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Rajasthan, and Bihar and set a target of seven-fold jump in procurement to 50 lakh tonnes in the ongoing 2024-25 marketing year. Further, even as the ban on outbound shipments of wheat continues, «it will be a dream for us to export now», Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra told reporters on Thursday. "UP, Bihar, and Rajasthan have been contributing much less than they could have. We are targeting total wheat procurement of 310 lakh tonne this year. Of which, we are hoping to procure at least 50 lakh tonne from three non-traditional procurement states alone," he said. While Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Bihar put together contributed only 6.7 lakh tonnes to the central pool during the 2023-24 marketing year (April-March), the Union Food Ministry has decided to procure 16 per cent of the total wheat procurement target of 310 lakh tonne set for 2024-25.

Taxes and death are two of life’s great certainties, we have always been told. The record of both, however, suggests they could also be great oddities, the kind that make jaws drop in wonder. Take taxation, the less morbid of these two.

Dividend stocks: Shares of ESAB India Ltd, Visco Trade Associates Ltd, Bodhi Tree Multimedia Ltd, and AA Plus Tradelink Ltd will be in focus when the stock market opens on April 05 (Friday). The Board of Directors of the 4 companies have declared interim dividend, rights issue, and stock split for their eligible shareholders. The record date by the 4 companies to ascertain the eligibility of shareholders for their respective issues has been fixed on April 05.

Indian stock market today: A total of 3 stocks have been banned for trade on Friday, April 5, 2024, under the futures and options (F&O) segment by the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The securities have been put on ban under the F&O segment as they crossed 95% of the market-wide position limit (MWPL), according to the NSE. However, the stocks will be available for trading in the cash market.

Donald Trump's bid to dismiss charges that he mishandled classified documents after leaving the White House. The Republican presidential candidate had claimed, in seeking to have the charges thrown out, that he had a right to keep the documents under the Presidential Records Act.

US Presidential elections: Joe Biden, Donald Trump win Connecticut, NY primaries Former Representative Denver Riggleman said on X that the filing of the bill was no April Fools' joke. "No sane VA rep would support it.

K Padmarajan, proudly calls himself the ‘election king’. Hailing from Tamil Nadu, Padmarajan is, perhaps, the only candidate in poll fray in Lok Sabha Elections 2024 , who has been urging people to not choose him. Why? Because, he wants to retain his tag of being the "most unsuccessful candidate", a feat also registered in the Limca Book of Records.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is forecasting home prices could match peak levels seen in early 2022 by next year and reach new highs by 2026.

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 has already created records in viewership after just 10 matches. As per latest BARC data, which is a standardized rating system related to audience viewership of channels, the IPL 2024 has broken all records related to IPL viewership in history. Till now, the statistics of IPL viewership has been the highest for the IPL season matches held till now. According to BARC data, watch-time for the tournament has increased to 80.28 billion minutes, which is 20 per cent more than the previous seasons of the IPL, based on the current number of matches played. Disney Star acknowledged this exponential surge in viewership and has given credit to this amazing amount of watch-time to the designed marketing campaign developed by its team.

LPL has gained an additional foothold in North Carolina as it helps two advisors get their own stake of the American Dream. The firm announced the launch of MG Partners Private Wealth, a new independent practice led by Christopher “Noah” Geoghegan and Tomohiko “Tom” Minami.

Americans had better start acting like London commuters and “mind the gap” when it comes to retirement, or they could be in big trouble down the line.  

U.S. stocks slumped after a Federal Reserve official raised the possibility of delivering none of the cuts to interest rates this year that Wall Street has been banking on, if inflation worsens

Donald Trump left the White House facing a cash crunch that threatened his business empire

With U.S. electric vehicle sales starting to slow, Ford Motor Co. says it will delay rolling out new electric pickup trucks and a new large electric SUV as it adds gas-electric hybrids to its model lineup

ALSO READ: IPL 2024: Pace sensation Mayank Yadav turns 'vegetarian', his mother explains WHY! He shared a special message for Akhtar and said ‘phenta maar diya’. Until now, Rawalpindi Express – Shoaib Akhtar – holds the record for bowling the fastest delivery in international cricket, as he delivered 161.3 km/hr against former England star Nick Knight to achieve the iconic feat at the ICC World Cup back in 2003. Playing his first season in the world's richest T20 league, Mayank bagged match-winning figures of 3 for 27 against Punjab Kings on Saturday.

record high of $2,304.09 earlier in the day. US gold futures declined 0.3 per cent to $2,308.30. Spot silver fell 1.2 per cent to $26.88 per ounce after hitting its highest since June 2021 --nearly a three-year high.

Canadian households in some provinces are renegotiating debt payments at a record clip, as the financial squeeze from high interest rates continues to take its toll.

Canadian housing prices could reach a new record by 2026, driven by unrelenting demand from a growing population, according to an outlook published by the national housing agency on Thursday.

Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday, where the 22-time Grand Slam winner was expected to make his ATP Tour comeback. «Unfortunately I have to tell you that I am not going to be playing in Monte Carlo. My body simply won't allow me,» said the 37-year-old Spaniard on social media. The record 11-time Monte Carlo winner missed virtually all of the 2023 season through injury and has only played at the Brisbane International this season, where he felt a hip injury flare-up.

U.S. Bank Wealth Management Senior Vice President Lisa Erickson analyzes stock movements, the job market and potential 'further signs of deterioration.' 

NBFCs) have continued their strong growth numbers in the third quarter led by retail loans while Poonawalla Fincorp recorded its highest-ever disbursement at Rs 9,680 crore. L&T Finance's retail disbursements were at Rs 15,030 crore, up 33% year-on-year, pre-results numbers released by the companies showed.