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Industrialist Anil Ambani has been barred from the securities market for a period of five years for perpetrating what SEBI describes as a 'fraudulent scheme' that led to diversion of funds from a group company. SEBI's move, ostensibly a robust response to alleged fraudulent practices involving the diversion of funds from Reliance Home Finance, stands in stark contrast to the regulatory leniency observed in cases involving other influential business conglomerates. This discrepancy has triggered perceptions of selective enforcement, particularly given the broader context of crony capitalism and the intricate ties between major business figures and the government.

The war of supremacy that has been raging inside the saffron ecosystem, for quite time between the RSS leadership and the Gujarat Lobby led by Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, came out for the first time in public domain with Modi-Shah duo withdrawing the list of the candidates chosen by them for the J&K assembly election.

Whoever thought the low-profile Sunita, wife of Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal, would emerge as an acceptable leader in the Aam Aadmi Party? Her increasing involvement is particularly significant after her husband has been jailed for a liquor scam since March 21 this year.. She has become a crucial link between her husband and the Party.

Champai Soren’s changing of his political loyalty form Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) to BJP, as it has been reported that he will join BJP on August 30, is certainly a significant development before the Vidhan Sabha election due by the end of this year. BJP is now in upbeat mood while JMM is trying to put its house in order to prevent any major political loss. Though in the current ground level political scenario, it would be only a minor gain for BJP, it has brought an urgent need before INDIA bloc to reframe its political strategy if it wants to retain its power in the state.

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's call for a caste census and his remarks on caste — not casteist remarks — have sparked "a heated debate" with BJP leaders going for his larynx in a concerted move to silence him on caste census, accusing the LoP of dividing the country along caste-lines.

Come November 5, global futurists are scrambling to anticipate how a second term of Trump’s Presidency bode for the world and India. According to the latest opinion poll by New York Times, Kamala Harris has marginal edge over Trump. But, it does not foretell the demise of Trump chances for second term.

Kaala Pani, a web series on Netflix is a gripping tale about the outbreak of a lethal disease and a deadly health epidemic creating an atmosphere of chaos and fear. What makes the storyline more interesting is that it tests the ability of the administration to contain the spread of the disease among the residents and hundreds of tourists gathered on an island for a big festival. What if such an incident becomes a real one?

India bloc’s political moves in Jammu and Kashmir have utterly upset the Union Minister of Home and BJP leader Amit Shah, especially the seat sharing announcement between the National Conference and the Congress, which prompted him to sharply attack Congress on the politically sensitive issue of unity of India asking 10 questions to the party and its leader Rahul Gandhi. It amounts to sensationalization of the Jammu and Kashmir election by the very minister on whom rests the responsibility of maintaining law and order and peace in the region that is already disturbed.

The US Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, has given a clear message from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, that the American central bank is all set to enter a rate reversal cycle. The Federal Reserve at long last would usher in a regime of lower policy rates.

A few weeks ago, the Reserve Bank of India published an article on the economy. The authors claimed that eight crore jobs had been created in India in the last few years and that “there is no job crisis in India”.