News Highlights | India 'strongly reiterates' immediate end to Ukraine war at UNSC

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In the wake of heavy rainfall on September 23 in Gurugram, all corporate offices anf private institutions in district are advised to guide employees to work from home so that traffic congestion can be avoided and repair work can be done, said Disaster Management Authority, Gurugram.

Pharma company Glenmark said that the ‘Official Action Indicated’ status assigned by US FDA for Baddi unit continues. In June, US FDA had issued a form-483 with 6 observations to the Baddi facility.

Any material impact on the US business unlikely at this stage, the pharma said.

Pastel Ltd, an entity of Singtel hasdivested 1.59 per cent stake in Bharti Airtel for Rs 7,261 crore through an open market transaction. The stake has been picked by Bharti Airtel's promoter Bharti Telecom Ltd, as per block deal data with the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

According to the data, Pastel offloaded 9,40,00,000 shares, amounting to 1.59 per cent stake in the company. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 772.5 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 7,261.50 crore.

Ukraine has become a totalitarian Nazi-like state where the norms of humanitarian law are trampled on. There is no surprise that their armed forces in the national battalions are using peaceful civilians as human shields: Russian FM Sergey Lavrov at UNSC on Ukraine

India strongly reiterates the need for an immediate cessation of all hostilities & return to dialogue & diplomacy. Clearly, as PM Modi has emphasized that this cannot be an era of war: EAM Dr S Jaishankar at UNSC briefing on Ukraine

"The fight against impunity is critical to the larger pursuit of securing peace and justice. The Security Council must send an unambiguous and unequivocal message on this count. Politics should never ever provide cover to evade
accountability," Jaishankar added.

"If egregious attacks committed in broad daylight are left unpunished, this Council must reflect on the signals we are sending on impunity. There must be consistency if we are to ensure credibility," said Jaishankar.

Aster DM's subsidiary Medcare Hospital acquired 60 percent stake in Dubai-based healthcare-general clinic Skin III for 1.67 crore dirham.

Skin III Limited is a private company incorporated in Dubai and is a leader in offering IV Drips (Vitamin and Detox) and other Aesthetics Procedures (HydraFacial, laser hair Removal etc).

Spandana Sphoorty informed stock exchanged that its board has approved the issue non-convertible debentures (NCDs) up to Rs 4,000 crore on private placement basis. The decision was taken in the company's 19th Annual General Meeting held on September 22.

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In an ongoing meeting on the COVID-19 situation in Delhi, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) noted that mask mandate may be relaxed except for vulnerable groups, including those with cough and cold,PTIreported citing sources.

Staff, equipment in hospitals will also be scaled down in phased manner, it added.

Markets regulator SEBI stated that Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) and with net worth of Rs 100 crore or higher eligible to issue commercial paper. This is subject to certain conditions, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in two separate circulars. To be sure, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had on August 10, had permitted the same.

A suspected case of lumpy skin disease in an animal has been detected in Mumbai suburb of Khar, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said on Thursday. So far, the metropolis has not reported any confirmed case of lumpy skin disease which affects cattle like cows and buffaloes. (PTI)

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has asked employees to work in the office for at least three days a week, according to an internal mail shared with employees.

“Senior leaders of TCS have been working from TCS offices for a while now and our customers are also visiting TCS offices… Your respective managers will now roster you to work from the TCS office for at least 3 days in a week,” the company said in the mail. “Adherence to rostering is mandatory and will be tracked… any noncompliance will be taken seriously, and administrative measures may be applied.” Read more