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«It is anticipated that a bullish momentum will prevail in the index, and the rally could further extend to 23,000 levels. Short-term support levels for the Nifty exist at 22,700 and 22,620 levels, while resistance stands at 22,800 and 22,900 levels,» said Asit C, Mehta Investment.

The long-awaited trial of alleged Mango Markets crypto criminal Avraham Eisenberg got underway as jury selection began in Manhattan federal court Monday. Eisenberg is accused of stealing an estimated $110 million out of the crypto exchange Mango Markets by utilizing their cryptocurrency MNGO for fraud.

The move is a further blow for the controversial initiative which has already been hit with multiple bans around the world.

Delhi High Court is scheduled to deliver on Tuesday its verdict on a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in judicial custody in a money laundering case linked with the alleged excise scam, challenging his arrest. As per the cause list uploaded on the high court's website, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma will pronounce the order at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Besides his arrest, Kejriwal has also challenged his subsequent remand in the Enforcement Directorate's custody. He was later remanded in judicial custody and is currently lodged in Tihar jail. The AAP national convener has questioned the «timing» of his arrest by the agency and said it was in contravention of the basic structure of the Constitution, including democracy, free and fair elections and level playing field.

Netflix season will see the direction of the famed Mark Waters, whose known works include Mean Girls, Vampire Academy, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, and many others. La Dolce Villa will be Waters' 3rd major movie on behalf of Netflix, the first being He’s All That, which premiered back in August 2021, and the upcoming one includes Mother of the Bride, which is set for release in May 2024. Producers for the latest Netflix content La Dolce Villa include the likes of Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, and others. Hackett & Galanoy are serving as the executive producers of this romcom while Front Row Films and Dae Light Media have also been a part of it.

RWAs in the national capital on Monday unveiled a 24-point citizen wish list ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, demanding a sustainable city with better solutions for its air pollution problems, civic issues and governance. The United Residents Joint Action (URJA), in its citizens' charter for the next government, has made nine finance-related obligations, seven fundamental commitments, five leadership commitments and three citizen participation demands, the resident welfare associations (RWAs) group said in a statement. «The URJA's mandate calls for a more liveable, breathable, sustainable city with better solutions for its air pollution problems, civic issues and governance. The charter presents the key challenges faced by citizens of Delhi and their needs along with solutions that will work and specific demands for action,» it said.

Election Commission has suspended three Tripura government employees, including a security personnel, for participating in political events and election campaigns, violating the model code of conduct (MCC). An election official said that Partha Pratim Debroy, a government teacher, Rasu Chowdhury, an Education Department staff member, and a Tripura State Rifles (TSR) jawan named Kishan Debbarma were suspended by their authorities for participating in election campaigns and political events. The Education Department and the TSR seventh battalion commandant separately took action following the direction of the Election Commission.

Delhi lieutenant-governor on Monday red-flagged to the Ministry of Home Affairs the «lack of seriousness» and «insensitivity» of Delhi ministers towards people-centric governance issues. L-G VK Saxena shot off a letter to the home ministry pointing out that AAP ministers — Saurabh Bharadwaj, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot and Atishi — have been refusing to attend meetings called by him on issues relating to health infrastructure and summer action plan. According to L-G Secretariat sources, Saxena had sought meetings with the ministers twice on March 29 and April 2. «An intimation was accordingly sent to Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot, Atishi Marlena and Saurabh Bharadwaj for a meeting by the Lt Governor on 02.04.2024. However, all the ministers have vide emails declined to attend the said meeting on the specious ground that since the model code of conduct is in force, such a meeting would not be appropriate at this stage,» the letter says adding, «Hon'ble Lt Governor believes that a consultation of this nature was warranted so that routine works of governance are not hampered, in the backdrop of the arrest and detention of the chief minister.»

Delhi government on Monday slammed Lt Governor VK Saxena over a letter he wrote to the MHA in which he accused its ministers of not attending a meeting called by him, and questioned the role of the LG's office in the subjects transferred to the AAP government. The LG Secretariat, in a letter to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), said the Delhi ministers refused to attend a meeting called by Saxena to discuss the functioning of their ministries following the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy and is now lodged in Tihar jail here.

Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, in a letter addressed to the union home ministry, accused the ministers of “insensitivity and lack of seriousness. As per the letter, Governor Saxena had scheduled a meeting with key ministers dealing with the departments of water, education, health, transport, environment, and forest so that the routine works of governance are not hampered in the backdrop of Kejriwal's arrest.

The northwestern Indiana city of Gary sued several big-name gun manufacturers and retailers in 1999, saying they could do more to prevent illegal firearm sales

Khichdi scam case, Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons to Amol Kirtikar. "When I started working on this scam, I came to know that the 'kingpin' was someone else. The kingpin in this whole scam is Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson, Sanjay Raut...," Sanjay Nirupam, who was expelled for six years by the Congress, was quoted by news ANI as saying.

In a stock exchange notice today (8 April), the £300m BOOK said the scheme will allow the trust to issue redeemable B shares to shareholders and to redeem them on each redemption date without further action required.  However, the directors noted that not all capital profits will be returned and may be reinvested, with proceeds normally first applied to repay debt, with £9.6bn outstanding as of December 2023.  Bluefield Solar launches £20m buyback scheme due to 'weak' share price «The board's proposal to adopt a B share scheme should not be taken as any indication as to the likely ...

Patiala died after eating a cake during her birthday celebrations. As per reports, the girl's family ordered the cake online through Zomato on March 24th. The girl as well as several family members fell ill after eating the cake. Tragically, the girl passed away soon after. The incident caused uproar online, highlighting concerns about regulations for cloud kitchens on food delivery platforms.

Mumbai: Frequent weather shocks caused by climate change pose challenges for the monetary policy as well as downside risks to economic growth, a Reserve Bank report said. Global average temperatures are on a rise, with accompanying increase in extreme weather events (EWE), and the economic and social impact of global warming is becoming increasingly evident, said RBI's Monetary Policy Report — April 2024. The report said that climate change has increased the frequency and ferocity of weather shocks, posing challenges for monetary policy. It said there are different channels through which climate change can affect monetary policy.

₹1,650 crore, for NTPC Ltd and NTPC Renewables Energy Limited (NREL). JBIC has provided 60% of the facility amount.

In a statement posted on social media, Vern’s Holdings expressed regret over the design's shortcomings and clarified that there was no intention to belittle or insult any religion or belief. The company has taken immediate action to stop sales of the shoes and has promised refunds to customers who purchased them.

Voltas surged 13% on Monday to hit their 52-week high of Rs 1,392 on the NSE after the Tata company reported landmark sales of 20 lakh units of air conditioners in FY 2023-24. In a filing to the exchanges on Sunday, the company claimed to have become the first ever brand to achieve this milestone in the history of the air conditioning industry in India.

₹7 and ₹45 per 1,000 litres. Houses that do not have access to municipal water supply purchase water from tankers at around ₹150 during normal times and up to ₹250 during shortages. Thus the marginal cost of water is 20 to 35 times what the fortunate people with access to municipal supply pay.

Zaporizhzhia nuclear station was struck by Ukraine on Sunday, the plant's Russian-installed administration said, according to Al Jazeera. It was not immediately clear what weapon was used in the strike on Sunday. The Russian state-owned nuclear agency Rosatom, however, said that it was a drone attack at the nuclear plant, which was taken over by Russian forces shortly after their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.