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Controversy is brewing over a video posted to the social media pages of the Montreal’s Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) team, with some people accusing the the organization of lacking respect for the city’s Francophone population.

By Andrea Shalal

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that new India no more tolerant to ‘let it be’ mindset and believes firmly in ‘let's do it’ approach” Singh has said that the Government is developing a strong base of domestic defence industrial ecosystem to make India a strategic economy. Addressing the 21st convocation ceremony of Tezpur University on December 31, 2023 at Tezpur, Raksha Mantri said, the ministry is making all efforts to achieve the target of becoming self-reliant in the defence sector. Singh stressed that for the first time, the import of arms was restricted.

Narendra Modi hopes to equal Jawaharlal Nehru's record of returning to the PMO thrice in a row, the new year is also being seen by many as one of the toughest periods for the Congress in its 138-year journey. It will also mark 40 years since Congress scaled its electoral peak in 1984 winning a record 414 Lok Sabha seats. With just 48 seats in the Lower House of Parliament now, the party has experienced a steady decline in the last 10 years.

Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 131 fresh COVID-19 cases after testing 12,405 samples at a positivity rate of 1.05 per cent, the state health department said. No fatalities are reported. A day earlier, the state had logged 172 COVID-19 infections.

The Solana blockchain network has experienced an unprecedented influx of new tokens this month, surpassing any previous records by a significant margin. 

Among the things that the New Year will bring are another couple of ticks on the clock for Jamie Dimon’s five year retention bonus, and consequently the opportunity for a few more rounds of speculation about succession. Surveying the top executives of JPM seems to suggest that nothing much has changed since the last round of speculation – Dan Pinto is the emergency candidate, Mariane Lake and Jennifer Piepszak are the top two most likely successors, but Jamie’s nowhere near the exit door yet and might not even leave at the end of the period. 

Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the government is developing a strong base of domestic defence industrial ecosystem to make the country a strategic economy. Addressing the 21st Convocation of Tezpur University here, Singh said his ministry is making all efforts to achieve the target of becoming self-reliant in the defence sector.

airports and more aircraft, including A350s, are ready to carry them in expanding routes in 2024 even as the fate of two bankrupt airlines remain uncertain. A slew of airports and terminal building inaugurations and revised norms to address pilot fatigue issue will also happen in the new year.

Taylor Swift, the global music sensation, has often portrayed a close relationship with her father, Scott Swift, emphasizing the significance of family in her journey to stardom. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, on December 13, 1989, Taylor grew up in a supportive environment, with Scott, a financial advisor, being a consistent and encouraging presence in her life. However, recent developments have brought Scott Swift into the spotlight due to a controversial email that surfaced as part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by Daniel Dymtrow, a former manager of Taylor Swift. Dymtrow alleges being underpaid during his management of Taylor when she was 13, and the lawsuit claims verbal and written assurances of financial protection and support from the Swifts.

FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) companies have a lot going for them: rising disposable incomes, rapid pace of urbanisation, growing aspirations and lower penetration of branded products. However, despite a vast growth opportunity, the FMCG companies struggled with various challenges in 2023 and hope to have a better 2024. Weaker-than-expected festive demand, rainfall deficit that hampered rural growth, unseasonal rains that dampened sale of beverages and higher commodity prices constituted a daunting landscape for India's FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) companies in 2023. When inflation was at a record high, the FMCG industry had a high price-led growth in the last five-six quarters, though the volume was under stress. However, the trend has started reversing with the cooling of commodity prices. While volume growth for the FMCG industry in urban India has been on a positive trajectory since April-June last year, rural markets have grown marginally this calendar year, according to market researcher NielsenIQ. In the September quarter, urban markets grew 10.2% year-on-year while rural grew 6.4%, it said. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, rural markets were driving overall growth, growing twice as fast as urban markets. But the demand has slowed down in the current quarter. Overall sales of apparel and electronic products have been languishing for over a year now, while those of mass-segment electronic products have been low since the pandemic outbreak. According to researcher GfK, there was a slight pick-up in mass segment during Diwali. Below are some of the challenges faced by the FMCG companies that attracted attention in 2023:

Ram Mandir inauguration. Social media feeds are being flooded with plea for donations, complete with a QR code for people to scan & pay.

The Nifty 50 index closed 0.22% lower at 21,731 points, while the Sensex settled 0.23% down at 72,240 points — both only slightly shy of the record highs hit in the previous session. The Nifty has jumped over 20% in 2023 and the Sensex has risen nearly 19% to log their best years since 2021 and second-best since 2017, fuelled by sustained domestic mutual fund inflows, the return of foreign buying, better-than-expected macroeconomic growth and steady corporate earnings. Here's how analysts read the market pulse: «Immediate support is observed around 21600, followed by 21500, while strong support lies around the week's low around the 21300 mark. Although prices are in uncharted territory with no prominent resistance visible, 21850 followed by 22000 presents an immediate hurdle, considering the overbought conditions.

Virat Kohli returned to his normal, run-scoring ways with a historic, record-breaking and consistent 2023 as a batter, breaking some massive batting records previously considered untouchable. The star batter went several steps ahead to match the legacy of the Indian great Sachin Tendulkar. This year will be known as the one of Virat's redemption. Every match, every series, and every tournament saw him grab headlines and re-write record books, even during some occasional off days with the bat. Though Virat's redemption story remains incomplete without the presence of the highly-elusive Indian Premier League (IPL) title, ICC World Test Championship mace, and the most heartbreaking of them all, an ICC Cricket World Cup trophy at home, Virat's batting still gave millions of his fans immeasurable joy, ecstasy, pride, and many more reasons to consider him their 'GOAT' (Greatest of All Time).

The S&P BSE Sensex fell more than 170 points while the Nifty50 managed to hold on to 21,700 levels on Friday. Sectorally, buying was seen in telecom, auto, FMCG, and utilities while selling was visible in oil & gas, energy and public sector stocks. Stocks that were in focus include names like Tata Motors which rose more than 3% while Kalpataru Projects International Ltd closed with gains of over 7% to hit a fresh 52-week high on Friday.

Nestle India, Pearl Global Industries, and Indian Link Chain Manufacturers will trade ex-split, while Allcargo Logistics and M Lakhamsi Industries will trade ex-bonus this week. Shares of Indian Link Chain Manufacturers (Rs 100 to Rs 10) on Wednesday, January 3, while Nestle India ( Rs 10 to Rs 1), 7NR Retail (Rs 1 to Rs 10), and Pearl Global Industries (Rs 10 to Rs 5) on Friday, January 5, will ex-split. A stock split is usually done to increase the liquidity of the stock in the market. On the ex-split date, investors who are holding the stock until the record date will receive the new shares in demat accounts, and the stock price will be adjusted according to the split ratio. Whereas, the record date for the right issue of LA TIM Metal & Industries is fixed on Tuesday, 2nd January 2024. A rights issue is a prevalent form of corporate action where the company invites existing shareholders to buy additional shares in the company at a discounted price within the said period (the cut-off date). However, as existing shareholders of the company, you do not have an obligation to buy additional shares.

₹1,29,899.22 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, where equity benchmark indices recorded a sharp rally. Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 1,133.3 points or 1.59 per cent. The index reached its all-time high of 72,484.34 on December 28.

Also Read: Five assets that could beat inflation in 2024 This is a noteworthy turnaround from 2022, when Bitcoin witnessed a significant 65% dip amid tightening monetary policy and a series of blowups that exposed high counterparty risk. Bitcoin price has jumped $25,506 in 2023, reaching $42,208, according to CoinDesk prices.

US state of Massachusetts, as reported by media sources. As reported by PTI, Norfolk District Attorney (DA) Michael Morrissey said on Thursday that the bodies of Rakesh Kamal, 57, his wife, Teena, 54, and their 18-year-old daughter, Ariana, were found in their Dover mansion at about 7:30 p.m. Dover, situated approximately 32 kilometers southwest of downtown Boston, the capital of Massachusetts.

cold wave took Delhi-NCR in its grip on December 31, with a thick layer of fog covering the capital city and nearby areas. On the last day of the year, fog badly disrupted transportation and sent train schedules haywire, news agencies reported. Areas including Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, are currently grappling with moderate to dense fog.

New Year celebrations, the state is anticipated to experience dry weather prevailing throughout the weekend, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). In its daily briefing, the met department said, “Haze or shallow fog is expected in isolated areas on December 30, with the general weather forecast indicating dry conditions prevailing during this period." Nevertheless, there were minimal variations in minimum temperatures noted over the 24 hours on Saturday, consistent with the existing climate pattern.