The Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) begins commercial flight operations on Thursday, opening a second aviation gateway for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region after years of missed deadlines. The new facility is expected to emerge as one of the busiest and a significant aviation hub in the country.On its opening day, the airport is expected to…
MADURAI: A Pocso court in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a man to death for sexually assaulting and impregnating his minor daughter.The 49-year-old labourer, an alcoholic, repeatedly sexually assaulted his 14-year-old daughter since Aug 2024. He also threatened the survivor with dire consequences if she revealed the crime to her mother. When…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to ease investor compliance and remove inconsistencies, Sebi on Wednesday doubled the monetary threshold for simplified documentation process for issuance of duplicate securities to Rs 10 lakh from Rs 5 lakh. It has also prescribed a standardised affidavit-cum-indemnity bond format for securities valued above Rs 10 lakh. Agencies Source link
XRP slid through short-term support Wednesday as sellers again showed up near $1.90, keeping the token pinned in a tightening range and pushing attention toward the $1.85 area. News background The move comes as crypto markets remain choppy into the year-end window, when liquidity often thins and positioning tends to dominate price action. Traders have…
Video grab of cops dragging away the protesting rape survivor NEW DELHI: CBI will challenge the suspension of life sentence and bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case in the Supreme Court, officials said.It was decided to file an SLP before the SC at the earliest against the orders…
MUMBAI: RBI on Wednesday postponed phase 2 of its nationwide faster cheque clearance system, citing banks’ lack of operational readiness after issues in faced by some banks in phase 1. Phase 2 of the Continuous Clearing and Settlement on Realisation in the Cheque Truncation System, due to start on Jan 3, has been deferred until…
Government has begun discussions with WhatsApp after the messaging app banned a high number of Indian accounts, raising concerns over the continued misuse of Indian mobile numbers for online fraud. According to people familiar with the matter, WhatsApp has been blocking an average of 9.8 million Indian accounts every month until October this year for…
Gujarat: High court lets off dad on death row for pregnant teen’s rape and murder AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has acquitted a father sentenced to death by a Surat trial court for the rape and murder of his pregnant teenage daughter, citing procedural lapses for refusing to accept the DNA report that led to his…
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) MUMBAI: Castrol India is set for a change in ownership, with New York-based investment firm Stonepeak to acquire a majority stake in the lubricants maker from Britain’s BP as part of a $6-billion global deal. BP owns 51% of Castrol India, with the remaining 49% held by public shareholders. In…
Prediction market Polymarket blamed an unidentified third-party login provider for recent account breaches reported by several users. The platform confirmed the security incident on its Discord channel after users reported missing funds and suspicious login attempts. Social media posts on Reddit and X show several users received unexpected login alerts and then discovered their balances…
