Mining major Vedanta Ltd on Monday said its board has approved fourth interim dividend of Rs 8.5 per equity share for FY25, amounting to Rs 3,324 crore.

The company said in a stock exchange filing that the record date for payment of dividend will be December 24 and it will be paid within the stipulated timeline.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the centre over privatization policies after a meeting with individuals associated with Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) at the Parliament Complex in Delhi on Friday.

Rahul Gandhi accused the government of being intent on privatizing even the profitable PSUs, alleging that national assets were being handed over to a 'select group of capitalists.'

Subscribers of the retirement fund body EPFO may soon be able to withdraw claim amounts from their accounts through ATMs, a top official said.

Union Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra has reportedly said that the labour ministry is upgrading information technology infrastructure to provide enhanced services to the Indian workforce.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week has reopened an investigation into Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink, according to a letter shared by Musk on Thursday on social media platform X.

The Dec 12 letter from Musk's lawyer Alex Spiro to outgoing SEC Chair Gary Gensler also noted that the commission had issued a settlement demand and that Musk had been given 48 hours to accept making a monetary payment or face charges on multiple counts.

The Supreme Court on Friday granted conditional future bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case related to the cash-for-job scam.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan said that Chatterjee shall be released on February 1, 2025 subject to the trial court framing charges before the winter vacation and examination of vulnerable witnesses by the second and third week of January 2025.

The Delhi Court has refused to give directions for the registration of an FIR against Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge. However, the court has taken cognizance of the Complaint alleging hate speech against BJP and RSS in an election rally in Karnataka in April 2023.

Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Chatinder Singh after hearing the submissions by the complainant's counsel and considering the Action Taken Report (ATR) by Delhi Police refused to give directions for the registration of FIR.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday launch key development projects worth Rs 5,500 crore that aim to improve amenities for the 2025 Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj and bolster the city's infrastructure.

According to an official statement, the prime minister will arrive in Prayagraj around 12:15 pm. His visit will begin with a ceremonial pooja and darshan at the holy Sangam -- the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the Saraswati rivers.

Persistent Systems has joined the elite group of companies having a market capitalisation (market cap) of Rs 1 trillion after the stock price of the information technology (IT) company hit a new high of Rs 6,505.70, gaining 3 per cent on the BSE in Thursday’s intra-day trade. The stock has zoomed 101 per cent from its June month low of Rs 3,232.60 after it posted strong earnings, along with guiding for healthy growth going forward.

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Thursday slammed the BJP-led Central government, accusing it of not fulfilling the promises made to the farmers. He added that the protesting farmers at the Shambhu border have not received any proposal from the Centre for negotiations on their demand.

"It has been 305 days since Delhi Andolan 2.0 started and seven days since the 'Amar Anshan'. The ministers are making irresponsible statements," Pandher told ANI.

Emerald Tyre Manufacturers IPO listing today: Shares of tyre maker Emerald Tyre Manufacturers made a solid debut on the NSE SME today, Thursday, December 5, 2024, and continued their upward momentum, hitting the upper circuit within less than 5 minutes of listing. The company's shares listed at Rs 180.50 apiece, a 90 per cent premium over the IPO allotment price of Rs 95.

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