3:57 PMIssuers of municipal debt securities can issue green bonds: Sebi
Capital markets regulator Sebi on Thursday said issuers of municipal debt securities can issue green bonds in compliance with rules governing issue and listing of non-convertible securities.
A green bond is like any other bond where a debt instrument is issued by an entity for raising funds from investors. The proceeds of a green bond offering are 'ear-marked' for use towards financing green projects.
3:56 PM2020 Delhi Riots: HC rejects Tahir Hussain's plea against framing of money laundering charges
The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected a petition by former AAP leader Tahir Hussain challenging framing of money laundering charges against him in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots
3:16 PMSouth Korea's Yoon looks to boost arms exports, develop defence tech
South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol pledged on Thursday to step up efforts to boost weapons exports and secure cutting-edge defence technologies as he aims to build the country's weapons industry into the world's fourth-largest arms exporter.
"The defence industry is a new future growth engine and the pivot of the high-tech industry," Yoon told the meeting held at Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd, South Korea's sole warplane developer located in the southeastern city of Sacheon.
3:06 PMMCD polls: BJP to scrap factory licences if voted to power, says Delhi unit prez
Delhi unit president Adesh Gupta said if the BJP wins a majority of the 250 wards in the December 4 polls, the party will also deseal the thousands of properties sealed on account of violation of MPD2021 (Master Plan for Delhi-2021)
3:01 PMSC to set up fresh 5-judge bench to hear pleas challenging polygamy and nikah halala
The Supreme Court said on Thursday it will set up a fresh five-judge constitution bench to hear the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of polygamy and 'nikah halala' among Muslims.
A bench comprising chief justice D Y Chandrachud and justices Hima Kohli and J B Pardiwala was urged by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, who has filed a PIL on the issue, that a fresh five-judge bench was needed to be constituted as two judges of the previous bench - Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Hemant Gupta - have demitted office.
"We will form a bench," the CJI responded.
2:22 PMJama Masjid PRO clarifies on ban on entry of women or girls into mosque
The Jama Masjid administration in Delhi has reportedly issued an order banning the entry of girls or women coming alone or in a group into the mosque.
The controversial order has attracted attention of the general public and some have even criticised it.
Following the criticism, Jama Masjid PRO Sabiullah Khan has clarified that there "is no restriction on girls or women coming with families, no restriction on married couples either."
The administration has said that the ban is only for women who come alone because it increases the likelihood of "improper acts". Also, they shoot videos, he said, adding that the ban is to stop this.
2:18 PMInstead of cursing Cong, PM should speak about BJP's 'misrule' in Gujarat: Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his attack on the party during the campaign in Gujarat, saying that instead of cursing the Congress, he should speak about the BJP's "misrule" in the state.
Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday had sought to corner the Congress for not supporting a tribal woman, Droupadi Murmu, in the presidential poll. He had also lashed out at the opposition party, accusing it of engaging in vote bank politics, nepotism, sectarianism and supporting "anti-social elements" during its rule in Gujarat.
Hitting back at the PM, Kharge said in a tweet in Hindi, "Narendra Modi ji, instead of cursing the Congress, speak on the misrule of the BJP!"
2:01 PMMangaluru auto blast: Little-known outfit IRC claims responsibility for attack
A little-known outfit, Islamic Resistance Council (IRC), has reportedly claimed responsibility for the Mangaluru blast on November 19, saying one of its 'mujahid brother Mohammed Shariq' attempted to attack a temple in Kadri, according to PTI.
While top police officers remained tight-lipped, police sources said they are verifying the origin of this information. On November 19, Mohammed Shariq, who was at large, was travelling in an autorickshaw with a cooker which exploded in Mangaluru injuring him and the driver. Police called the blast an act of terror.
1:39 PMBeijing Braces for Covid surge With makeshift camps in city center
Signs of Beijing’s looming battle with Covid are cropping up in the heart of China’s capital.
On a residential street just south of the central business district, workers are constructing a temporary Covid quarantine facility of prefabricated structures the size of shipping containers. A few kilometers to the north, green tents are popping up in a park that could be used to house epidemic control staff. A conference center has been converted into a makeshift hospital.
1:36 PMNo fear of recession in Asia-Pacific region next year, says Moody's Analytics
A recession is unlikely in the APAC region in the coming year although the area will face headwinds from higher interest rates and slower global trade growth, Moody's Analytics said on Thursday.
In its analysis titled 'APAC Outlook: A Coming Downshift', Moody's said India is headed for slower growth next year more in line with its long-term potential. On the upside, inward investment and productivity gains in technology as well as in agriculture could accelerate growth. If high inflation persists, the Reserve Bank of India would likely take its repo rate well above 6 per cent, causing GDP growth to falter.
1:30 PMBJP committed to bring UCC once democratic discussions are over: Shah
The BJP is committed to bring the Uniform Civil Code after all democratic debates and discussions are concluded, union home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday.
Shah said it is BJP's promise to the people of this country from the Jan Sangh days.
"Not only the BJP, the constituent assembly had also advised the parliament and states to bring UCC at an opportune time, because for any secular country, laws should not be on the basis of religion. If nation and state are secular, how can laws be based on religion? For every believer, there should be one law passed by parliament or the state assemblies," Shah said during the Times Summit.
1:29 PMAndaman gears up for G20 Presidency meeting
Arrangements are in place for one of the much-awaited meetings of the G20 Presidency, which will be held in the picturesque Andaman and Nicobar Islands on November 26, official sources said.
It will be held at ‘Swaraj Dweep' (popularly known as Havelock Island), which is a nearly two-and-half-hour sea journey from Port Blair in government ferries and private cruises.
The delegates will reach Port Blair in a chartered flight on November 25 and the meeting will take place the following day, the sources said. They will likely depart from the archipelago on November 27.
1:14 PMThis election is about deciding Gujarat's fate for the next 25 yrs: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the upcoming assembly election in Gujarat is all about deciding the state's destiny for the next 25 years.
Addressing a poll rally in Palanpur town of Banaskantha district in support of the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates, Modi said though many developmental works have been carried out so far by the ruling BJP in Gujarat and the Centre, time has come to take a "giant leap".
Elections for the 182-member Gujarat assembly will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 8.
1:02 PMMopa airport in Goa to be commissioned soon: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Mopa airport in Goa, built at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore, will be commissioned soon.
Virtually addressing youth who were given appointments in Goa government departments during the Rojgaar Melava organised by the state government, Modi also appealed to the youth to work towards achieving the dream of a "new India" by 2047.
1:00 PMPhilippines asks China for explanation over latest sea feud
The Philippines has sought an explanation from China after a Filipino military commander reported that the Chinese coast guard forcibly seized Chinese rocket debris in the possession of Filipino navy personnel in the disputed South China Sea, officials said on Thursday.
Sunday's incident off Philippine-occupied Thitu island is the latest flareup in the long-seething territorial disputes involving China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.
China has denied its coast guard forcibly seized the debris from the Filipino sailors.
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