Month: September 2023

Deadline For Adding Nominees To Mutual Funds Extended, New Date Is…

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Deadline For Adding Nominees To Mutual Funds Extended, New Date Is…

The earlier deadline was September 30. New Delhi: Markets regulator SEBI on Wednesday extended the deadline for mutual fund account holders till January 1, to nominate a beneficiary or opt out of it by submitting a declaration form, failing which their folios will be frozen. Earlier, the deadline for existing mutual fund holders to provide…

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Business

Arvind Kejriwal On CBI Probe Into Official Residence

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Arvind Kejriwal On CBI Probe Into Official Residence

New Delhi: A day after the CBI opened a preliminary inquiry into alleged irregularities in the construction of the Delhi Chief Minister’s official residence, a defiant Arvind Kejriwal threw down a challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Kejriwal won’t bow down… no matter how many fake investigations he (the Prime Minister) files,” the Aam Aadmi…

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Nation

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Domesticating Animals

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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Domesticating Animals

Q: When did chickens first get domesticated? Domestication probably occurred 7,000-10,000 years ago in Southeast Asia and Oceana. Distribution of Chickens occurred rapidly and was widespread because of their ability to provide meat and eggs without being competitive for human food sources. 4,000 years ago 7,000-10,000 years ago 15,000-12,000 years ago 16,000 years ago A:…

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Science

Show cause notices to e-gaming cos as per legal provisions, GST demand based on data analysis: CBIC chief

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Show cause notices to e-gaming cos as per legal provisions, GST demand based on data analysis: CBIC chief

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal addresses conference in New Delhi on September 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI E-gaming companies have been issued show cause notices for alleged GST evasion as per legal provisions, the head of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Sanjay Kumar Agarwal…

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Business

Sensex, Nifty plunge nearly 1% on weak global cues; RIL, Infosys weigh

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Sensex, Nifty plunge nearly 1% on weak global cues; RIL, Infosys weigh

Tech Mahindra was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack, slipping 4.59%, followed by Asian Paints, Wipro, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Infosys, ITC, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hindustan Unilever, IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries and JSW Steel. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell by nearly 1% on Thursday due to…

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Asian Games 2023: Manika Batra, Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan storm into pre-quarterfinals

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Asian Games 2023: Manika Batra, Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan storm into pre-quarterfinals

Hangzhou: Star Indian paddlers Manika Batra, Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan dominated their opponents en route their pre-quarterfinals entry in the table tennis competition at the Asian Games on Thursday. Sharath, a team bronze winner in 2018 Asian Games, never gave a chance to Mohammed Shaffan Ismail, his opponent from Maldives before winning 11-9, 11-2,…

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Sports

Oman To Host Hockey Olympic Qualifier In Place Of Pakistan: FIH

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Oman To Host Hockey Olympic Qualifier In Place Of Pakistan: FIH

Oman will now host one of the men’s hockey Olympic Qualifiers after the world body (FIH) withdrew the tournament from Pakistan due to infighting between the national federation and the country’s Sports Board. The International Hockey Federation announced that tournament will be held in Muscat from January 15 to 21 next year. The other three…

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Sports

London’s Office Market Plunged Into ‘Rental Recession’, Meta Pays $181 Million To End Its Lease

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London’s Office Market Plunged Into ‘Rental Recession’, Meta Pays 1 Million To End Its Lease

The firm said that office vacancies have now reached a “tipping point” London’s office market is suffering an office ‘recession’, as empty spaces across the UK’s capital hits a 30-year high, financial services company Jefferies said in a note. The New York-based firm said that there has been a 20 per cent contraction in London office…

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World

Japanese scientists find microplastics are present in clouds

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Japanese scientists find microplastics are present in clouds

Marine scientist Anna Sanchez Vidal shows microplastics collected from the sea with a microscope at Barcelona’s University, during a research project “Surfing for Science” to assess contamination by microplastics on the coastline, in Barcelona, Spain, July 5, 2022. (Image for Representation) | Photo Credit: Reuters Researchers in Japan have confirmed microplastics are present in clouds,…

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Science