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The crypto market has been bullish lately. The biggest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), has been performing quite well. However, amidst the market dominance of Bitcoin, a new project, Everlodge, has become a favorite among investors. It has captured massive attention for its growth potential and disruptive approach.

RBI on Thursday cancelled the licence of Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh as the lender does not have adequate capital and earning prospects. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on Thursday (December 07, 2023), the central bank said in a statement.

₹2,720 to ₹2,563 per share. HUL stock plunged over 1.5% to ₹2,500 in early morning trade on December 7, against previous close at ₹2,567 per share. "Our channel checks and industry interactions indicate that October demand trends remained similar to Q2 as festive growth pick-up did not materialise as expected," Jefferies’ analysts wrote in a note.

BPCL and HPCL, and an Accumulate rating on IOCL. This recommendation is based on factors such as a super normal Gross Refining Margin (GRM) becoming the new normal, a well-diversified crude basket with substantial discounts for Indian refiners, anticipated bumper dividends from OMCs, and the government's budgeted capital infusion of ₹30,000 crore, guaranteeing the protection of book value and a reduction in the net debt to EBITDA ratio, explained the brokerage. It has a target price of ₹550 for BPCL, implying an over 25% upside.

BJP) MP from Haryana addressed the house during 'Zero Hour'. He called for legislative action against live-in relationships, labelling them a "dangerous disease". Singh emphasised the cultural significance of arranged marriages in India.

Maruti Suzuki India, State Bank of India, Lupin ltd, Federal Bank, Varun Beverages, TVS Motors, Bharti Airtel, PNC infra, ITC, Relaxo Footwears, CIE Automotive India, Bank of Baroda, Westlife Foodworld, CreditAccess Grameen, JTL Industries are among top stock picks of Axis Securities Axis Securities has rolled over its Nifty Base case December’24 target at 23000. In their base case, they assume the continuation of the political stability and consequent visibility on the policy continuity after the 2024 general elections.

how to address the substantial risks AI poses, and asking companies to self-regulate. What about companies? Anticipating the government’s move to regulate development and deployment of AI, in July 2023, four companies introduced a Frontier Model Forum. The White House secured voluntary commitments from 15 leading AI companies to manage risks posed by AI.

Investing in small-cap mutual funds offers an opportunity to participate in the growth potential of promising companies. Nevertheless, investors must acknowledge the accompanying higher levels of risk. Large investors frequently underestimate small-cap companies, presenting an opportunity to discover undervalued gems that boast substantial growth potential.

Visa has unwrapped an overview of payment trends observed during recently concluded ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. As per Visa’s data, there has been a 12.5% growth in contactless cross border transactions during the World Cup as compared to July 2023, before the festive season began.

His comment comes amid a bitter battle between electronics giants Apple and Samsung over the timelines for implementation of the new charging port regulation. Analysts have advised caution saying any hasty decision by the government could impact India's smartphone exports. According to officials aware of the details, while there is consensus on the proposal to adopt USB Type-C as the standard charging port, there are differences over the timeline for implementation. «Samsung is pushing for implementing the charging mandate along with European Union (EU) timeline for smartphones, which is December 28, 2024; Apple suggested an EU+6 months' timeline for new models and an EU+18 months, if existing models are also included in the mandate,» said an official privy of the details. Other smartphone makers such as Vivo, Xiaomi, Lenovo, and Realme also proposed EU+6 months' timeline for smartphones during the meeting, the official added.

RBItrage. When it looked like their big-ticket borrowers like real-estate projects were going to default, some financiers took recourse to new funds tailor-made for them by Wall Street firms. Investors who pooled money were issued senior securities, earning them interest.

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, had a rather tumultuous November 2023, with the company's board of directors voting him out, Microsoft offering him a job, and only five days later to be inducted back into OpenAI. However, December started on a different note for the man who, according to AirBnB CEO Brian Chesky ‘responsibly brought AGI to the world’. Sam Altman was named CEO of the Year 2023 by TIME magazine.

When Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, the outside world viewed “Russian oligarchs” as men who whose vast wealth, ruthlessly amassed, made them almost shadow rulers

₹4 lakh, positioning it as a competitor to the KTM RC 390, TVS Apache RR 310, and the forthcoming Yamaha R3. As per the report from the publication, the RS 457 marks the inaugural motorcycle production at Piaggio's Baramati plant. Although designed and developed in Italy, it is essential to recognize that, despite its Indian manufacturing, the RS 457 falls into the premium motorcycle category.

By Joe Cash

Instagram typically notifies users of such actions both within the app and via email. However, users reporting this particular glitch have not received any communication from the company regarding the issue. As highlighted by The Verge in their report, nearly a year's worth of videos, spanning from June 2013 to October 2014, have encountered a loss of audio on Instagram.

By Stella Qiu

Millions of people move money from a workplace 401(k) plan to an individual retirement account each year.

Canadian Armed Forces saw a “significant increase” in 2022 despite promises of reform within the military following years of intense scrutiny, Statistics Canada says.The national statistical agency released on Tuesday the results of a survey that found roughly 1,960 regular force members, roughly 3.5 per cent, reported they were sexually assaulted either inside or outside the workplace involving a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) or another military member.“This rate of sexual assault — which includes sexual attacks, unwanted sexual touching, and sexual activity where the victim was unable to consent — represents a significant increase from rates reported in 2018 (1.6 per cent) and 2016 (1.7 per cent) when previous iterations of the survey were conducted,” Statistics Canada said.CAF was described as a “broken system” that is a “liability” to the country by former Supreme Court of Canada justice Louise Arbour, in her blistering report into sexual misconduct in May 2022.Arbour’s review was formally launched a year before that — in May 2021 — in response to exclusive reporting by Global News into allegations of sexual misconduct among the highest ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces.Global News first brought to light in February 2021 allegations of sexual misconduct against senior leaders — the first of dozens of exclusive reports into such allegations and the military’s handling of them over the 18 months after that initial report.The federal government has promised reform, and said earlier this month that a highly anticipated review into Canada’s military college system — an “outdated” program with a “problematic leadership model” as described by Arbour — is “about to be launched.”Statistics Canada said on Tuesday its report is

Norway’s government has made a deal with two large opposition parties to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration, despite warnings by environmental groups that it would threaten biodiversity

Typically, for development of immoveable property, landowners and developers execute a development agreement wherein the developer is made liable to ensure the construction and development of property and the landowner, in consideration for granting the land to the developer for construction thereon, may be entitled to sharing of profits or built-up area in the constructed property.