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Delhi Capitals qualified for final after defeating Gujarat Giants by seven wickets in their Women's Premier League match here on Wednesday. The Capitals, who finished runner-up last season, defeated the Giants to finish on top of the points table at the culmination of the league stage. Featuring in their final league game, Delhi restricted the Giants to 126 for nine after being asked to bowl. Shefali Verma (71) then blasted a half century with seven boundaries and five sixes to help the Capitals comfortably chase down the target in 13.1 overs

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced names of seven more candidates in Gujarat, which has 26 Lok Sabha seats, dropping five sitting MPs, including junior Railway minister Darshana Jardosh, and replacing them with new faces. On March 2, the BJP, in its first list of 195 candidates, had announced nominees for 15 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, where the saffron outfit had swept the polls in 2019. After the release of second list of 72 candidates in New Delhi, contestants for only four seats in the BJP-ruled state remain to be declared by the saffron party.

Chirag Paswan on Wednesday said that his party has agreed to a seat-sharing formula with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar and the formal announcement of the same will be made in due course. Taking to microblogging site X (formerly known as Twitter) after meeting BJP national president JP Nadda, the LJP president wrote," As a member of the NDA, today in a meeting with BJP National President Hon Shri @jpnadda ji, we have together finalised the seat sharing in Bihar for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls.

₹500 crore. This comes just before the ₹10,000 crore Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME) II scheme ends on 31 March. Under this new scheme, incentives worth ₹333.39 crore have been set aside for electric two-wheelers.

simultaneous polls headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind is likely to submit its report on 'one nation, one election' on Thursday, it is learnt. Though there was no official word yet, sources said the report could be submitted to President Droupadi Murmu. The panel may recommend amending at last five articles of the Constitution to enable holding of simultaneous polls in the country. The proposed report would also focus on having a singular electoral roll for holding Lok Sabha, state assembly and local body polls.

It’s been a disappointing year for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) investors so far, with the stock down over 7% for the year-to-date, despite the slight pullback over the last few trading sessions. Apple stock hit a 2024 intraday low of $168.49 on Thursday last week before rising to above the $173 per share mark in yesterday’s session (Tuesday, March 12).

Coal India, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Adani Enterprises, NTPC, Tata Steel, and ONGC saw losses of over 5%. Moreover, the market was also influenced by the uptick in US inflation to 3.2% in February, raising concerns about the possibility of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve in the near term. This, however, boosted the dollar index, and even the US stock market surged.

Tata Motors and the Tamil Nadu Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a vehicle manufacturing facility with an investment of Rs 9,000 crore over the next five years, the company said in an exchange filing on Wednesday. The agreement further bolsters employment generation in the state with a dedicated 5,000 jobs. The announcement comes after Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast commenced building a factory in the southern state, marking the second automobile manufacturing investment within a span of just 2 months.

Headline dividend growth stood at 5.6% for the year, the report found. The fourth quarter of 2024 was «particularly encouraging», Janus Henderson said, as dividends rose by 7.2% in the three-month period on an underlying basis. IWD 24: Is Meta's dividend a sign the FAANGs are becoming mature companies? Globally, 86% of companies either increased or, kept them level last year. However, large cuts from five companies — BHP, Petrobras, Rio Tinto, Intel and AT&T — shaved off two percentage points from global underlying growth, the report found. Overall, 22 countries experienced reco...

Gorakhpur has emerged as one of the key constituencies of Uttar Pradesh over the many Lok Sabha conducted in the country. The constituency derives its name from the Sanskrit word, Gorakshapuram which means abode of Gorakhnath. Gorakhpur has been known to have been a stronghold of BJP. The electoral battleground sees tough competition between the BJP and the Samajwadi Party. The particular constituency holds importance for the current state Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, who was winning for five years but later decided to give up the position to be a part of the state legislative. Gorakhpur Lok Sabha polls 2024: Dates

Apollo Tyres Ltd, Ceat Ltd, JK Tyres & Industries Ltd and MRF Ltd have declined 5-15% in the last five trading sessions. Considering an average selling price of ₹40,000 per pair, a price reduction of around 1.5-2% has been taken by companies like Apollo Tyres and JK Tyres, showed a recent dealers’ channel check by Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities (India). This move was in response to a similar price-cut action taken by the truck segment leader, MRF on 5 March, Nomura said in its report dated 7 March.

Also Read: Bitcoin hits all-time high of $73,000 following release of US CPI data Shares of RailTel Corporation of India ended today's session with a drop of 20% at ₹308.25. However, the stock still holds a 183% gain in a year. Similarly, Ircon International witnessed substantial selling pressure, with its stock finishing today's session with a drop of 10.77% at ₹185.20 apiece and it is down 18% in a week.

₹1 lakh cash transfer every year and 50 percent reservation for women in government jobs. Here are the five guarantees in details: ALSO READ: Congress candidate list: Second list features sons of Kamal Nath, Ashok Gehlot; Gaurav Gogoi gets new seat 1. One woman in every poor family will receive Rs. 1 lakh every year 2. 50% reservation for women in all central government recruitment 3. Doubling of central government’s contribution to Anganwadi, ASHA and Mid-Day Meal workers’ salaries 4. Appointment of an Adhikar Maitri in every Panchayat, who will explain to women their rights to various schemes and benefits 5. Savitribai Phule Working Women’s Hostel in every district headquarters across India, and the number of such hostels will be doubled.

Frothy U.S. Stock Market Just Isn’t Crazy Enough to Be a Bubble Conversely, the Indian stock market suffered strong losses the following day, with Sensex and Nifty 50 falling over a per cent each and the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms plunging by as much as about ₹13.5 lakh crore in a single session. Also Read: Sensex, Nifty 50 fall over 1% each; why did the Indian stock market fall today? The domestic market appeared concerned that a delay in rate cuts could deter foreign capital inflows into it.

Mukhtar Ansari joined the court proceedings via video conference from Banda Jail, where he is currently lodged. The order was passed by the special MP-MLA court of judge Awanish Gautam, district government counsel Vinay Singh said. The case against Mukhtar Ansari was registered under IPC sections 467 (forgery), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy), along with provisions of the Arms Act at Mohammadabad police station of Ghazipur district in December 1990, News agency PTI quoted Vinay Singh.

Sandeep Raina, executive vice president — research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group, says he is not worried much about the market crash on Wednesday. A lot of people have made a lot of money in the market and something which has gone from one to five is back to four or maybe three-and-a-half. It is not something to be worried about because one, a lot of participants had already expected these kinds of things to happen. Raina says: “I am not worried. Is it the bottom? I do not know frankly. Can there be further small cuts in the market? Possibly yes. But is it a case of there is nothing but a bloodbath going forward and we should sell the equities? Not at all. Just stay calm, stay invested. The market will revive very soon. That is broadly my take on the market.”

Flourish, a leading fintech platform that aims to enhance financial outcomes for clients through registered investment advisors, has added to its shelf of offerings through a new partnership.

Gautam Adani, the Chairman of Adani Group, who bounced back within a year from the savage attack by Hindenburg Research in January last year which seemed to have sunk his conglomerate, put his life under the lens for young entrepreneurs at a private event recently. Speaking at a YPO (Young Presidents Organisation) event, Adani narrated how India's economic liberalisation set him off on an adventurous entrepreneurial journey, how he expanded his small export business into a conglomerate, and how he often fell down but then managed to bounce back. Telling YPO members, all young CEOs, how he didn't fear getting lost or falling down and managed to find his way and get back up, Adani gave five principles which could be useful for all of them.

The Canadian mortgage space is already seeing some rates on offer decline heading into the spring market, despite no clear indication yet from the Bank of Canada that interest rate cuts are imminent.