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SEBI. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday (July 23, 2026) proposed a revamp of the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) framework for the securities market, including shifting the responsibility of dispute resolution from ODR institutions to Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs), to make the system more efficient and investor-friendly.Under the proposal, stock exchanges, depositories and clearing corporations (MIIs) will operate the technology-driven online conciliation and arbitration platform, besides handling the empanelment and appointment of conciliators and arbitrators.SEBI said it received feedback from MIIs, investors and other stakeholders highlighting issues in the existing…

On Friday, Western Cape high court judge Andre le Grange halted the parliamentary committee from proceeding with its hearings “pending the determination by this court of the applicant’s review” – a reference to Ramaphosa’s case against the panel.The ruling effectively buys more time for Ramaphosa – time in which the president hopes he will be able to clear his name.In court his legal team had argued that not halting the impeachment committee’s work until his other case was ruled on could cause him irreparable reputational harm.Three judges heard the matter: two ruled in his favour. The majority judgement means that…

The app allows anonymous communication without mandatory user registration, phone number verification or centralised logging of messages NEW DELHI: The Union government’s cybercrime coordination centre has directed Microsoft-owned GitHub to remove Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based messaging application developed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, citing concerns that it could be misused by terrorists, organised crime groups and anti-national elements to evade lawful surveillance.The notice comes after authorities observed several participants in the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar using Bluetooth-based messaging applications after temporary internet restrictions were imposed around the protest site.Sharing a copy of the July 23…

The Trump administration on Friday imposed tariffs of 12.5% on imports from Russia, placing it among 60 economies accused by the United States of failing to eradicate forced labor. Russia is also one of more than two dozen countries hit with the maximum 12.5% rate for alleged failures to enact or effectively enforce bans on goods produced with forced labor. Other U.S. trading partners, including Britain and the European Union, were slapped with tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5%. “President Trump is tackling modern-day slavery at its source by requiring our trading partners to enact and enforce import bans to ensure…

Mumbai: CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday alleged that the student-led protests in the country seeking accountability over paper leaks have been infiltrated by those with vested interests.”It is seen that there are people in the protests who have come not for students’ demands. The agitators must pay attention to this,” he told reporters. He said the protests have attracted all kinds of people, even those hoping to gain popularity through reels. Asked about the attack on protesters by police in Delhi this Monday, Fadnavis said policemen were assaulted and pelted with stones. On the Thackeray cousins, Uddhav and Raj, announcing…

The Centre appointed Naresh Pal Gangwar (L) as the new higher education secretary, replacing Vineet Joshi (R). NEW DELHI: As protests against the NEET paper ‘leak’ flared up, the Centre on Thursday shifted higher education secretary Vineet Joshi to the ministry of panchayati raj and appointed new officials to top positions in both the school education and higher education departments.Meet the new education secretaryOther changesThe Centre also appointed new officials to senior positions in both the school education and higher education departments as the ministry remains under scrutiny over the alleged NEET paper leak and other examination-related controversies.Separately, the Delhi…

Bengaluru hotel management students caught in NEP exit confusion (AI image used for representational purpose only) BENGALURU: Confusion over the multiple entry-exit provision under National Education Policy (NEP) has left a batch of hotel management students in limbo, with a city college asking them to return and complete the fourth year after they had exited the programme at the end of the third.The affected students — of Army Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, affiliated to Bangalore North University (BNU) — joined the course in July 2022 under the NEP framework. They were informed they could either complete four…

HYDERABAD: Recording its strongest indignation against HYDRAA’s actions towards the court orders and not filing a proper affidavit in a contempt case filed by Shanta Sriram Constructions Private Limited, the Telangana High Court yet again ripped through the agency and its chief AV Ranganath, calling their actions “unprecedented and unheard of in the entire history of the High Court.”Justice Anil Jukanti, while hearing the contempt matter on Friday, ordered Ranganath’s personal appearance before the court on the next hearing scheduled on Monday, July 27, with a detailed affidavit apologising to the court for violating court orders, a clear assurance that…

CHENNAI: Amid the ongoing nationwide anti-NEET protests, more than 50 people were detained on Friday after staging a road blockade during a protest in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi.Earlier in the day, students affiliated with the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) held a sit-in protest inside the Chennai’s Presidency College campus. The protesters raised slogans against the Centre and demanded the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in national-level examinations.The demonstration at Presidency College was part of the nationwide protests seeking accountability over examination security concerns.Earlier this week, Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay backed the Congress-led protest and…

Ahmedabad: Cept University has partnered with Saint-Gobain to establish a Climate-Resilient Tech Commons Centre and promote joint research on sustainability, energy efficiency, and well-being in the built environment. Sreedhar N, senior VP and CEO (Asia Pacific and India Region), Saint-Gobain, said that in a country like India, innovations in construction practices can have a significant positive impact. “We want to develop Made-in-India solutions and raise awareness about them. That is where institutions like Cept University play a crucial role,” he said.The proposed centre will house four dedicated hubs focusing on Building Science and Climate Resilience, Urban Intelligence and Digital Twins,…