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Web3 gaming pioneer Tamadoge, and leader in crypto-powered arcade games, has launched its highly anticipated Pet Store, featuring 3D NFTS, NFT level-up boosters, and pet cosmetics.

₹159.54 trillion at the end of Q1 FY24 from ₹156.09 trillion at the end of Q4 FY23. The Indian government’s fiscal deficit during the first five months of the current financial year stood at ₹6.43 trillion, or 36% of the annual estimates of ₹17.87 trillion, according to the data released by the Controller General of Accounts on Friday.

BJP on Friday said the two-day meeting of its Central Election Committee (CEC), which was originally scheduled to be held over two days, on September 30 and October 1, will now be held on a single day on October 1. At the meeting, the BJP is likely to take key decisions pertaining to the upcoming state assembly elections in five states. Party sources confirmed that the meeting has been rescheduled to a single-day affair on October 1. The meeting, according to party sources, will largely deliberate on the upcoming state elections in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. The BJP has set sights on wresting power from the Congress in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.

How much would you need to be paid to cover the risk of the next massive hurricane or earthquake? Investors in the insurance market have a new answer: Way more than they were before. That is the message coming from a key part of that market, catastrophe bonds. “Cat bonds" emerged roughly a quarter century ago as insurance companies scrambled for ways to manage their most extreme risks after Hurricane Andrew’s shocking losses put several out of business.

move locations? If so, you may be wondering whether it’s worth the financial investment of hiring professionals or going the DIY route. While rolling up your sleeves and tackling a move single-handedly might seem like a money-saving tactic, there's more than meets the eye.

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United Airlines is making changes for passengers with wheelchairs after a government investigation into a complaint by a disability-rights advocate

Traffic fatalities dropped 3.3% in the first half of the year compared with the prior-year period, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

fiscal deficit for the first five months of this fiscal year through August stood at 6.43 lakh crore rupees, or 36% of annual estimates, government data showed today. The fiscal deficit widened from 32.6% reported in the comparable year-earlier period. Total receipts stood at 10.29 lakh crore rupees, while overall expenditure in April to August was at 16.72 lakh crore rupees. They were 37.9% and 37.1% of this fiscal year's budget target. Revenue receipts stood at 10.14 lakh crore rupees, of which tax revenue was 8.04 lakh crore rupees and non-tax revenue was 2.10 lakh crore rupees.

steel production and financing options for decarbonising the industry. Key stakeholders, industry experts, and government officials attended the meeting to discuss ways to achieve sustainability and decarbonisation in steel production on Thursday, the Ministry of Steel said in a statement on Friday.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India is just a few days away from starting officially. With the tournament taking place in familiar subcontinent conditions, the Indian team will be under a lot of scrutiny. Legacies of veterans like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin, playing their third or fourth WC in their mid/late 30s will be determined in this tournament, as fans will hope that they perform well in home conditions to help India lift the trophy.

Small-cap stock below ₹50: Ashnisha Industries shares are one of the curcuit to circuit stocks on Dalal Street. The stock has been in uptrend for the last three sessions as it has been touching upper circuit for the last three days in a row.

Spotify has announced to roll out auto-generated podcast transcripts to more creators and shows in the coming weeks so that users can read along with an episode, making the transcripts more visually and textually accessible. «We'll be rolling out transcripts to millions of episodes in the coming weeks, and we'll innovate more on this feature in the future, including ways to add media to transcripts. This is all part of our goal to bring more depth to the podcasts you're listening to,» Spotify said in a blogpost on Thursday.

With a nudge from his wife, Heather, ARL commissioner Peter Beattie will be all-in with the Brisbane Broncos when they square off against the Penrith Panthers in the NRL grand final on Sunday.

Online bookmaker Betr may have to hand over tens of millions of dollars to Australian punters if favourites Penrith Panthers win the NRL Grand Final this weekend.

Russian business leaders want to use “digital assets” and a “single digital currency” to trade with BRICS members and other “friendly” nations.

The best part of their performance this year is that the large cap schemes have managed to outperform their benchmarks in 2023. The large cap category had been struggling to beat their benchmarks for sometime. However, the category salvaged their reputation in 2023. As said earlier, the actively-managed large cap mutual fund category has 30 schemes. Around 24 actively-managed large cap schemes managed to outperform their respective benchmarks in 2023. Only six schemes underperformed their benchmarks. The large cap schemes are benchmarked against NIFTY 100 — TRI and S&P BSE 100 — TRI. During this year so far, these benchmarks gave 8.53% and 10.91% respectively.

Sandip Sabharwal, asksandipsabharwal.com, says “from the Kotak standpoint, there is no significant negative. HDFC faces a lot of headwinds related to its integration and impact on margins as liquidity becomes more and more tight. We have to give it time. So, at a price, it will be a buy. I do not think they are buys right now. Let them correct. These are good, well-managed banks and we will buy them at our prices.” Overnight, Morgan Stanley put out a note in the US saying that the rising yields and dollar rally would be very disadvantageous for emerging market stocks. We have seen all of this play out and the kind of relationship global macro cues have with Indian stocks for a very long time because of flows. How vulnerable are we now or do you think drawing previous historic example may not apply anymore and we are much more robust? Specifically for India, we are much, much more robust. If you look at our forex reserves, if you look at our overall trade, our current account deficit vis-à-vis what forex reserves we hold, our entire inflation dynamics vis-à-vis what used to be there earlier, things are totally different.

equity offerings have more than quadrupled in value this year, with investors encouraged by a surge in the Nikkei stock index to a 33-year high and signs that Japanese firms have begun to manage their capital more efficiently. A tough 2022 for equity capital markets globally resulted in a backlog of fundraising deals. Japan has also benefitted from far lower interest rates than other countries, billionaire Warren Buffett's lifting of stakes in Japanese firms and a re-allocation of funds away from China amid tensions between Beijing and Washington. Proceeds from initial public offerings and secondary share and convertible bond issues soared 343% to $23.7 billion in the first nine months of the year, LSEG data showed.

A deal for Saudi Aramco to buy a $US500 million ($778 million) stake in one of the North American suitors for Origin Energy will bring the oil giant into the Australian LNG sector for the first time and has raised questions around foreign investment approval for the $18.7 billion takeover.

Team India has won 24 medals so far; 13 in shooting, five in rowing, three in sailing and one each for cricket, equestrian and wushu. The Indian stars participating in their individual sports include PV Sindhu and Nikhat Zareen, a two-time world champion.