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Political campaigns in South Korea are leveraging the country’s prominent crypto market to attract voters ahead of the parliamentary election. 

total Solar Eclipse is scheduled to take place on April 8, 2024. This rare astronomical event occurs when the moon moves between the Earth and the sun, causing a shadow to fall on certain parts of our planet. During such occurrences, there are various cultural beliefs and customs surrounding eclipses, including dietary practices during Surya Grahan. Although this upcoming Solar Eclipse won't be visible in India, it will be observable in countries like Canada, the US, UK, Russia, Norway, Ireland, Greenland, Spain, and nearby regions. According to Indian Standard Time (IST), the Solar Eclipse is expected to begin at 9:12 pm on April 8, 2024, and end at 2:22 am on April 9, 2024. In Indian traditions, it is advised to be cautious during Surya Grahan, especially for pregnant women, as this period is believed to be potentially harmful for them. Fasting during solar eclipses is a common practice across many cultures, seen as a way to purify oneself spiritually. Fasting is believed to cleanse the body and mind, allowing individuals to engage in prayer, meditation, and introspection during this sacred time. Those who choose to fast may opt for simple, easily digestible foods such as fruits and nuts or consume only water.

Ali in his legendary «Thrilla in Manila» boxing match are up for grabs at Sotheby's in New York, part of a growing sports memorabilia market eyed by auction houses. Bids — including the latest for $3.8 million — have been rolling in since late March for the Everlast-brand shorts, which are white with black stripes and are signed by Ali. The auction is open until April 12.

A wider swath of Americans could gain access to personalized lifetime income for their retirement thanks to a newly announced collaboration.

ALSO READ: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Neel Kashkari hints at holding off rate cuts The inflation reading -- consumer price index (CPI) – for March and the minutes of Fed’s March FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting will be released on April 10 (Wednesday). The producer price index (PPI) data for March is slated to be released on April 11 (Thursday). April 12 (Friday) will see the release of import price index (IPI) data for March and a preliminary report on consumer sentiment for April.

ALSO READ: Total Solar eclipse 2024: From skydiving to wine tasting, here's how New York prepared for April 8 celestial marvel This year, the tentative date of the end of Ramadan may coincide with the total solar eclipse set to be witnessed in some parts of the country on April 8. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. "The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk," the National Aeronautics and Space Administration explained.

At a time when the global euphoria about AI has propelled a three-fold surge in Nvidia Corp. and a 50% jump in a key US index for semiconductor manufacturers in less than a year, investors are pointing toward emerging markets for better value and a bigger pool of options.

Yellowstone's highly anticipated final season remains shrouded in uncertainty, as revealed by one of its stars, Lainey Wilson. Despite confirmation of an extended episode count, the commencement of production remains a mystery for the cast. Speaking at the iHeartRadio Awards to Fox News, Wilson confessed to being uninformed about the series' progress, echoing the sentiments of her co-star Kelly Reilly.

OTT releases this week: OTT platforms are known to continuously evolve and deliver fresh content while catering to a wide range of audiences. Know this week's line-up of new releases that cater to various tastes on popular OTTs including various genres- action, drama, romance, mystery and more. OTT platforms like ZEE5, Jio Cinema, Disney Plus Hotstar, Netflix, Amazon Prime, DUST and more, promise a little something for everyone.

The net outflow came after a staggering investment of Rs 35,000 crore in March and Rs 1,539 crore in February, data with the depositories showed.

Rajnath Singh on Sunday asserted that the track record of the BJP government at the Centre has been «fabulous» as it considers people supreme whereas the Congress treats a family supreme. The BJP, he said, is also committed to fulfilling all the promises made to the people. «The track record of Modi ji's politics has been fabulous. And it was fabulous because we treat people as supreme whereas the Congress treats a family supreme,» the senior BJP leader said addressing a public meeting in support of BJP candidate Arjun Ram Meghwal in Kolayat in Bikaner. The defence minister said he is pained when the Congress questions the power and valour of the country's defence forces.

An asteroid is named after Indian professor Jayant Murthy. Who is he? According to the data collected by NASA, the 2024 FG asteroid will get close to 47.30 lakh kilometer to Earth. Asteroid 2024 GB, another plane-size asteroid will be 52.60 lakh kilometres from Earth.

Index prompted long-complacent traders to look at the hedges they’ve ignored for months. The demand for broad market insurance plunged to multi-year lows in the first quarter as US stocks posted a series of fresh highs despite growing geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over interest rates. This week, that changed as the desire to protect against a downturn increased by a number of measures.

asset, with second-ranked Ether hints at a possible waning of risk appetite in crypto. The ratio scaled 20 this week and reached the highest level since April 2021, reflecting more resilient demand for the oldest cryptocurrency rather than the smaller rival.

₹915.00. In the past 1 day, the Mentha oil rate on MCX has decline 0.6% from ₹925.70 to ₹915.00.Mentha oil is an essential oil obtained from a mint plant and India is one of the leading producers and exporters of mentha oil. Mentha oil is used in food, pharma, soaps, and other skincare/personal care products.

Donald Trump, who has been indicted in four different criminal cases, on Saturday compared himself to South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela while accusing Merchan of violating the law his First Amendment rights to free speech. In a post on Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, “If this Partisan Hack wants to put me in the 'clink' for speaking the open and obvious TRUTH, I will gladly become a Modern Day Nelson Mandela - It will be my GREAT HONOR." It is pertinent to note that Nelson Mandela also spent 27 years in jail before being released and serving as South African president. He died in 2013.

celestial event. The US space agency is one of the institutions at the ready for the eclipse, with plans to launch so-called "sounding rockets" to study the effects on Earth's upper atmosphere. Here is a look at what researchers are hoping to learn from the upcoming eclipse: When the Moon passes directly in front of the Sun and blocks it, the elusive outermost edge of the Sun's atmosphere, or corona, will be visible "in a very special way," Melroy said.

El Salvador has announced that the Central American country will offer 5,000 free passports to highly skilled workers. The number is equivalent to $5 billion in the country's passport programme, he added. "We're offering 5,000 free passports (equivalent to $5 billion in our passport program) to highly skilled scientists, engineers, doctors, artists, and philosophers from abroad.

After a good start, the overall trajectory for the market is positive for the truncated week ahead. Stock markets are closed on Thursday for Eid-Ul-Fitr.

Abhishek Basumallick, Founder & Chief Equity Advisor, Intelsense Capital, points to two sectors which have not been in the public limelight, chemicals and insurance. “While I am pretty bullish on insurance, chemicals sector is getting to the stage where we are probably seeing bottoming out in the businesses and things could turn around in the next 12 months,” says Basumallick. He also points out that IT and banking may also see a turnaround but that will take longer. Let’s discuss the market momentum right now and it is clearly favouring the small and midcaps. What do you make of the way forward because on one hand, there is always the challenge that it is probably getting towards the frothy zone as the valuations are expensive in smallcap and midcap, but the market mood is such that they clearly want to buy more of that? Abhishek Basumallick: The point that you are making is very true as there is uncertainty in the minds of investors. But personally, I think that small and midcaps could be headed for a pre-election rally and it is going to be very interesting to see how the largecaps behave, but the next couple of months should be very interesting for the mid and smallcaps.

Spot gold closed with a solid gain of 1.76% at $2330 Friday as the metal rallied for the third straight week. It hit a fresh record high just above $2330. It posted a whooping gain of nearly 4.50% on the week despite surging yields and a largely steady US Dollar. Part of the gains this week could be attributed to escalating Middle East tensions on possibility of a direct war between Israel and Iran. The ten-year US yields were up 2.14% Friday and were up around 4.70% on the week. The two-year US yields closed at 4.76%, up by 2.26% Friday and were up around 2.50% on the week. The US Dollar Index failed to capitalise on a stellar job report as healthy risk appetite weighed on it; however, it closed with a gain of 0.06% at 104.29 Friday and was down by roughly 0.20% on the week.