2020 Financial News

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitu Patwari on Saturday recalled how former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had described Kamal Nath as her «third son» as he dismissed the speculation that the party veteran may jump the ship to join the BJP. Nath's colleague in the party and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh also rubbished the rumours and dubbed them a "media creation". «Can you dream of the third son of Indiraji (Gandhi) joining the BJP? » Patwari told reporters. He said Nath stood behind the Congress like a rock during the bad patch when the government led by him was toppled by Jyotiraditya Scindia after joining the BJP in March 2020.

With affordable housing losing its sheen in the past couple of years, top property realtors believe that intervention from government, in terms of subsidy schemes for borrowers or reduction in interest cost for land acquisition is the only way to revive interest in it.

Two juveniles have been charged with crimes connected to the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, authorities said Friday.

Empower has achieved record earnings as the firm’s retirement and wealth management services posted strong growth in 2023.

Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. ALSO READ: 'BJP made Bharat Ratna a deal': Tejashwi Yadav ahead of Bihar floor test Breaking into the local dialect Bhojpuri, the young RJD leader said, "Nitish ji had, after begging for forgiveness, told my parents that the BJP was trying to split his party and wean away his MLAs". Kumar dumped the BJP and joined the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan in 2022.

People reported. ALSO READ: King Charles tried to ‘control’ Prince Harry, Meghan Markle by slapping financial sanctions: Report The children of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were accorded the titles of prince and princess when their grandfather King Charles became monarch in September 2022, the report added. Using their title 'Sussex' as their children's last names follows the tradition used by members of the royal family.

ALSO READ: 'Alexei Navalny felt unwell after walk, lost consciousness': Russian authority on Putin critic's death In Navalny’s case, independent national labs in Sweden and Finland and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons confirmed the German lab’s findings. An investigation team of independent journalists in December 2020 implicated Russia’s Federal Security Service in the poisoning. The media team comprised Bellingcat, a Netherlands-based investigative journalism group, The Insider, Der Spiegel of Germany, and CNN.

Jairam Ramesh on Friday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over farmers' protest, alleging that the Center is doing injustice to them. Interacting with media persons in Rohtas, Ramesh said, «When the Modi government brought three black laws, the farmers sat on strike for almost a year. After that, the government withdrew the laws and made many promises to the farmers. These promises have not been fulfilled till date». He was referring to three laws that the Modi government had passed in June 2020, stating that those would bring reforms to the farm sector. However, cultivators started protesting against the legislations in November and ended their agitation after Parliament repealed the three laws in the same month next year. «Now, when the farmers are coming to Delhi again, the Central government is raining tear gas shells on them and spreading nails on their path. The Modi government is committing huge atrocities on them and doing injustice to the farmer bodies of the country,» said the Congress general secretary.

mass shooting that unfolded amid throngs of people at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration, killing one person and wounding almost two dozen others, appeared to stem from a dispute between several people, authorities said Thursday.Police Chief Stacey Graves said the 22 people injured Wednesday ranged between 8 and 47 years old, with half under 16. A mother of two was killed.Police said they detained three people from the shooting but released one person they determined wasn’t involved, leaving two juveniles in custody. No charges have been filed.

Waymo is issuing a recall for the first time due to a software concern after two of its self-driving vehicles hit the same pickup truck that was being towed

National Association of Home Builders CEO Jim Tobin provides professional analysis of the U.S. housing market following a tumble in demand as rates tick higher. 

wearable market is expected to grow at its slowest pace in 2024 since their inception in 2020 with market trackers predicting a single digit growth rate this year after growing at 34% on-year in 2023 to a record 134.2 million units. Market tracker IDC said a single digit growth is expected due to a base effect in play, plateauing pace of innovation, and an inventory pile up in the second half of the year. The rate of growth is expected to slow down despite another 15.4% decline in average selling prices (ASP), from $25 to $21.2 in the December quarter of 2023, according to an IDC report.

Empower has achieved record earnings as the firm’s retirement and wealth management services posted strong growth in 2023.

₹100 crore per year. The lay-offs have already begun and the exercise is expected to be completed by March. "As part of our turnaround and cost-cutting strategy, following the recent fund infusion, SpiceJet has initiated several measures, including manpower rationalization, aimed at achieving profitable growth and positioning ourselves to capitalize on the opportunities in the Indian aviation industry," a SpiceJet spokesperson had said on the lay-offs.

By Kanishka Singh

No one wants to be late filing their tax return, but filing early can also be a problem, especially if you’re unsure whether you’ve received all your tax slips.

Macquarie Equity Research analysts downgraded shares of (SONY) to Neutral from Outperform in a note Thursday, noting that the stock is close to their JPY 15,000 price target.

Reuters. This ruling paved the way for the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president. For the case, Justice Juan Merchan set a trial date of March 25 – one of four criminal prosecutions Trump faces as he pursues the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 5 November 5 US election. Earlier, Trump has asked Merchan to toss the 34-count indictment, which charges him with falsifying business records to cover up the $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

Manchester United's squad for the 2022-23 season stood out as the most financially robust in the history of European football, according to a report published by UEFA, the governing body of European football. The "European Club Finance and Investment Landscape" report revealed that United invested just over 1.42 billion euros ($1.52 billion) in their squad for that season, surpassing the previous record held by Real Madrid, who had spent 1.33 billion euros in 2020.

Mint that during the first half of the season he managed to harvest just 12 gm of saffron. “Three decades back, we would get around 2 kg of produce in a day, and during the whole season, the yield was more than a quintal," says Khan. With the saffron industry in the doldrums, his family is considering switching to other crops.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has quit a global coalition of investors that aims to ensure the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters take necessary action on climate change.