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“The approval has been granted with reference to the application made by SBI MF to RBI,” IndusInd Bank informed the stock exchanges. This acquisition will also give SBI MF the right to 9.99 per cent voting rights in the bank.”SBI MF has been advised by RBI to acquire the aforesaid major shareholding in the bank within a period of one year i.e. by October 10, 2024,” the exchange filing added.The RBI said that the approval also requires compliance with the relevant provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, RBI’s Master Direction and Guidelines on Acquisition and Holding of Shares or…

The two sides exchanged views in a frank, open and constructive manner for an early and mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC in the Western Sector, in accordance with the guidance provided by the national leadership of the two countries, and building on the progress made in the last round of Corps commanders’ meeting held on August 13 and 14, it said.They agreed to maintain the momentum of dialogue and negotiations through the relevant military and diplomatic mechanisms. The two sides also committed to maintain peace and tranquility on the ground in the border areas in…

An NIA spokesperson here said that the anti-terror probe agency sleuths carried out searches at in Fazalpur, Shaheen Bagh, Okhla, and Chandni Chowk in Delhi, Bhopal district in Madhya Pradesh, Thane and Mumbai in Maharashtra, Tonk and Gangapur City districts in Rajasthan and in the regions of Lucknow, Siddharth Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Kanpur, and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.The official said that the NIA also carried out searches in Madurai in Tamil Nadu. The official said that the searches were part of an ongoing investigations in cases linked with the PFI, and their involvement in unlawful and anti-national activities.The official…

Cuiaba (Brazil) Oct 11 (IANS) Neymar has hailed Brazil head coach Fernando Diniz as one of the best managers in world football ahead of the team’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Uruguay. Diniz was appointed Brazil’s national team boss in July and has already made a positive impact, having led the five-time world champions to victories in their first two qualifiers against Bolivia and Peru.”Diniz is a great coach, one of the best we have in world football, in my opinion,” Neymar told reporters on Tuesday.”The freedom he gives us, not only to me, but to all the…

Yaounde, Oct 11 (IANS) The President of Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), Samuel Eto’o, addressed critics on Tuesday, expressing his determination to foster the development of the country’s football amid growing opposition. Some football “detractors” have attempted to hinder Cameroonian football through court cases, defamatory allegations, and negative coverage in the international media, yet have failed, Eto’o remarked during a FECAFOOT assembly in the capital of Yaounde.”Their approach is selfish, geared towards immediate satisfaction. They are ready to do anything to gain football money dishonorably. We’re not going to let them do it,” Eto’o said.”Whatever they do, they will never succeed…

Beijing, Oct 11 (IANS) China’s women’s football team started a training camp in Xiamen, east China’s Fujian Province on Wednesday for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games Asian qualifiers.China just finished a disappointing campaign at the Asian Games, losing to Japan in the semifinals on home ground.China will face South Korea, Thailand and DPR Korea in Group B of the qualifiers, which will be held in Xiamen from October 26 to November 1.12 teams are divided into three groups for the second phase of the qualifiers. The top-ranked team of each group and the best second-placed finisher will qualify for…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Indian skipper Rohit Sharma in a sparkling inning against Afghanistan becomes the highest six-hitting (554*) batter in International cricket, here on Wednesday. Rohit Sharma went on to break Chris Gayle’s record (553) for most sixes in International cricket. West Indies powerhouse Chris Gayle had amassed a haul of 553 sixes (551 innings), which Rohit surpassed in just 473 innings.Rohit has 295 sixes in ODIs, 77 in Tests, and 182 in T20Is.Rohit is also the third-leading six-hitter among Indians in Test cricket with 77 sixes, only behind Virender Sehwag (91) and MS Dhoni (78).Earlier, Rohit Sharma…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Elon Musk-run X Corp (formerly Twitter) banned a record 5,57,764 accounts in India between August 26 and September 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging platform, going through a churning under Musk who has recently appointed a new X CEO Linda Yaccarino, also took down 1,675 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country.In total, X banned 5,59,439 accounts in the reporting period in India.X, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 3,076 complaints from users in India in…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Google has now extended 1080p streaming to group calls in its Meet application, after first announcing for one-on-one conversations. The company is now expanding 1080p to meetings with three or more participants on the web. “Today, we’re expanding 1080p to meetings with three or more participants. This higher resolution is available on the web when using computers with a 1080p camera,” Google said in a blogpost on Tuesday.The 1080p resolution will be off by default. Users with 1080p cameras will be prompted to turn on the higher resolution option before entering the meeting, or it…

New York, Oct 11 (IANS) A low-carb, anti-inflammatory diet may spur hope for people suffering from long Covid, suggests an Indian-origin researcher. Long Covid is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10 per cent of patients after a Covid-19 infection and includes fatigue, brain fog, headaches, chest pain, and heart palpitations. To date, there is no proven treatment for the syndrome, even the underlying mechanisms that cause it are not fully understood. A team of researchers from the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine have, in a new clinical trial, proposed to investigate if a…