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Japan’s economy managed to grow in the fourth quarter of last year, averting a recession, according to revised government data released Monday that had previously shown a contraction

A photo released by Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, over the weekend was meant to calm speculation as to her whereabouts.

election season. In all the last 5 election years, FII flows have been positive in the election quarter and, on an average, have improved in the next 3 months after the uncertainty eases. The impact of this seasonal trend can be already felt on Dalal Street this year as well as FIIs have poured in about $3 billion already so far in March. On average, FII flows are stable to weak in the three quarters prior to the elections before the inflows begin.

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The income tax department on Sunday said it has started sending emails and SMSs to assessees whose taxes paid during the current fiscal are not commensurate with financial transactions.The department is undertaking an e-campaign, which aims to inform such persons/entities of significant financial transactions, through email (marked as Advance Tax e-Campaign-Significant Transactions for AY 2024-25) and SMS, urging them to compute their advance tax liability correctly and deposit the due advance tax on or before March 15.

The Income Tax (IT) Department has launched an e-campaign to notify some taxpayers about mismatches in their income tax returns (ITRs) filed so far in FY24, a release issued by the finance ministry said on Sunday.

Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, issued an apology on social media on Monday for «any confusion» caused by an edited photograph which was issued by her office Kensington Palace on Sunday. Several leading news organisations including Reuters withdrew the picture after post-publication analysis showed it did not meet their editorial standards.

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Mudrex, discussed strategies for safeguarding investments and avoiding potential pitfalls. One common concern in the crypto space is the prevalence of pump-and-dump schemes, where the prices of newly listed tokens experience rapid fluctuations before ultimately crashing. Patel emphasizes the importance of due diligence, or «DYOR» (do your own research), a mantra frequently echoed in the community. However, he acknowledges that the challenge lies in knowing where to begin and what factors to consider when researching potential investments.

income tax department has started sending emails and messages to assesses whose advance taxes paid during the current fiscal are not in sync with their financial transactions. The department has also initiated an e-campaign to inform taxpayers to compute their advance tax liability correctly and deposit the due advance tax on or before March 15. «On the basis of analysis of the taxes paid so far during the current financial year, the department has identified such persons/entities where payment of taxes for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25) is not commensurate with the financial transactions made by the persons/entities concerned, during the said period,» the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT said in a statement issued Sunday. The department has specified that this is just an intimation.

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Target's stock jumps 12% on better-than-expected Q4 earnings and revenue, with an optimistic earnings forecast for fiscal 2024, leading to analyst upgrades.

Indian stock market: The Nifty stayed below the psychological 22,500 mark, with call writers at the 22,500 strikes significantly increasing their positions. On the downside, support is expected to hold at 22,400. The buy-on-dips strategy is likely to persist as long as it remains above 22,400.

GPS signals that deceive on-board plane systems and complicate the work of airline pilots are surging near conflict zones, industry employees and officials told AFP. A ground collision alert sounds in the cockpit, for instance, even though the plane is flying at high altitude — a phenomenon affecting several regions and apparently of military origin. This includes the vicinity of Ukraine following the Russian invasion two years ago, the eastern Mediterranean and the air corridor running above Iraq, according to pilots and officials interviewed by AFP.

generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) courses has surged about threefold in the past one year with working professionals rushing to make themselves adept in the new technology, said industry executives. The trend is being driven by professionals seeking to stay competitive in a fast-evolving job market and to safeguard themselves against layoffs by futureproofing their careers through upskilling, said executives of edtech companies such as Upgrad, Great Learning, Simplilearn and Coursera.

Mint analysis delves into historical data to find trends on how often the Oscars agree with the box office, and what pre-Oscars victories say about a film’s chances on Hollywood’s biggest night. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which gives away the award, has never given the top recognition to the most popular film of the year at the box office in the 21st century so far, a Mint analysis reveals. Just three winners since 2000 featured among the top 10 grossers of their respective year.

Buy or sell stocks: Despite strong global market sentiment on a possible US Fed rate cut buzz, the Indian sock market reamianed range-bound on Thursday last week. The Nifty 50 index added 19 points and closed at 22,493 level, the BSE Sensex went up 33 points and ended at 74,119 mark whereas the Bank Nifty index finished 129 points lower at 47,865 level. However, the broad market witnessed buying interest as the small-cap index went up 0.70 percent while the mid-cap index shot up 0.39 percent.

Yale hopped aboard. Brown joined them this week, and although other Ivies say they’re holding firm on keeping the SAT optional, news reports suggest that Penn, too, might soon be headed back to the future. It seems increasingly clear that the anti-SAT movement was just a fad. Like many fads, this one had people joining in without taking the time to think things through. The determination to do something about racial injustice was in the air and activists had been campaigning against standardized tests for years. They made an easy target — and once one or two schools dropped them, following along was the path of least resistance. It’s called the bandwagon effect — the tendency to do what other people are doing without pausing to figure out whether those others are right. The schools now reversing course acted too fast in dropping the tests, without the thoughtful consideration that higher education should exemplify.

The Nifty closed at 22,494 on 7th March with a gain of 115 points on a weekly basis.

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