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Sarma's statement came after the Centre implemented the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) last month. "Whether 'Miyas' are indigenous or not is a different matter. What we are saying is that if they try to be 'indigenous', we have no problem.

₹35,011 cr and ₹31,195 cr dated 19th March. Furthermore, buying activity has persisted throughout this week, suggesting that institutional investors do not perceive any significant concerns regarding the fallout of domestic momentum. This trend may be linked to the fact that most corrections have targeted Mid & Smallcaps.

Multitasking is just the way many of us live. How often do you text while stuck in traffic, lose track of a podcast while doing chores, or flutter between the news and your inbox? “We get stuck in this multitasking trap even without realising that we’re doing it,” said Nicole Byers, a neuropsychologist in Calgary, Canada, who specialises in treating people with burnout. There are a few reasons for our habit. Most of us avoid boredom if we can, Byers explained, and multitasking is a reliable way to ward it off.

FPIs have shown a significant resurgence in their investment activity within the Indian equity markets this month, injecting over Rs 38,000 crore, mainly driven by favourable shifts in the global economic scenario and strong domestic macroeconomic outlook. The investment came following a modest investment of Rs 1,539 crore in February and a massive outflow of Rs 25,743 crore in January, data with the depositories snowed. With this, foreign portfolio investors' (FPIs) investment has turned positive to the tune of Rs 13,893 crore in equities so far in 2024 and Rs 55,480 crore in the debt market.

Taliban what a relentless foe the Islamic State's affiliate in Afghanistan can be. Much of the West considers the Taliban, which reclaimed power in the country in 2021, to be an extremist Islamic movement. But the Islamic State-Khorasan, the affiliate that took responsibility for a terrorist attack in suburban Moscow on Friday, has slammed the Taliban government, calling the group's version of Islamic rule insufficiently hard-line. The Islamic State-Khorasan, or ISIS-K, is one of the last significant antagonists that the Taliban face in Afghanistan. It has carried out a bloody drumbeat of attacks throughout the country in recent years, seeking to use the violence to undermine the Taliban's relationships with regional allies and to portray the government as incapable of providing security in Afghanistan, experts say.

Also Read: FPIs pump ₹38,098 crore in Indian equities, debt inflows at ₹13,223 crore; Will the trend continue in FY25? Markets saw buoyancy on the global front triggered a rebound in the final sessions, which aided the index to close in the green. The indices rebounded as bargain hunters stepped in following the announcement from US Federal Reserve indicating a potential series of interest rate cuts throughout the year. Nifty 50 and Sensex prices settled the week at 22,096.75 and 72,831.94 up 0.33 per cent and 0.26 per cent respectively.

infertility rates, fertility benefits in Indian companies have gone from a novelty to a much-sought-after workplace perk. Companies including Bizongo, HSBC India, Titan Company, Navi, Meesho, and Simpl are among those that have rolled out or enhanced fertility benefits as part of their corporate insurance and benefits programmes as they focus on creating more inclusive and supportive workplaces. Experts say such measures not only help companies attract and retain talent, but also boost their diversity credentials. For women employees in particular, such benefits matter a lot — a recent survey by employee insurance platform Plum showed one in 3 women are open to egg freezing; 88% of them want it to be included in their workplace benefits package.

podcast by the Zerodha cofounder, soon after a new episode drops. Chundru says he enjoys his Sunday dinner with the show: “It prepares me for the Monday work mindset.” In a world of short-form content, he explains his attraction to episodes that run for two to four hours: “Usually, founders offer broad advice in public, for instance, work hard. But ‘WTF’ gets into the nitty gritty of actual execution, outlining specific steps.”

Arbitration is the preferred method of dispute resolution over litigation in the country because of the speed of resolution, confidentiality and cost effectiveness but there is still scope for improvement, a survey has found. Conducted by law firm Khaitan & Co, the survey, which focused on the experience of parties rather than advocates and experts involved in domestic arbitration in the country, asserted that most arbitrations take 24 to 36 months to complete while a majority wanted the exercise to be over within 12 months. According to a press release, a large majority of those covered under the survey 'Current Trends in Domestic Arbitration in India', said they intended to use domestic arbitration in the future for both small and large disputes. «Arbitration is the preferred method of dispute resolution over litigation because of the speed of resolution, confidentiality, cost effectiveness, and process with speed of resolution being the most important. Most arbitrations are taking 24 to 36 months to complete instead of 12 months, which is what parties expect,» according to the findings shared in the release.

₹38,098 crore worth of Indian equities and the total inflow stands at ₹51,542 crore as of March 22, taking into account debt, hybrid, debt-VRR, and equities, according to National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) data. The total debt inflows stand at ₹13,223 crore so far this month. "An interesting feature of the foreign portfolio investment in India this fiscal is the steady growth in debt investment in sharp contrast to the volatile equity investment.

Foreign portfolio investors turned net sellers in the secondary market last week, selling stocks worth over Rs 7,200 crore on Dalal Street. Selling by the big bulls restrained the upside in benchmark indices, as the BSE Sensex clocked just 0.3% gains.

SRM Contractors IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of SRM Contractors Limited is going to hit the Indian primary market on 26th March 2024 i.e. on Tuesday next week. The three days of bidding for the public issue will end on 28th March 2024 i.e.

I am planning to buy a residential property from a person who is a resident of Australia for ₹75 lakh. I understand that since the sale consideration exceeds 50 lakhs I have to deduct tax at 1% of the sale consideration. Is my understanding correct? What are the other formalities that I need to comply with while deducting tax at source? The provision of Section 194IA requires a buyer of immovable property, other than agricultural land, to deduct tax at source @ 1% of the sale consideration if the sale consideration exceeds fifty lakh rupees.

₹20 apiece level on 13th March 2024, Reliance Power share price finished at ₹26.30 per share level on Friday last week. So, in the last seven straight sessions, this Anil Ambani-backed company's stock has surged to the tune of over 30 percent. Out of the five sessions in the week gone by, Reliance Power share price touched the upper circuit in four sessions.

Buy or sell stocks: The Indian stock market joined the global market rally after the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England kept the interest rate unchanged. The Nifty 50 index added 84 points and finished at 22,096 level, the BSE Sensex gained 190 points and closed at 72,831 mark whereas the Bank Nifty index shot up 178 points and finished at 46,863 level. In the board market, the small-cap index rose more than the Nifty 50 index even as the advance-decline ratio remained positive at 2.7:1.

Lok Sabha election 2024: After the sell-off on Dalal Street, the Indian stock market investors must be looking for bottom fishing opportunity. For such value investors, Lok Sabha election 2024 is one of the biggest factors and they are looking at all possible stocks that may yield whopping returns in the medium to long term.

abdominal surgery in January, as per an AP report. The video message, recorded on March 20, was aired on Friday amid ongoing speculation on social media following the princess' hospitalisation in January for unspecified abdominal surgery. In the message, Kate appealed for "time, space and privacy" during her treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer, which was detected post-surgery, as mentioned in the report.

Gold rate today: On account of three interest rate cuts in 2024 by the US Federal Reserve, gold price on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) touched a new high of ₹66,943 per 10 gm last week. However, profit-boking soon triggered and the yellow metal price retraced more than ₹1,000 per gm and ended at ₹65,870 level on Friday. After ending below the ₹66,000 mark, the MCX gold rate logged a 5.30 percent rise in MTD time whereas spot gold price ascended to the tune of 6 percent in the international market.

Edited Excerpts of an interview with Livemint 1) How do you assess the current domestic and global market conditions, and what factors are you closely monitoring? Inflation and geopolitical tension are the main factors impacting the global economy at present. US inflation, still hovering above the 3% level is proving to be stickier and more persistent, hence rates are likely to remain higher for the time being and any cut is unlikely in 1HCY24. To add to the concerns, the Red Sea attack by the Houthis added to higher freight rates across the globe.

Arvind Kejriwal has prompted many to demand his resignation from the post. Kejriwal is also the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) national convenor. His arrest in connection with the money laundering case linked to the excise policy has already raised questions about the party's next leadership.

Bitcoin's price action is currently under the influence of US spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and the highly-anticipated rewards-halving event.