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Sony Entertainment Talent Ventures India (SETVI) has backed the World Pickleball League, a global professional pickleball league launched by Natekar Sports and Gaming (NSG), owned by former Indian tennis player Gaurav Natekar. NSG plans to invest over $10 million over the next 3–5 years in the global professional pickleball league. SETVI is a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment. The inaugural global pickleball league will consist of six franchises, each featuring 6–8 players, comprising a mix of leading international players from all over the world and Indian talent.

Akshaya Tritiya holds significant religious importance for Hindus. It is considered one of the most auspicious days. It is considered sacred for new beginnings, and buying new things is a key ritual. Akshaya Tritiya is also known as Akha Teej because it falls on the Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha. This festival will be celebrated with grandeur across the country on May 10, 2024. There are many items that you can purchase on this special day. Here, we will highlight 5 things that can make your day extraordinary. Gold: Buying gold on the day of Akshaya Tritiya is considered one of the best things, as gold is a symbol of prosperity and good fortune. People who buy gold on this particular day are blessed with good fortune and prosperity in life. After purchasing gold, it is important to perform a puja and offer the gold coin or jewelry to Goddess Laxmi and Lord Kuber.

EQT Partners, the global private equity fund, is all set to list its healthcare Business Process Management (BPM) portfolio Sagility LLC, formerly Hinduja Global Solutions Healthcare LLC, in Indian bourses, said multiple people aware of the development. EQT has hired investment bankers — ICICI Securities, IIFL, JP Morgan and Jefferies. This proposed IPO is likely to value Sagility at about $3 billion (Rs25,000 crore ) and EQT may raise about $400-500 million (Rs4000 cr), said sources.

In its Q1 results published today (9 May), the company noted an operating income of £223.6m, without the £89.8m contribution from IW&I.  Rathbones raids Brown Shipley for five senior managers At the same time, total funds under management and administration (FUMA) reached £107.6bn during the first three months of 2024, increasing by 2.1% compared to the previous quarter. The largest share of assets was posted by Rathbones Investment Management (£49.2bn) and Investec Wealth & Investment (£42.2bn). Market and investment performance added £2.8bn to Rathbones' FUMA during the firs...

Stock market today: Shares of One 97 Communications Ltd, aka Paytm, witnessed a strong rebound after touching a 52-week low in early morning sessions on Thursday. Paytm share price today opened downside and touched a 52-week low of ₹310 apiece, but the One 97 share price witnessed a strong rebound and touched an intraday high of ₹333.

₹8,600 in the month of April. As per the data available on National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL), FPI selling in Indian equities during April stood at ₹8,671 crore and ₹5,076 crore in May so far. FPIs selling worth ₹14,079 crore in Indian equities was seen between April 16 and 30, as against inflows of ₹5,408 crore in the first half of the month.

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Piramal Enterprises, a prominent diversified non-banking financial company (NBFC), experienced a 6.15% decline in its shares during today's intraday trade, reaching ₹839 apiece. This drop followed the company's release of its Q4 FY24 and full fiscal FY24 financial figures. The decline witnessed today has resulted in the stock losing 10.4% of its value over the course of this week.

Stock market today: The Indian stock market continues to remain under the sell-off heat for the fifth straight session on Thursday. The Nifty 50 index opened lower in the early morning session and touched an intraday low of 22,184, logging more than 450 points in the last five sessions. The BSE Sensex opened lower and hit an intraday low of 72,891, recording over 1700 points loss in five days.

Xi Jinping is due to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday, with the war in Ukraine and infrastructure projects high on the agenda, as he makes his third stop on his first European tour in five years. Xi, who arrived in Budapest late on Wednesday, can expect a warm welcome in a country that is an important partner in trade and investment, in contrast with other EU nations that are considering diversifying from China and becoming less dependent on the world's second-largest economy.

State Bank of India (SBI) among 69 companies will announce their results for the quarter ended March 2024 on Thursday. Other companies investors will watch out for include Asian Paints, BPCL and Indian Overseas Bank. Apart from the above, Abbott India, ADF Foods, Ajmera Realty, Alkyl Mines, Alps Industries, Alembic Pharma, ASI Industries, Balgopal Commercial, Capital SFB, Care Ratings, Escorts Kubota, Grand Foundry, Gopal Snacks, HPCL, IOB among others will also release their March quarter numbers.

2019 Lok Sabha elections. This number will be updated further, the poll panel said. The third phase of the election was held at 93 seats across 11 states and a Union Territory on May 7.

global macro conditions rebound over time. However, India will continue to benefit from outsized capital allocation and is expected to reach $80-100 billion in annual deployment over the next five years, Bain & Company partner Prabhav Kashyap told ET. This estimate compares to about $39 billion in 2023, as per a report by Bain & Company called India Private Equity Report 2024. Deal activity had reduced about 35% from $62 billion in 2022.

Funds are starting to shift their holdings in the $6 trillion US money market ahead of a spate of new rules that will likely boost demand for government securities at the expense of riskier assets.

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Novo Nordisk's oral semaglutide tablet, branded Rybelsus, is gaining popularity in India though doctors have cautioned against indiscriminate use of the drug approved for treating diabetes and also for weight reduction. Sales of the drug have more than doubled in the past year to ₹363 crore in April from ₹147 crore a year earlier, showed data from market researcher Pharmarack. Touted as a game changer for treating Type 2 diabetes, Rybelsus was launched in an oral form in India in 2022. The pill is marketed in three strengths (3, 7 and 14 mg), and is priced at about ₹10,000 a month.

Dahod Lok Sabha constituency, officials said on Wednesday. The Congress has claimed that the man, Vijay Bhabhor, is the son of a local BJP leader and accused him of «insulting democracy» by going live on Instagram from the booth. The police in the state's Mahisagar district detained Bhabhor and another man after the opposition complained to the Election Commission with a copy of the video. Though Babhor deleted the video after it drew criticism, the clip had gone viral on social media by then. The incident of a man relaying a video live on Instagram after going to a poll booth to cast his vote is being probed, Dahod Returning Officer Nirgude Babanrao said.

Modi caused a flutter on Wednesday when he alleged that Rahul Gandhi, who has consistently attacked the NDA government as being an Adani-Ambani dispensation and «suit-boot ki sarkar», has gone silent on the two business houses as he has received election funds from them. He also reacted to the controversial remarks made by Sam Pitroda and said that Congress was a racist party and these words were in poor taste. «You must have noticed that for the last five years, the Congress Shehzada (Rahul Gandhi) starts chanting the same thing from sunrise. Since his Rafale issue was grounded, he has started chanting a new slogan for the last five years — that there are five businessmen (who are the only ones gaining from Modi's rule). Then gradually, he moved to Ambani-Adani. But since the elections have been announced, he has stopped abusing Ambani-Adani,» Modi said at a BJP rally in Telangana. Gandhi has on several occasions alleged that Ambani and Adani groups have received undue favours from the Modi government while other business houses and the common people have suffered economically.

iPhone offerings have included a selection of five vibrant hues to choose from, but this year, the tech giant may be breaking away from convention, particularly with the 6.1-inch iPhone 16 and the larger 6.7-inch iPhone 16 Plus models. Speculation abounds that at least one model could boast an unprecedented array of color choices.

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PM Modi asked if the Congress was receiving "tempo loads of black money" from Ambani and Adani. “Since his Rafale issue got grounded, he started chanting about 'five industrialists'. Then he started saying Ambani-Adani.