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Ashish Kacholia's portfolio witnessed a 12% correction since the quarter ended September 2024. The portfolio value declined from Rs 3,498.5 crore at the end of Q2FY25 to Rs 3,078.9 crore as of 30th November 2024, according to data from Trendlyne. Meanwhile, in the September quarter, Kacholia added seven new stocks to his portfolio, including Jyoti Structure, Bharat Parenterals, E2E Networks, Advait Infratech, Radiowalla Network, Aimtron Electronics, and TBI Corn. Notably, Radiowalla Network, Aimtron Electronics, and TBI Corn are SME Emerge stocks.

mutual funds have offered upto 22% return in November.There were around 115 equity oriented hybrid funds in the market in the said period. PGIM India Hybrid Equity Fund offered the highest return of around 2.20% in November. The next two schemes in the list were from HSBC Mutual Fund. HSBC Equity Savings Fund and HSBC Aggressive Hybrid Fund offered 1.90% and 1.87% returns respectively in the mentioned period.

cyber fraud when scammers posing as Delhi Police officers threatened her with "digital arrest" and coerced her into stripping during a video call under the guise of «body verification.» According to woman, who works at a pharma company, the incident occurred between November 19 and 20. The Dahisar police initially registered an FIR but later transferred the case to Andheri Police, as the offence occurred in their jurisdiction. The fraudsters also defrauded her of Rs 1.7 lakh online, and no arrests have been made yet. In a similar case last month, a 51-year-old music therapist from Navi Mumbai's Nerul was duped of Rs 32 lakh by cybercriminals impersonating ED officials. Claiming her Aadhaar and SIM card were linked to illegal bank accounts used for money laundering, the gang tricked her into downloading Skype and subjected her to round-the-clock surveillance via video calls. Over 10 days, the scammers convinced her to transfer her savings and investments before she realized the fraud and filed a complaint with the Nerul police.

The findings have therefore highlighted the urgent need for ventilation-sensitive urban planning to address worsening air quality. The study, published in the journal Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, analyzed changes in Hyderabad’s land use and ventilation patterns between 1990 and 2020. During this period, the city’s built-up area surged from 13.7 per cent to 51.8 per cent, while poorly ventilated zones increased from 0.7 per cent to 31.6 per cent.

But despite all of these risks, investors seem largely unperturbed, with the S&P 500 Index setting another record just this week. Traders are piling into the riskiest parts of the market, too, with the small-capitalization Russell 2000 Index nearly doubling the S&P 500’s performance over the past two weeks and approaching its first record since 2021. Meanwhile, the Cboe Volatility Index is at levels that historically indicate serenity among traders.

Mulugu SP Shabarish said that the encounter took place in the Eturnagaram forest area. «Seven Maoists died in a police encounter at Eturnagaram forest area,» SP Shabarish said.

Vice President-elect JD Vance has attracted online criticism after expressing support for Ohio State University’s senior football players, following their defeat to the Michigan Wolverines in the highly anticipated rivalry game known as "The Game." Vance, an Ohio State alumnus, took to X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday to offer words of encouragement after the Ohio State Buckeyes’ fourth consecutive loss to their fierce rivals from Michigan. In his post, Vance wrote, “I know it sucks to lose four to Michigan, but for your entire college career you guys have conducted yourselves like champions. I speak for nearly all of us fans when I say: we’re proud of you!” His message aimed to uplift the Ohio State seniors, acknowledging their sportsmanship and resilience throughout their college careers.

Indian Navy held a rehearsal at Puri Beach ahead of the Navy Day celebration on December 4. Puri Superintendent of Police (SP) Vineet Agarwal on Saturday said that preparations and rehearsals are being done for the Navy Day celebration. «All arrangements have been made for the event...I appeal to all the people of the state to support the administration and police teams,» Puri SP told ANI.

According to the rating agency Crisil, the growth is weighed down by high interest rates and low fiscal impulse. «Risks are tilted toward the downside given the lacklustre second quarter growth number,» said the Crisil report.

Sensex and Nifty ended the week nearly 1% higher, marking the second consecutive week of advances amid mixed cues. While easing geopolitical tensions, favorable state election results and MSCI rebalancing supported the market, FII selling limited the upside. «The Indian market is increasingly witnessing severe bouts of volatile trading, as the gyration from positive to negative zones has been very sharp owing to stretched valuation concerns and the lingering selloffs from foreign investors. Despite the recovery, there is no firm trend visible due to lack of fresh positive triggers,» Prashanth Tapse of Mehta Equities said.

USD 656.582 billion in the week that ended on November 22, data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed. The forex reserves dropped by about USD 1.310 billion in the reporting week. The reserves have been falling ever since it touched all-time high of USD 704.89 billion in September. The reserves have been declining likely due to RBI intervention aimed at preventing a sharp depreciation of the Rupee. A substantial foreign exchange reserve buffer helps shield domestic economic activity from global shocks.

Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall near Puducherry on November 30, remained stationary near the union territory and would gradually weaken in the next three hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Meanwhile, operations at the Chennai airport, which had been suspended on Sunday, resumed past midnight but many flights suffered cancellations and delays, officials said. Further, Puducherry recorded its highest rainfall of 46 cm, IMD-Regional Meteorological Centre, Additional Director General, S Balachandran, said in an update at 7.30 am on Sunday. He said Cyclone Fengal started making landfall near Puducherry around 5.30 pm on Saturday and completed the process «between 10.30 pm and 11.30 pm.»

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has been engaging in secret discussions with US President- elect Donald Trump regarding his economic policy agenda both before and after the recent US Presidential election, reported New York Post. According to New York Post, sources close to Donald Trump’s transition team revealed that Jamie Dimon has acted as a ‘sounding board’ for Donald Trump while discussing critical issues such as government spending, banking regulations, taxes and trade. These conversations reportedly began during Donald Trump's campaign and have continued post-election which eventually facilitated by Donald Trump's aides to maintain confidentiality and prevent leaks. Also Read:Cyber Monday 2024: Target and Walmart unleash massive discounts | Top Deals

Amazon workers across more than 20 countries which include the US are actually planning to strike from Black Friday through Cyber Monday as part of the 'Make Amazon Pay’ campaign, reported New York Post. This initiative aims to hold the company accountable for alleged labor abuses, environmental degradation and threats to democracy. According to New York Post, organizers from UNI Global Union and Progressive International stated that the strikes are intended to unify workers globally against the corporate exploitation. The protests will take place in major cities worldwide which will be including the US, UK, Germany, Japan, Brazil, India and Turkey, asserted New York Post. Striking workers will be supported by various unions and advocacy groups.

Language purists in Germany are up in arms over what they see as a linguistic invasion of the Anglophone apostrophe used in the genitive case to indicate ownership or possession, which is called Deppenapostroph — idiot's apostrophe — in German. Earlier this year, the official body that regulates the use of Standard High German relaxed the traditional proscription of the apostrophe to denote belonging. Following this, the new edition of the Council for German Orthography's style guide, which prescribes grammatical correctness for schools and government agencies in the country, Austria, and German-speaking Switzerland, permits the usage of Eva's Blumenladen (Eva's Flower shop) and Peter's Taverne (Peter's Bar). The official recognition given to the genitive apostrophe is bowing to the inevitable. Signs displaying 'Rosi's Bar' and 'Kati's Kiosk' have been commonplace in Germany, though according to tradition they ought to be 'Rosis Bar' and 'Katis Kiosk'.

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Vikram Sampath's book 'Tipu Sultan: The Saga of the Mysore Interregnum' at the Indian Habitat Centre here in Delhi. Jaishankar described Tipu Sultan as a «very complex figure in history,» highlighting both his resistance to British colonial control and the controversial aspects of his rule. Speaking at the event, Jaishankar said, «Tipu Sultan is actually a very, very complex figure in history. On the one hand, he has the reputation as a key figure who resisted the British colonial control over India, and it is a fact that his defeat and death can be considered a turning point when it came to the fate of peninsular India.» However, Jaishankar also noted the «adverse» effects of Tipu Sultan's rule in the Mysore region. «At the same time, he evokes strong adverse sentiments even today in many regions, some in Mysore itself,» he added.

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