Entities

SC Panel: Can’t Say There was Failure on Sebi’s PartHindenburg Allegations Against Adani Group - The six-member expert panel set up by the Supreme Court said it would not be possible to conclude that there was a regulatory failure on Securities and Exchange Board of India’s part in its handling of certain allegations of violations against Adani Group companies.Changes Proposed to Angel Tax Rules India on Friday proposed to exclude a host of foreign investors including sovereign wealth funds and pensions funds from the…

An entity is a uniquely identifiable object or thing characterized by its name(s), type(s), attributes, and relationships to other entities. An entity is only considered to exist when it exists in an entity catalog. I used this definition in my entity SEO article.  The first part of this entity SEO series should be used when you need to justify a tactic associated with optimizing for an entity.  TL;DR from Part 1: Entities are used as a source for expanding search queries with different terms. Document…

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk: Balaji Srinivasan “settles” his $1M bet from mid-March, predicting one BTC would be worth $1M+ within 90 days, ahead of time, by giving $500K to three entities — Amid the initial bank failures in the U.S., the tech entrepreneur in mid-March had bet $1 million that bitcoin would hit $1 million within 90 days. Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk: Balaji Srinivasan “settles” his $1M bet from mid-March, predicting one BTC would be worth $1M+ within 90 days,…

The Centre has released a draft of a proposal to allow non-government and state entities to authenticate Aadhaar for better delivery of services to citizens. In its draft proposal, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has sought public comments on the draft rules by May 5.As per the proposed amendments, the rules will allow entities other than the ministries and central or state government departments to seek permission for Aadhaar authentication for certain purposes. “Further, it is proposed to include…

The current environment is throwing up "good opportunities in the merger and acquisition space", Infosys CEO Salil Parekh has said, adding the Bengaluru-headquartered IT firm will look at companies that offer strong strategic and cultural fit. While Infosys is on "look out at all times" for good acquisitions, "this is a good environment for finding it", Parekh said. Infosys is seeing "very good opportunities" in the M&A environment, he observed. "...and this is a good environment. We have a very strong balance sheet,…

Government-promoted Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is framing a mechanism to ensure compliance with its rules by entities involved in online retail trading, a senior official said on Thursday.The ONDC aims to promote an open platform for all aspects of e-commerce retail. It would help small retailers expand their business through e-commerce medium and reduce dominance of giants in the sector."If we see that any player is not following our rules, we would take action. We are in the process of finalising things.…

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX made transfers of about $2.2 billion to company founder Sam Bankman-Fried through related entities, the company's new management said. Overall more than $3.2 billion was transferred through payments and loans to company founders and key employees, FTX said in a statement on Wednesday. These payments were made chiefly from Alameda Research hedge fund, FTX said, adding that it made these disclosures by filing schedules and statements of financial affairs with the bankruptcy court. The…

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday targeted more than two dozen Chinese entities with export restrictions, part of a broader effort by the Biden administration to mitigate what it says is a growing national security threat from China.In adding the 28 Chinese firms and individuals to its Entity List, Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security said the firms represented a range of potential national security risks including through alleged dealings with an Iranian electronics firm previously sanctioned by…

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is expected to impose fresh sanctions on about 200 Russian individuals and entities this week, according to people familiar with the matter, in a push to tighten the sanctions net around the country a year after its invasion of Ukraine. The new tranche is part of a package of measures drafted by the administration that also includes the announcement earlier this week of $460 million in new military aid for Ukraine. The new sanctions come as Washington and its allies,…

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday released a list of 54 entities, including Amazon (Pay) India, Google India Digital Services, NSDL Database Management, and Zomato Payments, which can continue to operate as Online Payment Aggregators (PAs).In a statement, the RBI said while the exercise of scrutiny of applications of PAs is an ongoing process, for the purpose of disseminating information and ensuring greater transparency, the list of entities that have submitted applications to RBI seeking authorisation to act as online PAs…