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CDC takes down more than a dozen webpages on sexual and gender identity, health equity
A sign for the CDC sits outside of their facility at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 30, 2025.
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More than a dozen pages on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website related to sexual and gender identity, health equity, and other topics have been taken down, CNBC has learned.
The CDC received a directive from the Health and Human Services Department, which oversees the agency, to remove certain webpages by the end of the day Sept. 19, according to an internal CDC email viewed by CNBC, which was sent that day to some employees whose work is related to the pages.
The pages include one about sexually transmitted infections and gay men, another about healthy equity for people with disabilities, and additional fact sheets on asexuality and bisexuality. Some health equity advocates say removing such resources could create gaps in access to critical health information, especially for marginalized groups, and undermine efforts to promote equitable care.
The removal of “critical materials from trusted government resources endangers the health of patients and the public,” a spokesperson for the LBGT PA Caucus, a nonprofit promoting LGBTQ+ health-care equity, said in a statement.
“Stripping away resources on gender identity does not erase the need, it only erodes trust, creates confusion, and places patients at greater risk,” the spokesperson said. “Clinicians and the communities they serve rely on accessible, accurate, and inclusive guidance to deliver safe and effective care.”
The email did not provide details on why HHS directed the CDC to remove the pages or why it targeted certain topics. But the topics of some of the resources taken down are longtime targets of the Trump administration, which has issued a series of executive actions that limit transgender and nonbinary people’s rights and rolled back efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusion.
In a statement, an HHS spokesperson said the “CDC continues to align their website with Administration priorities and Executive Orders.” The CDC directed CNBC to HHS for comment.
CDC web page on health equity for people with disabilities was online on Aug. 27, according to the Wayback Machine, but is offline as of Sept. 26.
CDC website, Wayback Machine
It’s not the first time that the administration has targeted health resources on federal agency websites.
Thousands of pages across websites for the CDC and Food and Drug Administration, among other agencies, were abruptly pulled down beginning in late January under President Donald Trump‘s executive order barring references to gender identity in federal policies and documents. In February, a federal judge ordered HHS, the CDC and FDA to temporarily restore public access to the pages while litigation moves forward.
That same judge ruled in July that the government unlawfully ordered the mass removal of health resources from federal sites and required agencies to review and restore the affected pages. Following that ruling, the Trump administration reported to the court on Sept. 19 that most agencies have finished restoring the pages, with 185 back in compliance and only 11 CDC pages still under review, according to court documents. It is unclear how many of the pages taken down this month were at issue in the lawsuit.
It is unclear which pages were still under review as of Sept. 19, and why the CDC took down more pages on that same day following the ruling.
Attached to the internal CDC email was a spreadsheet of more than a dozen pages that the agency said had been taken down as of Sept. 19. A separate spreadsheet compiled by agency employees and viewed by CNBC included an additional site that appears to be offline.
CNBC verified that the following pages are now offline. The digital archive site Wayback Machine also shows when they were last active. Several pages were online as recently as early September, according to Wayback Machine, but it is unclear when the CDC officially removed all of them.
Some pages listed on the spreadsheet attached to the internal CDC email are still online. That includes a page that monitors laboratory-confirmed hospitalizations among children and adults associated with respiratory syncytial virus.
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Tata Capital IPO opens October 6, 2025, aiming for a Rs 17,200 crore issue and Rs 18 billion valuation. Price band has yet to be finalised, but GMP of unlisted shares in focus.
Tata Capital IPO to open between October 06 and October 08.
Tata Capital IPO GMP: Tata Capital, the non-banking financial arm of the Tata Group, is set to launch its initial public offering (IPO) on Monday, October 06, 2025. The issue size has been pegged at around $2 billion (Rs 17,200 crore), with the company eyeing a valuation of nearly $18 billion. The public issue will be closed for subscription on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
The price band for the Tata Capital IPO hasn’t been finalized yet, but unlisted shares have begun trading in the gray market.
The proposed issue comprises a total of 47.58 crore shares, including a fresh issue of 21 crore equity shares and an offer for sale (OFS) of 26.58 crore shares.
Tata Sons, which currently holds an 88.6% stake in Tata Capital, will offload about 23 crore shares.
International Finance Corporation (IFC), which owns 1.8%, will sell 3.58 crore shares.
Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used to bolster Tata Capital’s Tier-1 capital base, helping the NBFC meet future capital requirements, including lending operations.
In August, Tata Capital launched a series of institutional roadshows to engage both global and domestic investors. The move follows the shadow bank’s filing of an updated Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on August 4.
Tata Capital IPO GMP
According to investorgain.com, the gray market premium for unlisted shares of Tata Capital is currently Rs 20.5. The gray market is an unauthorized market where a company’s shares trade before their listing.
The GMP is based on market sentiments and keeps changing. ‘Grey market premium’ indicates investors’ readiness to pay more than the issue price.
This IPO comes as part of the Reserve Bank of India’s mandate, which requires all upper-layer NBFCs to be listed within three years of classification. Tata Capital was identified as an upper-layer NBFC in September 2022.
The move mirrors similar listings in the sector. HDB Financial Services went public in June 2025 with a Rs 12,500 crore issue, while Bajaj Housing Finance made a blockbuster debut in September 2024, doubling investors’ money on listing day with a 135% premium.
Tata Capital Business and Financials
Founded in 2007, Tata Capital today serves over 70 lakh customers with a wide portfolio of more than 25 lending products, catering to individuals, SMEs, entrepreneurs and corporates. Apart from lending, it also distributes third-party products like insurance and credit cards, provides wealth management services, and acts as a sponsor and investment manager for private equity funds.
For FY25, Tata Capital reported a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 3,655 crore, compared to Rs 3,327 crore in the previous year. Its revenue jumped to Rs 28,313 crore in FY25, up from Rs 18,175 crore in FY24.
The IPO is being managed by a strong line-up of book-running lead managers, including Axis Capital, Kotak Mahindra Capital, BNP Paribas, HDFC Bank, HSBC Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, ICICI Securities, IIFL Capital, SBI Capital Markets and J P Morgan India.
Varun Yadav is a Sub Editor at News18 Business Digital. He writes articles on markets, personal finance, technology, and more. He completed his post-graduation diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Inst…Read More
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‘We need to fix India’: Howard Lutnick urges New Delhi to ‘play ball’ with Trump; ‘avoid policies that harm US’ – The Times of India
Donald Trump‘s commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, on Sunday said India must “react correctly” to the United States, adding that “we need to fix a bunch of countries,” amid the ongoing trade tensions demanding an end to policies “harming” American interests.In an interview with News Nation, Lutnick stated that India must open its markets and avoid policies that could “harm” the US. “We have a bunch of countries to fix like Switzerland, Brazil, right? It’s got an issue. India, these are countries that need to really react correctly to America. Open their markets, stop taking actions that harm America, and that’s why we’re off sides with them,” he said.He added that while trade issues can be resolved over time, India must “play ball” with the US if it wants access to American consumers. “Those, I think, will be sorted out, but they take time. And these countries have to understand that if you want to sell to the US consumer, right? You’ve got to play ball with the president of the United States. So those are still coming. A bunch of countries left but the big ones maybe the big ones you know India we’ll sort it out over time,” Lutnick noted.He further claimed that, “2026 economy is Donald Trump’s economy.”The remarks come shortly after a high-level Indian delegation, led by commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, visited the United States. The delegation engaged in productive discussions aimed at strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said on September 26.
The construction of three new towns will begin before the next general election, Labour has pledged.
A taskforce has recommended 12 locations in England for development, with three areas – Tempsford in Bedfordshire, Leeds South Bank, and Crews Hill in north London – identified as the most promising sites.
Housing Secretary Steve Reed is expected to announce the plans in a speech on the opening day of Labour’s annual party conference.
Labour has put housebuilding at the centre of its vision of how to get the economy growing, promising to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029.
Tempsford is home to 600 people and currently has around 300 houses. Its parish council chairman David Sutton said residents had been kept in the dark about the potential plans, including how many new homes could be built.
“The biggest problem we’ve got at the moment is that even today, as an announcement’s being made, we’ve been given no idea whatsoever of the scale of what we’re being asked to live amongst,” he told the PA news agency.
“Nobody’s come to talk to us at all.”
The promise of a “new generation of new towns” was included in Labour’s election manifesto last year.
The 12 proposed developments range from large-scale standalone new communities, to expansions of existing towns and regeneration schemes within cities.
Sites in Cheshire, South Gloucestershire, East Devon, Plymouth and Manchester are among those which have been recommended for development.
The chosen sites will be subject to environmental assessments and consultation, with the government confirming the final locations and funding next spring.
Labour said each new town would have at least 10,000 homes and they could collectively result in 300,000 homes being built across England over the coming decades.
The government has welcomed a recommendation from the New Towns Taskforce that at least 40% of these new homes should be classed as affordable housing.
A New Towns Unit will be tasked with bringing in millions of pounds of public and private sector funding to invest in GP surgeries, schools, green spaces, libraries and transport for the new developments.
The taskforce has recommended new towns are delivered by development corporations, which could have special planning powers to compulsory purchase land, invest in local services, and grant planning permission.
This follows the model of the regeneration of Stratford in east London during and after the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: “For so many families, homeownership is a distant dream.
“My Labour government will sweep aside the blockers to get homes built, building the next generation of new towns.”
In his speech, the housing secretary will promise to “build baby build”, while “taking lessons from the post-war Labour government housing boom”.
“This party built new towns after the war to meet our promise of homes fit for heroes. Now, with the worst economic inheritance since that war, we will once again build cutting-edge communities to provide homes fit for families of all shapes and sizes,” Reed is expected to say.
After World War Two Clement Attlee’s government planned the first wave of new towns, including in Stevenage, Crawley and Welwyn Garden City, to relocate people from poor or bombed-out housing, with development corporations assigned responsibility for building them.
The announcement comes as Labour members gather in Liverpool for the party’s annual conference.
It will be Reed’s first major speech since he took over from Angela Rayner as housing secretary, after she resigned for failing to pay enough tax on a flat purchase.
It has been a bruising few weeks for Sir Keir, who is facing questions over his leadership and the direction of his party.
With Labour trailing behind Reform UK in the polls, the prime minister has stepped up his attacks on Nigel Farage’s party.
Arriving in Liverpool on Saturday, he warned Reform would “tear this country apart” and said the conference would be an opportunity to set out his alternative to the “toxic divide and decline” offered by the party.
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