.

Cummins India Ltd. 0.31 per cent to Rs 2916.50 in Friday's trade as of 11:01AM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 2960.00 and low of Rs 2906.05 during the session. The return on equity (ROE) for the stock stood at 26.02 per cent. Traded volume on the counter stood at 11:01AM shares and turnover at Rs 0.43 crore around that time. The stock of Cummins India Ltd. quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 4169.50 and 52-week low prices of Rs 1949.65, respectively.

Voltas Ltd. 0.37 per cent to Rs 1594.40 in Friday's trade. It hit a high of Rs 1615.10 and low of Rs 1578.70 during the session. On the technical charts, the 200-DMA of the stock stood at Rs 1598.81, while the 50-DMA was at Rs 1717.02. If a stock trades above 50-DMA and 200-DMA, it usually means the immediate trend is upward. On the other hand, if the stock trades below 50-DMA and 200-DMA, it is considered a bearish trend and if trades between these averages, then it suggests the stock can go either way.

Tata Power Company Ltd. traded 0.05 per cent up at Rs 368.75 at around 11:11AM (IST) on Friday. The stock had closed at Rs 368.95 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 679.21 points at 76363.61 around the same time.

Tube Investments of India Ltd. 2.61 per cent to Rs 3410.45 at 10:10AM (IST) in Friday's trade. The stock has hit a high of Rs 3410.50 and low of Rs 3321.70 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 3323.60 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 2696 shares so far with a value of Rs 0.91 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 57.06 and a price-to-book ratio of 14.15.