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04.01 / 05:08

Citi FIVE Research Experts country Features Colleges Why one should invest in real estate in Bengaluru: Experts share top five profit tips

Bengaluru real estate market is one of the sought-after in the country and has consistently delivered rich returns to investors across established and emerging segments of real estate. “Touted as the Silicon Valley of India, Bengaluru possesses the fundamentals for attracting domestic and global investments in the form of the highest number of engineering colleges in the country and some of the marique management colleges. This is consistently driving the demand for commercial, residential, retail, and warehousing sectors to meet the evolving needs of occupiers, homebuyers, and shoppers and presents immense opportunities in the real estate sector," said Sankey Prasad, CMD, Colliers India.

04.01 / 04:44

Cooper Trade President country reports rights Relationships Maldives President asks India to respect democratic will, withdraw military: Report

Times of India, Muizzu said that if India did not withdraw its forces it would amount to disregarding the "democratic will" of the Maldivian people and jeopardizing the future of the democracy. "Maldivian people have a very no to the idea of foreign military personnel being stationed in the Maldives. Right now, it is India that maintains such a presence in the Maldives.

04.01 / 04:39

PTC Experts country recommendations Features Coal India, ONGC, Oil India, are among the top PSU stock picks by Religare paying high dividend yields

Coal India , ONGC , OIL India, Power Grid Corporation of India , Petronet LNG, Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals , PTC India , Rites , Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals , Chennai Petroleum Corporation are the top PSU stock picks by Religare Broking paying high dividend yields. Dividend yield is one of the main factors to consider when investing in dividend paying stocks. It is an indicator of the returns investors are earning on their shares.

04.01 / 03:40

COST UPS Fighting economy Trade country South Korea sees slower economic recovery, inflation cooldown

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04.01 / 01:28

UPS FIVE economy Hyundai country Fantastic four - Hyundai, Tata, M&M and Toyota - fire up Motown, drive into record books

car sales, only four companies — Hyundai, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Toyota — hit new highs, amid weak demand at the lower end of the market. Market leader Maruti Suzuki got to 1.71 million units, but that was still short of its pre-Covid record of 1.73 million units registered in 2018. Honda reported sales of 84,289 units last year, significantly lower than its peak volume of 202,403 units in 2015. Volkswagen sold 43,481 units, short of its high of 66,783 units in 2012.

04.01 / 00:51

security country reports Venezuela to supply oil to OVL in lieu of $600 million dividend

NEW DELHI : ONGC Videsh will get oil supplies from Venezuela in lieu of dividend worth $600 million for its 40% stake in the San Cristobal field, said Pankaj Jain, secretary, union ministry of petroleum and natural gas. Jain told reporters that OVL is waiting for the final dates to lift the cargo. Mint on Wednesday reported that OVL is in talks with its Venezuelan partner to secure oil cargoes in lieu of unpaid dividends totalling $600 million.

04.01 / 00:51

Manufacturing security economy Research President show country Metal companies plunge as China growth worries deepen

metal companies were among the top losers Wednesday as fresh concerns over the economic prospects of China, one of the largest consumers of commodities like steel, aluminium, and copper among others, prompted traders to cut their bets. The Nifty Metal index fell 1.81% Wednesday. Among steel producers, JSW Steel, SAIL and Tata Steel slumped 3-4%.

04.01 / 00:50

Digital Strategy President show country Schools Videos Indian GenAI firms raised $700 million in 3 years, says Nasscom

funding winter’, if investors are bullish on one area, it's generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). Indian GenAI startups have received a cumulative investment of $700 million in the last three years, showed estimates by technology industry apex body Nasscom. The country now has over 100 genAI startups and the funding received by new genAI ventures such as Hindi LLM maker Sarvam AI, as well as Adobe’s acquisition of Bengaluru-based Rephrase.ai last year are “good validations” of the AI ecosystem booming in India, said Sangeeta Gupta, senior vice president and chief strategy officer, Nasscom.

04.01 / 00:49

CEO country information Schools Equality rights Upgrad appoints former Tech Mahindra chief CP Gurnani to its board

Upgrad on Wednesday said that it has appointed former Tech Mahindra managing director and chief executive C P Gurnani to its board of directors. Gurnani's addition as an independent non-executive director increased the Mumbai-based startup’s board to seven members, cofounder Ronnie Screwvala told ET.

03.01 / 22:05

stage country cover Inside rock information Department Earthquake safety information: Do's and Don'ts during natural calamity

earthquake depends on the place you are in along with what activity you are engaged in when the ground is shaking. Numerous active liabilities exist in California and the coastal Pacific Northwest, similar to Hawaii and Alaska. However, the earthquake has taken place in many parts of the U.S. east of the Rockies.

03.01 / 20:36

UPS Fighting economy Trade War poverty country NOT Outbreaks of war must not distract us from our collective priorities

The ongoing war in Ukraine and the fighting in Gaza following Hamas’s 7 October terrorist attack must not distract the world from our collective priorities: reducing our carbon dioxide emissions, aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050, preserving biodiversity, and fighting poverty and inequality. This is the doctrine France is implementing at an international level, through the Paris Pact for People and the Planet and the One Planet summits. The cornerstone of our strategy must be to speed up the ecological transition as well as the fight against poverty.

03.01 / 20:32

Manufacturing Gap Election pandemic country politician Hardship has driven people to risk illegal immigration

The Darien Gap, a 106km expanse of dense and dangerous jungle that straddles Panama and Colombia, has become the unlikely route for migrants seeking to get into the US illegally from Latin and Central America. Few roads to El Dorado could be more challenging. Last year, a New York Times reporter Julie Turkewitz and a photographer undertook the journey for a week.

03.01 / 18:08

UPS Provident Strategy country rights Mercer adds Denver RIA overseeing $465M

Mercer Global Advisors has acquired Transitions Wealth Management, a registered investment advisor in Denver that manages $465 million in assets for more than 400 clients, the firm said Wednesday.

03.01 / 17:58

Waters Extreme Death country reports Schools Extreme cold grips Nordic countries as floods hit western Europe

snowstorms disrupting transportation and closing schools in Scandinavia while strong winds and heavy rain in western Europe caused flooding and at least one death. Temperatures fell below minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Nordic region for a second day in a row Wednesday. In Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka in Swedish Lapland, the mercury dropped to minus 43.6 C (minus 46.5 F), the lowest January temperature recorded in Sweden in 25 years, Sweden's TT news agency reported.

03.01 / 17:56

UPS Booking stage country testing Relationships "Ram, Lakshman, Hanuman": Jaishankar elucidates why his book has references to Ramayana

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar opened up on the references to epic 'Ramayana' in his book 'Why Bharat Matters' and described India's rise through anecdotes of Lord Ram, Lord Lakshman and Lord Hanuman. Describing India's rise at the book launch event, Jaishankar talked about the sequence where Lord Ram strings the bow which marked his arrival at the stage. Comparing it to India, he said that India is also very close to that moment. The book 'Why Bharat Matters' written by S Jaishankar talks of India's quest to ascend the global hierarchy and 'New India' drawing strength from the country's civilisational heritage. Speaking at the event on Wednesday, Jaishankar said, «We are at that inflexion point (arrival at the big stage).

03.01 / 17:30

Target security Remark War stage country stars Israel minister Ben Gvir slams United States for opposing resettlement plans in Gaza: ‘We aren't just a star on US flag'

Israel-Hamas war: The United States is risking its position on the global stage as it decides to back Israel in its war against Gaza. But, serious disagreements seem near as Israel plans to push Palestinians out of Gaza and called for Israeli settlers to return to the region.

03.01 / 17:28

COST UPS economy performer country prevention Aluminium is a good bet for infrastructure in the future

Aluminium has successfully replaced timber in house construction, significantly contributing to the prevention of tree cutting. It is used in aircraft making for its light-weight tensile strength, and the same applies to renewable energy projects. As India witnesses increased government spending on infrastructure, our challenge lies in finding the extent to which aluminium usage can be expanded in these projects.

03.01 / 16:17

Citizens Election country Bengal Min Shashi Panja slams BJP for double standards on CAA; says act won't be implemented in state

CAA) will not be implemented in West Bengal as announced several times by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. «In Delhi, Union Minister Shantanu Thakur says one thing and his version changes when he is in Bengal. This is regarding CAA. Our Chief M and the chairperson AITC have categorically mentioned that CAA will not be implemented in Bengal.

03.01 / 15:43

Election Southern Death Banner country information shock Tears, defiance in Palestinian village of slain Hamas deputy Saleh al-Aruri

mourners broke into sobs as they huddled around defiant family members of slain Hamas deputy Saleh al-Aruri in his village in the occupied West Bank Wednesday, a day after his death in Lebanon. Aruri, exiled from his village Arura since he was released from an Israeli jail in 2010, was killed in a drone strike on a southern Beirut suburb that Lebanese officials said was carried out by Israel.

03.01 / 15:39

Provident security track country testing Department guidelines North Western Railway takes steps for safe operation of trains in foggy weather. Details here

dense fog. The Indian Railways has made special additional arrangements for smooth and safe running of trains in the section reeling the foggy weather, a spokesperson of the North Western Railway said. “Special arrangements have been made by the North Western Railway in view of safety and security in train operation during the excessive fog this winter season," PTI quoted North Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Shashi Kiran as saying.

03.01 / 15:38

UPS Experts country Indian exporters brace for more price hikes as normalcy evades Red Sea

Shipping major MSC in a client advisory announced that it will implement a contingency surcharge of $1,500 per container on all shipments from the Indian sub-continent to Europe and Black Sea destinations. CMA CGM announced a similar Red Sea surcharge of $1,575 for 20-foot dry containers and up to $3,000 for reefer containers and special equipment. Other major shipping lines too have announced such surcharges.

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