NSE's co-location and dark fibre disputes remain unresolved; Rs 1,491 crore settlement proposed, shows DRHP

IANS | June 18, 2026 6:27 PM

Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has disclosed in its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) that two long-running regulatory cases linked to its co-location and dark fibre facilities remain unresolved, with the exchange proposing to pay Rs 1,491.21 crore to settle the matters with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

PM Modi to release Rs 18,880 crore to 9.44 crore farmers under PM-KISAN scheme

IANS | June 18, 2026 5:10 PM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release over Rs 18,880 crore directly into the accounts of more than 9.44 lakh farmers across the country as the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Saturday, at a function to be held at Tarakeswar in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.

Coempt breaks silence on CBSE-OSM controversy, says its records open for scrutiny

IANS | June 18, 2026 1:15 PM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Coempt Eduteck, the edtech company at the centre of CBSE’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) controversy, came out with a clarification on Thursday, stating that the scanners used by it were standard, industry-grade models utilised across the sector and also added that upgradations are done every year to ensure high-resolution scanning.

Primary coolant pump test facility inaugurated at Tarapur atomic power station

IANS | June 17, 2026 9:56 PM

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Secretary and Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman, inaugurated the Primary Coolant Pump Test Facility at the Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) on Wednesday and reviewed the recently granted 10 years' life-extension of the world's oldest operating twin reactors, TAPS 1 and 2.