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Tata Sons-backed non-banking financial company (NBFC), Tata Capital Ltd, filed draft papers on Monday for an initial public offering (IPO). Tata Capital’s IPO consists of a combination of fresh issuance and an offer for sale (OFS), amounting to approximately 47.58 crore equity shares. The company will be issuing up to 21 crore new shares and the existing shareholders are looking to offload up to 26.58 crore shares. Tata Sons Private Ltd, the promoter of the company, is planning to sell up to 23 crore shares in the IPO, while International Finance Corporation (IFC) has proposed to sell up to 3.58…

Mike Johnson, the top legislator in the United States Congress, has visited an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, drawing condemnation from Palestinians.The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called the trip by the speaker of the US House of Representatives on Monday a “blatant violation of international law”.Johnson, who is next in line for the US presidency after the president and vice president, is the highest-ranking US official to visit a West Bank Israeli settlement.His trip comes amid escalating settler violence against Palestinian communities that killed two US citizens in July.The Israeli military has also been intensifying its deadly raids, home…

New DelhiAug 4, 2025 20:07 IST First published on: Aug 4, 2025 at 18:27 IST Share Last week, actor and BJP MP from Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan, cited the example of samosas during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha while speaking about non-uniform food pricing at various places. Kishan also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to regulate the prices and quantity of food items in eateries ranging from dhabhas to five-star hotels. In an interview with The Indian Express, he speaks about various aspects of this matter. Excerpts: *You raised the issue of standardisation of food items and prices. What…

Bengaluru FC on Monday said that it has “indefinitely” suspended salaries of players and staff belonging to its first team, which includes India’s record goalscorer Sunil Chhetri, citing the uncertainty around the future of the Indian Super League (ISL) as a direct reason behind the decision. The club’s statement comes amid growing unease among the Indian football system over the impasse between the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Football Sport Development Limited (FSDL), the joint venture that runs the ISL. It has led to the the league’s upcoming season being ‘put on hold’, as stated in the FSDL’s…

NewsFeedPassengers fled a smoke-filled carriage after a fire broke out beneath a train at Newport Station in Jersey City, US. Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation, nine of whom were sent to the hospital. The PATH commuter trains connect New Jersey with New York City.Published On 4 Aug 20254 Aug 2025

Welcome to Money Talks, a series in which we interview people about their relationship with money, their relationship with each other, and how those relationships inform one another.Eric Love, 47, is an artist and educator in Haverhill, Massachusetts. After spending the first half of his career working as an educator and consultant, he became the founder of LARP Adventure Program (LAP), an after-school and summer camp program. LAP’s curriculum focuses on building community and teaching creative problem-solving through live-action role-playing — a type of structured, interactive game in which players, often rooted in the worlds of science fiction or fantasy,…

Family members perform the last rites of a COVID-19 victim at a temporary crematorium on the outskirts of Bengaluru in May 2021. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Civil Registration System (CRS) data has brought into sharp relief the magnitude of excess mortality that India witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic years. Excess mortality refers to the difference between the total number of deaths during a pandemic or any other natural disaster compared to the number of deaths that would have been expected under normal conditions. According to the CRS, India recorded 76.4 lakh deaths in 2019. This figure rose to…

Texas state lawmakers board a bus following a press conference at the DuPage County Democratic Party headquarters on August 03, 2025 in Carol Stream, Ill. The group of Democratic lawmakers left the state earlier today so a quorum could not be reached during a special session called to redistrict the state. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images More than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers left the state on Sunday, in an effort to block the passage of a controversial new redistricting map that would fulfill President Trump’s desire to add up to five more Republican congressional seats…

Vermont Representative Philip Jay Hooper, who represents Orange County, makes a call using one of Patrick Schlott’s payphones. Patrick Schlott hide caption toggle caption Patrick Schlott Patrick Schlott often finds himself in a cellular dead zone during his drive to work. “You go down the road, you turn the corner and you’re behind a mountain and you’ll lose cell coverage pretty fast,” he says. The 31-year-old electrical engineer says poor reception is a common frustration for residents of Vermont’s Orange County. To address this issue, he’s providing his community with a new way to stay connected. Schlott has taken old…

In his new book, King of Kings, Scott Anderson chronicles the upheaval that deposed Iran’s reigning monarch — and the blunders by American policymakers that played a key role in the outcome.