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equity for a long period of time will have personal experience to vouch for the simple approach of holding a diversified portfolio that is managed to weed out losers. For everyone else, such advice is simply theory. This is because they have made their own rules. Everyone who has dabbled in equity investing has had good and bad experiences. They deem these to be their best teachers. The lessons are shared with others, who also draw similar conclusions. The commonality of experience is enough, in many cases, to overtly generalise. Many rules are formed in this manner and usually narrated with great conviction. This one ranks at the top: one must not be greedy, and one must book profits. This position typically comes from the experience of being with a stock (not portfolio) that ran up in a speculative frenzy, and then crashed. It is also the lesson many investors take from the benefit of hindsight when the equity markets fall. If only I had booked profits, they rue.

By Jonathan Stempel

₹1,453 crore for air tickets booked during the covid-19 pandemic from travel aggregators, including Yatra, MakeMyTrip, ClearTrip, EaseMyTrip, Ixigo and Thomas Cook, two persons aware of the matter said. Only ₹3 crore remains to be refunded after CCPA, a regulatory authority of the consumer affairs ministry, took up this issue of long delays in refunds to consumers by travel aggregators, the persons cited above said. The travel aggregators on their part have been blaming airlines, the first among the two persons cited above said.

UFOs or aliens, attributing most sightings to «ordinary objects» that are the result of misidentification. This conclusion was revealed in a 63-page report titled «Historical Record of US Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)» by the Pentagon. The report stated that the Department of Defense's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) found no evidence of any US government investigation, research, or review panel verifying that a UAP represented extraterrestrial technology. The report is part of the US government's broader public examination of UFOs, or «unidentified anomalous phenomena,» which has included Congress hearings and open discussions with US space agency NASA officials. Despite these findings, US officials acknowledged that the public's perception of alien visits may not be dispelled. The report noted that the proliferation of television programs, books, movies, and internet and social media content focused on UAP-related topics has likely influenced the public conversation and reinforced beliefs within some sections of the population.

Signature Global will invest Rs 1,000-1200 crore per year to purchase land for the development of housing projects and encash strong consumer demand, its Chairman Pradeep Aggarwal has said. In an interview with PTI, he highlighted that housing demand has been very strong in the past two years across all segments, be it affordable, mid-income, premium, luxury or super luxury. Aggarwal expects the demand momentum to sustain on better economic growth. «We will be investing Rs 1,000-1200 crore every year for outright purchase of land to achieve our growth plan,» Aggarwal said.

Delhi's Dwarka district on March 12th. Gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi, currently lodged in Tihar jail, will tie the knot with Anuradha Choudhary alias Madam Minz, another alleged criminal, in a ceremony guarded by over 200 police personnel. Fortress Wedding Venue The venue, Santosh Garden in Dwarka Sector-3, will resemble a fortress for the occasion. Sandeep's lawyer booked the banquet for Rs 51,000. The Delhi Police will deploy a significant force, including 250 police officers, SWAT commandos equipped with advanced weaponry, special cell and crime branch teams, and officers from Haryana's CIA (Crime Investigation Agency), according to news agency PTI.

SME IPOs: A gateway to emerging market opportunities The upcoming week, investors will have the opportunity to subscribe to two mainboard IPOs, namely Popular Vehicles and Krystal Integrated. Additionally, six SME IPOs will also be open for subscription, including Pratham EPC and Signoria Creation. Popular Vehicles & Services IPO opens for subscription on March 12, 2024 and closes on March 14, 2024.

Nirmala Sitharaman said the government is creating an environment that will allow the country’s intellectual property rights (IPRs) ecosystem to flourish. At the same time, the need to protect the IPRs of innovators has to be balanced with the imperative of using them for the benefit of all, she said, listing the steps taken by the government to bolster research and development (R&D). “We are trying to make them (IPR laws) work as a facilitator, a booster, and not as a barrier to the process of R&D,” Sitharaman said on Saturday, asserting that India’s IP regime remains compliant with the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) framework of the World Trade Organization.

Ministry of Jal Shakti on Saturday launched the 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain-2024' to optimise rainwater harvesting and other sustainable water management practices. Speaking at the launch of the campaign here in the national capital, Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat emphasised the pivotal role of women in water management, conservation, and sustainability. The event themed 'Nari Shakti se Jal Shakti', which marked the fifth edition of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, was held at the New Delhi Municipal Council Convention Centre. Under 'Nari Shakti se Jal Shakti', the campaign seeks to establish a strong connection between women empowerment and the sustainable management of water resources, Shekhawat said. Key highlights of the event include the screening of a documentary titled 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan 2019 to 2023'- a public-led movement marching towards water security' and unveiling of two books — 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: 2019 to 2023' and '101 Water Champions of Jal Jeevan Mission' and talks by 'Women Water Warriors'.

Shogun, which is based on James Clavell’s eponymous 1975 novel, has become the Hulu's most-watched debut show, as per a report on dexerto. Now, 'Shogun' showrunners Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo has divulged details about the show's second season.

The Gentlemen' any way related to Adolf Hitler? Created by Guy Ritchie, the series revolves around Eddie Horniman, who inherits his father's estate and also gets a vast cannabis empire. How can it be connected to the German dictator, who was accused of killing millions of Jews?

Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday launched 52 short textbooks in Indian non-scheduled languages, including tribal languages, for early childhood care and education, to provide young learners access to education in their mother tongue. «The 52 primers in Indian non-scheduled languages is going to be a transformational step for young learners, specially for early childhood care and education, providing them access to education in their mother tongue/local language. It will initiate an inspirational journey for young minds, paving the way for deeper understanding, lifelong learning, more familiarity and rooted beds in indigenous culture and greater success in academics and beyond,» he said. The primers — short books for introducing a subject to students — have been prepared by the NCERT in collaboration with the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru.

policy are all being given a certain push as research and development are happening in very big scale in India now because the environment is being made conducive for that purpose, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. «So, we are trying to make them (IPR laws) as a facilitator, booster, and not certainly a barrier in the process of R&D. We've taken quite a few steps and I singularly thank the prime minister for this particular policy, which after a lot of consultation has come up in 2016,» she said. The law is a balance of protection for those who innovate, and the commercial propositions with which patents can be of use for the society, she said at the book launch event of Justice Prathiba M Singh on Patent Law. Sharing details of the law, Sitharaman said, eight different items which have something to do with intellectual property have all been brought together under one umbrella.

Congress MLAs who voted against party nominee Abhishek Manu Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha elections, along with three Independent lawmakers, have shifted to a hotel in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand amid an ongoing rebellion against Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Two BJP MLAs Vikram Thakur and Trilok Jamwal from Himachal Pradesh were accompanying the legislators, who arrived in Rishikesh from Haryana's Panchkula by a chartered flight late on Friday and checked into Hotel Taj. Congress MLAs Sudhir Sharma, Rajinder Rana, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Devinder Kumar Bhuttu, Ravindra Thakur and Chaitanya Sharma have since been disqualified for defying the party whip on the state budget. They have approached the Supreme Court for relief in the matter.

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Also Read: How to reduce income tax by loss harvesting in weak stock market — explained Tax-loss harvesting allows you to maintain the desired asset allocation while still taking advantage of tax benefits. It provides a two-fold benefit: You may set off short-term capital losses against short-term capital gains or long-term capital gains.

Popular Vehicles IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of Popular Vehicles & Services Limited is going to hit the Indian primary market on 12th March 2024 i.e. on Tuesday next week. The public issue will remain for subscribers till 14th March 2024 i.e.

Tata Chemicals was the top gainer with a 36% return, followed by a 28% upside in Tata Investment Corporation. Altogether the combined market capitalisation of all 24 listed Tata stocks shot up by about Rs 85,000 crore to Rs 31.6 lakh crore, shows data pulled from ACE Equity.

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Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner and YouTuber Elvish Yadav has been booked for allegedly thrashing and threatening another YouTuber - Sagar Thakur aka Maxtern, police said. The incident took place in Gurugram, where Elvish Yadav and his followers allegedly assaulted the victim. A video of the incident was also shared by the victim on social media.

finance ministry ordered state-run banks to review gold loan processes amid fears about risky debt given a rally in prices of the metal, said people familiar with the matter. The worry is that the surge led to lenders giving top-up loans over existing debt, said people familiar with the matter. In a February 27 letter to all PSU bank chiefs, the department of financial services (DFS), part of the finance ministry, has asked banks to review every gold loan account since January 1, 2022, assess the collateral value, analyse collection charges and check if there has been any evergreening. The concern comes amid a 17% rise in gold loans on a year-on-year basis and a 16.6% rally in the yellow metal's prices. Loans against gold jewellery stood at ₹1,01,934 crore as of January 26 and gold prices have touched a high of ₹65,140 per 10 grams on March 5. The finance ministry stated that it had noticed instances of non-compliance regarding the gold loan portfolio and had hence issued the directive.