This comes days after the government in the Union Budget raised the securities transaction tax (STT) on both futures and options trade from October 1 to allay concerns about hyperactive interest in the derivative segment. Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday proposed tightening the rules for index derivatives by revising the minimum contract size and requiring … Read more
BBC Mary, 71, became homeless when her landlord evicted her and she couldn’t find another affordable place to rent This isn’t the retirement that Mary had dreamed of. The former midwife spent years living on a cattle station with her husband on the north-western edge of Australia – outside her window, the vast and ruggedly … Read more
After the semi-final defeat against India in the men’s T20 World Cup last month – a match of tactical missteps that undermined England on the day – Matthew Mott claimed his partnership with Jos Buttler had been “galvanised” by the campaign and, given the chance to continue, the team would come back “bigger, badder and … Read more
Kemi Badenoch, the frontrunner to be the next Conservative party leader, has been accused of creating an intimidating atmosphere in the government department she used to run, with some colleagues describing it as toxic, the Guardian can reveal. At least three officials found her behaviour so traumatising that they felt they had no other choice … Read more
Kyprios, the odds-on favourite, added another Group One to Aidan O’Brien’s ever-extending list of top-flight victories at Goodwood on Tuesday with a straightforward success in the Goodwood Cup in a new course-record time, but a race that got away – Saturday’s King George at Ascot – was still the main topic for discussion after O’Brien … Read more
BBC The war in Gaza has made it difficult to evacuate sick and injured civilians Injured and critically ill Palestinians are on their way from Gaza to the United Arab Emirates for treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) says, in the largest single medical evacuation since the war began following the brutal Hamas attack on … Read more
New Delhi: Exuding confidence that India would become the world’s third-largest economy during his third term in office as India is firmly on the path, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that investors from across the world are keenly looking at India, and the domestic industry must rise and seize this ‘golden chance’ to … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Biles does the “Chung” vault, a bit easier than some of the tricks in her arsenal. She lands with a little two-foot hop. Maybe didn’t knock it out of the park, but she showed no discomfort upon landing. Share 14.800 for … Read more
The timing could have been better. For much of the last few weeks the Tory party has been dancing on eggshells around Labour. As if in awe of their majority. Still suffering PTSD from 4 July. Bunkering down. Even at their only prime minister’s questions, Rishi Sunak had chosen to ask about Ukraine: a subject … Read more
Vijayawada: Water resources minister Nimmala Rama Naidu stated that nature is favouring the state with generous rainfall, resulting in rivers and reservoirs being replenished to their full capacity. He likened this natural blessing to the support the NDA received in the recent elections. The minister visited the flood-affected Badava village in Yelamanchali mandal, West Godavari … Read more