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CSK) wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni on Sunday became the first Indian glovesman to score 7,000 runs in T20 cricket. The 42-year-old veteran accomplished this milestone against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). During the match, Dhoni was at his best. Coming at the end, CSK's five-time IPL champion former captain smashed 37 in just 16 balls, with four boundaries and three sixes. His strike rate was 231.25. The result did not matter to CSK fans, as they were happy to see their 'Thala' bat and punish pacer Anrich Nortje by smashing him for 20 runs in the last over.

ships began to chug up the Delaware River in recent years, transportation officials feared the prospect of one going astray that would lead to a repeat, or worse, of what happened in 1969, when a tanker struck the Delaware Memorial Bridge and caused significant damage. So, last year, work began on a $93 million project to build eight massive cylinders that would stand guard in front of the bridge's piers in order to protect a system that carries tens of thousands of vehicles a day. «The tankers and cargo ships of 1950 aren't the tankers and cargo ships of today,» said James Salmon, a spokesperson for the Delaware River and Bay Authority.

TCS Board Meeting: TCS will hold a meeting of its Board of Directors on Friday, April 12, 2024, to approve the audited standalone financial results of the company for the year ending March 31, 2024. The board will also approve the audited consolidated financial results of the company and its subsidiaries for the year ending March 31, 2024, and recommend a final dividend, if any for FY24, TCS said in a regulatory filing.

Gold rate today: On account of the fresh escalation of the geopolitical tension in central Asia and the dovish US Fed on interest rates, gold price today climbed to a new lifetime high of $2,259 per ounce in the international market. Spot gold price today opened flat at around $2,233 per ounce level but soon gathered upside momentum and touched an intraday high of $2,259 level, which turned out a new record high for the yellow metal. Asked about the reasons that are fueling gold prices across the world, Anuj Gupta, Head of Commodity & Currency at HDFC Securities said, “Gold prices are escalating due to rise in the geopolitical tension in the Middle East and US Fed rate cut buzz." Anuj Gupta said that the gold price has given a breakout above the $2,250 level in the intraday session.

Gold prices touched a record high on Monday after data showed that U.S. inflation moderated in February, boosting bets for the Federal Reserve's June interest rate cut. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold rose 1% at $2,255.39 per ounce, as of 0103 GMT. Bullion hit a record high of $2,256.09 per ounce earlier in the session.

Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently under ED custody in an excise policy-linked money laundering case, will be produced before the city's Rouse Avenue court at 11 am today, April 1. The court on March 28. extended Kejriwal's ED custody till April 1.

hospitality sector witnessed a record $ 401 million worth of investment activity in 2023, a nearly fourfold rise compared to 2022, as per data cited in JLL India’s 'Hotel Investment Trends — India 2023' report shared exclusively with ET. JLL said 2023 saw 22 hotel transactions, which is the largest number of assets traded in the last decade, with high net worth individuals and institutional investors contributing the most to transaction activity. The report mentions that January to March, the first quarter of calender year 2024 has seen a significant 80% year-on-year increase in hotel transaction volumes, reaching $ 78 million.

As investors scour the globe for undervalued stocks, one increasingly popular destination is actively managed exchange-traded funds that focus on emerging markets.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on shielding the identities of officers who spot wilful defaulters and build cases against errant borrowers, said bankers aware of the development. A recent High Court order has directed banks to name the employees on committees identifying a borrower as a wilful defaulter. The division bench order about Milind Patel, director of IFIN versus Union Bank of India, also asked the bank to provide the petitioner full access to the relevant documents and material on record. This is yet another contentious issue between lenders and the borrower. The Union Bank had argued that it is not obliged to provide evidence to the borrower as per the RBI guidelines. Lenders will seek RBI's guidance on this issue, too, the bankers cited above said. The bank management lobby, the Indian Banks Association (IBA), will soon seek advice on ways to address this issue.

Post 1991 reforms, stifling micro-regulation and directed credit gave way to allowing banks more freedom, deregulating interest rates, allowing greater, though limited, freedom in the forex market, issuing licences to private banks, and, more recently, presiding over the digitisation of financial transactions and entry of fintechs. From the time when it was derisively referred to as no more than a section of the finance ministry-BK Nehru, India's ambassador to the US in the 1960s, reportedly turned down the post of RBI governor, saying the bank lacked independence — to more recent times, when sitting and former finance secretaries to GOI vie for the job, RBI has come a long way.

record-setting momentum, marking its second-best March performance ever, led by brisk sales activity and robust demand despite higher mortgage rates and escalating property prices. The significance of performance is underscored by its second-place ranking, closely following March 2021, when the market received substantial support through a halving of stamp duty rates, intended to bolster business activity in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country’s commercial capital has witnessed the registration of over 14,145 properties during the month, up 7.5% from a year ago. Revenue collection through stamp duty charges, however, declined 8.1% to Rs 1,125 crore, according to data from the inspector general of registration in Maharashtra.

Solo Leveling's immense popularity on the service is further underscored by its impressive accumulation of over 206,000 ratings, securing its place as the seventh most-rated series of all time. This remarkable achievement speaks volumes about the fervent enthusiasm and unwavering support of the anime community for Solo Leveling, according to a report in dexerto. More over, Solo Levling has only released a total of 12 episodes so far.

NTPC on Sunday said it has logged an all-time high annual electricity generation of 422 billion units in 2023-24. During 2023-24, the NTPC coal stations recorded a plant load factor (PLF, or capacity utilisation) of 77 per cent, NTPC said in a statement. According to the statement, NTPC Ltd, India's largest power generating company, recorded its highest-ever yearly generation of 422 billion units in 2023-24, registering a growth of nearly 6 per cent over 2022-23. The company had on September 1, 2023 recorded the highest-ever single-day generation of 1,428 million units.

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CBI) has recorded the statements of the family members of Azad Yousuf Kumar, a Kashmiri man who was allegedly unwittingly thrust into the Russia-Ukraine conflict after being deceived. The agency recorded their statements recently after filing an FIR against 19 people and visa consultancy firms linked to the exploitation of Indian youth. Azad's elder brother Sajad Ahmed Kumar told PTI that the CBI questioned him about his brother's situation and wanted his presence at their New Delhi office. However, he was unable to comply due to current financial circumstances. Sajad also said the families of 12 other affected Indian men have been contacted by the CBI and they emphasised their desire for the safe return of their loved ones.

Reliance Industries, marginally to USD 9.87 per million British thermal unit in line with softening of benchmark international gas prices, an official notification said. However, the price of gas that is used for making CNG for fuelling automobiles or piping to household kitchens for cooking purposes will remain unchanged due to a price cap that is set at 30 per cent less than market rates such as that paid to Reliance. For the six-month period starting April 1, the price of gas from deepsea and high-pressure, high-temperature (HPTP) areas has been cut to USD 9.87 per mmBtu from USD 9.96, oil ministry's Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) said in a notification. This is the third straight bi-annual reduction in rates for difficult fields. Price was for six months beginning October 1, 2023 slashed 18 per cent to USD 9.96 per mmBtu from USD 12.12 for the April to September 2023 period. Prior to that, the rate was a record USD 12.46 for October 2022 to March 2023.

money trail of the alleged Rs 45 crore kickbacks generated from the Delhi excise policy «scam» and used for the 2022 Goa election campaign by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), as claimed by the Enforcement Directorate, has also been «substantiated» by the CBI and the Income-Tax department in their separate investigations, according to documents filed in court. A wide network of Hawala operators and 'Angadiyas' are also being investigated by the ED in this case where it recently arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and claimed he and his political outfit are liable to be prosecuted in the alleged laundering of these funds. Statements of five 'Angadiya' firm operators have also been recorded by the ED to establish the «money trail» of this alleged Rs 45 crore bribe amount.

However, the percentage of stocks closing below the 30-day low increased to 9% from 2% last week which is indicating that the recovery that we have seen lately among the SMIDs is yet to become broad-based, he said.

Sectorally, buying was seen in power, capital goods, the public sector, and utilities.

Tomorrow's IPL Match: Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will clash on April 1 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The match will start at 7:30 PM. This will be the third match in IPL 2024 for both teams.

₹6,329 crore from the income tax department. Nonetheless, the company is concurrently confronting a substantial tax liability of ₹2,763 crore as per assessment orders. The directives are in accordance with different provisions outlined in the Income Tax Act of 1961.