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Motilal Oswal Financial Services. KFC and Pizza Hut – Devyani's mainstays in India, accounting for more than 60% of total revenue – continued to struggle in Q4 amid lower disposable incomes, weak consumer sentiment, and increased competition for Pizza Hut. Same-store sales growth, a key measure of comparable sales, paints a concerning picture.

Ryan Salame, a former executive at FTX who pleaded guilty to election fraud charges in September, is requesting leniency from the court in the form of an 18-month sentence.

declared immovable assets worth over ₹62.92 crore and movable assets worth ₹28.73 crore, including three luxury cars like a Mercedes Maybach, according to her election affidavit filed on May 14, 2024. Her election affidavit revealed that Ranaut has liabilities exceeding ₹17.38 crore, along with ₹2 lakh in cash and nearly ₹1.35 crore in bank balance.

Lok Sabha elections 2024, while exuding confidence that the opposition bloc INDIA will form the new government on June 4. He also emphasized that the elections are important to safeguard the Indian Constitution and questioned why Prime Minister Modi has not taken action against individuals advocating for changes to the Constitution. Addressing a joint press conference with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav here, Kharge said, “Four rounds of polling have been completed in the country.

₹2,72,241 crore of the capex allocated to the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) in the budget has been spent. In the previous fiscal year, this level of spending was achieved only by the end of May. In FY24, the total capex outlay for MoRTH stood at ₹2,58,606 crore and actual expenditure at the end of May stood at ₹59,078 crore, or just over 22% of the outlay.

illustrate how media, including films and other entertainment avenues, is exploited by political parties for electoral gains. Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond is based on the dramatic airstrikes by Indian fighter planes to destroy terror camps in Pakistan's Balakot in February 2019.

Joe Biden on Tuesday implemented 100% tariffs on various Chinese products, including electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum, and medical equipment. Throughout this decision, Biden criticised Donald Trump's previous approaches and argued that Chinese government subsidies give their companies an unfair advantage in global trade by allowing them to operate without the need for profitability. Also Read: China warns new US tariffs to ‘severely’ impact relations: Report However, an old tweet from 2019 by President Joe Biden, criticizing then-President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports, is resurfacing amid Biden's recent decision to implement significant tariffs on various Chinese products.

Mumbai's Ghatkopar at 8 pm from Shreyas Cinema on LBS Road to Gandhi market on Wednesday, May 15. To avoid security lapses, Mumbai police issued traffic guidelines for the day. Multiple routes including LBS road in Ghatkopar will remain closed for some hours.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements about the Congress Party planning to redistribute the public's wealth to Muslims. Nadda has, instead, urged the poll panel to act against the Congress party for its alleged denigration of Hinduism – India’s foundational religion, a report in the Indian Express said.

Narendra Modi, calling him a strong leader who has taken India to new heights. He expressed confidence that Modi would return as the country's PM for a third term in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, hoping that Pakistan also gets a leader like him. Tarar relocated to the US in the 1990s and maintains close ties with the ruling Pakistani establishment.

“Not very sure how GDP numbers are coming," Syngle said pointing out that that the numbers being talked about “do not seem to correlate to core sectors". He was answering investor questions on May 9. “You are correct that the GDP correlation has really gone for a toss, in the current year.

Also Read: Mumbai rainstorm: Who is Bhavesh Bhide owner of 'illegal' hoarding collapsed in Ghatkopar After casting their votes, voters can avail of discounts at different eateries in the metro city under schemes like “Pledge to Vote" and “Democracy discount" on May 20 and May 21. According to an Indian Express report, the “Pledge To Vote" campaign by the Hotel and Restaurant Association (Western India) has included several hotels and restaurants in Maharashtra. These eateries will offer a 10- 20 per cent discount to customers who cast their votes.

Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district. The incident took place at Hindustan Copper Limited's (HCL's) copper mine in the late hours of Tuesday and rescue operation is underway. Ambulances have been rushed to the spot and doctors have been asked to prepare for any situation.

Kangana Ranaut, the BJP candidate from Mandi Lok Sabha seat, said on Tuesday. The national award-winning actor, who filed her nomination papers for the June 1 election in the constituency, said in an interview with PTI videos that her win would be the «biggest turning point» of her life. Referring to the remarks of her rival Vikramaditya Singh, the Congress candidate from Mandi seat, Kangana said that elections should be fought on issues but if he uses derogatory words then he should be ready to hear the same sort of language. «Going by my past record, I can challenge anyone, no matter how many fights I had but I was always targeted first.

Brazilian authorities have upheld a ban on the use of crypto donations to fund political parties and candidates’ electoral campaigns in the country.

export ban on onions 10 days ago, export demand has dried up as Indian onion is more expensive than Pakistan's. Besides, subdued exports dampened domestic onion prices by over 15 % in the last week. Exporters don't see demand coming for another 15 days as overseas buyers, who have stocked overpriced Pakistani onions when Indian onion was not available. They want to liquidate their stocks as India's entry has crashed the international onion prices by more than 50% in a week. «Most of the buyers from our traditional markets like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, UK and the UAE had stocked onions from Pakistan. They had not expected the Indian government to lift the export ban till the general elections were over,» said an exporter of onions from Nashik, who claims that the export orders, after spiking for a couple of days, have suddenly dried up. India's lifting of its export ban in May took the international markets by surprise. India has kept a minimum export price (MEP) of $550 per tonne with export duty of 40%.

With AAP pitting 'Kejriwal ki guarantee' against 'Modi ki guarantee', 'Congress ki guarantee' is caught between the two. Congress believes that the patent for coining pre-poll 'guarantees' rests with it as it first chanted the mantra during Karnataka elections and then in Telangana polls. Congress spokespersons maintain that BJP and PM aped the party's word play by coining 'Modi ki guarantee', but it finds itself in a piquant situation with 'Kejriwal ki guarantee' as AAP is a sensitive ally. It can't endorse it either as it risks eclipsing Congress' own 'guarantees'. While some Delhi Congress leaders are wondering how to streamline the alliance with AAP and the two, yet competing, guarantees, a little bird says at least two Congress LS candidates in Delhi are raring to chant 'Kejriwal ki guarantee'. Experiencing Choppy Ride

Election Commission of India on Tuesday said that “appropriate action on complaints/counter complaints” by the BJP and the Congress on allegedly “divisive statements” by top star campaigners —PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi — is under its “examination/ consideration”. “A few complaints of INC and BJP against each other are pending alleging violation of MCC inter alia broadly in the genre of divisive statements by top star campaigners on communal, caste, regional language divide, or on sanctity of Constitution of India….Notices have been issued to presidents of both the parties in case of these pending complaints. Response from both parties has been received. Appropriate action on complaints/ counter complaints is under examination/consideration of the Commission,” EC said.

Congress' campaign trail. BJP is also smarting under the remarks made by its Karnataka leader Anantkumar Hegde, who in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls said that BJP would need a two-thirds majority to change the Constitution. This has turned into a convenient weapon in the Maharashtra Opposition parties' arsenal as they have successfully spun out a narrative that if BJP comes to power, it would remove reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs. BJP has got vibes from the ground that there is a consolidation of Scheduled Caste community votes against BJP in the state. BJP has tried to counter this charge with the PM repeatedly alleging 'Congress injustice' on SCs, STs and OBCs and pointing to Karnataka's reservation for Muslims under the OBC quota. BJP's repeated emphasis on SCs, STs and OBCs comes as it senses that poll arithmetic in Maharashtra has changed considerably since the 2019 parliamentary polls. This time it looks like the Dalits and Muslims seem to be backing Congress-Sena-NCP (SP) alliance in the state.

Supreme Court Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting any election for six years. The plea sought disqualification on the ground that the PM has sought votes in the name of «God and place of worship» during the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. A division bench of justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma asked the petitioner to approach the relevant authorities.

Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday said the party's Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal was harassed by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal assistant and strict action would be taken against him. Over 24 hours after Maliwal made calls to the police and alleged that she had been assaulted by Kejriwal's assistant Bibhav Kumar on Monday morning, the party finally broke its silence and condemned the incident. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, AAP senior leader Sanjay Singh said it is a «condemnable incident». «Yesterday, Swati Maliwal had gone to meet Arvind Kejriwal at his residence. While she was waiting to meet him in the drawing room, Bibhav Kumar came and misbehaved with her. This is a highly condemnable incident. Kejriwal has taken cognizance of it and will take strict action in the incident,» Singh said. This is the first statement from the party. AAP had maintained silence over the incident on Monday.