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A former Bank of America investment banker has been accused by the SEC of tipping a longtime friend about a confidential $8.1 billion South Jersey Industries takeover. The friend allegedly bought $53 million worth of shares and made $18.5 million after the deal was announced. Both men deny the insider-trading allegations and face legal action.

‘Every woman, irrespective of caste, class or religion, is entitled to wear what she chooses — hijab, ghoonghat or anything else,’ Congress leader Pawan Khera says, using the hashtags #BreakTheCage and #SmashThePatriarchy

At present, the dam has 235.03 mcft of water as against its total storage capacity of 261.3 mcft of water

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Abhishek Banerjee’s plea seeking a time-bound decision on the disqualification of 20 rebel TMC MPs under the anti-defection law. The MPs had merged with the NCPI, while the TMC argues their move amounts to voluntarily giving up party membership.

Mr. Doval said both sides “extensively talked about… how to effectively reinforce and further consolidate our efforts to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas”

The patient was taken off ventilatory support following the transplant and the condition progressed steadily

Residents said that despite a gradual increase in local taxes on par with core areas within the Corporation, affected villages still lack civic amenities

Urvashi Cinema, one of Bengaluru’s most iconic single-screen theatres, is set to close its doors after 50 years.

No factual foundation had been laid nor material placed on record to establish a case that the donning of a headscarf was an essential part of religion for a Muslim female, forsaking which would oust the girl or woman concerned from the faith that she professed and practised, the HC says

In a Facebook post, former Nilambur MLA criticises the Congress leadership in Kozhikode district without naming anyone

Provide a drop-down list of castes to ensure that different names, sub-castes, and linguistic variations do not lead to the same caste being recorded separately; use the caste surveys conducted in Bihar and Telangana as workable models to follow; consult experts, they urge the government 

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has rejected claims it failed to submit the names of excluded Asian Games tennis players to the IOA, with TimesofIndia.com accessing a July 3 letter seeking their inclusion. AITA argued event-specific selections would maximise medal prospects, but the Sports Ministry has stood by its strict Asia-ranking criteria despite criticism from ex-player Rohan Bopanna.

Some Meitei, Naga groups oppose Census process, call for NRC-type exercise first; must use 1951 Census data to identify “original Indian citizens” in the State, they say, expressing concerns about migration from Myanmar

Islam Makhachev believes Movsar Evloev has a strong chance to beat Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 333. He pointed to Evloev’s youth and said Volkanovski is no longer at his peak. Volkanovski, meanwhile, has admitted a poor showing could make him consider retirement. The title fight is scheduled for October 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.