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The high court's second refusal leaves intact the $5 million award, while a separate $83.3 million appeal over presidential immunity awaits a decision this fall.
The first of 60 Maharashtra offices, the Pune model runs on digital infrastructure with VFS Global and WE Excel Software. Mumbai and Thane come next, then Nagpur.
Shabnam Sinha replaces Sunil Mittal as chairperson of Airtel Payments Bank after he led the lender to become India's largest payments bank by revenue, serving 121 million monthly users.
Dutch trustee sold seized crypto for €2.2M; customer deposits estimated at €10-12M. Customers owned euro claims, not coins. Owner disputes figures; FIOD probe ongoing.
Knotts Family Agency promises Riverside County foster families a 15-minute average response time on after-hours calls, backed by a dedicated team and broader Parent Delight support model.
Galaxy Digital's Alex Thorn sees a 10% chance the CLARITY Act becomes law. Senate vote set for Sept. 15; Kalshi and Polymarket see higher odds.
Tatyana Kim built Wildberries from $700 into a $9 billion e-commerce giant. Now Ukrainian drone strikes have hit 23 facilities, killing nine employees and destroying $5.9 billion in goods.
Natural gas futures gapped lower Monday as cooler forecasts removed demand support. Record production and LNG maintenance keep supply ample. Storage surplus grows.
Moneris's $2B sale to a US PE firm would put one in three Canadian payment transactions through a US-controlled entity. Helcim reports a 30% jump in domestic leads as the real-time payment system remains pending.
July retail sales missed estimates by 0.7 percentage points, slashing September Fed hike odds to 31%. USDJPY bears pushed away from 160 as hedge funds halved yen shorts.
Dollar bears hold the edge as markets digest weaker US data. Wednesday's FOMC minutes and Brent's failure to break $90 despite the Hormuz collapse are the next tests.
Bits of Gold says hackers stole bank details and ID numbers of about 200,000 customers via a third-party analytics breach; phishing attempts often follow.
Tata Capital Healthcare Fund and Blue Earth Capital invest $30M in Tenet Diagnostics. The fund plans to fuel expansion across India's diagnostics market and deepen its B2B network.
Juniper Hotels plans ₹2,000 crore investment to double room inventory to over 4,000 keys by FY31, with five new hotels and acquisitions targeting ₹1,000 crore EBITDA.
August CCB payments landed Thursday as the new benefit year's recalculation hit families. Here is the full 2026 schedule and what changed.
Austria's FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 for MiCA breaches, the first published penalty under the EU's crypto rulebook. The action signals active supervision for licensed brokers.
Nord Precious Metals advances Gowganda tailings permitting under Ontario's 80-day Recovery of Minerals regime. The historical estimate of 2.96Moz silver at surface could become a near-term production asset.
Salazar Resources' 25% carried interest in El Domo is valued at US$143 million, more than double its C$70 million market cap. Monja porphyry and fee exemption add optionality. Production target July 2027.
Gulfport Energy CEO Domenic Dell'Osso bought 1,600 shares at $160.61 each, raising his direct stake to 24,349 shares. The company trades at 6.8x earnings with $1.5B revenue.
Estate planning attorneys say advisors should ask about coordinated plans, not just wills, during National Make-A-Will Month. Gaps in account titles and beneficiary designations often undermine even well-drafted documents.
Brockman says OpenAI's leadership turnover is 'not actually that atypical.' Run rate rose 20% in July, and a blockbuster IPO is in the works.
Nodal Exchange and OPIS, a Dow Jones company, launched the first PRA-settled futures contracts for North American carbon markets. The contracts offer portfolio margining and spread trading design for energy firms and hedge funds.
Expensify's spend rules now cover 14 countries, letting businesses enforce card policy at the point of sale. The expansion shifts expense control from after-the-fact review to upfront rules, widening the addressable market.
Repeated layoffs at Amazon, Microsoft and other Big Tech firms are driving visa holders to smaller companies or out of the U.S. entirely, risking a talent drain that could slow product development and raise hiring costs.
EY's Career Residency extends its eight-week internship by 8 to 12 months, adding paid part-time work, coaching included, for an entry-level role AI has reshaped.
Mississippi IT firm The Solutions Team ranked 112th in IT on Inc. 5000 with 151% growth. CEO Todd Gooden says the ranking reflects relentless support for specialty practices.
Florida-based Certified Financial Group earned a spot on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, ranking among the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The firm will be honored at the Inc. conference in Dallas this October.
G-Force Solutions ranked No. 109 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 with 2,588% three-year revenue growth. The defense contractor serves the DoD and Intelligence Community.
Stablecoin issuers gain a federal licensing path under the GENIUS Act; Treasury opens comment. Bitcoin's odds of $200,000 by end-2026 stay low, Vera data show.
The chief economic adviser's opinion piece warns that mandatory E20 petrol risks damaging 75-80 million older two-wheelers and urges restoring E10 as an alternative.