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Best-performing ELSS Mutual Funds in 3 years (till August 22, 2023): Direct and regular plans of most of the tax-saving ELSS funds have given double-digit annualised returns in 3 years. However, not all of them have been able to beat their respective benchmark indices.

Baldur's Gate 3, the latest role-playing game developed by Larian Studios, has been in early access for a while, undergoing significant changes. The game encompasses magical battles and perilous adventures in the Underdark, with player choices determined by dice rolls. Addressing the question of whether Baldur's Gate 3 can be played on the Steam Deck, the answer is yes. The game has received the Steam Deck Verified badge, ensuring smooth performance on this handheld gaming device. The Steam Deck is an excellent match for those wanting to carry their Baldur's Gate 3 experiences on the go. To get started, the game needs to be acquired on Steam. Playing Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam Deck is now feasible, thanks to a Proton Experimental update. By bypassing the Larian Launcher, the game can run at around 30-40 frames per second. It's recommended to slightly adjust the screen refresh rate to 40Hz for optimal performance. However, there's a notable aspect to consider: controller support. While Larian Studios has assured controller support at launch, certain questions remain unanswered. Presently, the support for the Steam Deck's integrated controller is functional. Players can begin playing almost instantly without extra setup. Interested players can access Baldur's Gate 3 on platforms, such as Steam and Good Old Games. The game offers a chance to engage in its immersive world filled with choices and challenges, now also available on the portable Steam Deck gaming device.

Mumbai: Vegetable prices have started softening and will see an appreciable slowdown from September, according to Reserve bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das. Delivering the key note address at the Lalit Doshi Memorial Lecture, Das said that the outlook for cereal prices has brightened, thanks to supply side interventions. Das also said that even though core inflation remains high, the steady easing seen in the last few months indicates that monetary policy transmission is happening.

light combat aircraft Tejas on Wednesday successfully test-fired an ASTRA beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile off the coast of Goa, the ministry of defence said. "The missile release was successfully carried out from the aircraft at an altitude of about 20,000 ft," it added.

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R Nagalakshmi looked at her son Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa. Standing in a corner of a room with a glint in her eyes and a disarming smile, the proud mother looked at her son as he gave media interviews. The precious picture has become most of the favourite pictures on the Internet and has been doing the rounds on social media. Praggnanandhaa is enjoying his dream run at the final of the FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. He recently became the first Indian, since five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand in 2002, to make it to the final of the FIDE World Cup. After defeating World No 3 Fabiano Caruana in tiebreaks on Monday, the teen sensation reached the final and will now compete against five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Legendary chess champion Garry Kasparov took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to laud the 18-year-old's feats and his mother's efforts. The former world champion remembered the good old days when his mother used to accompany him to every event.

Article 370 for Kashmiris to attend the flag hoisting ceremony freely and fearlessly at Bakshi stadium in Srinagar on Independence Day last week. While this is a strong indicator of the changing life and environment in the troubled state that has not seen any street violence in the last few months, peace and complete normalcy may still be a long march away. A visit by this correspondent to Srinagar and adjoining areas and meetings with locals and officials revealed that Jammu and Kashmir has traversed a significant distance since August 5, 2019 when special status was withdrawn and the state turned into a Union Territory. A look at some of the developments and challenges.

Infosys has planned to roll out 80% variable pay on an average for its employees for the quarter-ended June. It will be disbursed along with this month's salary. «We delivered a good performance in Q1, setting a robust foundation for future expansion. We remained committed to helping businesses accelerate their digital journeys and catering to emerging client requirements.

₹2,410 a quintal from Tuesday as prices of the kitchen staple continued to rise. “The measure is being taken to ensure the interest of both farmers as well as consumers," Union Minister of Consumer Affairs and Food Piyush Goyal said. The government on Sunday decided to increase the onion buffer to 500,000 tonnes from the initial procurement target of 300,000 tonnes for the current year.

The New York-based fintech investment adviser, Titan Global Capital Management, has agreed to comply with the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) cease-and-desist order and paid fines exceeding $1 million for misleading investors about its cryptocurrency offering.

export duty on onions hasn’t gone down well with traders, with auctions being called off indefinitely in Nashik and farmer bodies protesting too. That disgruntlement is rife, although the promise of central procurement rates being raised above what onion farmers would get in export markets shows that this assurance has fallen flat.

IMA) has urged the government to withdraw the regulation that mandates doctors to prescribe generic medicines, saying it should not be enforced till there is assurance that the medicines meet quality standards. In a letter to the health minister on Tuesday, the association also asked the government to allow professional associations to use pharma funding for continuing medical education (CME) sessions (CMEs) and educational/research activities in a transparent and bonafide manner, and to make digitalisation desirable yet optional. A day earlier, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya had called a meeting to discuss issues related to the newly notified regulations by the National Medical Council (NMC). The NMC's regulations, issued earlier this month, stated that all doctors must prescribe generic drugs, failing which they face a penalty, including suspension of their practice licence. The IMA's letter said it is a «matter of great concern» since prescribing only generic drugs directly impacts patient care and safety.

MUMBAI : Liquidity in the Indian banking system slipped into deficit for the first time this fiscal on the back of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) temporary liquidity withdrawal, coupled with tax outflows. Liquidity stood at a deficit of ₹23,644 crore as of 21 August, according to RBI data, prompting banks to borrow a whopping ₹89,813 crore from the RBI’s Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) window on Monday, the most in a decade. On 28 June, banks had borrowed nearly ₹71,050 crore through the MSF window at 6.75%.

Indian market is a predominantly generics market: Branded, trade and INN. All these three categories are me-too drugs but marketed and distributed differently. Branded generics are promoted to doctors, while trade generics are sold through the trade network (with higher margins), and usually not promoted to doctors.

Life insurance. The company has allocated a capital basis of Rs. 10 billion for each of the enterprises, according to media reports.

The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is set to land on the surface of the Moon on Wednesday evening. While ISRO officials insist that everything is on track for the record-setting descent onto the lunar south pole, officials have also broached the possibility of a delay. The space agency has indicated that touchdown could be postponed to August 27 in case the health parameters of the lander module are found to be “abnormal".

social media platforms and intermediaries will incorporate necessary rules and regulations to ensure the space occupied by them is free from vulgar language and profanities. The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), in an affidavit showing compliance of the high court's earlier directions, said it has taken note of the concerns expressed by the high court in its earlier orders. The high court had earlier said framing rules and guidelines to regulate the content on social media and OTT platforms need urgent attention. It had underlined the need for taking seriously the use of vulgar language in public domain and on social media platforms which are open to children of tender age. «It is stated that it is a policy decision and having taken note of the concerns of this court expressed through its directions, the concerned Ministry (MeitY), while undertaking its regular exercise of policy making, will incorporate rules/regulations to regulate the social media platforms, intermediaries for making it safer from the use of vulgar language including profanity, bad words, etc., as per the judgment of this court,» Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma said in an order on August 17. Considering the submission of the ministry, the high court disposed of the matter, saying it is a sufficient compliance of its previous orders. «This court takes note of the fact that it is a policy decision which is to be undertaken by the Ministry and the legislature, it is sufficient compliance of the order of this court.

Indian Crypto exchange CoinDCX, backed by Coinbase Ventures, fired 12% of its workforce on Tuesday, citing ongoing macroeconomic conditions and the TDS on crypto transactions.

When a client talks to their financial advisor about retirement, they want to be assured that they won’t run out of money, but it’s likely they won’t know how long it needs to last.

Conquering this enigmatic word puzzle, a task that sometimes proves more elusive than it seems has been made easier by including a trove of online hints and clues.

Twitter) users can finally breathe a sigh of relief as a recent glitch that affected the visibility of images and links in tweets shared before December 2014 has finally been successfully fixed by the micro-blogging platform. Reports of the issue initially surfaced over the weekend, with concerns arising regarding posts made before 2014, especially those containing images or shortened links from the platform. The glitch, which came to light through a post by Tom Coates, caught attention for affecting even the iconic 2014 Oscars selfie by Ellen DeGeneres, which became the most retweeted ever post. It was a picture of her with famous people like Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. Later, the picture came back, but not everyone got their pictures back. In response, the @Support account of X released a statement confirming the resolution of the problem and gave assurance that no data or images were permanently lost.