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fast food in our daily lives. A recent survey by YouGov India showed that more than anything else, quality of food and its price mattered the most to urban Indians while eating from quick-service restaurants. Around 93% of those surveyed voted for quality as a highly important factor while ordering food from fast-food chains.

₹419 in intra-day deals today, May 3, 2024. The stock has now advanced 101.5 percent from its 52-week low of ₹207.85, hit on September 28, 2023. Meanwhile, Hindalco touched its all-time high of ₹661.30 last month on April 26, 2024, and is currently just 2 percent away from the peak.

Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency, where another opposition party TMC too is contesting, CPI(M) nominee Manoranjan Talukdar feared that anti-BJP vote will be divided and it may create «some difficulties» for him. Talukdar, however, expressed optimism that he will give a «tough fight» against all opponents and will win the election from Barpeta, which has become a Hindu-majority seat after the delimitation exercise last year. «This is unfortunate and Congress is only responsible for what happened in the constituency. We had talked about contesting from Barpeta a long time ago… A wrong message has gone because of the opposition parties fighting separately,» he told PTI in an interview here. From the ruling front, AGP has nominated senior leader, former minister and sitting Bongaigaon MLA Phani Bhusan Choudhury to contest from Barpeta. Congress nominated its state Seva Dal chief Deep Bayan, while TMC has named Abul Kalam Azad for the seat.

The price change in 24 carat gold in the last one week has been 1.23%, whereas in the last month it has been -4.02%. The cost of silver is Rs.83600.0 per kg up by Rs.700.0 per kg. Gold Rate Today in Delhi is ₹73681.0/10 grams.

Ajanta Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical formulation company, witnessed a 13.70% surge in its shares during morning trade today, reaching a new all-time high of ₹2,540 apiece. This surge follows the company's stellar performance in the quarter ending March and for the full fiscal year. On Thursday, after market hours, the company released its financial results, reporting a 66% YoY jump in its consolidated net profit of ₹203 crore for Q4FY24.

bullion seems to be diminishing as gold prices on MCX for June futures contracts fell by Rs 102 or 0.14% on Friday to trade at Rs 70,634 per 10 grams while MCX July silver contracts were down by Rs 44 or 0.05% to Rs 81,319 per kg. Gold and silver exhibited significant volatility, initially surging during the early trading session following the FOMC meeting outcomes, only to relinquish those gains later on.

The sale is also offering no cost EMIs on applicable smartphones and even has exchange offers with up to Rs 45,000 off. So get ready to seal the deal on your long awaited smartphone with these exciting offers!

Mint in the week gone by. The Godrej group, which began its journey as lock-maker 127 years ago, is now dividing its assets as the descendants have decided to go their separate ways. Meanwhile, Wipro’s new chief executive officer Srinivas Pallia, who took over for five years on 7 April, stands to earn up to $7 million ( ₹58.5 crore) in remuneration in his first year.

Consolidation: A personal loan can merge multiple private student loans into one monthly payment, potentially easing financial management. Lower interest rate: Depending on your circumstances, you may secure a lower interest rate with a personal loan than what you currently have on your student loans, particularly if your credit score has notably improved since obtaining the student loans. Keep in mind that personal loans generally carry higher interest rates compared to federal student loans.

Americans’ need for life insurance continues to grow, with a record-high number of US adults recognizing they don’t have enough coverage, according to new research from Limra.

Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor

The final cost of the Mets’ sorry 2023 season has been totaled: $420 million

For one day, workers ruled the world’s biggest streets.

The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to keep its benchmark rate at a two-decade high should have ripple effects across the economy

The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the fourth straight time as inflation dropped and the economy has shown signs of recovery

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbed this week to its highest level in more than five months, pushing up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers in what’s typically the housing market’s busiest stretch of the year

A small Canadian lender is muscling its way into the banking big leagues — and that’s not an easy place to be.

Wealth management startup Altruist says it has raised $169 million, elevating its valuation to more than $1.5 billion.

₹70,615 per gram on the multi commodity exchange (MCX). Also Read: US Fed to hold rates at 23-year high-mark until inflation cools, slows pace of balance sheet runoff: 5 key highlights -Analysts say that given the sticky inflationary environment and the relative strength of the US dollar, there has been some pressure on the gold market over the course of the last couple of weeks. They believe the pullback has not yet run its course.

air-conditioning costs at telecom tower installations, crucial for ensuring uninterrupted operations of base stations for 24x7 mobile connectivity, industry executives and analysts said. They added that power and fuel costs of telecom operators could potentially rise if heatwave conditions persist for the next one month as any change in energy costs is typically passed on to telcos by tower companies. Industry experts cautioned the current scenario could also lead to a slowdown in tower network expansions in the near term, even though Indian tower companies are used to working in hot weather conditions.

gloves, which are getting dumped in the country from Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia and Vietnam, people aware of the development told ET. The meeting to be held by the department of pharmaceuticals (DoP) will discuss bringing surgical gloves and single-use medical examination gloves under the quality control order (QCO) to ensure better standards for these products whether imported or manufactured in the country, sources said. At present, these gloves are not regulated properly, resulting in import of substandard gloves rejected in other countries. Senior officials from the textiles department, the country's drug regulator, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), and industry associations will attend the meeting. They will discuss issues of importers procuring substandard gloves at prices lower than the manufacturing cost of medical/surgical gloves and dumping of cheap rubber gloves from countries like Malaysia and Vietnam, sources cited above said.