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‘Mornings with Maria’ panelists react to the February consumer price index data.

Japanese workers are about to receive much bigger paychecks. That could make the Bank of Japan’s decision on whether to ditch its ultralow interest rate policy—which could come as soon as next week—easier. Some of Japan’s biggest companies have agreed to give their employees their largest pay rise in decades, as workers demand higher wages to combat inflation.

₹10 for each equity share, the Manba Finance IPO is a completely fresh issue of up to 1.26 crore equity shares that does not include an offer of sale (OFS) component. Also Read: Shivalic Power Control files DRHP for IPO with NSE Emerge The proceeds from the fresh offering will be allocated to broadening the capital base in order to cover the company's future capital needs for further lending and general business objectives.

Bengaluru: As one goes around India's tech hub, what catches the eye most these days is how the language of the land, Kannada, gets "prominence" on the signboards of businesses. A far cry indeed from the not-too-distant past when English held sway, thanks to a government directive. With the deadline for complying with 60 per cent use of Kannada in signboards of businesses and establishments coming to an end, a vast majority of them in the city appear to have obeyed the mandate, with many even going for stopgap arrangements, aimed at ensuring compliance. A bill mandating 60 per cent use of Kannada in signboards of businesses and establishments was passed by the Karnataka Assembly in February, and the government had warned that non-compliance would lead to the cancellation of the licences of businesses. Now, temporary boards or banners instead of boards that are rules compliant, and also clothes or stickers covering the old boards, can be seen at several places in the city, in a bid to avoid fines and other penal action.

LiveMint talked to experts to understand under what circumstances a person who has taken travel insurance would be allowed to get a full refund of their return tickets. According to Manas Kapoor, business head of Travel Insurance at Policybazaar.com, travellers can get a full refund in the case of a medical emergency.

foldable screen for the Pixel Fold 2. However, Young's insights, shared on social media platform X, indicate a substantial increase to an 8.02-inch inner flexible panel. This size boost represents a notable enhancement from the 7.6-inch OLED display found in the first-gen Pixel Fold.

acute water shortage, experiencing the worst drought in the last 30-40 years, an IISc study has pinned the blame on the 70 per cent drop in the water spread area in the city. It is well known that the city has seen a 1055 per cent bump in built-up areas, i.e., concrete structure and paved surfaces, in the last few decades. In addition, it has seen a staggering drop in the water spread area which has now been termed as the root cause of the depleting groundwater table across the city. A study by the IISC's Centre for Ecological Sciences says that water spread area has fallen from 2,324 hectares in 1973 to just about 696 hectares in 2023, a 70 per cent drop.

(Owing to their business model, small finance banks cannot be kept on par with other scheduled commercial banks. Hence FDs from small finance banks are also not comparable in terms of risk profile to full-service banks. However, when it comes to insurance, do keep in mind that deposits in small finance banks are also insured by the Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) to the tune of Rs 5 lakh. Most of the experts advise layman retail investors to keep their exposure limited in FDs of small finance banks so that it is well within DICGC cover of Rs 5 lakh including principal and interest.) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

X has canceled its partnership with Don Lemon, it said on Wednesday, hours after the former CNN anchor said the platform's owner Elon Musk would be his first guest in an interview due to be aired on Monday. X said in January that Lemon — who was fired in April last year after nearly 17 years at CNN — would host a new exclusive show on the platform covering politics, culture, sports and entertainment.

Lok Sabha elections 2024, a recent opinion poll predicted. It also suggested that, out of the 242 seats surveyed so far, NDA is expected to get 174 seats. It further concluded that 59% of people feel that Narendra Modi is ‘most capable as the next Prime Minister’ while only 21% voted for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

The Financial Services Authority (OJK), Indonesia’s financial services watchdog, released new rules on March 13 that will cover cryptocurrencies and will come into force in January 2025.

Kentucky Senate Republicans have revealed their version of the state’s next two-year budget

Robotaxis are hitting the streets of Los Angeles

Investing.com — The US government solid $22 billion of 30-year notes on Wednesday at a lower-than-expected yield, pointing to strong demand and confidence that the Federal Reserve will follow through on rate cuts this year.

₹500 crore. This comes just before the ₹10,000 crore Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME) II scheme ends on 31 March. Under this new scheme, incentives worth ₹333.39 crore have been set aside for electric two-wheelers.

BBC, in 2018, carried a report listing 11 cities across the globe that were likely to run out of drinking water, including Cape Town and Beijing. Bengaluru was the only Indian city on the list. Not a single lake had suitable water for drinking, the report noted.

Guys, they’re coming for your tongs. Backyard grilling, long the domain of serious men, is now in the sights of Gaby Dalkin. The popular Instagram chef with nearly one million followers thinks anybody can do it.

heavy industries ministry on Wednesday announced a new scheme to promote e-mobility in the country with an outlay of Rs 500 crore for four months beginning April 2024. The new scheme is for 2-wheelers and 3-wheelers. The second phase of FAME-II or Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India programme ends on March 31, 2024. Announcing E-Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024 (EMPS 2024), Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey said the Modi government is committed to promoting e-mobility in the country.

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In a blog post, the ECB is at pains to debunk a number of myths about the role of a future digital euro, insisting that the new digital currency would be designed from the outset to preserve the economic function of commercial banks. It achieves this by placing strict limits on individual digital euro holdings and restricting merchants from hoarding digital euros processed at the checkout. Nor would the digital euro accrue interest - a feature which former Bank of England economist Andy Haldane has called out as "stealth tax scandal". Users would be able to seamlessly link their digital euro account to a payment account with their bank, says the ECB, enabling a 'reverse waterfall' mechanism.

Understanding Section 80D The premium amount paid for health insurance is tax-deductible under Section 80D of the Income-tax Act. This section allows individuals to claim deductions of up to Rs. 1 lakh per year for premiums paid towards health insurance policies for themselves, their spouse, children, and parents. Here's how the deduction works: