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Vancouver, B.C.Right now, that involves glasses and a magnifying glass with bright lights to illuminate the pages.But he says it’s time to say goodbye to much of his collection, about 3,500 books.“Aside from going blind, I’ve had four spine surgeries and my doctor has warned me on numerous occasions to stop lifting things over five pounds. Well, some of my books weigh five kilos,” he said.William said many of the books he owns — from a massive tome on the human cell to a rare first edition laying out the history of the Korean War — aren’t available in large print or audiobook form.

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Indegene IPO: The Initial Public offering (IPO) of Indegene Limited is set to hit the Indian primary market on Monday deals. This is a unique occurrence, as there has yet to be a single IPO launch during May in the last four Lok Sabha Election cycles. The period from April to June during these years has typically been slow for the primary markets due to election uncertainty.

Sanjai Kumar, CMD, RailTel, says LTE and Kavach put together, there is an opportunity of Rs 35,000 crore and we expect to get orders worth Rs 5,000-6,000 crore. Kumar also says:. “When we talk of volumes in terms of capacities, we are growing, but this year we have already planned some strategies and we are hopeful of at least double digit growth. We are trying to get 10% plus this year.” Congratulations,you have surpassed your FY24 growth guidance by a big margin. What targets have you set for the company for FY25 and what kind of revenue growth are you expecting? Also, what margins do you expect in FY25? Sanjai Kumar: Overall, we talk of annual performance. We are satisfied with the performance. We have grown by 31%. In 2024-25, we hope to continue with the same growth guidance in terms of revenue. It will be around 30%. The EBITDA margin, which was 18% last year, is expected to continue this year as well.

Stock market today: Despite strong global market sentiments, the Indian stock market ended lower on Friday. This was primarily due to profit booking after the indices reached new peaks earlier in the day. The Nifty 50 index ended 172 points lower after reaching a new peak of 22,794, and the BSE Sensex dropped 732 points from its lifetime high of 75,124.

Kotak Mahindra Bank: The bank's PAT for FY24 increased by 26% YoY to ₹13,782 crore. The PAT for Q4FY24 was ₹4,133 crore, an 18% YoY increase. The bank's NII for FY24 increased by 21% YoY to ₹25,993 crore.

investors resorted to profit booking. The 30-share Sensex dropped 733 points to settle at 73,878 and Nifty declined 172 points to 22,475. Stocks that were in focus include names like CEAT, which fell 2.93%, Coforge, which was down 10.03%, and ABFRL, whose shares dropped 3.43% on Friday.

Read here: Week Ahead: Q4FY24 Results, FII activity, macro data, global cues among key market triggers this week On Friday, the Indian stock market benchmark indices ended around a percent lower, dragged by profit booking across sectors as well as losses in heavyweight stocks. The Sensex dropped 732.96 points, or 0.98%, to close at 73,878.15, while the broader Nifty 50 settled 172.35 points, or 0.76%, lower at 22,475.85. “Nifty 50 after marking a new high at 22,794 levels, witnessed profit booking and came under pressure.

Wipro and HCL Tech are likely to follow suit in their upcoming management discussions. Cognizant said, “Our use of AI technologies may present business, financial, legal and reputational risks. As with many innovations, AI presents risks and challenges that could adversely impact our business." The company added, “Failure to appropriately conform to this evolving landscape may result in legal liability, regulatory action, or brand and reputational harm." French IT giant Capgemini also spoke about potential disruptive effects.

The Idea of You" and the controversy surrounding the initial claim that Harry Styles inspired the lead character, Hayes Campbell, shedding light on the complexities of character creation and the unintended consequences of media attention.

NEW DELHI : Indians are packing travel bags for summer, braving heat waves and steep fares as school vacations and annual holidays beckon. Air travel that hit a daily peak in April is expected to rise further as more travellers work out plans for May and June, cheering airlines and travel industry alike. While there is heightened demand for cooler destinations, places that are typically warm at this time are also seeing interest.

The Humane AI Pin, a voice-controlled personal assistant, was one of Silicon Valley’s most-hyped AI-first products. However, the hype has crashed rather fast. Barring Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri, voice interfaces have been tech’s biggest failures.

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) on Sunday said it will sell 92 non-performing loans with an aggregate outstanding of Rs 13,471.68 crore through an e-auction on May 28. The public sector lender invited expressions of interest (EoI) from asset reconstruction Companies (ARCs) and other eligible transferees by May 13 to participate in the auction process. «Indian Overseas Bank has published sale notification pertains to the sale of 92 NPA loans, collectively amounting to an aggregate Book Outstanding of Rs 13,471.68 crores, offered on portfolio basis in 2 lots through e-auction under the open auction method,» IOB said in a statement. The first portfolio encompasses, 46 accounts financed under consortium arrangements, 3 accounts under Multiple Banking arrangements, with the remaining 2 accounts being sole banking ventures.

Voltas, half of the customer engagements, including demo, installation and service requests, are now handled by bots. This is a massive shift from 2018-19, when 95% of customer calls were handled by human agents. At Japanese home appliances and consumer electronics major Panasonic India, bots handled 20% of the queries when they were introduced in 2020.

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Apple, Amgen rise; Expedia, Fortinet fall

Stocks closed sharply higher on Wall Street, erasing their losses for the week, after the government reported a cooldown in hiring last month

Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar stoked controversy by claiming that former ATS chief Hemant Karkare was «not killed by terrorists during the 26/11 attack but by a police official close to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh», Shiv Sena leader Milind Deora said that such remarks made by Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly are shameful and the opposition party is busy giving «clean chit to the Pakistan». «It is a very shameful statement. During the 26/11 attack. I saw the pain, suffering and terror that the people of South Mumbai, Maharashtra and India had to witness. Why are they trying to appease Pakistan and blame one community? As an Indian, a responsible leader from an Opposition party is making this statement for the second time from the same party and giving a clean chit to Pakistan,» Milind Deora told ANI. After the outrage, Vijay Wadettiwar issued a clarification, saying that these are not his words and it has been mentioned in the book authored by SM Mushrif, a former Inspector General of Police, Maharashtra.

Jaishankar has criticized the Justin Trudeau-led government in Canada for issuing visas to people with links to organised crimes for “political purposes" despite warnings from the Indian government. The minister said the Trudeau government has given legitimacy to “extremism, separatism and advocates of violence" in the name of free speech, news agency ANI reported on Sunday.

Sectorally, buying was seen in metals, healthcare, and public sector while selling was seen in realty, capital goods and telecom indices which were down more than 1% each.

Stock Market News: The domestic benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty 50 plunged dramatically down on Friday, May 3, as profit taking across sectors prevented them from holding the gains seen in early trade. On Friday, the 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 73,878.15 level, down 732.96 points, or 0.98%.

PTI citing police officials, Bakshish Singh, a resident of Talli Gulam village, allegedly tore some pages of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs, after entering the premises of the gurdwara in Bandala village. Lakhwinder Singh, the father of the victim, stated that his son Bakshish had a mental illness and was receiving treatment for it. The police have filed an FIR against the youth for the alleged sacrilege.