India’s markets regulator will partly reverse plans to overhaul the mechanism used to determine the closing prices of key stocks and derivative contracts linked to them, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The Securities and Exchange Board of India last month introduced a new mechanism called the closing auction session, or CAS,…
Akhlaghi held a senior executive post within the ministry itself and earlier served as chief operating officer of the Aerospace Industries Organisation (Photo: ANI). Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday nominated Mehrdad Akhlaghi as his pick to head the defence ministry, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.Akhlaghi most recently held a senior executive post…
Some people also sought financial assistance for treatment of serious illnesses. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked officials to promptly prepare estimates for the advanced treatment of those in need and make them available to the government. LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed officials to ensure time-bound and transparent resolution of people’s…
New Delhi: The performance of the Indian shooting contingent in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games was not as impressive as it was three years ago at the Hangzhou Games. In some disciplines like air pistol it was below par, and but for the mixed team gold, the scenario would have been rather bleak. Eventually, Neeru Dhanda’s…
Cocoa prices are rising as climate conditions threaten the West African harvest, renewing pressure on chocolate makers still dealing with the fallout from the historic 2024 price spike . The pressure is coming just a few weeks ahead of Halloween, when chocolate demand spikes. New York cocoa futures closed at $5,670 per metric ton Friday…
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of ₹4,699.14 crore in Indian equities on Monday on a provisional basis, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth ₹5,181.62 crore. FII selling moderated from the previous session, when foreign investors offloaded ₹9,484.22 crore. DIIs, meanwhile, continued to absorb the selling pressure after buying ₹10,041.84 crore in…
Vessel flagged off for voyage Dibrugarh on Monday resumed international river trade after nearly seven decades, with Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flagging off a barge carrying 540 metric tonnes of methanol from Bogibeel Terminal to Dhaka, marking the first cargo shipment from upper Assam to a foreign port since Independence.The methanol, produced by state-owned…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday issued an advisory for journalists covering protests, asking them to carry valid identity cards and ensure that their presence or activities do not obstruct police operations or the movement of law enforcement personnel.In a social media post on X, Delhi Police issued the guidelines for journalists and said, “The…
Simon Andriesz, an Epstein whistleblower, died by suicide. Simon Andriesz, a former British banker and whistleblower who had raised questions over US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s alleged links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has died by suicide, according to reports.Andriesz, 57, was previously a managing director at Wall Street firm BGC Group, where Lutnick…
Daniil Medvedev struck a spectator with a ball and was disqualified from his semifinal against Novak Djokovic at the China Open on Monday. Russia’s Daniil Medvedev (R) speaks with the match umpire (L) and an ATP official after he was disqualified for hitting a ball into the stands, injuring a spectator, (AFP) The spectator was…
