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TV Mohandas Pai on Sunday lashed out at Kerala unit of the Congress party for seeking to malign Bengaluru while trying to attack MoS (MeitY) Rajeev Chandrasekhar for leading an agitation against a steel-bridge project during the previous Congress regime in Karnataka and having it scuttled. Chandrasekhar, a resident of Bengaluru and a Malayali by birth, is contesting on BJP ticket in Thiruvananthapuram against the Congress party’s Shashi Tharoor. “Congress in Kerala attacking Congress in Karnataka! Keep going!” Pai posted on X in response to a barrage of posts by the Kerala unit. The former Infosys director asked the party’s Kerala unit to “mind its own business, save a broken Kerala where young people are migrating to Karnataka in large nos!”

Nifty could face knee-jerk reactions on Monday as equity investors are worried about the fallout of Iran's unprecedented full-scale military attack against Israel with more than 300 drones and missiles. On Friday, Sensex had fallen nearly 800 points as FPIs were net sellers to the tune of nearly $1 billion amid worries related to the tweak in the India-Mauritius tax treaty and hotter-than-expected US inflation data. Analysts say the sell-off could extend on Monday as well.

Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a final rule from the Biden administration

Crisil, 50-55% of all the capacity additions expected to be commissioned in 2024-25 will be by large players. Scale advantage The average quarterly Ebidta per tonne of cement (essentially, operating revenues minus operating cost) has increased from ₹600 in 2022-23 to ₹765 in 2023-24.

Millions of jobs that new immigrants have been filling in the United States appear to solve a riddle that has confounded economists for at least a year: How has the U.S. economy managed to prosper, adding hundreds of thousands of jobs, month after mont...

Kansas will increase what have been among the lowest benefits in the U.S. for workers who are injured or killed on the job

Rajasthan Royals as the opener scored 24 runs off 31 deliveries on Saturday. The young batsman's slow start meant that Rajasthan Royals could not get off to a good start and were on the verge of losing the match when Shimron Hetmyer's 27-run knock (off 10 balls) rescued them and pushed them over the winning line. Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa raised concerns about RR's bizzare strategy, stating that the franchise does something like this every season.

Bloomberg) --The European Central Bank held the line on interest rates but officials leaned even more toward a mid-year cut should inflation continue to cool. Lower borrowing costs would help nudge a European economy that’s struggled to register any growth for longer than a year. On the other side of the Atlantic, US economic activity is on much more solid footing and inflation is running too fast for Federal Reserve policymakers. Here are some of the charts that appeared on Bloomberg this week on the latest developments in the global economy, geopolitics and markets:

Mint. The UK offers a range of financial aid and scholarships to support Indian and international students pursuing their studies in the country. Through these scholarships the UK provides students with opportunities that spark brighter futures and global careers.

As the Greater Toronto Area confronts an auto theft crisis, some residents are considering bold – or arguably radical – action.

Work From Home (WFH) individuals are looking to make the most of it. Can WFH employees avail tax benefits? Tax experts caution that employees opting to work remotely from home often bear the brunt of related expenses, without the ability to claim them come tax time. Determining who qualifies for home office deductions can be a bit nuanced. In general, W-2 wage earner don't come under the category of home office deductions, USA Today reported. For those who are self-employed and utilize a home office exclusively and regularly for their work, there's potential for tax deductions on certain home-related expenses. These deductions can include a portion of costs like mortgage interest, property taxes, homeowners' insurance, and utilities, providing an opportunity to offset some of the expenses associated with maintaining a home office. It's essential to keep thorough records and consult with a tax professional to ensure compliance with relevant tax laws and regulations, as per the USA Today report.

Manipur has many manifestation, the organisation now ask traders and businessman to sponsor nothing less than arms. During the violence several organization or fringe elements propped up, these organization self style themselves as civil society group. They espouse the cause of fighting for their respective communities and operate like armed cadres of a militia. A Thoubal based businessman, who do not want to be named told ET, " A got a call from a popular organization in the valley asking me to get AK 47 for it. I told I have no knowledge of arms and how much does it cost. They told me it will cost in the range of Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 Lakh. They keep on following up with phone calls. "

emergency fund or selling investments. An alternative option is to explore loans from banks or other financial institutions such as NBFCs. However, the decision between opting for a personal loan or a payday loan depends on various factors and should be made after carefully considering your ability to repay the loan within the given timeframe.

The next bitcoin (BTC) halving—in which the amount of new bitcoin rewarded to miners with each newly found block is cut in half—is expected to take place next week. However, higher bitcoin prices, technological developments, and slight tweaks to business operations could help take some of that sting away from miner revenue.

Pipeline welder Lynn Bugsy Allen argues hes barely getting by after Biden canceled the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

‘Uri is our reply’: Jaishankar affirms India's stand on cross-border terrorism "Narendra Modi came (to be Prime Minister) only in 2014, but this problem did not begin in 2014. It started in 1947, not even after the Mumbai terrorist attacks (of 26/11). This started in 1947.

coffee industry is witnessing a windfall as robusta coffee bean prices skyrocketed to an unprecedented Rs 10,080 per 50 kg bag as of Friday. This surge marks a historic high since the establishment of coffee estates in the Western Ghats region during the 1860s by the British. Unlike the relatively stable pricing of Arabica coffee, known for its creamy layer in a shot, robusta prices have typically ranged between Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,500 per 50 kg bag for nearly 15 years. The surge in robusta coffee prices has brought relief and joy to coffee growers, especially those with smaller holdings who primarily cultivate robusta due to its lower input costs compared to Arabica. These growers have faced challenges such as erratic rainfall, crop damage by wild animals, and rising input and labor costs over the past decade.

Mumbai: What’s holding back India’s central bank from cutting policy rates? Apart from the pace of price rise that is yet to align with Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) target of 4%, there is another factor at play — transmission of past repo rate actions into lending rates. The monetary policy committee (MPC) of RBI raised the repo rate by 250 basis points (bps) between May 2022 and February 2023.

Peak inflation rates in 2022 cost Canadians a major chunk of their wages, according to a new Statistics Canada report.

New Delhi's decision to post military and defence attaches to several new countries reflects India's changing assessments of strategic interests. Countering China, safeguarding critical gateways and increasing export of Indian military hardware is behind the choice of these new outposts that include several countries in Africa, East Europe and Asia Pacific. Now, GoI must ensure that defence personnel in missions abroad aren't limited to procurement, trade and training, as defence is an essential component of strategic relations. A better understanding of a defence attache's role is a must for the most optimum outcome.

Mumbai: Starting an India business is one of the company's top priorities, and it is carefully studying the market to devise a smart entry strategy for offering its capital markets and wealth management solutions to Indian players, said Tim Gokey, chief executive officer of Broadridge, a global fintech leader processing about $10 trillion in daily fixed income and equity trade volumes. Currently, a third of the company's total global workforce of 15,000 is based in capability centres in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Broadridge doesn't have an India business yet but only operates the two capability centres. Gokey said while the India capability centres may have initially functioned as cost units, they have since evolved into a major hub of intellectual capital for the company.