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Bajaj Group's commitment to investing ₹5,000 crore in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) endeavors over the next five years. The upcoming motorcycle will operate on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), catering to environmentally conscious consumers while offering enhanced fuel efficiency.

₹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.

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IPL match. PBKS lost that match and ended IPL 2023 at number 8 on the points table. Delhi, without Pant, had an uneventful IPL that year as well.

India and Bhutan on Friday upgraded their partnership to the next level with the conclusion of several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on energy, trade, digital connectivity, space, agriculture and connecting the youth, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a support of Rs 10,000 crore for the Himalayan nation over the next five years. Modi, on a two-day visit to Thimphu, was honoured with Bhutan’s highest civilian award, the Order of the Druk Gyalpo, becoming the first non-Bhutanese to achieve the distinction. “This honour is not my personal achievement, it is the honour of India and 140 crore Indians. I humbly accept this honour on behalf of all Indians in this great land of Bhutan and thank you all from the bottom of my heart for this honour," Modi said on the occasion.

Gunmen opened fire at a Moscow concert hall on Friday killing more than 60 people, wounding more than 100 and sparking an inferno, authorities said, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility. Attackers dressed in camouflage uniforms entered the building, opened fire and threw a grenade or incendiary bomb, according to a journalist for the RIA Novosti news agency at the scene.

Insurance companies' activity in India's government bond market continues at a tearing pace, with a particular type of favoured debt instrument seeing face value of trades surge 99% on-year from April to January, topping the ₹2 lakh crore mark. The face value of trades of Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities, or STRIPS, in the government bond market has risen to ₹2.32 lakh crore in the first ten months of the current financial year against ₹1.16 lakh crore the same time a year ago, Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL) data showed. For FY23, the face value of STRIPS trades was at ₹1.34 lakh crore. «These (STRIPS) are suitable for the needs of insurance companies, as they enable them to manage their asset and liability risks. Life insurance companies, especially under traditional plans, have long-term liabilities, and instruments like long-term STRIPS help them reduce reinvestment risk and also increase the duration of their portfolios,» said Sachin Bajaj, executive vice president & head — investments, Max Life.

economic outlook for FY25 remains «bright», the finance ministry said on Friday, noting that the economy will close the current fiscal with strong growth accompanied by stable inflation, robust external account and progressive employment scenario. «On the whole, India looks positively towards the dawn of FY25,» the ministry said in its monthly economic report for February. It asserted that the pick-up in investment has been «broad-based», driving growth while consumption remains «steady». The government's capital spending push has helped crowd in private investments, the ministry said. It, however, flagged that an increase in domestic household savings will be necessary to finance private sector capital formation.

electoral bond data offers several insights, but there are at least five key takeaways on the current state of corporate funding of political parties. First, the electoral bond scheme has brought in new entrants into the corporate funding space with the emergence of Future Gaming, Megha Engineering, and Quik Supply Chain Pvt Ltd as top donors to major national and regional political parties. The corporate funding field — as seen largely from reports of electoral trusts submitted to the Election Commission — has so far been dominated by the likes of Bharti Airtel, DLF, Vedanta, ArcelorMittal, Torrent and real estate groups like Navayuga Constructions, besides occasionally the Tata group.

Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 0.3 per cent to $67 billion in January as sales at new car dealers dropped.

Borroe Finance ($ROE) continues to live up to the hype created around its existence, dramatically forging ahead in its presale and clinching new price all-time highs. Meanwhile, Avalanche (AVAX) reveals its community coin holding, comprising meme coins developed on the blockchain.

Stellantis is recalling nearly 318,000 Dodge and Chrysler sedans worldwide because the side air bag inflators can explode with too much force and hurl metal fragments at drivers and passengers

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has disaffiliated 20 schools, including five in Delhi, for enrolling dummy students and ineligible candidates, its secretary Himanshu Gupta said on Friday. The board has also downgraded the affiliation of three schools. «Pursuant to a surprise inspection conducted in CBSE schools across the country to check whether the schools are running according to the provisions and norms contained in the affiliation and examination bye-laws, it was found that some schools were committing various malpractices of presenting dummy students, ineligible candidates and not maintaining records properly,» Gupta said. «After a thorough inquiry, it has been decided to disaffiliate 20 schools and downgrade three schools,» he added.

Jairam Ramesh on Friday rejected the BJP's claims that the 2024 poll results are a foregone conclusion, saying «tiger mein abhi bahut jaan hai» and the opposition bloc will repeat the history of 2004 when the saffron party was unseated from power despite its 'shining India' campaign. The Congress general secretary in-charge communications also said his party is going into the Lok Sabha polls with its «five nyays» and «25 guarantees», and has full confidence that the opposition INDIA bloc will get a clear mandate. In an interaction at the PTI office here, Ramesh also said the Congress' guarantee is not of one person but of the party and its «ghoshna patra (manifesto)» will be called the «nyay patra» which will focus on Yuva Nyay, Nari Nyay, Shramik Nyay, Kisaan Nyay and Hissedari Nyay and the 25 guarantees under these. Asked if the polls will be about «Modi ki Guarantee» versus the Congress' «nyay» guarantees, he said, «Our guarantee is not of one person. We are giving the Congress guarantee and are giving these guarantees on the basis of our experience.»

Orion India, the India arm of South Korea’s confectionery maker Orion Holdings, is doubling down on its local portfolio of snacking products which include Choco Pie dessert snack and Turtle chips, the company’s managing director Saurabh Saith said. The company, which entered India five years back, is expanding capacity at its existing manufacturing plant in Rajasthan, and adding new snacking products to respond to demand surge, Saith said. The snacks maker has signed actor Palak Tiwari to endorse its Turtle Chips franchise in India. The rising popularity of Korean foods has led to large brands extending their portfolio to Korean brands, including Nestle which extended Maggi to Korean BBQ noodles in recent months and ITC which expanded its portfolio of Bingo chips to include Korean variants last week.

₹5,000 crore towards several CSR initiatives over five years focused on skill development, an announcement that saw the coming together of the larger Bajaj family. It unveiled ‘Bajaj Beyond’—an identity for the group’s social impact programmes.

mutual fund scheme, retail investors tend to compare the returns given by one scheme vis-à-vis other schemes in the same category in order to maximise their wealth creation. Although historical returns are no guarantee of any scheme’s future returns, still investors prioritise them over an interplay of several factors such as the reputation of fund house, macroeconomic factors and the category of scheme. Returns for a year may not matter much, but when compounding comes into play, the returns over a number of years increase substantially.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has reportedly scaled back its electric vehicle (EV) production in China as it faces slower growth in the sales of new-energy vehicles and increased competition in the world's largest car market.

Elvish Yadav, a YouTuber and winner of Bigg Boss OTT 2, has been granted bail by the court, according to his lawyer Prashant Rathi.«The court has approved his bail on two sureties of Rs 50,000 each,» his lawyer told ANI. Denying the allegations against Yadav, Rathi assured that once the formalities are completed, Yadav will be released from jail. The arrest of Elvish Yadav occurred on Sunday by the Noida Police in connection with a case related to the Wildlife Protection Act. Subsequently, he was presented before a local court. Yadav was among six individuals named in a police report filed on November 3 last year at Sector 49 police station. While the other five were arrested earlier, they are currently out on bail. The case pertains to violations of wildlife protection laws and allegations of criminal conspiracy. The investigation was later transferred from Sector 49 to Sector 20 police station, where Yadav was arrested by the Sector 20 police team. Yadav has denied any involvement in the case.

CSK Vs RCB IPL 2024: MS Dhoni stepping down from the captaincy of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) marks the end of an era. After a successful run as the Indian skipper, MS Dhoni led the IPL franchise to monumental glory and won the championship five times. CSK coach Stephen Fleming described the “emotional" moment in dressing room when MS Dhoni announced that he was handing over the baton to young Ruturaj Gaikwad.

A handy, AI-powered assistant to guide you if you’re ever lost in a new country — a clip-on accessory that can identify the right path by scanning your surroundings and sharing instructions in real-time. These aren’t just flights of fancy, but real inventions debuted at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Together they showcase the remarkable speed at which technology has developed. Keeping this in mind, five bosses share with ET Panache what inventions they would like to see developed in the next five years.