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A consensus is emerging that Canada’s chronically slow economic growth and weak productivity constitute a national crisis. Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers last week called lagging productivity “an emergency,” saying “it’s time to break the glass.” With real GDP growth in the past decade the weakest since the 1930s and with real GDP languishing at 2014 levels, it’s hard to avoid that conclusion.

Randeep Surjewala of making objectionable comments against BJP MP Hema Malini from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The BJP stated that this incident reveals the main opposition party's hatred towards women. Amit Malviya, the head of BJP's IT department, shared a video on social media platform 'X' where Congress MP Surjewala is allegedly making inappropriate remarks about the actress-turned-politician while attacking the ruling party. However, the date of the video's origin is unknown.

100 million milestone, registering an increase of 1.1 million cards from the previous month. While this highlights the increasing popularity of credit cards, it also suggests a potential uptick in credit card fraud cases. This is particularly concerning as many cardholders have reported unauthorized international transactions even after deactivating international usage.

The ongoing skirmish between Bellevue, Washington-based financial advisor Lars Knudsen and independent wealth giant Hightower Advisors has taken another turn as Knudsen claims a number of legal wins.

₹47,000-61,000 crore. These costs today are likely to be much higher. Compare this with the 2024-25 budget estimate of the ministry of jal shakti of ₹98,418.79 crore, of which only ₹21,028.11 crore goes to the department of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation.

Equity markets traded in a narrow range with a negative bias on Wednesday as caution prevailed ahead of the RBI policy meeting and key macro data. «The US Fed Chair Powell's speech will be keenly watched. We expect the market to consolidate over the next few days until the events unfold,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal.

Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (WIN), industrial engineering division of billionaire Azim Premji’s Wipro group, is betting on artificial intelligence (AI) and the government’s manufacturing push to drive its $1-billion growth plans as it plans to accelerate its automation business, top executives said. WIN has seen initial success in data analytics following the acquisition of Linecraft.ai about a year ago, which has helped its customers increase efficiencies in the 7%-15% range, Pratik Kumar, managing director and CEO of Wipro Enterprises, told ET.

PlayStation 5 are having a good time already this 2024 with some latest releases like the Rise of the Ronin which released last month on 22 March. Moreover, during the Game Awards 2023, there were multiple games announced and their trailers launched, showing that the time ahead for gaming fans is simply too bright. Sony PlayStation 5 is one of the most popular gaming consoles made yet. The recent launch of the PlayStation 5 'Slim' marks another milestone for Sony because of its advanced tech along with its state-of-the-art, sleek making. The games that are scheduled to launch for Sony PS5 in the coming days will compliment the superior capacity of this gaming console.

IPL 2024 fever coincided during a similar timeline, there were talks of shifting this cash-rich cricket franchise league to Dubai which was done under similar conditions during a previous national general elections. Interestingly, the auction for the IPL 2024 season was also held in Dubai's Coca Cola Arena where team owners bought some of the leading cricket players in the world currently. However, BCCI acknowledged the importance of the tournament being held and decided upon hosting all matches of the IPL 2024 in India itself. The IPL has entered its second month currently, with ten teams going head-to-head against each other to finish as the top four in the points table. The ten teams participating in IPL 2024 include Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Lucknow Super Giants, Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings and more. Already some excellent matches have taken place with the most recent one being the clash between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals, which was won by KKR by a massive 106 runs. KKR posed a target of 273 runs to DC, and in response the latter was knocked out for a mere 166. The highest scorer of this match was West Indian all-rounder Sunil Narine who hit a fiery knock of 85 runs in just 39 balls. With this win, KKR is comfortably seated at the top of the points table followed by Rajasthan Royals who are behind on the basis of NRR.

revenge film "Boy Kills World" starring Bill Skarsgård has released a thrilling new Red Band trailer. Directed by Moritz Mohr, the movie promises a gripping story of vengeance and survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Plot

cancellation of the Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licences of five prominent non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the home ministry officials said that the action was taken following «due process of law». Among the NGOs that lost their FCRA licences were CNI Synodical Board of Social Service, Voluntary Health Association of India, Indo-Global Social Service Society, Church Auxiliary for Social Action and Evangelical Fellowship of India, added officials. The FCRA license is granted by the home ministry to NGOs and think tanks for five years and their applications are reviewed based on annual returns and foreign grants received for the purpose it is meant for.

Anti-smoking groups are suing the U.S. government over a long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes, which has been stalled at the White House for months

Philippines is prepared to respond to China's attempts to disrupt its supply missions in the South China Sea and protect its troops stationed in the waterway, a top security official said on Wednesday. Jonathan Malaya, the spokesperson of the National Security Council, said the Philippines is committed to maintaining its position at the Second Thomas Shoal and there will be no let up in re-supply missions to Filipino soldiers on a grounded warship there. «Our commitment to maintain BRP Sierra Madre will always be there, so any attempt by China to interfere with re-supply missions will be met by the Philippines in a fashion that protects our troops,» Malaya told a maritime forum.

Arif Chaudhry, a prominent leader of the Joint Awami Action Committee's Mirpur chapter, held a press conference at the Mirpur Press Club on Tuesday, addressing the Pakistan aministration's disregard for the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK). Chaudhry emphasised the lack of fulfilment of promised rights and resources for PoK residents, highlighting Mirpur's repeated sacrifices for Pakistan's benefit despite ongoing neglect and suppression.

Who says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has no influence? Her vision to mobilize a government Climate Corps to promote green politics is becoming a reality. President Biden wants to shrink the real Army, but his budget includes more than $8 billion for a domestic green political army.

Sanjay Shukla, who has quit the Congress and joined the BJP, and three others proposing a fine of Rs 140.60 crore for alleged illegal mining of 'murum' (mixed) soil and stones, officials said on Wednesday. The mining department has unearthed illegal mining in two places of 5.50 hectares and 3.40 hectares in Baroli village adjoining Indore in Madhya Pradesh, they said. A fine of Rs 140.60 crore is proposed to be imposed on Shukla and three others under the Madhya Pradesh Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transport and Storage) Rules 2022 for this illegal mining, the officials said. Besides Shukla, the other respondents in the notice are his brother Rajendra Shukla, president of the Eden Garden Housing Cooperative Society Limited, and Baroli village resident Meharban Singh Rajput, they said.

Aam Aadmi Party's Atishi a legal notice for saying that she was warned to join the BJP or go to jail on Wednesday. «We've given a legal notice to (Delhi Minister and AAP leader Atishi ) to provide evidence, We will not let her escape. This time she has to answer,» said Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva. «She is lying and her allegations are baseless and it is in AAP's nature to lie. We had given her time to apologise, but she didn't apologize. So we have sent a defamation notice,» he said.

Hindustan Copper is under the futures & options (F&O) trade ban on Wednesday The MWPL of the stock stood at 113.1% on Tuesday, with OI reported by Trendlyne at 35.6 million. It was up by 15.9% from the previous session. No stock was under the trade ban on Tuesday.

Day trading stocks for today: Following a sell-off in the US stock market on Monday, the Indian stock market snapped its three-day rally despite a sharp last-half-hour recovery on Tuesday. The Nifty 50 index went off 8 points and closed at 22,453 level, the BSE Sensex lost 110 points and finished at the 73,903 mark while the Bank Nifty index corrected 32 points and ended at 47,545 level.

A failed Australian taxi-industry disruptor has told a court that Uber began illegally operating its ridesharing service in Australia a decade ago to gain an unfair advantage over competitors

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce criticized her own agency and its controversial staff accounting bulletin, SAB 121, during Tuesday remarks at the Practicing Law Institute’s 2024 SEC Speaks annual event, claiming the federal agency is “scaring people off.”