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₹1 lakh tax-free gains from stocks and equity oriented mutual funds. With the BSE Sensex rising 26% and the midcap and smallcap indices shooting up more than 60% in the past one year, most stock investors saw their portfolio grow during the financial year. Long-term capital gains from stocks and equity oriented mutual funds are now taxed at 10%.

Elections in Uttarakhand, coinciding with the peak wedding season, have resulted in a surge in demand for buses and cabs across the state. Families who had made preparations for weddings say they are struggling for vehicles for their baraats (wedding processions) since a large number of taxis and buses have been diverted for election duty. According to information made available by the transport department, a total of 12,395 vehicles, including 3,653 buses and 7,161 private taxis and cabs, have been acquired by state authorities for election duty. This has led to vehicle bookings for weddings being cancelled abruptly. All five Lok Sabha constituencies in the state will go to the hustings in the first of the seven-phase polls on April 19. This year, peak wedding season has also arrived around this time with April 18, just a day before the polls, being considered the most auspicious day of the season to get married. Priests say that the wedding season gains momentum after Baisakhi on April 13, and extends until April 24.

solar eclipse for 21 years, prompting the weekend's worry and mad rush. Monday's extravaganza stretches from Mexico's Pacific beaches to Canada's rugged Atlantic shores, with 15 US states in between.

Edited excerpts: Compared to 2017-18, I believe this market cycle is stronger due to robust earnings from midcap and smallcap companies, supported by solid fundamentals. The rally back then seemed more frothy as it was primarily driven by fund flows. This time it is a combination of fund flows and strong fundamentals.

template of that mistake, and we find it easy to access and use it again. Our personal financial well-being suffers from this limitation. Researchers have long argued that we are incapable of learning from our failures. We are either resistant to learning from those mistakes or we learn the wrong things. We are tuned to feel good about ourselves. Contemplating our mistakes hurts our selfesteem. To deny or ignore is this natural triumph of our need for validation over the lessons from examining what we did wrong. We may decide to think about our mistakes sometimes, but that process taxes our brain and cognitive system. We suffer from what behavioural scientists call confirmation bias. We process selectively. We look for what we already know, quickly draw conclusions from a few data points, arrive at a conclusion that confirms our beliefs, and move on.

Luke Thompson, renowned for his portrayal of Benedict Bridgerton, offers insights into his character's trajectory. While the third chapter of Bridgerton will focus on the story of Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington, it is much anticipated that Benedict’s character will move ahead in search of romance and his true self. In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Thompson delves into Benedict's quest for meaning and identity amidst the societal expectations and familial dynamics of Regency-era England.

The bulls have resumed their run after a slight setback that saw Bitcoin (BTC) trade below $61,000. Preparing for its next move, BTC has been gathering steam as its halving event nears. At the same time, Book of Meme (BOME), one of the new memecoins, is fast becoming a favorite among investors and meme enthusiasts.

Niagara Regional Chairman Jim Bradley joins Cavuto: Coast to Coast to discuss the regions preparation and economic impact from eclipse viewers.

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Advance Booking: Action packed Bollywood movie staring Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' registered a promising start whose advance booking began on Saturday, April 6. The action entertainer film advance booking for Day 1, the release day, has managed to gross ₹29.43 lakh so far, as per early estimates. Ali Abbas Zafar directorial film has earned around ₹69.61 lakh all India, with blocked seats, as per reports of industry tracker Sacnilk.

Karl Lagerfeld was a mega-collector. Of high-collared white shirts (1,000). Of books (300,000). Of period décor (art deco, Memphis Group, 18th-century European). And of homes — at least 20, in Europe and in New York. «He loved buying, redesigning and decorating houses,» said Sébastien Jondeau, the longtime assistant and bodyguard of the fashion designer, who died in 2019 at age 85. «It was a true passion.» One of those homes, the Bond-villain-like lair on the Quai Voltaire in Paris that was Lagerfeld's last residence — sold at auction at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris on Tuesday for 10 million euros ($10.8 million). More than 50 attendees gathered for the sale of the 2,800-square-foot apartment, which Lagerfeld shared with Choupette, his beloved blue-eyed Birman cat. Bidding began shortly after 10 a.m. at 5.3 million euros, and quickly turned into a standoff between two parties: one who was off-site and communicating through an auction official in the room via a landline telephone, the other who was represented by a French lawyer seated in the second row and taking instruction on his cellphone.

Ramsay Brothers’ films were stuff straight from nightmares for several generations! Today these movies may appear outdated, over-the-top, and slightly kitsch, but over the years, these movies have attained cult status. Gangu Ramsay, one of the seven Ramsay Brothers, the pioneers of the horror genre in India, breathed his last on Sunday. He was 83. The veteran cinematographer-director, who was associated with several horror classics such as ‘Purani Haveli’, ‘Tekhana’ etc, was admitted to the Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai after he complained of some health issues. “With profound sadness, we announce the passing of one of the Ramsay Brothers, the legendary cinematographer, filmmaker, producer, and the second eldest son of F.U. Ramsay, Gangu Ramsay. He departed from us early this morning at 8 am, at the age of 83, after battling health issues for the past month. He was admitted to Kokilaben Hospital," the family said in a statement.” His last rites took place at the Oshiwara Crematorium at 2:00 pm.

New Delhi, The number of drunken driving challans issued in the first three months of 2024 saw a staggering rise of 1,550 per cent compared to the same period in 2022, according to Delhi Traffic Police. During the year 2024, from January 1 to March 31, the Delhi Traffic Police initiated special drives against drunken driving and booked 6,591 violators compared to 399 in 2022 in the same period, the traffic police said in a statement on Sunday. Compared to the corresponding period last year, a rise of 22 per cent was witnessed with 5,384 challans issued for this offence in 2023, they said. This concerning trend underscores the urgent need for increased awareness and stringent enforcement of traffic regulations to ensure public safety on Delhi's roads, the police said.

₹1,000 for this particular window seat. Following the tweet gaining traction, Air India issued an apology for the inconvenience caused to the passenger. "Paid extra 1k for a broken window seat (22A) on Air India AI512 from DEL to BLR on April 4.

Snippet. The first description of Aimée: “Her full face was oval, her profile pure and classical and light. Her eyes greenish and remote, with a rich glint of lunacy." The charms of Ignatius Reilly will be lost on some, but the protagonist of John Kennedy Toole’s novel is a comedic colossus. At odds with the modern world, this slothful behemoth of a man-boy farts, belches and bickers his way through a succession of lowly jobs in New Orleans to pay off his drunken mama’s debts, the erratic Mrs Reilly being his only consistent companion.

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₹4,275 crore. Bharti Airtel's subsidiary company was subscribed over 30 times. “A major catalyst fueling optimism in the primary market and brightening the outlook for upcoming listings is the push to unlock value.

Buy-ology (2010) and Dan Ariely’s Predictably Irrational (2010). At the time, both books were best-sellers and regularly cited alongside other widely read titles such as Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink. After I finished Lindstrom and Ariely’s books, I realised that the best sections in both owed their existence to the same man: Daniel Kahneman, the Nobel-winning psychologist, economist and writer who died last week, at the age of 90.

Tarun Mehta, the co-founder and CEO of Ather Energy, expressed his optimism about the Rizta, stating, «This can be a much bigger story than the 450 for Ather.» The Rizta has been designed with a focus on comfort, convenience, and safety, offering new connected features such as SkidControl and WhatsApp integration on the dashboard. It will be available in two models – Rizta S and Rizta Z, with the Rizta Z model equipped with a higher capacity battery of 3.7 kWh. The Rizta S is priced at INR 124,999 and the Rizta Z at INR 144,999 (Ex-showroom Bengaluru). Bookings for the Rizta are now open, with deliveries set to begin in June 2024. In comparison to Ather's previous model, the 450, the Rizta comes at a base price that is INR 5000 lower. The Rizta will be offered in a range of colors, including both monotone and dual-tone options. The scooter promises a range of 123 kms for the 2.9 kWh variants and 160 kms for the 3.7 kWh variant, providing ample mileage for daily commutes.

Snake venom case: Noida police on Saturday filed a 1,200 page chargesheet against YouTuber and Bigg Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav in the November rave party snake venom case. The Uttar Pradesh's Noida police, in the chargesheet, said that Elvish was in contact with snake charmers. The chargesheet has been filed against Elvish and six others in connection with allegations ranging from snake smuggling to organising rave parties.

anti-India conspiracy case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday swooped down on the premises of accused and suspected persons at 12 places in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Of the total, 11 locations were searched in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh and one location in Kaimur district of Bihar in connection with the case registered originally by Uttar Pradesh's Anti Terror Squad (ATS). Several digital devices, including mobile phones, SIM cards and memory cards, along with incriminating documents like pamphlets of the proscribed naxal outfit, were seized during the search operation, said the NIA.

I worked with Gary Stevenson, the ex-Citigroup trader, YouTube anti-inequality campaigner and author who now claims he was the best trader in the world and who spends his time campaigning for a wealth tax. Like many of Gary's other former colleagues, I don't recognise the world he portrays in his book