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Rajya Sabha seats. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma confirmed that the party will field his wife, Mehtab Chandee for the upcoming Gambegre bypoll. These seats fell vacant following the election of Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal from Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat in the recently held election. Rajya Sabha MP Kamakhya Tassa has relinquished his seat after he was elected from Kaziranga seat in the parliamentary polls. There will be by polls in five Assembly seats. BJP is likely to contest three seats and leave one each for its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People's Party Liberal (UPPL).

Sex ratio in India is expected to improve to 952 women per 1000 men by 2036 from 943 in 2011, according to a report 'Women and Men in India 2023' released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Monday. The report highlights that India's population in 2036 is expected to be more feminine compared to the 2011 population, as reflected in the sex ratio which is projected to increase from 943 in 2011 to 952 by 2036, highlighting a positive trend in gender equality. By 2036, the population of India is expected to reach 152.2 crore, with a slightly improved female percentage of 48.8 per cent compared to 48.5 per cent in 2011, the report stated. The proportion of individuals under 15 years is projected to decrease from 2011 to 2036, likely due to declining fertility, it stated.

Kolkata, paralysing elective services including OPDs and non-emergency surgeries. The move comes in response to a call from the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) which said the «strike won't stop unless justice is served and our demands are met». According to the FORDA, during the indefinite strike, outpatient departments (OPDs), operation theatres, and ward duties will be shut, but emergency services will continue to operate as usual. In the national capital, junior doctors from multiple hospitals, including centrally-run facilities AIIMS, RML Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital, began strike in the morning, causing hardships to patients who visited out-patient departments of the medical facilities only to be returned without any consultation.

The November election is still months away but with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz recently named as Kamala Harris’ political partner, the future of drug policy looks bright. As do the formerly “risky” investments and alternative sources of capital retention, like cannabis.

Elon Musk is due to interview Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the X social media network on Monday in an event that could inject more surprises into the turbulent U.S. presidential election. The interview, scheduled for 8 p.m. Eastern Time (0000 Tuesday GMT), could provide the former president an opportunity to seize the limelight at a time when his campaign is seen as sagging. His Democratic rival for the Nov. 5 election, Vice President Kamala Harris, has erased Trump's lead in opinion polls and energized Democratic voters with a series of high-energy rallies.

For years, Canadian policymakers have been sleepwalking past a growing housing affordability crisis. Now, with homes seeming impossibly out of reach to so many and voter discontent on this issue poised to roil upcoming elections, they have been jolted awake and are looking for solutions. Any action on this issue is welcome, but the biggest fix of all has yet to be raised: giving households the buying power to keep up with rising home prices today and tomorrow by boosting Canadian productivity.

₹945 crore. June quarter marks the fifth consecutive quarter of subdued revenue performance with growth being flattish in FY24 after two years of strong show. In the March quarter earnings call, Bata’s management had said it was seeing initial signs of demand recovery.

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FSN E-Commerce Ventures, which operates beauty and fashion omnichannel retailer Nykaa, is expected to report healthy revenues during the first quarter ended June 2024, driven by the BPC (beauty and personal care) and fashion businesses. Revenue for the reporting quarter is seen growing 26% year-on-year, according to an average estimate of three brokerages. Net profit however is estimated to surge up to 429%.

Bank of India ensured the currency did not weaken more. The rupee closed at 83.9725 against the U.S. dollar, after closing at 83.9550 in the previous session. The currency hovered in a narrow range between 83.95 and 83.97 during the session.

Aniruddha Sarkar, Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager, Quest Investment Advisors, points out that valuations have become very rich across the board in the market. So, it has become very important not to get into companies where there is big froth. Look for companies with a mismatch of valuation and the underlying value. Within that, the easy part of the money has been made. In the last 24 to 36 months. all of us have made money in the market, some have made more, some have made less but the easy money has gone. Sarkar says that while he is keeping 4-5% cash, investors can keep more than 8% to 10% cash because he does not see any major correction in the market. You have been in the quest of outperformance or alpha. How have the last few months been for you – challenging or okay? You have navigated comfortably because the clamour for a massive correction is getting louder, but have you raised your cash levels? How are you approaching this? Aniruddha Sarkar: The last couple of months have not been very easy for all of us in the market and typically, what happens is when the markets are volatile, that is when the real test of a portfolio happens. Thankfully in the last couple of months, amid elections, budget, whatever is happening in Bangladesh, what is happening in the rest of the world, in the Middle East, our portfolios have done well and that is because we have been trying to focus on very few sectors, looking at companies within those sectors where earnings are supporting the valuations.

Election Commission team led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar arrived here on Monday for a two-day visit to Haryana to review poll preparedness for assembly elections in the state. Elections to the Haryana Assembly are due later this year. Election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu are also part of the team, officials said. Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal welcomed the team on its arrival.

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said central banks bought over 290 tonnes of gold in the first quarter of calendar 2024–that’s the highest on record. The history of the financial markets shows that any spectacular fall in asset prices triggers a cascading effect on all asset prices. This is logical.

US stock market indices S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq will look to shrug off volatility as investors are keeping eyes on inflation data, corporate earnings and presidential polls. Following months of placid trading, U.S. stock volatility has surged this month as a run of alarming data coincided with the unwinding of a massive, yen-fueled carry trade to deal equities their worst selloff of the year. The S&P 500 is still down around 6 per cent from a record high set last month, even after making up ground in a series of rallies after Monday’s crushing selloff.

candidates for the Sri Lankan presidential election would cause no expenditure issues, a minister said on Sunday. Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said that the expenditure estimate for the election has not yet exceeded the Rs 10 billion limit. «If the number of candidates becomes too large for the ballot paper, an extension may be needed. This could lead to an increase in the number of ballot boxes and an additional cost of about Rs 100 million per candidate. However, preparations are being made to fund the submitted estimates,» he said. «The Election Commission noted that Rs 10 billion has been allocated for the election. There is still money left after the allocations for the submitted estimates. They added that aside from expenses such as printing, security and transport, some costs like officials' allowances, do not need to be spent immediately,» the minister said.

foreign policy, asserting that Dhaka intends to maintain «smooth and positive» relations with all, including India and China. «Our policy is to maintain good relations with all countries while protecting our national interests,» interim government's Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said during his first press briefing at the foreign ministry. Hossain, whose position is equivalent to a minister, said it is meaningless to assume that this interim government is focused solely on any particular direction. «We intend to maintain smooth and positive relations with all… including India and China,» said Hossain, who previously served as a deputy high commissioner to India.

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Joe Biden, in his first TV interview since dropping out of the White House race, warned that Republican candidate Donald Trump was «a genuine danger to American security.» «Mark my words, if he wins… this election, watch what happens,» Biden told CBS News in a pre-taped interview broadcast on Sunday. «He's a genuine danger to American security. Look, we're at an inflection point in world history… and democracy is the key.»

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused Poland’s previous government of illegally spending 100 billion Polish zlotys or $25 billion as he announced a government effort to try to recover the money

business cycle is turning at a sickening speed and another one already seems to be on its way. If you are like most people, your memory of downturns will be dominated by the past two—the financial heart attack in 2007-09 and the pandemic-induced collapse in 2020. Both were severe and highly unusual.