Recent Views 22 Sebi orders Growpital to shut down MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi has ordered Growpital Platform, an unauthorised collective investment scheme (CIS) that had mobilised about Rs 192 crore to invest in agricultural farms for tax-free returns to investors, to wind up and return investors’ money along with 12% interest. Twenty eight entities associated…
Recent Views 22 Supreme Court delays CBSE three-language rule for Class VI students New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday ordered CBSE to exempt Class VI students from the three-language policy, under which they have to choose two Indian languages. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, which had…
Recent Views 26 Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairperson S. Ramann MUMBAI: To ensure regulatory guardrails around pension products while giving customers greater choice, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority plans to roll out a suitability platform that will assess NPS subscribers’ risk appetite and ask suitability-related questions before they select a scheme.“Suitability…
Recent Views 27 IIP surges 8% in August, nearly doubles year-ago growth on manufacturing, power boost NEW DELHI: Industrial production rose 8% in Aug as against 4.7% expansion recorded a year ago, on account of robust growth in manufacturing and electricity sectors.Sequentially also, industrial production witnessed acceleration from an upward revised figure of 7.4% in…
Recent Views 30 Abu Dhabi confirms Netanyahu visit The United Arab Emirates on Monday confirmed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Gulf country on Sunday, saying his meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan focused on bilateral relations. Israeli officials, meanwhile, said the talks also focused on Iran.The UAE’s state…
Recent Views 24 UAE investors plan fresh $25 billion India bet, aim to take total to $100 billion: Goyal MUMBAI: Union minister of commerce Piyush Goyal said UAE investors have expressed intent to invest another $25 billion, on the back of $25 billion already invested, with an eventual objective of taking investments in India to…
Recent Views 31 India’s Avinash Sable (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered a major disappointment in the athletics competition at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday as defending champion and Games record holder Avinash Sable finished fourth in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final, despite producing his season-best performance.Sable clocked 8:21.67 but could not reproduce the…
Recent Views 24 Minors on social media: SC asks Centre to enforce 18-year age threshold by law NEW DELHI: Agreeing with Supreme Court, Centre on Monday said it would soon insert a provision in the Information and Technology Intermediary Rules to prevent social media intermediaries from allowing children under 18 years of age to open…
Recent Views 30 Piyush Goyal to meet US counterparts on trade deal during G20 visit NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, who will visit the US for the meeting of G20 trade ministers, will meet his American counterparts to discuss the bilateral trade deal.The two sides have been engaged on the issue but…
Recent Views 28 In 2003, Sean and Melodye Rooney bought Montana land; 23 years later, their 57 acres were protected (Image Credit: Flathead Land Trust) A piece of Montana land that the Rooney family has called home for more than two decades will remain undeveloped for generations to come. Sean and Melodye Rooney have placed…
