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Equity markets declined in a volatile trade on Wednesday. The 30-share Sensex declined 117 points to settle at 72,987 and the broader Nifty dipped 17 points to close at 22,200. Stocks that were in focus include names like Siemens India, which rose 6.33%, Oil India, which jumped 1.98%, and LIC, whose shares increased 6.82% on Wednesday.

Kolkata street last month, commuters sought refuge inside a glass-walled bus shelter where two air conditioners churned around stifling air. Those inside were visibly sweating, dabbing at their foreheads in sauna-like temperatures that were scarcely cooler than out in the open. Local authorities initially had plans to install as many as 300 of the cooled cabins under efforts to improve protections from a heat season that typically runs from April until the monsoon hits the subcontinent in June. There are currently only a handful in operation, and some have been stripped of their AC units, leaving any users sweltering. “It doesn’t work,” Firhad Hakim, mayor of the city of 15 million in India’s eastern state of West Bengal, said on a searing afternoon when temperatures topped 40C. “You feel suffocated.”

Paul Ryan – the 54th speaker of the United States House of Representatives – has emerged as a major proponent of stablecoins, with a bright outlook on what regulation could bring to the industry.

Click here to read more The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday ordered release of NewsClick founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha in UAPA case after holding that his arrest and remand were “illegal". It is alleged that the news portal received foreign funds in violation of the FCRA case. Click here to read more After Delhi, Gujarat and Jaipur, schools in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, on Wednesday, received bomb threats via emails, creating a panic situation.

Bharti Airtel managing director Gopal Vittal said rival Vodafone Idea’s recent Rs 18,000 crore capital raise will increase competition but is good for India’s telecom sector, which requires three strong players. He added that the telecom industry urgently needs substantial tariff repair, ideally via multiple rounds of price hikes to boost average revenue per user (ARPU) to the Rs 300 level as the current returns are way too low. Vittal did not specifically comment on when Airtel would start charging a premium for its 5G services, but conceded that the current high levels of data consumption — in the present 5G at 4G rates scenario — would automatically decline once 5G services are priced in. Airtel’s 5G user base was at 72 million in the quarter ended March 2024, and the telco is adding around 2-2.5 million 5G users a month amid rising device shipments, he added.

With $6 million raised to date and a place in the top 30 of the projects with the best security audit score, BlastUP has cemented its status as one of the biggest successes in the rollup space. Investors still have a few days to buy $BLP tokens with a bank card at $0.06 per token before the price jumps to $0.065. 

Deven Choksey, MD, DRChoksey FinServ Pvt. Ltd, says in the manufacturing space, with the capital goods players collected, railways could be the biggest influencer as far as the growth output is concerned for many of the capital goods companies. Though they are adequately priced today, in case of a dip, one should grab the opportunity and buy into the portfolios. Choksey further says that among midcap stocks although Polycab is quoting at a high valuation, business growth ther will double every two-and-a-half, three years from now on. Supreme Industries and Astral are the other two stocks he will definitely buy fresh on every correction.

An Edmonton family of three will soon become a family of seven, with the arrival of quadruplets.

death toll after a big hoarding collapsed in Maharashtra's Ghatkopar area has risen to 14 on Tuesday. According to the National Disaster Rescue Force, 74 people have been rescued alive from the spot, while 14 have been declared dead. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been conducting rescue operation for those trapped since Monday evening, when the incident happened due to heavy rains and strong winds.

The vast coin collection of a Danish butter magnate is set to finally go to on sale a century after his death, and could fetch up to $72 million

The next 48 hours are going to be very challenging for B.C. wildfire crews as the Parker Lake wildfire is burning just 2.5 kilometres west of Fort Nelson.

DELHI: With the conclusion of the fourth phase of polling on Monday, the Lok Sabha elections now move towards the Gangetic plains, having concluded in south and central India barring 13 seats in Maharashtra. Accordingly, political parties are shifting their campaign focus. In Uttar Pradesh, 41 seats will vote in the remaining three phases including hot seats like Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Azamgarh, Ballia, and Ghazipur. BJP did extremely well in the last two elections, winning most these seats. In West Bengal, polling will take place for 24 seats out of total 42 seats in the remaining phases. BJP and Trinamool Congress are locked in a high-stake battle in the state where the former has deployed several union ministers to oversee election campaigning. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is leading the campaign for Trinamool.

Also Read: Sushil Kumar Modi dies: Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Sinha says 'irreparable loss for the entire BJP' “May God grant eternal peace to the departed soul and give strength to the family in this hour of grief," Sinha added. Modi, 72, was listed by the BJP as one of its star campaigners for Lok Sabha elections in Bihar. However, on April 3, Modi said he was diagnosed with cancer six months ago and had told everything to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, adding, he would not be participating in the BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign.

Their importance lies not only in their capacity to generate clean electricity but also in their versatility, offering solutions for a myriad of applications, from residential rooftops to vast commercial installations. As the demand for renewable energy grows, selecting the best solar panels ensures reliable performance and long-term savings on energy costs. More than just a technology, solar panels represent a tangible step towards the commitment to a cleaner, more sustainable world.

immensely proud of the foundation that Bill and I built together, and of the extraordinary work it is doing to address inequities worldwide," Melinda said in a post on X. "I care deeply about the foundation team, our partners around the world, and everyone who is touched by its work.

Wall Street today: US stocks rise as investors eye inflation data “That he is able to generate a crowd says that the crowd is back to feeling FOMO and YOLO in an enormous way. When people dive into things that are of pure speculative value, their confidence is extremely high and this is one of the ways that it manifests," Peter Atwater, president of Financial Insyghts and an adjunct professor at William & Mary and the University of Delaware, was quoted as saying by Bloomberg. GameStop surged in a three-week rally leading up to Monday's spike, marking its longest winning streak of the year, with shares climbing 68% during that period.

39.5% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their lifetimes. Witnessing a loved one endure the debilitating side effects that most often accompany cancer treatments is an experience no one should have to go through, especially as a patient. Yet, it seems advances in cancer treatment have been slow-moving, toxic, and extremely expensive.

Mother's Day auroras? Northern lights show may continue tonight The expulsions of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun, known as CMEs are expected to reach Earth late Sunday or early Monday, "causing severe or extreme geomagnetic storms once again," said Keith Ryden, who heads the Surrey Space Centre in England to AFP news agency. But scientists said the intensity of anything seen Sunday night might not reach the level of Friday's show. Why do we get auroras on Earth after eruptions occur on Sun? NASA says THIS Friday saw the first "extreme" geomagnetic storm since October 2003 that caused blackouts in Sweden and damaged power infrastructure in South Africa.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a child and one of the stories that made an impression was a first season episode titled Out of Mind, Out of Sight, where an extremely shy high school girl becomes literally invisible after being ignored by teachers and classmates alike. Of course, this being the 1990s precursor to modern-day superhero fare (Buffy creator Joss Whedon went on to direct the first two Avengers movies), the episode ended with the invisible girl becoming an FBI assassin-in-training.

Wildfires have prompted evacuation orders and alerts in western Canada just days after officials warned of “significant risk” from the natural hazard this summer.A fire near Fort McMurray, Alta., has grown to 1,000 hectares Saturday, from around 200 hectares on Friday, and is listed as out-of-control.The Alberta government said the wildfire danger is “extreme” and has issued an evacuation alert for Fort McMurray and Saprae Creek. Residents should be prepared to evacuate on short notice and keep essential items like medications, important documents and emergency kits ready to go.A notice issued late Friday said strong winds were expected Saturday, and the wildfire was surveilled overnight by helicopters.