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SEC Targets Blockchain Era With Transfer Agent Rule Overhaul As Wall Street Ramps Up Tokenization

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The SEC proposed updating decades-old transfer agent rules to reflect electronic communications and blockchain-based securities systems. SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the changes would better match how transfer agents operate today, including the use of blockchain technology. The proposal could give tokenized securities a clearer framework for recording ownership and transferring shares on distributed ledgers. … Read more

Saudi Arabia: Kerala Driver Falls Into Trap Set By Fake Passengers In Riyadh!

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A driver from Kerala was brutally attacked in Saudi Arabia by men who hired his cab pretending to be passengers. They beat him up badly, stole his money and car, and left him on the roadside. Shameer, who is from Kayamkulam, is now in the hospital with serious injuries. The Saudi police have launched an … Read more

Pretorius’ stunning 94 leads South Africa to win over Zimbabwe

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Lhuan-dre Pretorius’ career-best 94 powered South Africa to a 43-run win over Zimbabwe in the Namibia T20I Tri-Series. SA scored 185/7 and then bowled out Zimbabwe for 142, with Bjorn Fortuin taking 4 wickets and Duan Jansen taking 3. South Africa secured a comfortable 43-run victory over Zimbabwe in the fourth match of the Namibia … Read more

Attempt to lift truckers’ blockade triggers tension on Assam-Mizoram border

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Attempt to lift truckers’ blockade triggers tension on Assam-Mizoram border Tension prevailed along the Assam-Mizoram border at Lailapur on Tuesday after authorities attempted to lift a three-day blockade by truckers protesting alleged harassment of commercial vehicle operators in Mizoram, officials said. The truckers resisted the Cachar district administration’s move to clear the highway and resume … Read more

Goa CM Pramod Sawant again blames migrants for state’s 90% crimes

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Reiterating a controversial stance previously voiced in 2023, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stated on Tuesday that more than 90% of criminal offenses in the state are perpetrated by outsiders. Addressing the Legislative Assembly during Zero Hour amid a debate on local law and order, Sawant argued that public awareness is vital for crime prevention. … Read more

Nepal death toll crosses 1,000; rescue operations continue as 3,916 people remain missing

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Kathmandu [Nepal], September 1 : The death toll from the devastating flash flood in Nepal has reached 1,003, according to an official update released by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) as of 1 PM on Tuesday. The recovered bodies, which include unidentified human remains, have been found across eight districts: 321 … Read more

Nepal flood: Mass burials conducted in Kathmandu as hospital runs out of space

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Kathmandu [Nepal], September 1 : Mass burial has started in the capital, Kathmandu, as well, after the morgue ran out of space after one week of the devastating flood in Nepal. Security forces donned in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) carried the body bags and buried them in the Gorkarna forest area on the outskirts of … Read more

Gorakhpur AIIMS sends first batch of five unidentified flood victims back to Nepal after post-mortem

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Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 1 : Following the devastating disaster in Nepal, the process of sending the bodies kept at Gorakhpur AIIMS back to Nepal has now begun. A total of nine bodies were kept at Gorakhpur AIIMS. Out of these, 5 bodies were sent to Nepal today following the completion of their post-mortems. … Read more

Kozhikode Crime: Uncle Arrested After 12 Year Old Nephew Tortured Over Watch!

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In a shocking incident, a 12-year-old boy was brutally tortured by his own relatives who accused him of stealing a watch. They beat him with an iron rod, pushed splinters under his nails and poured chilli water on him. The main accused, his uncle, is now arrested. The watch was later found somewhere else. Kozhikode: … Read more