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₹1.15 trillion ($14 billion), a staggering 161% rise from the ₹44,013 crore in 2022, and way higher than any other year in the past 10. The sectors that saw the most significant promoter selling included financial services, power, automobiles, metals & mining, and technology.

The gender pay gap for female employees in Canada’s private sector is double that in the public sector, which is doing a better job of narrowing the wage inequalities, according to a report published Wednesday.

Also Read: As India expands its nuclear power capacity, these four companies are at forefront Among the group stocks, Adani Green Energy, the country's largest renewable energy (RE) company and the second-largest solar PV developer in the world, stood out as an outlier as it rallied significantly over the last three-month period. During this period, the shares have grown from ₹1,052 apiece to the current trading price of ₹1,918, resulting in a massive gain of 82%, and they soared 295% in the last one-year period, while over the last five-year period, the shares delivered a staggering return of 5720%. Also Read: Adani Power to Adani Ports: Why Adani group shares are rising today? On February 14, the company announced that 551 MW of solar capacity in Khavda, Gujarat, had become operational and started supplying power to the national grid.

Earnings at Bank of Montreal and Bank of Nova Scotia were marred by increasingly cash-strapped consumers and businesses amid a challenging economic landscape.

Without his spouse's knowledge, Loudon capitalized on this non-public data to buy 46,450 shares before the acquisition was publicly disclosed. Subsequently, following the announcement, the stock price of the travel center operator surged, allowing Loudon to sell his shares at a considerable profit. After his wife to know that he had

Moses Singer LLP partner Howard Fischer tells ‘The Claman Countdown’ that both sides in Sam Bankman-Fried’s case will ‘make good arguments.’

₹250 Crore) dispute, avoiding a prolonged legal battle, on February 29, as per an official release. The settlement was reached through mutual negotiations and approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) last week. The formal withdrawal of the case is scheduled for March 1, 2024.

apex auditors of various nations, including India, are firming up an international framework for auditing regional and municipal bodies to gauge the performance of such grass-root level institutions, comptroller and auditor general (CAG) of India Girish Chandra Murmu said on Wednesday. India is planning to host a conference of the supreme audit institutions (SAIs) of Asia in September where a preliminary draft framework for such auditing standards could be deliberated on, Murmu said on the side lines of an event. As many as 262,000 local bodies exist in rural India alone, he said. Local bodies directly get a 4.2% of the Union government’s total divisible tax pool. A global framework assumes significance, as these local institutions play a crucial role in the implementation of various welfare programmes and other projects of both the Union and state governments in every nook and cranny of the nation. Better audit standards will not just result in greater transparency but also effective last-mile delivery of various schemes.

Mahesh Patil, CIO, ABSL AMC, talking to ET Now at the sidelines of ABSL Voyage 2024, says “the theme of our event is Dominant Bharat. If you really believe that Bharat is going to be the third largest economy in the next seven years, and the GDP is going to grow at 7% plus, then you will see a lot of opportunities emerging. Corporate India growth has been very strong in the last two years and will continue to grow at a double digit rate. If that is the case, then while markets might consolidate a bit in the near term because of the huge outperformance, you will still make the long-term returns the markets have given.” 30 years of wealth management, 30 years of superlative CAGR returns. They say good news and good prices rarely come together. Right now, the news is great. But when the news is great, prices are bad. What is the way forward? What should be the message from Birla AMC? And what should be the takeaway for them? Mahesh Patil: Yes, good morning and welcome to this voyage event. I think we have been through this occasion and we have been trying to put forward our views. Okay, every time we come, okay, and talk over here, we are always worried. The market has reached a peak now. That is a common question which is there. But you are right, Last one year has been unprecedented. The kind of returns that we have seen and the market has been climbing the wall of worry.

Also Read Govt to rope in PSUs for solar rooftop initiative; households can get rent According to the latest government data, power consumption in the country has risen to 1354.97 billion units (BU) during the April-January period of this fiscal year, marking a 7.5% increase from 1259.49 BU recorded during the same period in fiscal year 2022–23. The significant increase in power demand has prompted the government to revise its projections for electricity consumption. Also Read: Best renewable energy stock: KP Energy vs Inox Wind Last year, peak demand soared to 243 gigawatts, exceeding initial projections of 229 gigawatts by the power ministry.

PayU Payments has significantly bolstered its board of directors, appointing five new members in a strategic move that expanded the board's strength to seven on February 29, according to a report by Moneycontrol. This diverse group brings a wealth of experience in finance, law, and business leadership, aiming to provide valuable guidance and support to PayU as it navigates the ever-evolving payments landscape in India. Leading the new appointees is Renu Sud Karnad, the former Managing Director of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), who will serve as the Chairperson of the board, the report added.

Speaking at an event on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “I want to take the government out of the lives of people. Especially, I don’t approve of government interference in the lives of the middle-class. What is the need of the government everyday and at every step? We should create such a society where government interference is minimal." For the poor, the Indian state would offer support to fulfil basic needs, but for the rest, he said he would end unnecessary intervention as part of his governance agenda over the next five years.

ANI. As per the report, the will be held under the chairmanship of BJP President JP Nadda. Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, BL Santosh, and state officials and chief ministers, among others, will be present in the meeting.

The century-old Geneva motor show is back in action for the first time in five years, and organizers are desperately trying to rev up its fortunes

The government of Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has condemned a threat by the governor of the oil-rich province of Chubut to cut off energy supplies to the rest of the country amid a dispute over funding reductions

The NASCAR season is underway, with 38 races set to determine another stock car racing champion in the 76th season of the top motorsports series in the United States

A former finance director at New York University has pleaded guilty to a more than $3 million fraud scheme that authorities say helped fund a swimming pool and other renovations to her home in Connecticut

A fact sheet for the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022-23 has been released by India’s statistics ministry. The full report with unit-level data is awaited. It covered roughly 100,000 urban and 150,000 rural households, implying that our urban population is two-fifths of the total.

Congress MLAs were "kidnapped" and whisked away by the CRPF and the Haryana Police. The allegation was made hours after the polling for the lone Rajya Sabha seat ended, amid concerns in the ruling Congress over cross-voting. There was also a buzz that if the Congress nominee fails to make it to the Rajya Sabha, the BJP could move a no-trust motion against the Sukhu government in the state assembly. A video surfaced online purportedly showing a small convoy of cars outside a guest house in Haryana's Panchkula. Congress MLA from Dharamshala Sudhir Sharma, an independent legislator and some BJP MLAs could be spotted in the clip.

Miami's next match is against Orlando City. Miami's game against Orlando City on March 2. The game is scheduled to kick off at 4.30 pm.

artificial intelligence -powered chatbots for basic information, including about how their voting process works. Trained on troves of text pulled from the internet, chatbots such as GPT-4 and Google’s Gemini are ready with AI-generated answers, but prone to suggesting voters head to polling places that don’t exist or inventing illogical responses based on rehashed, dated information, the report found.