2020 Financial News

By Peter Hobson

Mid & Smallcaps are underperforming… 21,983 22,494 2.3% 20,090 20,435 1.7% 17,831 17,996 0.9% 14,965 14,803 -1.1% It is prominent to acknowledge that a good amount of the mid & small caps rally in FY24 was triggered by high inflows from retail investors. Led by both, inflows through MFs and direct investment. SIP inflows were ₹18,800cr for January 2024, up 36% YoY.

Delhi's Dwarka district on March 12th. Gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi, currently lodged in Tihar jail, will tie the knot with Anuradha Choudhary alias Madam Minz, another alleged criminal, in a ceremony guarded by over 200 police personnel. Fortress Wedding Venue The venue, Santosh Garden in Dwarka Sector-3, will resemble a fortress for the occasion. Sandeep's lawyer booked the banquet for Rs 51,000. The Delhi Police will deploy a significant force, including 250 police officers, SWAT commandos equipped with advanced weaponry, special cell and crime branch teams, and officers from Haryana's CIA (Crime Investigation Agency), according to news agency PTI.

Joe Biden is one of the most unpopular presidents in modern American history. In Gallup polling, his approval ratings are lower than those of any president embarking on a reelection campaign, from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump. Yet an air of mystery hangs around his lousy polling numbers. As The Washington Free Beacon's Joe Simonson noted recently, just surfing around most U.S. media and pop culture, you probably wouldn't realize that Biden's job approval ratings are quite so historically terrible, worse by far than Trump's at the same point in his first term.

India has close and longstanding relations with Mauritius, an island nation in the Western Indian Ocean, anchored in shared history, demography, culture and strategic partnership. A key reason for the special ties is the fact that Indian origin people comprise nearly 70% of the island’s population of 1.2 million. The relationship has been characterized by a high level of trust and mutual understanding at the leadership level and continued high-level political engagement. These special ties have resulted in uniquely close cooperation in maritime security, development partnership, capacity-building, cooperation in international fora, technical assistance through deputation of Indian experts to GOM, vibrant cultural exchanges and close people-to-people ties, officials explained. In this backdrop President Droupadi Murmu, will undertake a State Visit to Mauritius from 11th to 13th March, to attend the National Day celebrations of Mauritius on 12th March as the Chief Guest. A contingent of the Indian Navy will participate in the celebrations along with two Ships of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron — INS Tir and CGS Sarathi.

Blue Eye Samurai is set to return to Netflix with Season 2, following its impressive debut in November 2023. Created by Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, the animated series has captivated audiences with its stylish depiction of a half-French, half-Japanese warrior seeking vengeance in Edo-period Japan. Release Date and Production

Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday launched 52 short textbooks in Indian non-scheduled languages, including tribal languages, for early childhood care and education, to provide young learners access to education in their mother tongue. «The 52 primers in Indian non-scheduled languages is going to be a transformational step for young learners, specially for early childhood care and education, providing them access to education in their mother tongue/local language. It will initiate an inspirational journey for young minds, paving the way for deeper understanding, lifelong learning, more familiarity and rooted beds in indigenous culture and greater success in academics and beyond,» he said. The primers — short books for introducing a subject to students — have been prepared by the NCERT in collaboration with the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru.

The Final Action Date for the F2A visa, a Family Based Green Card designed for spouses and unmarried children of US permanent residents/Green card holders, has advanced from June, 2020 to September, 2020. For the F4 family-based green card, the date for filing has moved up to April, 2006 from February. The visa grants lawful permanent residence to specific family members of US citizens, and applies to the siblings of US citizens. It also applies to the sibling's spouses and unmarried children under 21.

By Daniel Trotta

By Stephen Nellis and Akash Sriram

Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) on Friday said it is recalling certain units of its superbikes GL1800 Gold Wing and CBR1000RR to inspect and replace faulty fuel pumps. Honda GL1800 Gold Wing manufactured between December 2017 and December 2023 and CBR1000RR manufactured between September 2017 and April 2020 are affected, the two-wheeler major said in a statement. HMSI, however, did not provide an exact number of the units being recalled. «The fuel pump impellers may have been improperly molded, which can cause them to deform and result in fuel pump failure. If the fuel pump module becomes inoperative, the engine may not start or can stall without indication while riding,» the company stated.

₹25 lakh. Similarly, Ranbir Kapoor acquired 37,200 shares, representing a 0.21 percent stake, for ₹20 lakh. The pre-IPO share price for investors stood at approximately ₹53.59 per share.

Female founders in India face funding biases, receive $300 million in nine-month In the Tech startup ecosystem in India, $8.7 billion was raised in 2023, with companies having women founders raised $1.15 billion, a share of 13% as per the data. In the current calendar year, women-led startups have witnessed $112 million in funding almost in line with $123 million raised in the first two months of 2023. Former Flipkart employees turn bosses, own more than 40 startups: Report Notably, the Indian Tech startup ecosystem ranks second after the US in terms of funding raised by companies with women founders.

The Energy and Commerce Committee 50-0 vote represents the most significant momentum for a U.S. crackdown on TikTok, which has about 170 million U.S. users, since then President Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to ban the app in 2020.

Joe Biden called for higher taxes on corporations Thursday in his State of the Union address, while pushing for lower medicine costs and improved housing affordability, as he sought to allay concerns over the economy. The 81-year-old outlined his agenda in the annual speech, in an effort to speak to voters' worries while taking credit for the recovery of the world's biggest economy as he seeks reelection this year.

Access to the internet is an essential human right," declared the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2016. Yet, globally, about 2.6 billion people remain deprived of it and 57% of them are women, with a global digital gender gap of 8%. Only 19% of women in least developed countries used such a facility in 2020, as against 86% in the developed world.

The Canada Revenue Agency has already received more than 2.5 million 2023 personal tax returns as of March 4. Of those, over 95 per cent were electronically filed, with only five per cent of Canadians mailing in their returns.

U.S. applications for jobless benefits were unchanged last week, settling at a healthy level as the labor market continues to show strength amid elevated interest rates

Gum makers are trying to figure out what will make Americans start chewing again

President Joe Biden is going into his third State of the Union address with an expanded plan to raise corporate taxes