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[ad_1] The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has banned Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi, his wife Maria Goretti, and 57 others from the securities markets for periods ranging from one to five years, reports news agency PTI. In a detailed 109-page final order issued on Thursday - May 29, SEBI barred a total of 59 individuals and entities from the stock market for periods ranging from one to five years. The regulator imposed penalties ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 5 crore on various parties, including promoters of Sadhna Broadcast.Apart from the market bans and penalties, SEBI has directed all 59 entities to return a total of Rs 58.01 crore in unlawful gains. Additionally, the regulator has imposed 12% annual interest from the end of the investigation period until the actual date of repayment. As per the report, […]

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday recalled his last rally in Bihar when he vowed to take revenge on Pakistan after the April 22 Pahalgam attack and said that he is back after fulfilling his promise. While addressing a rally in Bihar, PM Modi said, "There is ‘Ram’ in ‘Sasaram’. The people of Sasaram know the custom of Ram- ‘Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye’. It means that promises get fulfilled. Ram’s custom has become Bihar’s policy. After the dreadful terrorist attack in Pahalgam, I had promised the country on the land of Bihar that the hideouts of the masters of terrorism would be razed to the ground, that they would get a punishment bigger than they could ever imagine. Today, when I have come to Bihar, I have come here after fulfilling […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: BSF personnel on Thursday apprehended a Pakistani intruder near the international border in Punjab's Pathankot district. After initial questioning, the individual was handed over to the Narot Jaimal Singh Police Station, the BSF Jammu unit confirmed.This comes days a week after another Pakistani infiltrator was shot dead by BSF troops while attempting to cross into Indian territory in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district.The incidents occur amid heightened vigilance along the border, following repeated crossborder provocations from Pakistan in the wake of India's major counterterror operation.On May 7, the armed forces launched Operation Sindoor, targeting and destroying nine well-known terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The operation was a direct response to the April 22 Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives. Among the targets hit were the Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters in Bahawalpur and a […]

[ad_1] Salman Khurshid (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Congress veteran and former Union minister Salman Khurshid, a member of the all-party delegation currently touring Asia, on Friday praised the BJP-led government for abrogation of Article 370. He also commended India's strong military response under Operation Sindoor after Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in J&K's Pahalgam.Khurshid also reaffirmed India's long-standing demand that Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) must be returned to India.“Kashmir had a major problem for a long time, much of that was reflected in the thinking of the government and in Article 370, which somehow gave an impression that it was separated from the rest of country. But Article 370 was abrogated and it was finally put to an end because so much time has past. Subsequently, there was election and J&K observed 65% participation in election. There's an elected government in Jammu and […]

[ad_1] Virat Kohli hugs RCB captain Rajat Patidar after the match. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: "One more to go!" – that was the emotional and infectious message from Virat Kohli after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stormed into their fourth IPL final with a dominant eight-wicket win over Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1 on Thursday.The powerful moment came moments after RCB sealed the win in Mullanpur, chasing down a modest 102 in just 10 overs. A visibly charged Kohli was seen hugging nearly every teammate and support staff member before signaling "one more to go" – a moment that has gone viral on social media. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Shared by IPL and RCB’s official handles, the video has cricket fans buzzing with excitement.WATCH:Who's that IPL player?RCB, three-time runners-up (2009, 2011, 2016), are now just […]

[ad_1] If your Netflix binge came to a sudden halt recently, you weren’t alone. The streaming giant faced a surprise outage, leaving thousands of users around the world scratching their heads, refreshing their screens, and asking the all-important question: “Is it just me?”Spoiler alert: it wasn’t.Viewers across the U.S., Canada, and parts of Asia were hit by a frustrating error message when trying to stream their favorite shows. Within minutes, social media lit up with reports of the glitch. According to Netflix’s own help page, error code usually pops up when there’s an issue with cached data stored on your device. Translation? Your phone, TV, or laptop got a little too comfortable and needs a reset. The platform recommends clearing your cache, restarting the app, or reinstalling it altogether, pretty standard tech-fix stuff. But for many, it didn’t work.The outage […]

[ad_1] For now, Donald Trump retains his negotiating power with trading partners. (AI image) The Donald Trump administration is evaluating a two-part strategy to deal with the US trade court ruling that blocked the American President’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs on several countries. The court ruling said that Trump overstepped his authority in imposing the tariffs. Currently, the Court of International Trade's judgement against Trump's tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act remains suspended due to an emergency stay. For now, this will help Donald Trump retain his negotiating power with trading partners.However, if subsequent court rulings also uphold the strike down of tariffs, US government officials have indicated that they have other measures up their sleeve.Trump Administration Message: ‘We will do it another way’In the first part of the twofold response, officials are exploring the implementation of broad-based tariffs […]

[ad_1] MASTERS OF THE SEA: ‘I feel I lived all my seven lives in these eight months,’ Roopa Alagirisamy said, while Dilna K said the ocean rose ‘in anger’ on some days and on others, it was so calm that ‘time felt meaningless’ PANAJI: At 5.22pm Thursday, as Lt Cdrs Dilna K and Roopa Alagirisamy stepped on Indian soil after a 239-day historic voyage, they became the first Indian duo to sail across the planet."Yes. We made it." These four words from Dilna summed up the poignant and emotional 25,400-nautical-mile journey that began Oct 2 from the banks of the Mandovi."We saw the ocean and waves rising in anger some days. The waves were as high as 20 feet tall, looking like a wall. But we also had days when the sea was as calm as a mirror, and it […]

[ad_1] India rejects US claim in court on trade for peace NEW DELHI: Following signed declarations by top Donald Trump cabinet members in court that said the President leveraged trade to stop the India-Pakistan conflict, the Indian govt strongly reiterated there was no discussion on trade and tariffs with the US leaders who spoke to Indian authorities in the middle of the fighting and that the "ceasefire" was negotiated directly between the armies. The government also took note of the same court's ruling that blocked Trump's Liberation Day tariffs.The MEA referred to the court order on Wednesday and said that India's position on US claims about having used trade to mediate a ceasefire has been well articulated."I hope you have seen the court order. I would refer you to our position that was made clear on 13th of May. From […]