Bajaj Housing Finance shares tumbled on Tuesday, hitting 52-week low amid buzz of a block deal.The firm’s stock price tumbled 9% to reach Rs 94.90 on the BSE following reports of a large block deal in which the firm’s promoter, Bajaj Finance, is believed to have offloaded 2.35% equity stake, valued at around Rs 1,890 crore.The firm traded at Rs 97.77, down 6.48%, on the National Stock Exchange, at 11:30. On BSE too, the firm traded at a loss of 6.36%, at Rs 97.85.According to reports cited by ET, roughly 19.5 crore shares of the company were exchanged in the block deal at Rs 97 per share. Earlier speculations suggested that the floor price for the transaction was likely set at Rs 95 per share, implying a 9% discount to the stock’s previous close of Rs 104.59 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The proposed deal size would involve around 16.6 crore equity shares.At present, Bajaj Finance retains a significant holding in Bajaj Housing Finance, owning 88.70% of the firm, amounting to more than 739 crore equity shares.Meanwhile, the lender has been reporting steady financial performance. For the July–September quarter of FY26, Bajaj Housing Finance posted a net profit of Rs 643 crore, marking an 18% rise from Rs 546 crore in the same period last year. Quarterly revenue climbed to Rs 2,755 crore, up 14% from Rs 2,410 crore a year earlier. Sequentially, profit after tax grew 10% from Rs 583 crore in Q1FY26, while revenue increased 5.3% from Rs 2,616 crore recorded in the April–June quarter, as reported by ET.Bajaj Housing Finance listed on the stock market on September 16, 2024. Since then, the stock has fallen 23% over the past 12 months and is currently trading below both its 50-day and 200-day simple moving averages of Rs 109 and Rs 116, respectively. Technical indicators also show the counter in deep oversold territory, with the Money Flow Index standing near 23, well below the 30 level generally used to flag oversold conditions.The company’s Rs 6,560 crore IPO had attracted significant demand, with the public issue subscribed 67.43 times. Retail investors had placed bids amounting to 7.4 times their allotted quota, against an IPO price band of Rs 66–70 per share.(Disclaimer: Recommendations and views on the stock market, other asset classes or personal finance management tips given by experts are their own. These opinions do not represent the views of The Times of India)

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NEW DELHI: With a little over 3 lakh property uploads initiated on the Central Waqf Portal (UMEED) so far and the six month deadline set out under the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 coming to an end on December 5, the ministry of minority affairs on Monday urged people who have still not registered to “hurry” and upload details as it is “mandatory” and only “4 days are left”.The ministry’s post on X to expedite uploads came after the Supreme Court refused to extend time for the mandatory registration of all waqf properties under the UMEED portal. For those who fail to upload by Friday, the only option will be to approach the waqf tribunal. Only if the tribunal is satisfied with the reasons for not filing within the deadline, it can allow extension of time up to six months.

West Bengal which has been strongly opposing the amended Waqf Act last week reportedly issued directions to the state authorities to adhere to the deadline and upload details of all waqf properties. It had not joined the process earlier even though there was no official communication to the ministry on its stand on registration on the portal. The number of properties from the state that have initiated uploading stood at 5,478 on Monday evening.Of the 3 lakh plus uploads initiated, the properties are at different stages of verification and as of Monday 7,353 were rejected and over 41,000 were awaiting approval.While the status of uploads stands at zero for Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim from the northeast and Goa in West and Ladakh in the north, the maximum uploads have been initiated so far from Karnataka (54,150) followed by Maharashtra (45,310) and Uttar Pradesh (37,104).The ministry will be holding an online meeting with Waqf Boards on Tuesday to meet the deadline. The wide variation in data uploads across states indicates a probability of decline in the total number of properties that might finally end – up successfully uploading the information within the deadline.On concerns related to glitches and complexities in uploading being cited by some Muslim bodies and Muttawalis, the ministry has claimed that adequate training and meetings have been held with waqf boards.At the time of the launch of the portal that aims to bring transparency in the database, the ministry had shared that there were over 8.72 lakh properties registered as waqf as per data shared by states. However, ministry officials said that the data on the earlier – Waqf Assets Management System of India (WAMSI) was found to be severely lacking necessitating a new portal (UMEED) that seeks to plug the gaps.

NEW DELHI: The central government’s dictum to makers regarding pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi application on all mobile handsets manufactured or imported in India has sparked a massive political row over concerns of privacy breach.While the department of telecommunications (DoT) justified the measure as a move for “curbing IMEI misuse”, the opposition has raised red flags calling it a “snooping app” and terming the move “unconstitutional”. Some even compared it with Pegasus spyware.

The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) is a unique number used to identify mobile phones. Most phones have one IMEI, but dual-SIM phones have two.

Sanchar Saathi App is a “citizen centric initiative of DoT to empower mobile subscribers, strengthen their security and increase awareness about citizen centric initiatives.”It offers services like reporting fraud calls or messages, checking phone genuineness through IMEI, finding and blocking lost phones, seeing all mobile numbers in your name, and reporting suspicious international calls. It requires permissions for call/SMS logs, sending SMS for registration, accessing photos/files, and using the camera for IMEI scanning.The controversy erupted after DoT directed all mobile manufacturers and importers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on devices sold in India, calling it a move towards “strengthening cybersecurity and curbing IMEI misuse.”

Calling it a “dystopian” move, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal questioned the constitutionality of the move saying, “A pre-loaded government app that cannot be uninstalled is a dystopian tool to monitor every Indian. It is a means to watch over every movement, interaction and decision of each citizen.”“Big Brother cannot watch us. This DoT Direction is beyond unconstitutional. The Right to Privacy is an intrinsic part of the fundamental right to life and liberty, enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution,” he said.Echoing similar sentiments, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi slammed the Centre for “turning this country into a dictatorship”. She termed it a “snooping app” and said that it was an “excuse to go into every citizen’s telephone”.“It is a snooping app. It’s ridiculous. Citizens have the right to privacy. Everyone must have the right to privacy to send messages to family, friends, without the government looking at everything… They are turning this country into a dictatorship in every form,” she said.“There’s a very fine line between reporting fraud and seeing what every citizen of India is doing on their phone. That’s not how it should work. There should be an effective system to report fraud. We’ve discussed this at great length on cybersecurity. There’s a need for cybersecurity, but that doesn’t mean that it gives you an excuse to go into every citizen’s telephone. I don’t think any citizen would be happy,” she added.“They brought in Pegasus and have been unable to keep it under control. MPs and MLAs all say that their phones are being tapped. For the last 11 years, basic rights of the Indians have been taken away… This is the real violation of National Security,” Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury said.Interestingly, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the app could be “useful provided they are voluntary”.“I have not studied the issue in full detail, but common sense tells me that these apps can be useful provided they are voluntary. Everybody who needs them should be able to download them. Making anything compulsory in a democracy is troubling. But I need to look a little more into what the logic is of the government. In fact, the government should explain all this to the public instead of just passing an order that the media reports. I think we need to have a discussion where the government explains what their thinking is,” he said.

Centre offers big clarification

Shortly after the row, Union communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia clarified that the app could be deleted, dismissing opposition leaders’ “snooping” charges.“When the opposition has no issues, and they are trying to find some, we cannot help them. Our duty is to help the consumers and ensure their safety. The Sanchar Saathi app enables every consumer to ensure their safety… Sanchar Saathi portal has more than 20 crore downloads, and the app has more than 1.5 crore downloads… Sanchar Saathi has enabled the disconnection of nearly 1.75 crore fraudulent mobile connections,” he said.“Around 20 lakh stolen phones have been traced, and around 7.5 lakh stolen phones have been handed over to their owners, all because of Sanchar Saathi… This app does not enable snooping or call monitoring. You can activate or deactivate it as per your wish… If you don’t want Sanchar Saathi, you can delete it. It is optional… It is about customer protection. I want to clear all misconceptions… It is our duty to introduce this app to everyone. Keeping it on their devices or not is up upto the user… It can be deleted from the mobile phone just like any other app,” he added.

NAGPUR: Nishant Agarwal, a scientist at BrahMos Aerospace Limited, who was arrested in 2018 for allegedly passing sensitive defense secrets to Pakistan intelligence operatives, has been absolved of the major charges under the Information Technology Act and the Official Secrets Act.The lower court had earlier sentenced Agarwal to 14 years in prison for allegedly using IT systems to transmit classified information to adversaries of the country. However, in a significant development, the higher judiciary has now cleared him of these charges.

The only conviction upheld pertains to the possession of official documents on his personal device, for which the lower court had sentenced him to three years in prison. As Agarwal has already served this term during his detention, he is now eligible for immediate release.This ruling effectively ends the legal battle for Agarwal in the high-profile case that had attracted widespread attention due to the sensitive nature of the alleged breach involving defense secrets.Also See: Nishant AgarwalArrested in October 2018 through a joint operation by Military Intelligence (MI) and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, Agrawal was employed in the technical research section of BAPL, an Indo-Russian joint venture that manufactures BrahMos missiles.Investigations revealed that crucial documents related to the BrahMos missile were found on his personal computers, violating BAPL’s security norms.The three apps that Pakistani spies used to trap BrahMos scientist Nishant AgrawalThe chats showed that ‘Sejal’ was part of a group that shared data and tips on deceiving Indian defence staffers. Awasthi told the court that on Sejal’s directions, Agrawal had clicked on links sent by her and installed three apps on his personal laptop in 2017.These apps were: Qwhisper, Chat to Hire and X-trust.These three apps were actually malware that stole data from Nishant’s laptop, which contained classified information. Investigations claim that crucial documents related to the BrahMos missile were found on his personal computers, violating BAPL’s security norms.Nishant is said to have chatted with Sejal on LinkedIn as well, where she reportedly showed interest in hiring him, posing as a recruiter in UK’s Hays Aviation.

Perth Scorchers Women host Melbourne Renegades Women at W.A.C.A. Ground in Perth on December 2, 2025, in a crucial WBBL|11 mid-table clash to boost playoff hopes. Both teams hold 8 points from 8 matches with 4 wins each, though Renegades lead slightly on net run rate (+0.140 vs -0.440).​

Perth Scorchers Women enter with mixed recent results (last 5: W L W W L), showing resilience at home where they recently defended low totals. Beth Mooney leads their batting with consistent scores, supported by Sophie Devine‘s all-round impact, while their pace attack thrives on WACA’s bounce. Melbourne Renegades Women have struggled lately (last 5: W L W L L), including a 45-run derby loss to Stars, hampered by fielding errors.

PS-W vs MR-W, WBBL|11: Match details

• Date and Time: December 02; 02:40 pm IST/ 09:10 am GMT/ 05:10 pm Local
• Venue: W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth

PS-W vs MR-W, Head-to-Head Record in WBBL

Matches played: 20 | Melbourne Renegades won: 6 | Perth Scorchers won: 14 | No result: 0

W.A.C.A. Ground Pitch Report

The W.A.C.A. Ground in Perth features one of the quickest and bounciest pitches globally, offering consistent pace and extra bounce that favours fast bowlers, especially with afternoon sea breezes aiding seam movement. In WBBL matches, it has hosted 36 games with teams batting second winning 21 times, reflecting a balanced yet bowler-friendly surface where the average first innings score hovers around 140. Recent outings, like Perth Scorchers’ low-scoring home games, underline low totals (under 150 common), making disciplined batting crucial amid skiddy bounce and a quick outfield. Pacers could dominate tomorrow’s clash, while spinners may find grip later. Expect a medium-scoring contest tilting towards bowlers.

Squads

Melbourne Renegades Women: Emma de Broughe, Courtney Webb, Sophie Molineux (c), Alice Capsey, Georgia Wareham, Deandra Dottin, Nicole Faltum (wk), Issy Wong, Sarah Coyte, Charis Bekker, Milly Illingworth, Naomi Stalenberg, Tess Flintoff, Davina Perrin, Sara Kennedy

Perth Scorchers Women: Katie Mack, Beth Mooney (wk), Maddy Darke, Sophie Devine (c), Freya Kemp, Paige Scholfield, Chloe Ainsworth, Ruby Strange, Lilly Mills, Amy Edgar, Alana King, Chloe Piparo, Mikayla Hinkley, Ebony Hoskin, Shay Manolini

Also READ: WBBL|11: Adelaide Strikers edge past Brisbane Heat in final-over Thriller; Ellyse Perry helps Sydney Sixers dominate Thunder in the derby clash

PS-W vs MR-W, WBBL|11: Today’s Match Prediction

Case 1:

• Melbourne Renegades wins the toss and bowl first
• Perth Scorchers powerplay score: 40-50
• Perth Scorchers total score: 130-140

Case 2:

• Perth Scorchers wins the toss and bowl first
• Melbourne Renegades powerplay score: 45-55
• Melbourne Renegades total score: 140-150

Match result: Team bowling first to win the game.

Also READ: WBBL|11: Nat Sciver-Brunt stars in Hobart Hurricanes’ 7-wicket victory over Perth Scorchers

This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.

MUMBAI: A Kuwait-Hyderabad Indigo flight was diverted to Mumbai Airport following a bomb threat, officials said.The flight made an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport at 7:45 am.Authorities are investigating the threat, and further details regarding the cause and outcome of the incident are awaited.The airline has not yet released an official statement.Travelers are advised to check for updates from Indigo and airport authorities.Earlier, a bomb threat email had been received on IndiGo’s grievance portal on November 12, which triggered a high alert at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) before authorities declared it a hoax. The message had mentioned several airports—including those in Delhi, Chennai, and Goa—prompting precautionary checks across all three locations, officials said. Threats had also been reported at airports in Mumbai and Hyderabad.According to Delhi Police, the email had been flagged around 4 pm, leading to a coordinated response by security agencies, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and the Delhi Fire Service.“A call was received at 4 pm regarding a bomb being found at Delhi Airport Terminal 3. However, after investigating the scene, it was ruled a hoax,” a fire department official confirmed.IndiGo’s internal system first detected the message. “The email was received on IndiGo’s grievance portal. It mentioned several other airports, including Delhi, Chennai, and Goa. Following the information, precautionary checks have been conducted at all locations,” Delhi Police said in a statement.(With agency inputs)