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Philippines are conducting joint air and maritime patrols in the South China Sea, which come as the two countries step up cooperation in the face of growingly aggressive Chinese activity in the area. The Philippine Air Force said Wednesday its aircraft had taken part in joint patrols on Tuesday in the vicinity of Batanes, the northernmost province of the Philippines, which is only about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Taiwan, a self-governed island that China claims as its own. The patrols run through Thursday and also include both the U.S. and Philippine navies.

Shareholders in Tata Investment Corp must be laughing all the way to the bank right now. The stock is up a huge 33% in the last one week whereas the gains over the last three months and the last one year stand at 75% and 83% respectively. This is almost double the returns earned by the BSE Smallcap index and quite good to be honest.

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson have officially signed a 10-year extension to their contract with ASX-listed media company ARN Media, in a deal that gives them a percentage of extra revenue and millions of shares as a bonus.

US private firm TA Associates is ready for its payday at Fisher Funds, six years after it bought a 33.9 per cent stake in the now-$NZ22 billion Kiwi investing giant.

Brett Blundy, the billionaire chairman of Lovisa, says he will not buckle to investor concerns over excessive remuneration, after shareholders voted against the jewellery chain’s pay report for a third year running.

A $3.75 billion deal for pharmaceutical and animal goods distributor EBOS to buy pet food and veterinary business Greencross has collapsed at the last minute after tepid investor support for funding the acquisition.

New Jersey gambling regulators say Atlantic City’s casinos and two internet-only entities earned $281 million in the third quarter of this year

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found an explosion that killed one worker at a pharmaceutical chemical plant in Massachusetts could have been prevented

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has portrayed Google as a ruthless bully that resorts to shady tactics to protect a predatory payment system

A fund to compensate developing nations for the impacts of climate change was the supposed big breakthrough at last year's United Nations-led climate talks in Egypt

Federal Reserve officials concluded earlier this month that inflation was steadily falling and agreed to closely monitor incoming data to ensure that the pace of price increases would continue slowing toward their 2% target, according to the minutes of...

Elon Musk's social media company X has filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America

Argentina’s president-elect has given the first signals of how he plans to shake up South America’s second-largest economy

The hostage deal that Israel and Hamas reached Tuesday will spare the lives of some 50 Israelis, and that is a great relief to the innocents and their families. The cost is a short-term cease-fire that Hamas will exploit, and three-quarters of the 236 hostages will remain in terrorist hands. Israeli leaders believe the trade is worth it, and it’s not our place to second-guess their judgment.

Tube Investments of India Ltd. traded 0.11 per cent down in Wednesday's trade at 12:17PM (IST). Around 2,993 shares changed hands on the counter.

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Life Certificate to approved Pension Disbursing Agencies, such as the Bank, in November. The government has permitted the seniors in the age category of 80 years and above to file Annual Life Certificate from 1st October, instead of 1st November, every year, in order to give an extra special window to very senior pensioners. Jeevan Pramaan Patra: 6 simple steps to submit Digital Life Certificate using face authentication Defence pensioners must perform annual identification which can be done using Aadhaar, or providing life certificates issued by designated authorities to have the entitled pension credited to their bank account. The majority of post-2016 pensioners have now been moved to SPARSH, and over 39,000 pensioners were unable to submit their life certificate by the extended deadline of March 22, 31. “System for Pension Administration (RAKSHA) (SPARSH) is being implemented for meeting the pension sanction and disbursement requirements for Armed Forces viz. Army, Navy, Air Force and Defence Civilians,” according to the SPARSH website. According to the SPARSH FAQs, “For identification using Aadhar (Digital Life Certificate): Go To: Services > Identification > Digital Life Certificate. For identification using Manual Life Certificate: Go To: Services > Identification > Manual Life Certificate.” Also Read: Productivity-linked bonus announced for employees of Indian Army: Eligibility, bonus calculation and more The procedure for submission of life certificate is as under :- Jeevan Pramaan Portal (JPP).

Nifty was trading range-bound with a marginal positive bias on Wednesday. Nifty faces substantial resistance in the range of 19800-19900, and a breakthrough of these levels could trigger a swift upward movement, prompting an unwinding on the call side and potentially propelling the Nifty to the 20000–20200 zone, said Ameya Ranadive of Choice Broking. Options data reveal maximum open interest on the put side at the 19,700 strike, serving as a pivotal support for the index. Conversely, significant call writing is observed at the 19,900 strike, with additional resistance levels at 20,300 and 20,400 strikes. We spoke to Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities on how one should trade stocks that were in focus in the previous trading sessions based on derivative and technical data: Long build-up in Titan Considering the daily chart, the stock has given downward sloping trendline resistance breakout on November 16.

US Federal Reserve showed that the US central bank would proceed "carefully and only raise interest rates if progress in controlling inflation faltered". Gold eased below the key $2,000 level on Wednesday in international markets. Softer bond yields and the dollar capped the losses for the yellow metal.

Sensex closed 275.62 points higher at 65,930.77, while the Nifty 50 gained 89.40 points, or 0.45%, to settle at 19,783.40. Nifty 50 formed a small positive candle on the daily chart with upper shadow and with gap up opening. The opening upside gap remains unfilled.

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker's vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling. Judge Reid Scott, in the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, ruled last week that the plaintiff in a lawsuit over a fatal crash could proceed to trial and bring punitive damages claims against Tesla for intentional misconduct and gross negligence. The order has not been previously reported.