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«This current quarter is showing some signs of improvement there. So, overall, good set of numbers. We have a buy on Reliance. We continue to maintain the buy,» says Nischal Maheshwari, Centrum Broking. What is your view on Reliance Industries, pretty much in line with what the Street was expecting? How have you read into the numbers? Was there an anticipation that there would be some further announcement? I agree with you. I think more or less in line with the results. What I am excited about between the three of the businesses, I think is retail. Retail has done very well and I think one of the interesting things which they have put out is now they have three in-house brands which have crossed Rs 2000 crores of revenue.

Delta Air Lines is raising pay for flight attendants and other nonunion workers by 5%

supermajority" in Parliament by winning over 60 seats in Sunday's crucial parliamentary election, seen as a litmus test for the pro-Beijing politician whose policies are being closely watched by both India and China amidst regional power dynamics. According to information released by the Elections Commission (EC), 207,693 people cast their ballots as of 5:00 pm local time, making for a voter turnout of 72.96 per cent. This includes 104,826 men and 102,867 women. A total of 284,663 people were eligible to vote to elect lawmakers for 93 constituencies in the 20th People's Majlis. A total of 368 candidates were in the fray, including 130 independent candidates, 10 candidates from Jumhoory Party (JP), 39 from The Democrats, Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) 4, Adhaalath Party (AP) 4, and Maldives National Party (MNP) 2 nominees.

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Congress for its "sins" and the party that had once won 400 seats is unable to contest 300 seats in this Lok Sabha election. «In the first phase of voting, half of Rajasthan has punished Congress. Rajasthan, which is full of patriotism, knows that Congress can never make India strong,» Modi said at an election rally in Jalore district. He said that the country does not want the conditions that existed before 2014 to return. «The Congress has hollowed out the country by spreading termites of nepotism and corruption. And today the country is angry with the Congress and is punishing it for these sins.

mangalsutra, gold’ remark that sparked “hate speech" row, PM Modi has doubled down on his anti-Muslim statements at a campaign rally for Lok Sabha elections 2024. Addressing a speech in Rajasthan's Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, PM Modi attacked the Congress, saying it will wants to reduce the “SC-ST reservation and distribute it among the Muslims." Continuing his scathing attack on Congress, PM Modi also said that the grand-old party was hatching a conspiracy to “snatch your property" and “distribute it among selected people".

Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency, one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India, will see a tough fight between the BJP's Arvind Dharmapuri and Congress' Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Currently, the incumbent Member of Parliament from the Nizamabad constituency is the BJP's Dharmapuri Arvind. Voting for all 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana, including Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency, will be held in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polling on May 13; the results will be announced on June 4.

Maldives voted on Sunday to elect a new Parliament as a MDP victory in the House will enable it to keep a check on the Muizzu’s administration’s steps impacting New Delhi’s interests in the region. As many as 368 candidates are contesting on 93 seats in the parliamentary election MDP had a majority in the last Parliament. China is also keeping a close watch on the elections. This month, President Md Muizzu awarded high-profile infrastructure contracts to Chinese state-owned companies including airport redevelopment plan as campaigning for the parliamentary elections was in full swing.

Donald Trump «orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt» the 2016 presidential election, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the start of the former president's historic hush money trial. The opening statements marked the first time that prosecutors have presented a criminal case against a former president to a jury as they accuse Trump of a scheme aimed at preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public.

heatwave days, with certain regions facing over 20 days of scorching conditions. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Marathwada, Odisha and Vidharba are predicted to record more heatwave days, some even more than 20 days of the month. The intense heat poses risks to power grids and may lead to water shortages in various parts of the country, the weather department has warned, PTI reported.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. There will be no opposition in India, Mann said. “These polls are very important.

suspicious transactions during the course of general elections, according to multiple senior executives in the know. In a letter dated April 15, the RBI asked payment system operators (PSOs) to prevent any potential misuse of electronic fund transfer mechanisms to influence voters or indirectly fund poll candidates.

Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said National Conference leader Chaudhary Mohammad Akram equating the Congress with the BJP should make the workers of the country's oldest political party think about their support to the oldest regional party in Jammu and Kashmir. «Chaudhary Akram could not have said anything worse than equating the Congress with the BJP while joining the National Conference. He said that there was no difference between the Congress and the BJP,» Mufti told reporters while campaigning in the Larnoo area of Anantnag district. The former chief minister said it was unfortunate that Akram chose to describe the Congress in that way. «His father (Chaudhary Mohammad Aslam) was in Congress. I don't understand how the Congress workers would support the NC. The NC leadership used to refer to Congress workers as 'gandi naali kay keeday' (the worms of the gutter). They used to face social boycott,» she said, referring to a period in the 80s when the two parties were at loggerheads.

Amit Premchandani, Senior Vice President and Fund Manager – Equity of UTI AMC is positive about the BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) sector due to impressive loan growth, robust asset quality and adequate liquidity. He is also neutral to positive on the IT sector and believes value is emerging in the large-cap IT space. In an interview with Mint, Premchandani also shared his views on how the General Election outcome could impact the domestic market and what should investors do with mid and small-cap segments.

Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India is now projecting with self-confidence the mantras of truth and non-violence globally as a solution to the problems facing the world and its cultural image is playing a big role in it as well. Addressing the 2,550th Bhagwan Mahaveer Nirvan Mahotsav here, Modi said his government put emphasis on promoting heritage as well as material development when it came to power in 2014 at a time when the country was engulfed in despair, a swipe at the previous UPA dispensation. Referring to the Lok Sabha polls, he said a big festival of democracy is happening «and, the country believes from here a new journey into future will also begin». He cited his government's promotion of Indian heritage like yoga and Ayurveda, asserting that the country's new generation now believes that self-pride is its identity.

Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has been claiming that BJP will win all five seats of first phase polling, to resign if Gaurav Gogoi wins from Jorhat constituency. Addressing a press conference here, Borah also criticised Sarma over his dance moves in campaign meetings and said he should join films if he wants to entertain people. In almost all his campaign meetings, Sarma ends his speeches by dancing to BJP's theme song, being used since the last Parliamentary election — 'Akou ebar Modi sarkar' (Modi's government, once more). «The CM is saying that BJP will win all the five seats of Upper Assam. I am directly challenging him: will he resign if Gaurav Gogoi wins from Jorhat?» asked the Congress leader.

Central Election Committee of the Congress party has selected candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Bihar and Punjab. The meeting, chaired by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and attended by leaders like Sonia Gandhi, Salman Khurshid, and Ambika Soni, finalized the candidates for several key constituencies. Bihar Candidates

net direct tax collections surged 17.7% year-on-year to ₹19.58 lakh crore in the fiscal year ended March 2024, surpassing the revised estimates, official data released Sunday showed. Net direct taxes in 2023-24 exceeded the budget estimates by₹ 1.35 lakh crore (7.40%) and the revised estimates by ₹13,000 crore, it showed. Higher direct tax collections will give the Centre headroom to meet its fiscal deficit target for FY24. The Centre had budgeted ₹18.23 lakh crore as net direct tax revenue for 2023-24, which was later revised upwards to ₹19.45 lakh crore.

Prime Minister, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that Modi abuses Muslims to get votes. “Modi today called Muslims infiltrators and people with many children. Since 2002 till this day, the only Modi guarantee has been to abuse Muslims and get votes.

Himachal Pradesh BJP Sunday filed a complaint against the Congress and the Hamirpur Youth Congress Club for allegedly portraying actor and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut, in a negative light by using pictures from her films. The BJP urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to initiate appropriate legal action against them for using objectionable, scandalous and offensive language on social media. In its complaint to the ECI, with copy to the Himachal chief electoral officer, the BJP alleged that the Congress has directed its various wings to assassinate the character of Kangana on social media. The Hamirpur Youth Congress Club has used a picture of Kangana from her «artistic pursuits» to portray her as a negative character and posted «derogatory double meaning remarks». The complaint filed by BJP state media in-charge Karan Nanda cited the repeated instances of alleged «serious violations» of the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860; Representation of People Act (RPA), 1951; and the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by the Congress leaders.

Here's the list of 11 candidates released by the Congress on Sunday: Earlier this month, the Congress had released list for six Lok Sabha seats and 12 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh. The voting for the Lok Sabha Elections began on April 19. The polls will be across the country in seven phases and the results will be announced on June 4.