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Manchester City will take on Chelsea in Premier League match on Saturday. City are in the second place with 52 points from 13 games, Chelsea have 34 points off 24 matches. The Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea will be played at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The soccer game will be live telecast on NBC. The live streaming will be available on fubo TV. Free trial is available on fubo TV.

UNITED NATIONS: Underlining the need for comprehensive reform of the Security Council, India has questioned how much longer can the will of five permanent members of the powerful UN body continue to override the collective voice of the world organisation's 188 member states. India's Permanent Representative at the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, speaking at the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform on Friday, stressed that “equity" must be the cornerstone of global efforts to reform the 15-nation UN body. “Equity demands that every nation, irrespective of its size or power, be afforded an equal opportunity…to shape global decision-making,” she said, adding that “Our question therefore is how much longer will the will of five members continue to override the collective voice of 188 member states?”.

Ukraine to be held up by political brinksmanship, Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday, as wrangling in Congress blocks $60 billion worth of military backing. «As it relates to our support for Ukraine, we must be unwavering and we cannot play political games,» she said, next to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference.

BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday underlined the party's meteoric rise since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office and lauded his leadership in the past decade that has been full of new achievements for the organisation. The Modi government will score a hat-trick and retain power for a third straight term after the Lok Sabha polls, expected in April-May, he told nearly 11,500 party delegates who have assembled at Bharat Mandapam here for the two-day national convention. «We have to cross 370 seats and the NDA has to cross 400,» he said in his inaugural address, exhorting party members to put all their energy in achieving the target so that the party breaks its previous records. Thousands of party delegates from across the country rose to cheer Modi when Nadda made a mention of the women's reservation law and the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya while citing the highlights of the prime minister's tenure.

two-state solution in the Mideast, but as part of a negotiated settlement. With talks long stalled and Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza deepening, some European countries are voicing support for recognising a Palestinian state sooner. "Recognising a Palestinian state is not a taboo for France," Macron said Friday at a meeting in Paris with Jordan's King Abdullah.

Global equity funds have experienced a significant surge in inflows, amassing approximately $59.5 billion over the past four weeks, marking the most substantial increase since February 2022, as reported by Bank of America.

₹29,520 crore so far in 2024. FPIs have sold ₹3,776 crore worth of Indian equities and the total inflow stands at ₹19,608 crore as of February 16, taking into account debt, hybrid, debt-VRR, and equities, according to National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) data. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were buyers for three out of five sessions last week, yet the total divestment stood at ₹6,240.55 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were buyers for all five sessions, with a total investment of ₹8,731.6 crore, according to stock exchange data.

Indian stock market: Shares of Hazoor Multi Projects Ltd are one of the multibagger stocks that the Indian stock market has delivered in the recent few years. The real estate stock has risen from around Re 1 per share (29th March 2019) to ₹nearly 380 per share (16th February 2024), delivering around 38,000 percent return to its long-term positional investors. So, the penny stock has surged 381 times in the past five years turning ₹1 lakh of an investor to ₹3.81 crore in this small time, provided the investor had remained invested in this stock throughout this period.

fixed deposit (FD), investors often compare the interest rates offered by different banks. Here we list out the interest rates offered by most major private and public sector banks. The lowest interest rate is in the range of 3-4.25 percent while the maximum interest rate is between 7-7.25 percent.

Bollywood movie got seven nominations and won five awards. These included Best Web Original Film, Best Director for Apoorv Singh Karki and Best Actor for Manoj Bajpayee, who plays Solanki. In the "Direct-to-Digital" category, this movie was watched for 13 million hours on ZEE5.

The County Group, North India’s leading real estate developer, on Wednesday announced the launch of a 28-acre ultra-luxury residential apartment complex — Ivory County — in Sector 115, Noida.

Haldwani violence: State govt seeks additional paramilitary forces from Centre Amid the whole situation at Haldwani's unprecedented communal violence, District Magistrate Vandana Singh has appeared as one of the heroes in diffusing the tension. However, a section of people has also criticised her decision pertaining to the demolition of the “illegally" constructed madarsa in Banbhoolpura, Haldwani.

Amazon has joined rocket maker SpaceX and grocery chain Trader Joe's in claiming that a US labour agency's in-house enforcement proceedings violate the US Constitution, as the retail giant faces scores of cases claiming it interfered with workers' rights to organize. Amazon in a filing made with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Thursday said it plans to argue that the agency's unique structure violates the company's right to a jury trial.

Airline travel can be a nightmare on a good day, but when maggots start raining on you from the overhead compartment you know you’ve hit the bad travel jackpot.

With a fatal cancer diagnosis, time is not something Elaine Foley, 67, has to spare.

NFRA) will initiate the first annual inspection of key audit firms-including the Big Five-latest by April, focussed on their processes and standards adopted, people aware of the regulator's thinking told ET. The regulator will also gauge the Big Five's compliance with the suggestions made in its December 2023 reports in which it had flagged deficiencies in their work processes, including on non-audit services that they provide to the same companies of which they are the statutory auditors, one of the persons said. It will select some other auditors as well for the inspections, based on certain «risk-based parameters» that it's finalising by using data analytics, ET has learnt.

defence ministry has given a go ahead to procure new maritime aircraft for the Navy and Coast, aerial refuelers for the Indian Air Force and several other projects for the Indian industry valued together at ₹84,560 crore. These were cleared by the Rajnath Singh-led Defence Acquisition Council on Friday. The acquisition of 15 maritime patrol aircraft — nine for the Navy and five for the Coast Guard — will be a boost to Tata-Airbus that is already manufacturing the C 295 aircraft in Gujarat. With the additional order, a total of 71 aircraft will be produced and more orders are also in the pipeline from other security agencies. Sources said that while the original order for 56 C 295 aircraft for the IAF was placed on Airbus, with Tata being the manufacturing partners, the additional order valued at ₹29,000 crore will see Tata as the prime contractor. The IAF has also got a go ahead to procure new mid air refueler aircraft, a critical force multiplier. The requirement of six new such aircraft has been projected since 2009 and two earlier attempts to procure them have failed. Sources said that the aircraft will be bought under the Buy Global option given the limited numbers needed.

National Association of Home Builders CEO Jim Tobin provides professional analysis of the U.S. housing market following a tumble in demand as rates tick higher. 

₹6,240.55 crore, while DIIs were buyers for all five sessions, with a total investment of ₹8,731.6 crore, according to stock exchange data. On a monthly basis, FIIs have sold shares in Indian markets to the tune of Rs. 14,171 crore between February 1-16, 2024.

By Chen Aizhu, Praveen Menon and Julia Payne