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NSE ties up with London Stock Exchange for dual listing of masala bonds

Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) on Friday said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to create a dual listing route for masala bonds and foreign currency bonds of Indian issuers. The partnership would also explore the launch of "ELITE", LSEG's business support and capital raising programme for private high-growth companies, in India in 2019, an NSE statement said.

Women continue to be casualties of paternalistic traditions, mindset should change: Sonia

St. Petersburg, Sep 21 (IANS) Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said women in India continue to be the "casualties of paternalistic traditions" and still suffer the brunt of discrimination and gender inequality. Gandhi said her party has always championed the rights of women and maintained a strong commitment towards empowering them as it is committed to introducing reservations for women in one-third of the seats in Parliament. "In the 70 years that have passed since we gained our Independence, women in India have fought against poverty, disease, discrimination, and patriarchy.

'Love Sonia' to be screened at United Nations

'Love Sonia', a film that delves into the global problem of human trafficking, is all set to be screened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It will be screened on the occasion of International Day of the Girl Child on October 11. Film critic Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to make the announcement. "#LoveSonia goes to United Nations... Special screening in New York on 11 Oct 2018, the International Day of the Girl Child... This will be the first official screening of the film on US soil," he wrote. The movie has already been screened at various international film galas. It was also the opening film at the Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) and was honoured with the Best Indie Film award. It was released in India on September 14.

Sab Badhiya Hai song | Sui Dhaaga | Varun's song celebrates Dance

The team of 'Sui Dhaaga Made In India' are promoting their movie in full swing. Earlier they started a 'Sui Dhaaga' challenge that commenced on Thursday declaring Shah Rukh Khan as the winner. Now, with just a week for it's release, the makers released a new song titled 'Sab Badhiya Hai'. The song video has a dialogue delivery in the beginning and at the end making us confused that whether this song will feature in the movie or not.

Fitch raises India's FY19 GDP growth forecast to 7.8%

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) US multinational Fitch Ratings on Friday raised India's GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.8 per cent, up from their earlier estimate of 7.4 per cent, indicating, however, that tightening of financial conditions, global oil prices and accumulated bad loans of banks continued as headwinds to the country's growth. Releasing its latest Global Economic Outlook, Fitch also said that protectionist US trade policies are materially affecting a strong global growth outlook and that the US-China trade battle has prompted the American rating agency to downgrade its 2019 global GDP forecast. India's growth likely peaked in 2Q18 (April-June) though," the Fitch report said.

Asia Cup: Disciplined India restrict Bangladesh to 173

Dubai, Sep 21 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja's immaculate bowling helped India restrict Bangladesh to a paltry 173 in the first match of the Asia Cup Super Four stage at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Friday.

Get ready for 'Sacred Games' season 2!

Netflix India on Friday announced the second season of the crime-thriller series 'Sacred Games' with a teaser announcing that 'the worst is yet to come'. The 45 seconds clip has visuals of a spinning 'Mandala' with the famous voiceover of Gaitonde- "Do you believe in God?" The teaser ends with a new title design for the second season. The date for the same, however, has not yet been announced. Based on Vikram Chandra's 2006 thriller novel by the same name, 'Sacred Games' received immense critical acclaim for the gripping plot and powerful performances. The plot in the first season revolved around the lives of Mumbai city cop Sartaj Singh, portrayed by Saif Ali Khan, and crime lord Ganesh Gaitonde, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The show progressed as the lives of the two characters collided. Singh was shown on a time mission to uncover a terror attack on Mumbai for which he had been given 25 days to solve the mystery. The last two episodes also included an enigmatic godman, played by Pankaj Tripathi, who might have a bigger role in season two. All the eight hour-long episodes were directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane and the first look of the series was released earlier in February.

SEBI releases revised KYC norms for FPIs

Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) The markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Friday published revised know-your-client (KYC) norms for foreign portfolio investors (FPI) providing relief to the foreign entities. The SEBI also revised the eligibility norms for FPIs as it accepted the recommendations of the SEBI working group headed by former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India H.R. Khan. "SEBI Board...has after considering the interim recommendations of SEBI Working Group...decided that beneficial ownership criteria in Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 should be made applicable for purpose of KYC and not for determining eligibility of FPIs," a circular from the regulator said.

Rewari gang-rape case: Maha Panchayat organised, committee formed to help victim

A Maha Panchayat comprising of 51 villages was organised over recent gang-rape case in Rewari. Jan Sangarsh Committee was formed to help the Rewari gang-rape victim get justice. Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav was also present in the Maha Panchayat. The main accused of the heinous gang-rape has been arrested by SIT and lookout for others accused is underway.

Nepal, India need connectivity of trust, says NITI Aayog Vice Chairman

India's NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr. Rajiv Kumar has stressed on the connectivity of trust among India and Nepal to further strengthen bilateral cooperation. The public lecture was organized by Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS) of Kathmandu University and the Barbara Foundation on Thursday. Kumar also claimed that the railway connectivity in between the two nations is now going forward taking pace and is not confined in paper only prompting swift action. The relations between India and Nepal are decades old and there is huge potential to further enhance it as New Delhi is committed to improve its relationship with the neighbouring countries.