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    U.S Stock Market prediction for Monday: Dow, S&P, Nasdaq, Russell 2000 set for low opening, Meta, Tesla, other stocks, factors to watch out today

    U.S. Stock Market today, September 28: Tesla dipped 1 per cent after brokerage J.P.Morgan lowered its price target on the stock citing weak deliveries in the third quarter. Meta eased 2.2 per cent after last week's 13 per cent surge.

    C J George elected president of Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce Kerala

    C J George will lead the Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce Kerala for the 2026-28 term. He succeeds Viju Jacob, focusing on expanding trade and investment ties. Alex K Ninan and Beby Mathew also hold key positions within the chamber. A Japanese business delegation will visit Kochi soon to explore opportunities. These initiatives aim to strengthen business relations ahead of a diplomatic anniversary.

    Supreme Court seeks Centre's response on P J Thomas' plea

    SC today sought response from the Centre and CBI on a plea by retired IAS officer P J Thomas seeking quashing of the case against him.

    Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar will take over tomorrow as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner, the country's anti-corruption watchdog, which has been headless for the past four months after the Supreme Court struck down the appointment of P J Thomas.

    After denying any communique from the Kerala government on the pending vigilance case against former CVC P J Thomas, the Centre has now made public a letter from the state which says he was not cleared to serve on central deputation.

    President Pratibha Patil cancelled the appointment of P J Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner, 11 days after the SC quashed his selection.

    • P J Thomas will file a review petition in the Supreme Court next week over its verdict quashing his appointment as CVC, said his counsel on Saturday.

      Institutions owe their existence to the enactment of a statute. Their growth and effective functioning depends upon the person at the helm of the institution.

      Manmohan Singh who, along with P Chidambaram , insisted on P J Thomas’s appointment as CVC, did not care for Sushma Swaraj’s disapproval.

      The Supreme Court has set aside the appointment of P J Thomas as chief vigilance commissioner saying the recommendation made by the high-powered committee "does not exist in law".

      In a stunning climax to a months-long legal and political drama, Justice Kapadia's booming voice rang out to declare that the HPC's selection of Thomas was "non-est in law.

      P J Thomas may consider filing a review petition in the Supreme Court which today quashed his appointment as CVC, his counsel indicated tonight.

      This was stated by the government in a written reply which came on a day when the Supreme Court quashed the appointment of Thomas, who is facing a corruption case in Kerala, as the CVC.

      BJP today said the Supreme Court decision quashing the appointment of P J Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner has helped restore the "dignity" of the constitutional post and it was a "historic verdict."

      BJP today said the Supreme Court decision quashing the appointment of P J Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner has helped restore the "dignity" of the constitutional post and it was a "historic verdict."

      The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict tomorrow on petitions challenging the appointment of former bureaucrat P J Thomas.

      SC acknowledged P J Thomas's honesty but repeatedly questioned the government -- Was his appointment as Chief Vigilance Commissioner vitiated because the selection committee did not consider vital factors including the pending chargesheet in the palmolein import scam?

      Controversial CVC P J Thomas today told the Supreme Court that he was a man of "impeccable integrity" and had fulfilled all criteria for appointment to the post after being selected as Secretary in the Government.

      With Home Minister P Chidambaram stating that the Palmolein case against P J Thomas was discussed by the CVC selection panel, senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today said she would not file an affidavit on the issue in the Supreme Court as there was "no dispute on facts now".

      Embattled CVC P J Thomas today side-stepped questions on his continuance in office in the wake of a corruption case against him, saying he was still the CVC.

      P J Thomas's tenure as Kerala food and civil supplies secretary did not find mention in the bio-data placed before the selection committee which chose him as central vigilance commissioner.

      Notwithstanding the intense scrutiny from the Supreme Court and from the media, Central Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas appears to be in no mood to quit, at least not immediately.

      Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj, who was a member of the Committee headed by the Prime Minister and had opposed Thomas' selection in writing, said she would file an affidavit in the Supreme Court to "set the record straight".

      P J Thomas opposed the petition in the Supreme Court seeking his removal as Central Vigilance Commissioner saying he was a person of "impeccable integrity" and became a "victim of political battle".

      Sushma Swaraj, who was the third member of the panel, had opposed the appointment of Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner on account of his 'tainted' image.

      In the midst of reports that he may quit, CVC P J Thomas on Wednesday maintained that he was still in the post.

      Controversial CVC P J Thomas, against whom the Supreme Court made stinging observations, has offered to recuse himself from supervising the CBI probe.

      Former telecom secretary P J Thomas was sworn in as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner.

      Rejecting BJP's criticism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday defended the appointment of Telecom Secretary P J Thomas as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).

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