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investors in the six closed debt schemes of Franklin Templeton India Asset Management Company (AMC) is finally over. With the payment of the latest tranche by Franklin India Short Term Income Plan, all six funds have now paid back over 100% of the AUM (assets under management) prevailing at the time of their sudden winding up on 23 April 2020. The units in all six funds now stand extinguished, with orderly liquidation of all performing assets.

The CW's legal drama, Family Law, is concluding its second season, leaving viewers wondering if a third season is in the cards. The series, which debuted in Canada in 2021, stars Jewel Staite as Abigail Bianchi, a lawyer who faces professional turmoil after a public courtroom incident. Her journey unfolds as she navigates a complex family dynamic within the law firm. Abigail's life takes a dramatic turn when she witnesses her husband's infidelity and has a highly publicized courtroom mishap, leading her to Alcoholics Anonymous. To regain her law license, she must secure a new job, and the only opportunity available is at her estranged father Harry Svensson's firm, alongside her long-lost half-siblings, Daniel and Lucy. The show delves into Abigail's struggle with personal demons, including alcoholism and trust issues, while Daniel grapples with his father's legacy, and Lucy's marital infidelity leads to a painful break-up.

₹6,000 crore to investors from the pre-initial public offering (IPO) fund. It expects to fully monetize the first fund from its pre-IPO franchise within one year, said a top company executive. “The (first) series is starting to mature over this 12 month period, hence we are returning capital and will fully exit these positions in the course of the next 12 months," Sameer Nath, chief information officer, 360 One Asset, said.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Sunday. «We are trying to choke their military capacity.

Bank of Nova Scotia is making several changes to its senior leadership team, including naming a new human resources chief and a new head of digital transformation, a role that also involves oversight of its Tangerine online banking business.

ANI citing sources on Sunday. The meeting is being seen as a step towards chalking out a strategy for the upcoming assembly elections in five states as well as the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the report added citing sources.

International Cricket Stadium in Kandy in the Asia Cup 2023 on 2 September – being called off due to rains, it has critics enough points to discuss how the next match between the two World Cup winners. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first in the match. However, a fiery spell by Pakistan's pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf forced the Indians to rethink their strategy once again.

Parliament, Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has convened a meeting of MPs of the INDIA alliance partners on September 5. Sources said the opposition parties will decide their strategy for the upcoming special session to be held from September 18 to 22.

The word ‘board’ traces its origin to the large table around which people would gather for important meetings, but of course now refers to the people who have been ‘elected to manage a company by its shareholders.’ Traditionally, boards have focused on compliance and regulatory adherence, and in recent times, on transparency and corporate governance. The focus of this article is on how boards can become a source of competitive advantage in today’s ‘VUCA’ environment of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.

the future of global governance is shaped. India’s ascent to its presidency is emblematic of the country’s rapidly evolving role on the world stage. As an active participant in some of the G20 proceedings, I have borne witness to India’s transformation into a leader, fostering collaboration and charting pathways to address universal challenges.

An internal review of the ABC’s flagship capital city radio stations has recommended the performance of all presenters and hosts be individually assessed to turn around a significant slump in audiences.

The CEO of one of Germany’s last nuclear power producers has cautioned against the idea of a non-nuclear country such as Australia adopting nuclear power, pointing to the cost overruns and delays plaguing new nuclear plants around the world.

QIP) in the next quarter," Punjab & Sind Bank managing director Swarup Kumar Saha told PTI. It will help achieve the twin objective of capital raising and dilution of the government's holding in the bank, he said. Government of India holds a 98.25 per cent stake in the bank which was listed on the stock exchanges in 2010. He said that the government's nod is also in place for the capital raising. The bank had written to the Centre seeking its approval for capital raising in May this year. As part of a strategy to increase touch points and brand visibility, Saha said the bank is aiming for 2,000 branches and as many ATMs in the country in the next three years. The addition of branches would help mobilise low-cost deposits and also increase penetration of loan products, he said. «We are trying to build operational efficiency more so that I can reduce my cost and increase my fee income.

Ikea is embarking on a multifaceted expansion strategy in India as it enters its second phase of growth in the country. The company's plans include diverse retail formats, online operations in Delhi-NCR by the end of 2024, and increased local sourcing to make its products more affordable for Indian consumers. Susanne Pulverer, CEO of Ikea India, emphasized the company's commitment to long-term growth in the Indian market.

opposition bloc faces a crucial test in the upcoming bypoll in Dhupguri assembly segment as its important constituents, TMC and Congress-CPI(M) alliance, fight it out against each other to wrest the rural seat in North Bengal from the BJP. The bypoll on September 5 is also a litmus test for all three political outfits, with the BJP hoping to check its erosion in its vote share and retain the seat, the TMC aiming to wrest the tribal-dominated assembly segment and the CPI(M)-Congress alliance hoping to regain its traditional seat. The bypoll was necessitated following the death of its sitting BJP MLA Bishu Pada Ray earlier this year. Dotted by tea gardens, the seat in Jalpaiguri district is an agricultural settlement with a considerable population of Rajbanshis and Matua communities, who voted for the saffron camp in the 2021 assembly polls.

climate crisis. This makes the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi this week even more important. Delegates will arrive in a country hit hard by climate extremes this year.

Narendra Modi extended his congratulations to the Indian Men's Hockey team for their triumphant performance in the Hockey5s Asia Cup. India's men's hockey team secured the championship title in the first-ever Men's Hockey5s Asia Cup by clinching a penalty shootout victory over Pakistan in the final. The match ended in a 4-4 tie at the final whistle, with India ultimately prevailing 2-0 in the penalty shootout.

remarks on Sanatana Dharma and said that the reality of some people in Tamil Nadu has now come out, according to a report published by the news agency ANI. “Just a few days ago, we organized Kashi Tamil Sangamam, and Lord Vishwanath is commemorated in every village in Tamil Nadu...'Sanatana' is eternal, nothing is going to happen with these political remarks...," Pradhan said. On the other hand, the chief priest of Ram Janmabhoomi Acharya Satyendra Das said that the Sanatana Dharma cannot be eradicated at any cost.

bond investors to bet that the tightening cycle is finally ending. A spate of slowing employment metrics this week, crowned by Friday’s August payrolls report, has shifted market sentiment in favor of owning policy-sensitive two-year Treasuries, which BlackRock Inc.’s Jeff Rosenberg called a “screaming buy.” The prospect of the Fed wrapping up its most aggressive tightening campaign in decades also drew investors to another favorite end-of-cycle trade — a steepening yield curve. The wager is that as the focus shifts to the timing of a potential Fed pivot to easing, short-maturity notes will fare better than long-term bonds.

ANI. The remarks sparked a significant backlash on social media, with numerous individuals urging for legal action to be taken against the Tamil Nadu minister. BJP's Amit Malviya took to X and slammed MK Stalin adding, “Rahul Gandhi speaks of 'Mohabbat ki dukaan' but Congress ally DMK's scion talks about eradicating Sanatana Dharma.