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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India is putting in place an ambitious plan to secure access to critical minerals in foreign countries by buying majority stakes in overseas companies, two people aware of the development said.

social security schemes recording a fall in new subscribers, data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday showed. New subscriptions to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) scheme and the National Pension Scheme (NPS) hit their lowest since the start of the fiscal year, according to MoSPI report, 'Payroll Reporting in India: An Employment Perspective — August 2024'. The number of new EPF subscriptions fell 15% month on month to about 930,000 in August while new subscriptions to Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) dropped by 11% to 1.5 million and those to NPS declined 13% to 54,869.

Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi, has secured $40 million or over Rs 322 crore of funding from Switzerland's Xport Finance, company's executive director Shivdutt Das told ET. The National Highways and Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), under the administrative control of the ministry of road transport and highways and a 100% owned company of the National Highways Authority of India, has entered into a 60:40 joint venture with VSE to construct the ropeway, sharing 60% of the estimated Rs 807 crore cost of the project. The project could be completed ahead of schedule by early next year as against the earlier target of August 2025, he said. «We had initially targeted to deliver the Varanasi ropeway project by August 2025. At the current pace of work, we should complete it before time,» Das said.

Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde has repeatedly defended his self-professed lack of knowledge about the U.S. farm bill in the campaign’s closing days, after first saying in a debate that he is “not an expert” on the legislation that is ...

U.S. election. According to the model, Trump has a 24.4% probability of claiming all seven swing states, while Vice President Kamala Harris has a 15.6% chance. Silver's analysis also suggests that if Harris wins every swing state except Arizona and Georgia, she could still win the election. However, this scenario has only a 1.7% likelihood of occurring. The forecast highlights that there is a 4.6% chance the Republicans will win all swing states except Nevada, where Harris currently holds a slight lead. In this case, Harris would secure 232 electoral votes, allowing Trump to win the presidency. Silver’s model emphasizes that Harris's best chances arise when she wins a combination of three to five battleground states. If she manages to secure Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, her chances of winning soar to 86.2%. Also Read :Wednesday Season 2: Expected release date, returning and new faces revealed

An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced that they were ending his money laundering trial on health and diplomatic grounds

India and Germany voiced concern on the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia on Friday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that New Delhi is ready to make every possible contribution for the restoration of peace. At the 7th India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz described India as an anchor of stability and requested Modi to work jointly to bring about political solutions to the twin conflicts that have been raging for long. «The ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia are a matter of concern for both countries. India has always been of the view that war cannot be a solution to problems. India is ready to make every possible contribution for the restoration of peace,» Modi said, with the visiting German chancellor by his side. At the IGC, the two sides signed 18 agreements and documents, including a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters and an agreement on exchange and mutual protection of classified information.

Angel One on Friday settled a case related to an alleged violation of regulatory norms with the capital markets regulator Sebi after paying Rs 5.74 crore towards settlement charges. The settlement order came after the applicant (Angel One Ltd) proposed to settle the instant proceedings initiated against them, «without admitting or denying the findings of facts and conclusions of law». «The instant adjudication proceedings initiated against the applicant (Angel One) vide show cause notice (SCN) dated March 12, 2024, and enquiry proceedings initiated against the applicant vide SCN dated March 12, 2024, is disposed of in terms of the settlement regulations,» Sebi's Adjudicating Officer Barnali Mukherjee said in the order.

bomb threats on Friday, according to sources. An IndiGo spokesperson on Friday said 7 of its flights, including 6E 87 from Kozhikode to Dammam, got security-related alerts. The sources in the know said around 7 flights each of IndiGo, Vistara and SpiceJet got the threats while 6 flights of Air India received the threats.

Yes Bank is expected to report a robust set of numbers in the September ended quarter aided by a growth in the lender's loan book. The net interest income could grow between 11% and 23% in the range of Rs Rs 2,129 crore and Rs 2,359 crore. Meanwhile, the net profit may rise by up to 115% to Rs 4,843 crore. The estimates have been given by JM Financial, Nomura and Kotak Institutional Equities.

Border Security Force (BSF) and its Bangladeshi counterpart the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were to be tentatively held between November 18 and 22 in the national capital, the first such meeting after the collapse of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5. Sources told PTI that the Bangladeshi side informed about the postponement and indicated that they were working on «an early date» for the meeting to be held. Overall, it will be the 55th edition of the Director General (DG)-level talks between the two forces that also includes officials from the home and external affairs ministries, and anti-narcotics, Customs and some other federal agencies from both the countries that have a stake in border management.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: The exuberance in derivatives trading is finally showing signs of waning after several warnings and a phased crackdown by India’s markets regulator. Trading in equity index options moderated in September, just before the Securities and Exchange Board of India on 1 October finalised proposals to curb frenzied trading by individual or retail investors.

Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Friday launched 21st Livestock Census, to be conducted till February next year at a cost of Rs 200 crore and said the availability of precise data will help the government frame policies for ensuring health security of animals and achieve higher growth in the sector. Singh, who is Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, also launched a USD 25 million 'Pandemic Fund Project' to strengthen animal health security in India for pandemic preparedness and response. Addressing an event, the minister stressed on conducting this livestock census with full honesty and sincerity. Singh asked his ministry officials to monitor this census operation regularly.

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. traded 3.09 per cent up at Rs 4378.85 at around 12:21PM (IST) on Friday. The stock had closed at Rs 4518.75 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 711.94 points lower at 79353.22 around the same time.

Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. slipped 2.07 per cent to Rs 1358.35 in Friday's trade as of 11:21AM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 1421.0 and low of Rs 1345.0 during the session. The return on equity (ROE) for the stock stood at 17.45 per cent. Traded volume on the counter stood at 11:21AM shares and turnover at Rs 2.55 crore around that time. The stock of Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 1650.0 and 52-week low prices of Rs 1011.5, respectively.

presidential elections, US Vice President Kamala Harris expressed her intent to be the leader of «all Americans.» Speaking to reporters at a press gaggle before departing for campaigning in Georgia, Harris said that she is seeing men and women speaking about their concerns regarding the future of democracy in equal measure. The US goes into elections in less than two weeks with former US President Donald Trump running for a second term and Vice President Kamala Harris for her first term to the White House.

«We expect this range-bound move (Nifty hovering around the 24400-24500 zone) to continue in the absence of any major triggers, while the earning season would drive sectorial rotation. Key results tomorrow — BEL, Chola Investment, JSW Steel, HPCL, Coal India, and BPCL,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The billionaire Burman family of Dabur Ltd is a step closer to buying Religare Enterprises Ltd, with the insurance regulator stating it has no objection to the proposed acquisition. Religare, which is locked in a battle with the Burman family, initially did not act on the proposal, but applied to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) after the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) stepped in.