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Lok Sabha polls, Chief Electoral Officer, Satyabrata Sahoo announced here on Saturday. With the last date for withdrawal of candidature ending on Saturday, the CEO said 950 candidates, 874 men and 76 women, are in the fray. On the last date (March 30) for withdrawal of candidatures, 135 aspirants withdrew their nomination papers. On March 28, the day of scrutiny of nominations, a total of 1,085 nominations were found to be valid. Nagapattinam constituency in the Cauvery delta region has nine candidates, the least and Karur segment in western region, 54 candidates, the highest.

elections, BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan said that former Telangana Governor and South Chennai BJP candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan was the 'Modi ki guarantee' for South Chennai. CR Kesavan also said that Tamilisai was the resounding voice for the people of South Chennai and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sent her in the form of a 'vaccine' to defeat the DMK «virus.» Speaking to on Saturday, BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan said, «Today we have come to meet our winning BJP candidate, Tamilisai Soundararajan and we have brought her prasadam to bless her campaign.»

Sacnilk.com, the film has collection ₹9.25 Crore on its opening day. As per the report, Crew witnessed an occupany of 26.34 percent on Friday.

Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday named New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry as a replacement for England all-rounder David Willey. Henry joins LSG at his base price of Rs 1.25 crore. Willey had withdrawn from the tournament citing personal reasons. Willey joined the Super Giants through the auction last year after representing Royal Challengers Bengaluru during IPL 2022 and 2023.

Indian office market continues its positive trajectory, registering a net absorption of 11.5 mn sft across top 8 cities in Q1-24, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s Q1 office data. This is the third-highest level recorded in the last five years, demonstrating a robust appetite for office space among businesses. Net absorption is a barometer of real demand or expansion of occupied space in the market. While this quarter’s net absorption was 38% lower than the exceptional Q4-2023, it was a 44% increase over Q1 2023, indicating continued space occupation by businesses. Bengaluru and Mumbai emerged as the leading markets, absorbing 3.6 mn sft and 2.5 mn sft of space, respectively. They were followed by Hyderabad at 1.6 mn sft, Delhi-NCR at 1.5 mn sft Pune at 1.3 mnsf, Ahmedabad and Kolkata at 1 mn sft, and Chennai at .8 mn sft.

Tomorrow's IPL Match: Gujarat Titans (GT) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will clash on March 31 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match will start at 3:30 PM. This will be the third match in IPL 2024 for both teams.

Tomorrow's IPL Match: Delhi Capitals (DC) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will clash on March 31 at the Dr. Y.S.Rajashekar Reddy ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The match will start at 7:30 PM.

gold in the last one week has been -0.85% .whereas in the last month it has been -7.05%. The cost of silver is Rs.77800.0 per kg up by Rs.200.0 per kg. Gold Rate Today in Delhi is ₹69135.0/10 grams.

Purple Cap IPL 2024: A lot have changed after the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) match on March 29. The highest wicket-taker in the tournament gets the Purple Can. Let’s take a look at who the Top 10 contenders are after the RCB vs KKR match.

IPL Points Table 2024: Thanks to an emphatic 7-wicket victory against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on March 29, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are now at number 2 with 4 points from 2 matches, with a Net Run Rate (NRR) of +1.047. They are now one of the three teams that have won more than one match in the tournament so far. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have also won two out of the two matches they have played so far.

Royal Fleet Auxiliary, have arrived at Larsen and Toubro's Shipbuilding facility at Kattupalli near here for scheduled maintenance activities. RFA 'Argus' and RFA 'Lyme Bay' arrived at the shipyard located in Ennore, North of Chennai for 'Assisted Maintenance Period' and Self Maintenance Period", respectively, a press release from L&T Shipbuilding said on Friday.

Real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield on Friday released the data for launches of residential properties in the primary (first sale) of eight major cities. New supply has increased in Bengaluru and Mumbai but declined in Delhi-NCR, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad. Out of the total launches of residential properties in this quarter, the high-end and luxury segment had a 34 per cent share.

Akasa Air has commenced its international operations with its inaugural overseas flight departing from Mumbai to Doha, Qatar. In a statement on Thursday, the airline said it has been granted traffic rights for three other international destinations — Kuwait, Jeddah, and Riyadh. Akasa will be rapidly expanding its global footprint in the coming months, the statement said. Further, the airline said with its conveniently timed flight schedule, travellers from other domestic cities such as Ahmedabad, Goa, Varanasi, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Kochi, and Delhi will also have multiple connecting options for travel to and from Doha via Mumbai.

wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League (IPL), every season. Let’s look at the Top 10 contenders after the Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Delhi Capitals (MI) match on 28 March. The bowler leading on the list has so far taken six wickets.

cricket itself takes a backseat with players finding it hard to juggle between training and advertising shoots, PTI reported. Speaking about the meteoric rise of the IPL since its inception in 2008 on the Club Prairie Fire podcast, R Ashwin said, “As a youngster coming into the IPL, I was only looking to learn from the big stars, I did not think about how the IPL would look 10 years down the line." “I can say that having been in the IPL for so many seasons, the IPL is huge. Sometimes I wonder if IPL is even cricket because the sport takes a backstage (during IPL)," the premier spinner said.

1. Chennai Super Kings (CSK): After back-to-back wins under captain Ruturaj Gaikwad's leadership, CSK is currently sitting at the top of the IPL 2024 points table with 4 points and a net run rate of 1.979. Till now, CSK has played two matches, the first against RCB and the second against the Mumbai Indians.

IPL) has smashed TV and streaming records, with both Star Sports and JioCinema recording strong viewership growth on the opening day. Chennai Super Kings trounced Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets on the opening day (March 22), which was preceded by a star-studded opening ceremony. According to an official statement issued by Disney Star, the opening day of the IPL attracted 168 million unique TV viewers, registering a watch-time of 12.76 billion minutes, which is the highest ever for the opening day in the tournament's history. The opening day on March 22 also witnessed the highest-ever peak TV concurrency of 61 million viewers. Disney Star, which is the official broadcaster of the IPL, is airing the matches on the Star Sports network. “This growth is a reaffirmation of the incomparable capacity of live cricket to aggregate audiences on TV and provides a blockbuster start to tournament. We will continue to enrich the magic of one of the world’s biggest sporting events to take forward the launch momentum and deliver unprecedented viewership,” a Star Sports spokesperson said.

Carnatic musician T.M. Krishna has been known as a disruptor for nearly a decade now, and this time, his decision to accept an award from the Madras Music Academy has both his supporters and detractors in a huff. His detractors remain firm in their view that Krishna is destroying their carefully walled-in world of cultural superiority; his supporters are unsure about why he is returning to the fold when he has travelled so far.

Chennai collapsed. Rescue operation underway," Chennai's Additional Commissioner of Police, Prem Anand Sinha told news agency ANI. Meanwhile, the Joint Commissioner East Zone, Dharmaraj said that the deceased were workers of the club.

Sanlam Life Insurance — one of the promoters of Shriram Finance — on Thursday offloaded shares for Rs 1,427 crore through an open market transaction. Shriram Finance is one of the country's biggest retail non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) offering credit solutions for commercial vehicles, two-wheeler loans, and car loans. According to the block deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Sanlam Life Insurance Ltd sold 59.80 lakh shares, amounting to a 1.6 per cent stake of the company.

The Thriving Global Market for Used Cars Among the car models, the Renault Kwid, Grand-i10, and Baleno emerged favourite among women buyers aged between 30-40 years. "'Lady Luck' promotion, offered during the month of March, featured exclusive discounts of up to ₹25,000 on car purchases.