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New Delhi, With an aim to provide greater ease of investment to foreign investors, market regulator Sebi on Monday said Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) investing exclusively in Indian government securities no longer need to furnish investor group details.This aims to ease regulatory compliance for FPIs investing only in government securities.The move comes after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on June 5 withdrew the requirement for FPIs investing in government securities through the general route to comply with the prescribed concentration limit.Consequently, Sebi said the requirement for an FPI investing only in government securities to identify its investor group is…

Srinagar, Sep 7: Tourism is steadily changing the face of several border areas in North Kashmir, with more than 4.30 lakh visitors travelling to destinations along the Line of Control this year, according to official figures cited in a recent report. The tourism surge covers areas of Kupwara, Bandipora and Uri, including Keran, Lolab, Machil, Teetwal, Tangdhar, Gurez, Tulail and Uri. These destinations, once largely associated with security concerns and limited access, are increasingly attracting visitors for their landscapes, local culture and quieter mountain settings. Kupwara recorded the highest footfall, with nearly three lakh tourists visiting the district. Uri received…

President Donald Trump shared a map on Truth Social, depicting an expanded United States encompassing most of North America. The AI-generated image features the US flag superimposed over Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Cuba, and other regional territories.Trump shares US expansion map encompassing most of North America (N.J.AP/PTI) (AP09_08_2026_000002B) (AP)Trump did not clarify the post with a caption or text. The White House has also not indicated that the map represents any formal policy proposal.What the map showsThe geographic scope of the map appears to cover the North American continent – which comprises 23 sovereign nations by standard definition – along with…

6 killed in Satya Niketan building collapse; FIR against owner NEW DELHI: A Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae and senior advocate Ajit Kumar Sinha on Wednesday filed a report before the top court on the building collapse in Satya Niketan and requested the apex court to direct its appointed committee to carry out inspections and safety audits of all PG accommodations, private hostels and similar student-accommodation establishments situated in and around colleges and universities across Delhi.This comes after seven people were killed when a building collapsed in Satya Niketan on Sunday.Meanwhile, Municipal Corporation of Delhi also directed its executive engineers (building)…

Gurgaon district has around 570 govt schools across the city, Farrukhnagar, Sohna and Pataudi. Of these, 62 school buildings were earlier reported to be in poor or unsafe condition, including 34 in the city, 16 in Farrukhnagar, five in Sohna and seven in Pataudi.Gurgaon: As many as 2,814 govt schools across Haryana have been identified as being in a decrepit condition, prompting the state govt to order a fresh ground-level verification of their status before taking further action.The figures were compiled based on reports submitted by district education officers, and additional deputy commissioners (ADCs) of all districts have now been…

Ray LaMontagne recently collapsed while performing his hit song ‘Jolene’ during his Nashville set. His team later confirmed that he had been suffering from heat-induced dehydration and had recovered. (Instagram) Musician Ray LaMontagne, who is best known for his albums like ‘Trouble’ and ‘God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise,’ recently collapsed on stage while performing in Nashville. The 53-year-old fell while performing his 2004 song, ‘Jolene,’ on the guitar in front of hundreds of fans, who captured the fall on video and shared the news online. Following concerns over the singer’s health, his team posted a short update about…

The sunken vessel, whose name has not been released, was the fifth targeted by U.S. forces in less than two weeks. File photo: X/@Southcom The U.S. Southern Command on Monday (September 7, 2026) sank another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros.It was the latest action by the U.S. against boats and vessels in Latin America that it said were involved in drug trafficking.The joint task force intercepted a floating refueling station that supported illicit drug trafficking operations at sea in the Eastern Pacific, the Southern Command said in a statement.It added that…

AI generated image used for representational purpose NEW DELHI: The Hyderabad consumer commission has directed a real estate company to pay Rs 60,000 per month to a customer after finding it guilty of failing to honour a lease agreement linked to a white sandalwood plantation investment. The commission also awarded Rs 25,000 for mental agony and Rs 5,000 towards litigation costs. The order was passed on August 21, 2026.Why did the customer approach the commission?According to the commission order, Suresh Kumar Chinta invested Rs 17.5 lakh in 2023 after representatives of Squares and Yards Infra Pvt Ltd offered him agricultural…

Singh, who lived near Ashram, had reportedly been frustrated by the shouting and commotion caused by workers and delivery personnel of the dhaba located opposite his home. NEW DELHI: A 55-year-old musician from Manipur was beaten to death allegedly by a group of dhaba workers in southeast Delhi’s Kilokari Village after he went downstairs late on Sunday night to object to the loud noise outside his home.CCTV footage from the spot captures the aftermath of the assault, showing an injured Chongtham Vikram Singh being carried down the staircase on someone’s shoulder, while the alleged attackers are seen emerging from the…

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