‘Gave wrong addresses’: Delhi Police on accused students in India Gate protest case; calls move ‘deliberate’ | India News

India Gate ‘pro-Maoist’ protest case NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Thursday told a court that most of the student protesters arrested for allegedly assaulting police personnel during last week’s demonstration at India Gate had intentionally provided incorrect addresses to conceal their identities.The police described the move as a “mockery of the law.”“It is very…

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Hong Kong high-rise fire: China Taiping shares slump on feared insurance exposure; disaster city’s worst in decades

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. shares fell sharply on Thursday amid concerns over its exposure to a Hong Kong construction project linked to a devastating high-rise fire that has killed at least 44 people and left hundreds missing.The stock slid as much as 8.1% in early trading before trimming losses to about 2% by late…

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India’s Nuke policy: PM Modi announces plans to open nuclear sector to private players; pushing next-gen reactors, innovation

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that India is gearing up for a big shift in its nuclear policy as the Centre is now planning to allow private companies into the nuclear energy sector, a space that has traditionally been tightly controlled by the government.“We are moving towards opening the nuclear sector…

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Cyber security rules: DoT withdraws duplicate notification; original telecom security amendments stay in force

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Thursday withdrew a duplicate Gazette notification issued last month, clarifying that the amended Telecommunication Cyber Security (TCS) Rules, 2025 – notified on October 22 – remain fully in force.The clarification came after the same TCS amendment notification was inadvertently republished on October 29 in place of a different rule…

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Lost track of old deposits or shares? Unified Govt–RBI portal coming; citizens may trace idle savings easily

The finance ministry is working with the Reserve Bank of India to develop a unified portal that will allow citizens to search and claim unclaimed assets across bank deposits, pension funds, shares, dividends and other financial instruments, Department of Financial Services (DFS) Secretary M Nagaraju said on Thursday.Speaking at a Punjab National Bank mega camp…

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Sadhguru says AI will end ‘intellectual coolies’ era, urges entrepreneurs to stay agile | India News

Sadhguru on Thursday said the world is increasingly business-oriented and that the quality of life depends on how businesses are run. In a post shared on X, he stated, “The world has become business-oriented, has begun to understand the nature, the safety and the quality of life depends on how we conduct our businesses. It…

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Housing prices trend: HPI growth slows to 2.2% in Q2; key metros pull index down

India’s housing prices grew at a slower pace in the second quarter of the fiscal, with the All-India House Price Index (HPI) rising 2.2% year-on-year, sharply lower than the 7% recorded a year ago, according to Reserve Bank of India data released on Thursday.The index, compiled quarterly from transaction-level data provided by registration authorities, has…

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‘Word’ play in Karnataka Congress: CM Siddaramaiah responds to DKS, takes open potshots at his deputy | India News

NEW DELHI: The power tussle for the top post in Karnataka Congress turned ugly on Thursday with chief minister Siddaramaiah taking open potshots at his deputy DK Shivakumar. Hours after Shivakumar posted a cryptic message reminding Siddaramaiah and the Congress high command to “keep one’s word and walk the talk”, the chief minister has hit…

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