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Waaree Energies will debut on the exchanges today. Ahead of the listing, the company's shares are trading with a GMP of Rs 1225 in the grey market. Considering the upper price band of Rs 1503, the stock is expected to list at 81% premium over the issue price.

Sun Pharma will be in focus as the company will announce its results for the July-September 2024 period later today. Analysts expect the company to report healthy revenue growth during the second quarter, driven by the domestic business with favourable seasonality and growing volumes.

Congress party and Maha Vikas Aghadi, stating that their «boat has sunk» and asserted that the Mahayuti alliance would return to power in the state. Speaking to ANI, Shaina NC said, «This is the same Congress who keeps commenting on Shiv Sena, Sanjay Raut, they exchange candidates, change names. This boat has sunk. The Mahayuti government will come back to power on November 23.» The BJP leader also reacted to Shiv Sena's (UBT) Aaditya Thackeray's criticism of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw over the Bandra stampede.

earnings season is underway and as many as 173 companies will announce their quarterly numbers for the July-September 2024 period today. Key results to watch out include that of Airtel, Sun Pharma, Adani Power, IOC, Ambuja, PNB, Suzlon, Tata Tech, BHEL and RailTel. Apart from the above, Aditya Birla Sun Life, Ajanta Pharma, Arvind Ltd, Bhageria Industries, Car Trade Tech, Federal Bank, Ideaforge, Indian Bank, Motilal Oswal, Northern Arc Capital, Pfizer and a few others will also declare their results.

Shigeru Ishiba's coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a drubbing in Sunday's election, raising uncertainty over the path for policy and the economy. Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has ruled Japan for almost all of its post-war history, and junior coalition partner Komeito took 215 seats in the lower house of parliament — well short of the 233 needed for a majority — public broadcaster NHK reported. The LDP previously held 247 seats and Komeito held 32.

Israeli hostages for some Palestinian prisoners, the Times of Israel reported. This proposal, which includes an additional 10 days of negotiations following the release of the hostages, was presented to Israel's national security cabinet last week by Israeli Security Agency Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, Times of Israel reported citing Channel 12. While most ministers and security officials supported the idea, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir opposed it.

«We expect the consolidation to continue in the short term; a reversal in trend will depend on a slowdown in FIIs selling intensity and the outcome of the US presidential election. The domestic macros are largely favouring the market with the unveiling of strong PMI data and reiterating economic growth forecast for FY25 by the RBI,» said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.

Vice President Kamala Harris largely offers a continuation of President Joe Biden's agenda, although she has sought more nuance on the Middle East in particular, while a return of Donald Trump would likely mean a sharp rupture from current US foreign policy. — Ukraine -

Pedro Sanchez arrived in Vadodara, Gujarat in the early hours of Monday for his three-day visit to India, during which he will be holding delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Upon his arrival, the Ministry of External Affairs took to social media platform X greeting the Spanish leader, «Bienvenido a India!» «President of the Government of Spain Pedro Sanchez touches down in Vadodara, marking the first visit by a Spanish President to India in 18 years. An official visit to elevate India-Spain relations to new heights,» the MEA added.

Reserve Bank of India’s upbeat growth estimates for the world’s fastest-growing major economy is causing both confusion and concern among economists. The central bank has stuck to its forecast that India’s economy will expand 7.2% in the year ending March 2025 despite recent evidence showing activity is starting to taper off. The RBI’s outlook is far more optimistic than the 6.5%-7% growth projected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Investment banks like Goldman Sachs Corp. have already downgraded growth projections to as low as 6.5%. The RBI’s bullishness is underpinned by its view that rural spending is improving and private investment is picking up. Economists, though, point to sluggish urban consumption and weakening exports as a worry. If those warning signals aren’t heeded in time, the RBI runs the risk of keeping monetary policy too tight, undermining growth further, they say.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Equity markets could continue their downtrend, interspersed with a bounce, until after the US presidential elections on 5 November, market experts said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Increasingly aware Indian consumers are set to use new greenwashing guidelines to launch class action lawsuits against companies for flouting ESG— environmental, social and governance—norms, experts said. A class action is a legal mechanism that allows a group of people with a common grievance to file a single case against a party rather than separate lawsuits.

One Piece Chapter 1131 will be released soon. This comes after a two-week hiatus. This chapter promises significant plot developments.

Trump's four criminal cases are quietly chugging along in court even as his race against Vice President Kamala Harris dominates the news. Important legal battles continue to be fought, and motions to be filed. Even now, Trump's lawyers are preparing for him to be sentenced — possibly to jail time — on his one conviction so far at a hearing in New York City scheduled for three weeks after Election Day, NYT Service reported. Trump has told people close to him that if he wins the election, the legal cases would simply «go away.» On Thursday, he said he would fire Jack Smith, the special counsel who filed two federal cases against him, «within two seconds» if he regains the White House. «I don't think they'll impeach me if I fire Jack Smith,» Trump, who was impeached twice by the House of Representatives, told radio host Hugh Hewitt.

Warzone Season 1 updates are expected to bring new maps, features and content to players.

Haryana, the BJP is leaving no stone unturned to oust the Hemant Soren-led government in the eastern state. Senior BJP leaders are camping in the state, keeping a close watch on the day-to-day campaigns. A BJP victory in Jharkhand will send out a message that the party has regained momentum after the Lok Sabha setback. Meanwhile, Jharkhand CM and JMM leader Soren is trying to achieve what no other party has managed in the state so far — a repeat of the government. Assembly polls will also be a test of Soren’s popularity among the tribal voters, as some senior tribal leaders are leaving the party to join the BJP. For Congress, the election is all about gaining relevance after the Haryana setback and repeating its 2019 performance, when the party won 16 assembly seats. In a bipolar election with both alliances having a consolidated vote bank in their favour, a slight shift towards any alliance can change the game. ET lists some factors at play in the upcoming assembly polls:

But using gourds, the wider term for bulbous vine fruits of the Cucurbitaceae family, to symbolise heads has an older history. In India, ash-gourds have been used instead of human sacrifices for centuries. The ones kept outside homes to ward off evil often have crude faces painted on them. Gourds grow in most parts of the world and their often-imposing shapes and blandly adaptable flesh mean that societies have found many uses for them. Gourds are used as masks and covers for more private regions. Dried gourds are used in musical instruments such as sitars and banjos. They are used as receptacles for water and foods, and this, in turn, gives them symbolic value. “The great significance of the gourd to many people is perhaps no better shown than by its prominence in their creation myths,” writes Charles Heiser in The Gourd Book. Many stories have gods or the earliest humans created and sheltered in gourds.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has ignited debate over who could govern war-ravaged Gaza as Israel presses its war in the Palestinian territory, vowing to eliminate the militants. Palestinians insist Gaza's future should be theirs to decide, rejecting any foreign intervention. But many in the international community are signalling a readiness to shape the territory's post-war future, even as a ceasefire remains elusive.

paddy procurement Sunday evening decided to lift their blockade from national highways at four places in Punjab but said their roadside sit-in would continue. The farmers under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha on Saturday held road blockades at a few places in the state for an indefinite period to protest the «tardy» paddy procurement and lifting and other issues. On Sunday, a two-and-a-half-hour meeting was held between the farmers' representatives with two Punjab ministers, after which agitating farmers declared to lift their blockade. The meeting was held between Food and Civil Supplies Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak and Agriculture Minister Gurmit Singh Khudian, leaders of farmers' bodies including Sarwan Singh Pandher of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, Manjit Singh Rai and Satnam Singh Sahni of BKU(D) and ADGP (Law & Order) SPS Parmar, DIG (Border Range) Satinder Singh and other officials.

Fahad Ahmad emphasized the connection between Samajwadi Party and NCP-SCP through their shared ideology of 'Samajwadi', saying that both the parties are like families. Fahad Ahmad joined the NCP (Sharad Chandra Pawar) on Sunday and was fielded from the Anushakti Nagar seat against Sana Malik of NCP (Ajit Pawar). «The roots of Samajwadi Party and NCP-SCP are connected with 'Samajwad'...The public has been waiting for elections in Maharashtra to get rid of the current government. Samajwadi Party and NCP-SCP are like families. There is a very strong relationship between Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule and Akhilesh Yadav,» he said.

Bijora village, a sloth bear lost its life after ingesting a makeshift bomb disguised with corn flour, allegedly intended to attract and kill wild boars. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. near the Laugur forest range, where a patrol team discovered the bear’s body, severely injured with extensive wounds in its mouth from the explosion. Authorities revealed that local villagers often set such crude bombs near forested areas to control wild boar populations, which they view as crop threats. These traps, commonly placed in fields adjacent to the forest, are lethal, causing severe injuries upon consumption and making animals easy targets for hunters. Forest officials believe the bear, while wandering near Bijora village, accidentally encountered one of these bombs.