California's New Law: Turning Parking Lots into Affordable Housing 　　Introduction　　In an effort to combat the ongoing homeless crisis, California has enacted a new law that allows religious institutions and nonprofit colleges to convert their parking lots and other properties into low-income housing. 　　The Law's Provisions　　The law, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, rezones land owned by religious institutions and nonprofit colleges...

Six persons, including a 47-year-old woman, were injured in the incident. All of them were admitted to the nearby Shatabdi Hospital. They are being treated at the Out-patient Department (OPD) of the hospital and their condition is stable.

The growth in revenues largely came from its existing merchants and payment processing stack Wibmo, as new merchant signups continued to be paused for the Indian entity after a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) order.

November has turned out to be the best month of the year so far for the Nifty, with the index gaining 5.5% so far ahead of Thursday's monthly F&O expiry.

Rahul Sharma, Equity99 Advisors, has provided investors with two buy recommendations, Radhika Jeweltech and NTPC, based on their impressive financial performance and positive market dynamics. Both stocks have showcased strong momentum and exhibit promising growth potential in their respective sectors.

Initially in January, the company’s board of directors had approved the proposal for sale of company’s land at Thane admeasuring 96,180 square metres at Rs 655 crore to Shoden Developers.

The inspection has been closed with a ‘voluntary action indicated’ (VAI) recommendation in the EIR.

Adani Ports witnessed across all three broad cargo segments - container (19 percent), liquids and gas (8 percent), and dry bulk (7 percent), the Adani Group company said in a business update to the stock exchanges.

Ratings for Synopsys ( SNPS ) were provided by 9 analysts in the past three months, showcasing a mix of bullish and bearish perspectives. The table below provides a snapshot of their recent ratings, showcasing how sentiments have evolved over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish Bearish Total Ratings...

JERUSALEM, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Israeli cloud-based software provider Nice on Thursday tapped SAP executive Scott Russell as its new chief executive, replacing Barak Eilam who is stepping down at the end of the year after a decade as CEO. Russell, who will take up his new post on Jan. 1, 2025, has for the last 14 years been chief...

(Reuters) - Japanese technology investor SoftBank dropped plans of producing an artificial intelligence chip with Intel ( INTC ) to compete with Nvidia ( NVDA ), the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The partnership did not materialize after the U.S. chipmaker struggled to meet SoftBank's requirements, according to the report, citing people familiar with the matter. SoftBank has blamed Intel...

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Japanese actor Ryoma Takeuchi believes that video game fans will find a special connection to the new television series Like a Dragon: Yakuza. The series, based on the popular video game Yakuza: Like a Dragon, begins streaming on Amazon Prime Video on Oct. 24. It was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con last month. The Sega video...

On Tuesday, the Gehlot government invited bids for both projects to build the dams within the next four years. The chief minister had announced both projects in last year’s budget.

A fire that broke out at the waste treatment plant in Kochi on March 2, 2023, continues to spread toxic fumes even after 11 days of the incident. The Kerala government has said that 95 percent of the fire has been extinguished, but the smoke from the landfill has not entirely subsided. 

Activists have contended that words like "ecotourism facilities" and "any other purposes" are too vague and may pave the way for widespread exploitation and misuse.

Accusing Kejriwal of being busy with election campaigning in poll-bound states and waking up to the situation late, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, said that the Centre had held a meeting with Chief Secretaries and senior officials from four North Indian states on 20th October to discuss measures to reduce air pollution, which he claims weren't adopted by the AAP-led governments.

03:17 AM EDT, 05/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Dirkson R Charles, Director, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Co-Chairman, on May 16, 2025, sold 678,372 shares in Loar Holdings ( LOAR ) for $54,885,518. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Charles has control over a total of 4,043,005 common shares of the company, with 4,043,005 controlled indirectly. SEC Filing:...

(Reuters) -The Trump administration lifted a month-old stop-work order on a major offshore wind facility planned off the coast of New York, the project's developer said on Monday. Norwegian energy company Equinor ( EQNR ) said construction activities were allowed to resume on Empire Wind, a $5 billion project that is expected to one day provide power for half a...

DUBAI, May 20 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi alternative investment manager Lunate is setting up a $1 billion Middle East residential real estate joint venture with Brookfield, according to a statement on Tuesday. The venture will focus on developing high-quality build-to-sell and opportunistic buy-to-sell residential assets across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and other markets in the Middle East, the statement said....

* Equinor ( EQNR ) resumes Empire Wind construction after month-long halt * Interior Secretary halted project over environmental concerns * Equinor ( EQNR ) spent $50 million weekly during construction halt (Adds background and detail from statement in paragraphs 3, 5, 8-9 and 16-17) By Nichola Groom May 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration lifted a month-old stop-work order...

Negotiations between the Justice Department and Binance include the possibility that its founder Changpeng Zhao would face criminal charges in the US under an agreement to resolve the probe into alleged money laundering, bank fraud and sanctions violations, according to the Bloomberg.

Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy after jurors in Manhattan deliberated for less than five hours Thursday.

Bitcoin prices have typically rallied in the past following halvings. Six months after the first halving in 2012, the price jumped to $126 from $12. After the second halving in 2016, it went to $1,000 from $654 within seven months and in 2020 it shot up to $18,040 from $8,570 in the same time period.

A spot crypto ETF would track the market price of the underlying crypto asset, giving investors exposure to the token without having to buy the currency. The SEC has previously denied all spot bitcoin ETF applications citing potential for fraud, but that could soon change after it lost a legal battle in August.