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PTI in an exclusive interviewPriyanka Gandhi Vadra, a scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, will make her electoral debut from a constituency recently won by her brother, Rahul Gandhi. Vadra, 52, will contest the by-election in Wayanad in the southern state of Kerala to try and retain a parliamentary seat for the Congress party.On Congress putting up an impressive show during the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Robert Vadra said, "First, I would thank people of India for teaching a lesson to the BJP. They played religion-based politics.

Premier Explosives was one such stock that continued its robust rally. The stock in today's session hit the 10% upper circuit limit to reach a fresh record high of ₹3,882 apiece.Over the last eight sessions alone, the stock has surged from ₹2,186 to its current price, marking an impressive rally of 77.60%.

India and the U.S. have pledged to boost defense and technology cooperation and remove long-standing barriers to bilateral strategic trade, following a meeting between the national security advisers of both countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin is thanking North Korea for supporting his actions in Ukraine and says the two countries would work together to overcome U.S.-led sanctions

Burundi seems to be running short of everything but patience

The Chinese government is taking aim at European farmers instead of German automakers by launching an investigation into European Union pork imports

«Many people may be feeling getting carried away with the kind of wealth being created in India as an equity investor, this is something once in a century kind of thing happening and when we feel this is likely to continue for next 5, 10, 20 years, that is more exciting,» says Porinju Veliyath, Equity Intelligence India. But like they say on when it is birthday, that means gifts and gifts for ET Now means gifts for ET Now viewers. And gifts from Porinju is always is if you give stock ideas and tips. I think, investors have been very-very blessed and happy in the last many years, especially after the COVID. I used to always use this word lucky, lucky to be in this profession, lucky to be in this domain. It is not a small thing. Many people may be feeling getting carried away with the kind of wealth being created in India as an equity investor, this is something once in a century kind of thing happening and when we feel this is likely to continue for next 5, 10, 20 years, that is more exciting.

special Lok Adalat from July 29 to August 3 to facilitate amicable settlement of suitable pending cases. The special Lok Adalat will be organised in the 75th year of the establishment of the apex court, which came into existence on January 26, 1950 with the coming into force of the Constitution. In a statement, the apex court said Lok Adalats are an integral component of judicial system in the country, enhancing alternative dispute resolution as a means of expediting and fostering amicable settlements. «In the 75th year of its establishment, the Supreme Court of India is organising a Special Lok Adalat from July 29, 2024 to August 3, 2024 to facilitate amicable settlements of suitable pending cases,» it said.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said children should not grow up «glorifying criminal acts» in reference to Babri Masjid demolition being tweaked in NCERT textbooks. In a post on 'X', the Hyderabad MP said India's children should know that the Supreme Court called the demolition of Babri Masjid an «egregious criminal act». «The NCERT has decided to replace Babri Masjid with the words „three domed structure.“ It has also decided to call the Ayodhya judgement an example of „consensus.“ India's children should know that the Supreme Court called the demolition of Babri Masjid an egregious criminal act,» Owaisi said. The AIMIM chief further said India's children should know that a functioning masjid was «desecrated» in 1949 and then demolished by a mob in 1992. «They should not grow up glorifying criminal acts,» he said.

Long-term capital gains (LTCG): Profits from the sale of equity shares held for more than 12 months are classified as LTCG. But the same for land or real estate transactions are considered LTCG if the holding period is 24 months. LTCG, from the sale of equity exceeding ₹1 lakh in a fiscal year, is taxed at 10% without indexation benefit.

Many of us didn’t notice that the world’s biggest and second-biggest democratic exercises took place back to back, as our Lok Sabha election was followed by the just-concluded European Union (EU) elections during 6-9 June, with an electorate of nearly 400 million people. Indeed, 2024 is an electorally significant year, marked by the scheduled participation of about half of the world’s eligible voters across 60 different countries. Voters in the EU’s 27 member states cast their ballots to choose 720 representatives to the European Parliament in Brussels.

Family Business Survey 2023 shows that 88% of family businesses in India are poised to embrace a future marked by sustained expansion over the next two years, surpassing the global projection of 77%. Given their vast potential to unlock growth opportunities, The Family Business Excellence Series was launched by family business management consultancy, TriChambers, in Mumbai, to identify aspects that can help such businesses achieve their next level of growth. “The series aims to contribute to India’s economy by collaborating with family businesses, the oldest form of businesses, which are poised to grow exponentially in the times ahead,” Shivani Bagdai, Founder, TriChambers stated in an exclusive interaction with ET Digital.

₹1 lakh and earned a return of 10%, resulting in a maturity amount of ₹1.1 lakh. If inflation averaged 5% per year, then the cost price for the investor could be claimed at more than ₹1.1 lakh. Hence, for tax purposes, the investor would actually make a capital loss, implying that no tax had to be paid on real capital gains.

A deadly outbreak of a “flesh-eating bacteria” is spreading rapidly across Japan, alarming health officials with how quickly it can lead to death.

The price change in 24 carat gold in the last one week has been -1.84% .whereas in the last month it has been 1.22%.The cost of silver is Rs.88010.0 per kg down by Rs.90.0 per kg. Gold Price Today in Chennai is ₹73806.0/10 grams. Yesterday’s Gold Price on 17-06-2024 was ₹73663.0/10 grams.

China has criticised the G7 Leaders' Communique, accusing the group of using China-related issues as a pretext to vilify and attack the nation. In response to a media query on China's comment to G7 Leaders' Communique, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian denounced the G7's statements as baseless and biased, reflecting what Beijing views as a continued effort to perpetuate US and Western dominance in global affairs.

heat wave engulfed Delhi, with temperatures peaking at 45.2 degrees Celsius on Monday. according to the India .Meteorological Department's Safdarjung observatory centre. The weather office, however, has forecasted some relief from June 19 onwards. Delhi remains under a 'red' alert through Tuesday, with temperatures expected to reach 45 degrees Celsius again. The Safdarjung observatory, the main weather station in Delhi, recorded a high of 45.2 degrees Celsius, which is 6.4 degrees above the seasonal average.

European Union countries have given final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc

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semiconductors and critical minerals during the meeting of the India-US initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET), led by Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his US counterpart Jake Sullivan in New Delhi. India and the US Monday launched a new strategic semiconductors partnership to co-develop semiconductor design and manufacturing processes for precision-guided ammunition. «Launching a new strategic semiconductor partnership between General Atomics and 3rdiTech to co-develop semiconductor design and manufacturing for precision-guided ammunition and other national security-focused electronics platforms,» read the fact sheet issued by the US and India.

At least nine people have been killed and several dozens injured after a Kolkata-bound goods train rammed into Sealdah-bound passenger train Kanchanjunga Express from the rear in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district on Monday. The impact caused three of the passenger train’s compartments to derail, although two of them reportedly had goods, which may have helped limit the death toll.