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Uttarakhand Forest Fires: An ongoing firefighting operation aided by an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter persisted for the second consecutive day on Sunday in Uttarakhand's forests, officials confirmed to PTI. The state documented eight new forest fires within the last day, consuming 11.75 hectares of land. The previous day saw 23 incidents, which ravaged 34.175 hectares, as stated in the forest department's daily report, it added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the grand old party of the Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe blast. Moreover, he also alleged the party taking support of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI)-the anti-national organisation that supported terrorism in the state. "The way Congress has taken the help of PFI for the vote bank encourages them.

Maruti Suzuki India: The company reported a standalone net profit of ₹3,878 crore for the quarter ending March FY24. This represents a 47.8 percent increase from the same period last year, largely due to robust operational figures and increased other income. However, the overall results fell short of market predictions.

MUMBAI : April's subdued stock market volatility that has remained lower than in regular election years may just be the calm before the storm. Outstanding positions in marketwide futures hit a record ₹4.38 trillion on Thursday when the May series of derivatives began, pointing to a volatile month ahead.

Warren Buffett’s favourite Japanese trading houses, according to a person familiar with the matter. The size of the activist group’s investment is around “several tens of billions of yen," the person said, asking not to be identified because the transaction hasn’t been publicly disclosed. Every ¥10 billion ($63 million) investment is equivalent to a 0.2% stake in Sumitomo, based on Friday’s closing share price of ¥3,909.

Rights issues 2024: Shares of Billwin Industries Ltd will be in focus when the stock market opens on April 29 (Monday). The Board of Directors of Billwin Industries has declared rights issue of equity shares for the eligible shareholders. The company has fixed April 29, 2024 as the record date for the purpose of determining the eligibility of equity shareholders to receive the rights entitlement in the rights issue.

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran has articulated an ambitious growth objective for group chief executives, urging them to intensify efforts in propelling growth and fostering additional momentum across key sectors like electronics, EVs, batteries and steel in 2024. Additionally, he has emphasized the importance for CEOs and CXOs in traditional sectors to meticulously execute business strategies on the ground to seize growth opportunities. Group companies were also asked to work harder on customer-centricity and the One Tata plan set in motion a few years back in terms of giving businesses to each other across categories. This was the theme that brought together around 500 Tata group leaders at the JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai over the weekend for their annual offsite meeting, said top executives at the $270 billion conglomerate. Trent chairman Noel Tata and his three children — Neville, Leah and Maya — attended the meet.

IMD has forecasted light rainfall on May 2 and 3, which is expected keep the temperatures within this range. The experts have pointed to the El Nino effect and anti-cyclone conditions as the causes behind the intense heatwave in Bengaluru.

ALSO READ: 'Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma should consider giving up on...': Yuvraj Singh on T20 World Cup squad Apart from this, chasing 201 runs, Kohli set a partnership with Will Jacks of 133 runs, which is the highest partnership scored against Gujarat Titans in the history of the IPL. Earlier, Rajasthan Royals' Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag's 130-run partnership holds second place on the highest partnership scored against the Gujarat Titans.

An Oregon sports bar focusing on and showing only women's athletics has plans to expand across the country through a franchise model

The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) is likely to release the results for the Class 12 examinations 2024 on Tuesday i.e. April 30, 2024. However, there is no official confirmation of the date and time of the results.

“Election Pitch" data series, we pick one significant reform from each year the current government was in power, and check where things stand now. A decade after its launch, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has over 520 million accounts with a total balance of around ₹2.32 trillion. The scheme provides a zero-balance bank account, a RuPay debit card and ₹1-lakh accident insurance.

"When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions." —William Shakespeare, Hamlet The higher the climb, the harrowing the descent. If there is one sector which is experiencing this truism, it is information technology. From the heady days of the pandemic-triggered digital boom, to the current slowdown due to growth headwinds in the West, the country’s $250-billion IT sector has traversed a full cycle over the past few quarters.

HPBOSE) is expected to declare the results of the Class 12 Board in 2024 anytime soon on the official website hpbose.org. According to media reports, the HPBOSE will likely announce the results by April 30. However, there is no official confirmation of the date and time of the results.

Bank Holidays in May 2024: Banks will remain closed on THESE 10 days. Check all details here In addition to May 1, the NSE and BSE will be closed on May 20 due to the general elections, specifically when all six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai are contested in the fifth phase of the seven-phase electoral process. In Maharashtra, Lok Sabha elections are scheduled across five phases.

Peter Jackson's sprawling and vibrant Beatles docuseries, «The Beatles: Get Back,» streamed on Disney+ to nearly universal acclaim. The three-part epic, which ran nearly eight hours, captured the drama and frenzy as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr recorded, over the pressure-filled month of January 1969, what would become the last album that the Beatles released, "Let It Be." As fans were well aware, Jackson's series was culled from nearly 60 hours of behind-the-scenes footage originally shot by the director Michael Lindsay-Hogg for «Let It Be,» his little-seen, though often dismissed, 1970 documentary about those recording sessions. After its initial theatrical run, Lindsay-Hogg's film largely disappeared for more than a half-century with the exception of low-quality VHS versions and bootlegs. Fans tend to remember it as an intriguing historical document capturing the late-stage creative flights of a seismic musical force, but also as a divorce proceeding of sorts, with stark moments of internal discord as the band hurtled toward a nasty split.

NEW DELHI : Indian hotel companies booked record profits in the just concluded financial year riding the long tail of revenge tourism. But this summer’s delivered a reality check. Large hotel chains including Hyatt, Marriott and Taj face a double whammy this year as they navigate a scorching summer as well as seasonal lulls amid the ongoing Lok Sabha election.

Bengaluru, known for its charming climate, is currently facing an unusually hot summer, registering 38 degrees Celsius on Saturday, making it the fourth hottest April day on record. Last week, it experienced its third hottest April day but received a brief respite from the heat with some rainfall. However, the sunny weather persisted, leaving residents wondering when relief will come. Nonetheless, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) offers hope, predicting rainfall in May.

Also Read | India slams US report on ‘rights issue’ in Manipur, BBC raids: ‘Deeply biased, reflects very poor understanding’ "The Election Commission of India has, under Sections 58(2) and 58A(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, directed that the poll taken on April 26, 2024 (Friday) in respect of 6 polling stations listed in the table below of 2- Outer Manipur (ST) Parliamentary Constituency to be void and appointed April 30, 2024 (Tuesday) as the date for taking fresh poll at the said polling stations with hours of poll from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM," an official statement said, as quoted by PTI. On the day of the vote, several stations reported damages to the EVMs and VVPATs before the voting process could be completed.

The town of Drumheller, Alta., is hoping to set a record for the ultimate prehistoric challenge on Saturday.

K Annamalai. That name, however, goes beyond the Saffron party leader's popularity as it has a deep connection to Tamil Nadu's history and socio-cultural dimensions. During the Quit India movement, a foot soldier of Gandhiji, a young man with patriot zeal was at the forefront of the struggle in southern Tamil Nadu. Chinna Annamalai (1920-1980), a star of the freedom movement, cast a spell on people by his oratory. «When he was arrested in 1942 during the Quit India movement, people stormed the prison at Tiruvadanai (Ramanathapuram district) and got him released,» recalls S Ramachandran, noted epigraphist and historian, adding several people were killed in police firing in connected incidents. Subsequently, Chinna Annamalai was jailed and it was C Rajagopalachari who appeared on his behalf in court and he was eventually released from prison. Writer and a pioneering publisher, he was opposed to the Dravidian movement.