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Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic has built a liquid cash reserve surpassing almost every major non-bank enterprise in the United States, highlighting the immense capital flowing into generative intelligence. According to a registration statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of a planned initial public offering, the less than six-year-old firm held ₹9.89 lakh crore in cash and cash equivalents, supplemented by ₹1.70 lakh crore in short-term investments, as of June 30. At an illustrative exchange rate of ₹88 to the dollar, its aggregate liquid balance stood at approximately ₹11.59 lakh crore. Financial market data shows that Anthropic’s…
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Kasaragod, Kerala, has ordered the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation to pay ₹3,100 in compensation and litigation costs after failing to refund a single rupee due on a cancelled train ticket. Holding the state-run ticketing entity accountable for deficiency in service and unfair trade practice, the consumer panel also instructed it to return the outstanding ₹1 alongside 9 percent annual interest calculated from the date of cancellation. IRCTC has been given a 30-day deadline to comply with the directive. Disputed Calculation on Cancelled Ticket According to the complaint, the passenger booked an…
Governments across major economies, including Britain, the United States, Japan, and the European Union, are advising households to maintain essential emergency supplies sufficient for at least 72 hours. The coordinated push toward baseline civilian resilience comes amid concerns over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, critical infrastructure sabotage, foreign cyber offensives, and volatile natural disasters. Official agencies have moved swiftly to clarify that these recommendations do not signal an impending world war. Instead, the guidance is engineered to foster temporary self-sufficiency, ensuring that families can endure the immediate aftermath of severe grid failures, transport paralysis, or interrupted supply chains while emergency personnel prioritize…
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to direct the Securities and Exchange Board of India to enforce mandatory public disclosure of the ultimate beneficial owners of Alternative Investment Funds and Foreign Portfolio Investors. A three-judge bench headed by Justice B.V. Nagarathna observed that it would not be legally sound to mandate such comprehensive disclosures through a judicial decree in the absence of a governing regulatory framework. Instead, the court asked the Union government and the capital markets regulator to examine the necessity of introducing suitable rules to enhance transparency. During the hearing, Justice D.K. Upadhyay emphasized that SEBI remains a…
The Supreme Court of India has called for strict institutional accountability across the banking sector, observing that victims of digital fraud must receive financial compensation whenever negligence by a bank or financial institution is established. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice V. Mahadevan stressed that banks cannot restrict their role to merely processing transactions while cybercriminals exploit systemic gaps. Highlighting the rapid rise of digital arrest scams and complex financial fraud, the court urged the Reserve Bank of India to integrate concrete compensation mechanisms into its upcoming Know Your Customer directions, noting…
The Uttar Pradesh government has overhauled character verification rules for direct recruitment across departments, municipal corporations, councils, and local bodies, barring candidates involved in violent efforts to overthrow the established system or bring about regime change. Issued by Principal Secretary of Appointment and Personnel M. Devaraj following High Court directives, the government order formalizes and defines conduct regulations that were previously in place. The policy explicitly protects freedom of thought by stating that a person will not face disqualification based solely on political ideology. Instead, strict disqualification applies to individuals holding membership in organizations whose avowed objective is to alter…