Attorney General of India R. Venkataramani today emphasised that all competition regulators worldwide are grappling with the emerging trends of digital markets. He was addressing the gathering at the event organised to commemorate the 15th Foundation Day of the Competition Commission of India in New Delhi. Mr. Venkataramani said, privacy and data have now assumed
Indian equity benchmarks, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) are closed today. This is due to the fifth voting phase for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 in Mumbai, marking the second holiday of the month. There was a special trading session on Saturday last week to offset today’s holiday.
The Congress Government in Karnataka is completing one year today. At a press conference in Bengaluru, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that his government has fulfilled its promises to the people of the state, spending a total of ₹36,000 crores on five guarantee schemes. He highlighted that money is being deposited directly into the accounts
All Key Asian stocks ended in green today. Japan’s Nikkei-225 jumped 0.72 percent, Korea’s Kospi gained 0.64 percent, China’s Shanghai Composite rose 0.54 per cent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index up 0.42 percent and Singapore’s Straits Times Index added 0.02 percent. Major European markets were trading higher today. France’s CAC was trading 0.48 percent
India has announced one day’s state mourning tomorrow as a mark of respect for the death of Iran’s President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter crash. The national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout the country tomorrow in all buildings where the national flag is flown regularly. There
The Indian Mixed team broke the national record at the ongoing Asian Athletic Relay Championships 2024 Bangkok in Thailand today. The team comprising Muhammad Ajmal, Jyothika Sri, Amoj Jacob and Subha Venkatesan won gold in the 4x400m event. Sri Lanka and Vietnam won silver and bronze in the event. The quartet are out
Oil prices steadied today amidst political uncertainty in key oil-producing nations. The sudden death of Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi and the cancellation of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince’s trip to Japan, citing the king’s health concerns, fueled the market’s unease. The Brent Crude Oil futures was down by 0.12 per cent to trade at 83 dollars
In a proactive move to address mounting concerns over landslide threats posed by monsoon rains, Tushar G. Nikhare, IAS, District Collector and Chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority in Gangtok District has enacted Section 30 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Effective from June 1st to September 30th, 2024, all new earth excavation works
Voting concluded this evening for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections. Overall, nearly 57 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 5 PM. Forty-nine Parliamentary Constituencies spread over six States and two Union Territories were covered in this phase. These include 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 13 in Maharashtra, seven in West Bengal
The Gujarat ATS has arrested four terrorists at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. According to the local authorities, all the arrested terrorists are residents of Sri Lanka and are associated with the Islamic State. They travelled from Sri Lanka to Ahmedabad via Chennai. The ATS is currently interrogating the terrorists to determine their