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stricter guidelines during the upcoming tests. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that frisking and biometric attendance will be mandatory, even after a toilet break.

Chakri Lokapriya, CIO & MD, TCG AMC, says: “The midcap idea for 2024 is Sterling and Wilson. This company now makes up the solar industry. They benefit from a fall in solar module prices. Reliance Industries owns about 40% of the company itself. Amongst the largecaps, SBI and ICICI Bank have good valuations and strong balance sheets. Among smallcaps, the top idea is a very small chemical company called Gujarat Themis. Valuations are on their side and they are beginning to get some export and other orders.” Give us a sense as to what the outlook is when it comes to PSUs as a whole because a lot of top market experts we have been interacting with seem to be of the view that the year ahead as well could look fairly promising. What is your sense after the heady run up? Chakri Lokapriya: Indeed. As we go into 2024, PSUs are still very well placed. Some of the PSUs, of course, have run very sharply but their evaluations are still not demanding. Now, why have they run up? If you take PSU financials, basically their balance sheets are very strong. NPAs are very low. Credit cycle for corporate government capex has picked up and will continue to do well.

gang-raped by eight men in the port city. He lamented the utter law and order failure in the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Andhra Pradesh while emphasizing the distressing reality faced by the daughters and sisters of the state. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Naidu wrote, “My head hangs in shame.

Cost of Living LIVE Updates January 03: The cost of living is the amount of money one needs to survive in a given place – and one's most essential needs such as food, water, housing, taxes, cost of commute, healthcare, etc. The high rate of inflation has pushed up the cost of living across the globe, burning a hole in the common man's pocket.

An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print because its funds were embezzled

KYIV: Ukraine's two largest cities came under attack early Tuesday from Russian missiles that killed five people and injured as many as 130, officials said, as the war approached its two-year mark and the Kremlin stepped up its winter bombardment of urban areas. Air defenses shot down all 10 of the Russian Kinzhal missiles, which can fly at 10 times the speed of sound, out of about 100 of various types that were launched, said Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's commander-in-chief. But other missiles got through in Kyiv and in Kharkiv, the provincial capital of the northeastern region.

The U.S. Coast Guard said a large cargo ship with an active fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames

New York’s minimum-wage workers have more than just the new year to celebrate

A survey of factory managers in China shows manufacturing contracted in December in the latest sign the world's second-largest economy remains sluggish

The earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse is on a rampage, barely two days in the public domain

Atlantic City is adding hundreds of security cameras to the 3,000 already keeping an eye on the seaside gambling resort

New York City will ban vendors from the Brooklyn Bridge starting Wednesday

central Japan on New Year's Day has reached 62, a local government official said, adding that more than 300 injuries have also been reported, of which 20 are severe, AFP reported. Thousands of homes were destroyed, and water, power, and cell phone service were still down in some areas due to aftershocks. Residents expressed sorrow about their uncertain futures.

Chhattisgarh government has decided to observe a 'dry day' on January 22 on the occasion of the consecration of Shri Ram Lalla at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said on Tuesday evening. While speaking to reporters in the state capital, CM Sai stated that it is a fortune for Chhattisgarh to be the home of the maternal grandparents of Lord Ram, with Chandkhuri being considered their home. «It is our fortune that Chhattisgarh is the maternal birthplace of Lord Ram, and it is our fortune that the consecration of the Ram temple is going to take place in Ayodhya on January 22.

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due to dense fog in the national capital, at least 26 trains were delayed. According to the IMD, a 'very dense' fog is declared when visibility is between 0 and 50 metres, while it is 'dense' when the visibility is between 51 and 200 metres.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), a recently enacted criminal code. The focal point of contention within this legal structure pertains to the increased penalties for hit-and-run incidents, a provision vehemently criticized by truckers who refer to it as a “kaala kanoon" or “black law." Here is a comprehensive overview of the protests and how they were terminated.

Hit-and-run law: All you need to know about nationwide protest by truckers In the video, Kanyal can be heard asking the protestors to avoid taking the law into their own hands, to which a representative replied by asking the collector to “talk nicely". The response sent Kanyal into a rage and he retorted with, “kya karoge tum? kya aukat hain tunhari?" (Translation: What will you do? What is your social standing/status?) The representative then said that their protest was for this lack of ‘aukat’.

Traders navigating bearish bets in the US stock market face the looming threat of a short squeeze, according to Citigroup Inc. strategists.

Weeks after the imposition of a ban on onion exports, the government is assessing the situation and is likely to reconsider the decision to stem sharp fall in the mandi prices of the vegetable.

air strikes on Tuesday, residents said, and Israeli ground troops and Hamas militants also battled in other parts of the shattered Palestinian enclave. Israel said its troops had killed dozens of militants in Gaza's north in the past day. Residents said Israeli tanks had shelled parts of the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central area.