The Securities Market Code Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, proposes a sweeping overhaul of India’s securities law framework, including expanding the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) board to up to 15 members from the current nine, strengthening governance norms and enhancing investor protection, PTI reported.The Bill seeks to reinforce Sebi’s…
Brazil’s congress has approved a bill to reduce the prison term of Jair Bolsonaro, the former president who was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for masterminding an attempted coup to overturn the 2022 elections. Approved last week by the lower house and late on Wednesday by the senate, the bill now goes…
In 2026, many people will hear the same strange phrase repeated again and again. The Sun will briefly disappear. It sounds dramatic, almost alarming, but the reason is far simpler and far more familiar to astronomers. The Sun itself is not changing or switching off. What will happen is a precise alignment between the Earth,…
OpenAI has introduced an app directory that’s now available right inside ChatGPT, the company announced. “Apps extend ChatGPT conversations by bringing in new context and letting users take action like order groceries, turn an outline into a slide deck or search for an apartment,” the company wrote in a blog post. OpenAI also noted in…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has had a terrific 2025. He and his wife, actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld, got married in June and last week he announced the two were expecting their first child together. Not to mention, he started the year being awarded the NFL…
Daha river desiltation Bihar’s Water Resources Department is responsible for the desiltation and cleaning of the Daha river. The authority has taken comprehensive and concrete steps and is fully committed to the river’s environmental restoration and rejuvenation, according to the report filed by the department on December 13, 2025. The department prepared the detailed project…
Closer co-operation between the two business ecosystems would make the island more appealing to external stakeholders, suggests the report. An all-island analysis of home-grown tech businesses has found that the Irish and Northern Irish ecosystems operate, in large parts, isolated from each other. Scale Ireland and QUBIS, in a report released today (18 December), have…
NEW YORK (AP) — The last major meteor shower of the year, known as the Ursids, peaks soon, bringing glowing streaks to nighttime and early morning skies. Compared to other meteor showers, it’s more subdued, but experts say it’s still worth a glimpse. Meteor showers happen when space rocks hit Earth’s atmosphere at extremely high…
Michael RaceBusiness reporter Getty Images Interest rates have been cut to 3.75%, the lowest level in almost three years, but further reductions are set to be a “closer call”, the Bank of England has said. In a knife-edge vote, policymakers voted 5-4 in favour to lower rates from 4% reflecting concerns over rising unemployment and…
The Congress on Thursday announced senior leader P. Indira as its Mayor candidate in the Kannur Corporation. The announcement was made by Kannur MP K. Sudhakaran at a press conference held at the District Congress Committee (DCC) office. The decision was taken at a Congress core committee meeting held earlier in the day. The names…