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Mamata Banerjee government will table the anti-rape bill in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday. The proposed legislation seeks capital punishment for persons convicted of rape if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state. Additionally, it stipulates a life sentence without parole for those convicted of rape and gangrape. Titled the 'Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024,' the legislation aims to strengthen protections for women and children by revising and introducing new provisions related to rape and sexual offences.

LG Balakrishnan & Bros with a target price of Rs 1620. The current market price of LG Balakrishnan & Bros is Rs 1494.6. LG Balakrishnan & Bros Ltd., incorporated in the year 1956, is a Small Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 4711.06 Crore) operating in Auto Ancillaries sector.

Reliance Chemotex and 8 other companies are expected to be in focus today as they have set September 4 as the record date for determining shareholders eligible for dividend payments. This means today will be the last day to buy the shares of these companies to be able to qualify for the dividends announced by them.

Bajaj Housing Finance, which is set to launch a ₹6,560-crore IPO later next week, is keeping options open to sell stakes to strategic investors. Sanjiv Bajaj, chairman and managing director of Bajaj Finance, told ET the company will be keenly watching the investors subscribing to the IPO for an eventual shareholder mix, as the promoters will be required to dilute stakes in phases to comply with listing norms.

equity indices closed at fresh all-time highs on Monday, extending their recent record-breaking run but gains were modest as traders see risks to the market at these levels. Nifty gained 0.2%, or 42.8 points, from the previous day's close to close at 25,278. Sensex rose 194 points and closed at 82,559.

IMD) has forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall across several states, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Meghalaya, and Mizoram on Monday. These areas have already been experiencing severe flooding due to prior heavy rain. Additionally, Cyclone ASNA has weakened, bringing some relief to affected regions. The IMD announced the weakening of Cyclone ASNA in a post on X. «Deep Depression (Remnant of CS ASNA) over northwest Arabian Sea weakened into a depression & lay centered at 05.30 hrs IST of 2 Sep over the same region about 200km southeast of Ras Al Hadd (Oman). Likely to weaken gradually into a well-marked low-pressure area during next 6 hours,” the agency stated.

Securities and Exchange Board of India has put the proposed initial public offering of JSW Cement 'in abeyance', an update on the capital market regulator's website showed. The cement business of the JSW Group was looking to raise ₹4,000 crore through the primary market offering, and had filed its draft papers with Sebi last month. The IPO is a combination of offer-for-sale and fresh issue of shares.

meeting was called in the national capital under the chairmanship of BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda to discuss the list of candidates in depth for the Haryana Assembly elections. During the meeting held at the BJP HQ Extension office on Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with several veteran leaders of Haryana were present. However, Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini was not present at the meeting. The meeting regarding the Haryana Assembly elections lasted for about 3:30 hours, the party sources said.

Congress on Monday charged Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch of receiving remuneration from private entities such as ICICI Bank and ICICI Prudential even while heading the regulatory body. Congress leader Pawan Khera alleged that Buch received ?16.8 crore from ICICI since joining Sebi in 2017. While Khera refused to divulge the source of this information saying Buch should prove the figures are wrong, he added that this amount was 5.09 times more than her salary of ?3.3 crore from Sebi during the corresponding time frame. Hours later, ICICI Bank refuted the charges and it has not paid any salary or granted ESOPs to Buch after her retirement.

La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Las Palmas, Mbappé appeared increasingly frustrated, particularly with his attacking partner Vinícius. Reports indicate that on several occasions, Mbappé was seen expressing his discontent over Vinícius failing to pass him the ball.

Rings of Power Season 2 continues with its weekly release schedule. Check out what we know about Episode 4 of the show.

Mumbai: The newly merged entity of Star India and Viacom18 will boast a strong cash position exceeding ₹19,000 crore, factoring in Viacom18's current cash reserves and investments of ₹7,829 crore, and an infusion of ₹11,500 crore from Reliance Industries (RIL), officials close to the development said. Star is, however, unlikely to have any cash reserves currently, the people said. The cash pile will empower Star-Viacom18 to make major investments in its digital and sports businesses, which are anticipated to be loss-making in the short term. As per the agreement with Walt Disney, RIL will inject ₹11,500 crore into Star-Viacom18, gaining a controlling 56% stake.

According to Scaramucci, Melania’s enthusiasm for Harris is not just a matter of political preference but is deeply rooted in her strong dislike for her husband, Donald Trump. While talking on MediasTouch podcast, the former White House official suggested that Melania’s support for Harris could surpass even his own. “I think Melania Trump might be the only person who feels that way,” Scaramucci said, hinting that her intense aversion to Trump is so significant that it affects her political choices. He humorously noted that even his wife and the podcast host’s spouse seem more neutral compared to Melania’s fervent stance.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma presented permanent appointment letters to 23,959 contractual and state pool teachers of upper and lower primary school teachers in Guwahati. The appointment of the teachers is considered a great step towards empowering the teaching fraternity of the state. It may be noted that under the present government, Assam has achieved an impressive milestone with a total of 1,24,345 appointments made so far. The recruitment drive has seen substantial growth: 4,779 candidates were selected by the end of 2021, followed by a leap to 35,130 in 2022. In 2023, the number soared to 55,593, and by August 26 this year, an additional 4,887 were added to the list. Sarma said that this robust recruitment effort highlights the government’s dedication to enhancing job opportunities and ensuring a merit-based, transparent selection process throughout the state. Plans are underway to create 50,000 new government jobs in the coming years, aiming to significantly boost employment opportunities and strengthen the public sector workforce across various departments and services, he added.

MNCs, including Microsoft India, Sumitomo Corporation India and AT Kearney India, the Delhi High Court on Monday quashed the final tax assessment orders that were passed against them without there being any draft assessment orders as mandated under Section 144C of the Income Tax Act 1961. It further said that the final assessment orders if framed after the prescribed time under Section 153 of the Act had expired are liable to be quashed on that ground additionally. Failure to frame a draft assessment order by the assessing officer would “clearly be violative of the mandatory prescriptions of Section 144C and the final order of assessment framed in violation thereof is liable to be viewed as a nullity,” a Division Bench comprising justices Yashwant Varma and Ravinder Dudeja said.

ministry of labour and employment has reached out to several ministries including the ministry of panchayati raj (MoPR), ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) and the ministry of rural development (MoRD) among others to register the unorganised workers under their ambit on eShram portal, at the earliest. The drive to fast-track onboarding of unorganised workers on the portal is being done as the ministry develops the e-Shram portal as a one-stop solution to extend all scheme benefits to these workers. The portal has over 300 million unorganized workers registered till date since its launch in 2021. The ministry had initially estimated 370 million unorganised workers in the country.

Modi on Monday shared a nostalgic reflection on the BJP’s rise from its humble origins at the launch of the BJP's 'Sadasyata Abhiyan' 2024 in Delhi. Speaking with deep emotion, Modi reminisced about the early days of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and the relentless spirit of its workers. “When I was not in politics, at the time of Jana Sangh, our workers used to paint 'diya' (symbol of Jana Sangh) on walls with enthusiasm,” Modi recounted. “Leaders of several political parties used to mock us, saying that one cannot reach the corridors of power by painting 'diyas' on walls. We are those who painted 'lotus' on walls with such confidence that we knew, one day the 'lotus' painted on walls would be painted on the hearts of the people.” Modi highlighted the scorn faced by the party during its early years. “Some people have been making fun of us. When we had just two members in Parliament, we were mocked. Some people's character is such that they believe belittling others makes them appear significant,” PM Modi said.

listing gains, a Sebi study shows that 54% of IPO shares are sold within a week from listing by non-anchor investors. Based on data from 144 mainboard IPOs listed between April 2021 and December 2023, the study found that about 54% of IPO shares (in value terms) allotted to investors (excluding anchor investors) were sold within a week from listing.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said 97.96 per cent of the Rs 2000 denomination banknotes have returned to the banking system, and only Rs 7,261 crore worth of the withdrawn notes are still with the public. On May 19, 2023, the RBI announced the withdrawal of Rs 2000 denomination banknotes from circulation. The total value of Rs 2000 banknotes in circulation, which was Rs 3.56 lakh crore at the close of business on May 19, 2023, when the withdrawal of Rs 2000 banknotes was announced, has declined to Rs 7,261 crore at the close of business on August 30, 2024, the RBI said. «Thus, 97.96 per cent of the Rs 2000 banknotes in circulation as on May 19, 2023, has since been returned,» it said in a statement.

Tolins Tyres will open for subscription on September 9. The issue will be available for investors to bid till September 11. The offer comprises a fresh equity sale of Rs 200 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of Rs 30 crore. Under the OFS, promoters Kalamparambil Varkey Tolin and Jerin Tolin will offload part stakes in the company.