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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections saying that the country is fervently demanding a change. Kharge said the Prime Narendra Modi's ‘guarantees’ highlighting in the BJP's poll campaign will mee the same fate as party's "India Shining" slogan ahead of 2004 general elections. "Country is fervently demanding a change.

visa exemption policy and will now allow citizens from 87 countries to enter the UAE without needing a pre-entry visa. The updated regulations say that nationals from from 110 countries are required to obtain a visa prior to their arrival in the UAE, according to Gulf News. The UAE Digital Government has made it clear that citizens of the GCC do not require a visa or sponsorship to travel to the country. They can enter simply by showing a passport from a GCC state or an identity card when they arrive at UAE entry points.

Hinduja Group flagship company Ashok Leyland on Tuesday said it has signed a strategic alliance with Minus Zero aimed at developing tailored autonomous trucking solutions in the country. Bengaluru-based Minus Zero is an autonomous driving technology startup and this partnership aims to revolutionise commercial trucking through autonomous solutions at scale. The initial focus of this collaboration will be on developing autonomous trucking solutions for ports, factory operations and corporate campuses, the city-based heavy commercial vehicle maker said in a company statement. With global regulations and infrastructure evolving to support autonomous driving, this collaboration can extend to offer joint product offerings to international markets.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices dipped on Tuesday due in part to the prospect of rising supply from Russia, slower-than-expected downstream demand in sectors such as jet fuel, and cautious trading ahead of the Fed's decision on U.S. interest rates.

Investing.com-- The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates for the first time in 17 years on Tuesday, marking an end to nearly a decade of ultra-loose policy on growing confidence that a «virtuous cycle» of its inflation targets and wage stability will be achieved. 

Begusarai emerged as the world's most polluted metropolitan area while Delhi was identified as the capital city with the poorest air quality, according to a new report. With an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre, India had the third worst air quality out of 134 countries in 2023 after Bangladesh (79.9 micrograms per cubic metre) and Pakistan (73.7 micrograms per cubic metre), according to the World Air Quality Report 2023 by Swiss organisation IQAir. In 2022, India was ranked as the eighth most polluted country with an average PM2.5 concentration of 53.3 micrograms per cubic metre. Begusarai stood out as the most polluted metropolitan area globally with an average PM2.5 concentration of 118.9 micrograms per cubic metre. The city did not even figure in the 2022 rankings.

ALSO READ: Lok Sabha Election 2024 dates out : 10 key highlights of seven-phase voting In India, general elections will be held across 28 states and eight Union territories. Besides, India became the world's most populous country across the world last year. So far, 17 general elections, over 400 state assembly elections, 16 presidential elections and Vice presidential elections have been conducted in the country.

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When you ask EP Wealth CEO Ryan Parker how the RIA firm managed to grow its assets to $21.4 billion and serve 13,000 households across the country over the span of 25 years, he’ll say it all comes down to having a laser-focused mission. 

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Average gas prices across Canada have risen significantly in March, according to data from GasBuddy released Monday, and Toronto saw some of the steepest increases.

Chinese handset brands operating in India are facing a tough balancing act amid continued geopolitical tensions between New Delhi and Beijing. While the Indian government is nudging these brands to add local executives in top decision-making leadership roles, many are apprehensive to come on board due to the limelight and scrutiny that comes along with the job in a Chinese company. Officials aware of the details told ET that the government is hopeful that Chinese brands will soon hire local talent for key leadership roles in their Indian operations, like what they did for distribution and marketing.

Investment and asset management firm Alta Capital is looking to invest more than $1 billion in top cities across India over the next 3-4 years as it sharpens its focus on the country's rapidly growing educational infrastructure, said a top company official. The firm has already invested over $1 billion across warehousing, managed workspaces, student housing and educational infrastructure businesses in less than a year of operations till December, which also marked its purchase of education infrastructure development services company Cappella Educore for $200 million. Alta Capital had earlier acquired Goldman Sachs' and Warburg Pincus' 100% stake in student housing platform Good Host Spaces for $320 million in the largest-ever student housing deal in the country. «We are planning to invest $1 billion in India's burgeoning education infrastructure sector in the next 3-4 years. The market for quality education is worth $16 billion in India and is growing at 10% annually given the importance attached to education and skill development. This speaks volumes about the market size and need for private capital to shape the future of education,» Siddhartha Gupta, founder and managing partner, Alta Capital, told ET.

S Jaishankar. It is important to note that the India-Ukraine inter-governmental commission—established in April 1994—oversees all aspects of the bilateral relationship including trade, economic, scientific, technological, industrial and cultural cooperation. The Ukrainian foreign minister’s India visit has yet not been officially announced by either of the countries, though he is expected to be in New Delhi around March 28, the report said.

Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on ‘fight against Shakti’, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday slammed Prime Minister Modi saying that “his priority is to divert public attention by twisting the statements of opposition leaders." Taking to microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter), the Congress general secretary posted in Hindi, “The Prime Minister is just a master of diverting public attention. The people of the country are struggling with inflation, unemployment and economic crisis. The youth are disappointed.

The housing crisis in this country has hit all Canadians but no one as hard as renters, argues a new report from Royal Bank of Canada.

NEW DELHI : Packaged consumer goods maker Procter & Gamble India on Monday announced the appointment of Kumar Venkatasubramanian as the company's new chief executive officer, effective 1 May, 2024. Venkatasubramanian will succeed LV Vaidyanathan, who is leaving the company to pursue other interests after 28 years of service to P&G, the maker of Ariel, Tide, Whisper, Olay, and Gillette brands, it said in a statement. Vaidyanathan took over as CEO, P&G India, on 1 July, 2022.

Shakti that I mentioned, the Shakti that we are fighting, is the mask of that power, Modi ji," Rahul Gandhi said in a long post on X. The developments triggered Rahul Gandhi's speech in Mumbai on Sunday where he attacked the ruling BJP and PM Modi on various issues including the tampering allegations against Electronic Voting Machines (EVM). “There is a word 'Shakti' (might) in Hinduism.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Monday hit out at BJP for criticising him over his opening remarks while addressing the INDIA bloc rally in Mumbai in the presence of Rahul Gandhi and other leaders of the Opposition. Thackeray had addressed the audience as his «deshbhakt and deshpremi brothers and sisters» instead of the traditional invocation of «Hindu brothers and sisters» at the Shivaji Park gathering in Mumbai. Shivaji Park has been associated with rallies of Shiv Sena since the days of Bal Thackeray, who would begin his speech with «my Hindu brothers and sisters» phrase. «BJP leaders criticised me over the opening sentence of my speech in the rally. But I want to ask them aren't they patriots?» Uddhav Thackeray said while addressing a rally in Vasmat in Hingoli district.

Vladimir Putin sealed his control over Russia for six more years on Monday with a highly orchestrated landslide in an election that followed the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times. While the result was never in doubt, Russians attempted to defy the inevitable outcome, heeding a call to protest Putin's repression at home and his war in Ukraine by showing up at polling stations at noon on Sunday. But from the earliest returns, it was clear Putin would extend his nearly quarter-century rule with a fifth term.

Virat Kohli on Monday made his first appearance in the training session of his franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the IPL beginning March 22. Kohli, who was out of the country for the birth of his second child, arrived in India on Sunday. The former India and RCB captain was seen taking rounds of the Chinnaswamy Stadium as part of his warm-up. Skipper Faf du Plessis also attended the session. RCB, who have never won the IPL, begin their campaign against reigning champions Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Friday.