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₹4 trillion. To put it in context, that is around 8% of the budget’s total expenditure, second only to defence in its non-interest expenditure pie. Add to it separate outlays from state governments—state-level top-ups for minimum support prices (MSPs), power subsidies, etc—and the amount is likely to go up substantially.

The crypto market capitalization is up 4% over the past 24 hours. At the time of writing, it stands at $2.544 trillion, according to CoinGecko. Most of the top 100 coins by market capitalization have appreciated in the past day.

More than four in ten U.S. households (42%) own individual retirement accounts, amounting to 55.5 million households.

More than two-thirds of U.S. adults are expecting a tax refund this year, and the IRS has confirmed a larger average refund so far.

Warner Bros.' new sci-fi film «Dune: Part Two» shot to the top of the North American box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $81.5 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. «This is an outstanding opening» for a sci-fi sequel, said analyst David A. Gross, adding that a sprawling international cast including Anya Taylor-Joy, Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Lea Seydoux and Javier Bardem had provided an added boost. Denis Villeneuve's epic sequel to the original «Dune» — based on Frank Herbert's 1965 novel about war and survival on the deeply inhospitable desert planet of Arrakis — saw the young year's largest opening, roughly doubling the original film's opening. «Dune: Part Two» has taken in an additional $97 million abroad.

The fundamental reason for Google suspending Indian apps was the non-payment of its Play Store “service fee"—a charge that Google levies on apps that earn through subscriptions. At the moment, this fee ranges from 11% to 30%. Startups, including Bharat Matrimony and Shaadi.com, have refused to pay up.

Bitcoin rallied to a two-year high on Monday, breaking above US$65,000 as a wave of money carried it within striking distance of record levels.

Donald Trump is eligible to appear in Colorado’s primary ballot in a milestone 2024 U.S. election case, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.

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The blue-chip NSE Nifty50 index added as much as 0.28% to a new record high of 22,441, before settling 0.12% higher at 22,405.60. The BSE Sensex rose 0.09% to 73,872.

U.S. dollar edged down against the euro on Monday, at the start of an action-packed week for markets with Britain's budget, a European Central Bank meeting, U.S. jobs data and important political moments in both China and the U.S. all due. Eyes were also on Bitcoin, which rose to a more than two-year peak above $65,000 after a quiet weekend, pushed higher in recent weeks by big flows into cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, most notably in the United States.

Joshua Jackson has joined the latest version of 'Karate Kids', reports 'comingsoon.com'. This martial arts-based film will also feature Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan. Ben Wang will portray the protagonist. The film will be set on the East Coast and focus on a teenager in China.

B Sai Praneeth on Monday announced his retirement from international badminton, bringing down curtains on a successful career during which he won the Singapore Open and also represented India at the Tokyo Olympics. The 31-year-old from Hyderabad decided to hang his boost after battling nagging injuries since the Tokyo Games. «With a mix of emotions, I pen down these words to bid farewell and announce my retirement from the sport that has been my lifeblood for over 24 years,» he posted on his Instagram account. «Today, as I embark on a new chapter, I find myself overwhelmed with gratitude for the journey that brought me here.

U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory on Monday as he campaigns to regain the presidency, overturning a judicial decision that had excluded him from Colorado's ballot under a constitutional provision involving insurrection for inciting and supporting the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The justices unanimously reversed a Dec. 19 decision by Colorado's top court to kick Trump off the state's Republican primary ballot on Tuesday after finding that the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment disqualified him from again holding public office.

Nasdaq's record-closing highs in the prior session, as investors paused at the start of a week packed with key jobs data and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's congressional testimony. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 118.61 points, or 0.30%, at the open to 38,968.77. The S&P 500 opened lower by 6.09 points, or 0.12%, at 5,130.99, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 10.73 points, or 0.07%, to 16,264.21 at the opening bell.

ALSO READ: Wall Street week ahead: Fed chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony, jobs report in focus In Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 edged down 0.5 per cent at 7,643.21 points. France’s CAC 40 lost 0.1 per cent at 7,929.63.

A court in Montenegro has ruled that Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon should be extradited to the United States to face fraud charges rather than to his native South Korea.

(Reuters) — Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Co on Monday reported a 10.5% rise in U.S. sales for February, helped by sustained demand for family crossover SUVs, pickup trucks and hybrid vehicles.