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Narendra Modi said India will become the world’s third largest economy in five years. Looking at the year gone by, Indian stock market investors may have a reason for cheer. The benchmark index Nifty has rallied 9.81 since last year’s Independence day, or since 15th August 2022.

Batak Mian, a cook who defied the orders of a British officer to poison Mahatma Gandhi during Champaran Satyagraha in 1917, still await the entire land promised later by independent India's first President Rajendra Prasad in 1952. Mian, who had to endure brutal torture and eviction from his land at the hands of the British for his patriotic act, died in 1957. According to popular accounts of the 1917 event, the incident took place when Mahatma Gandhi visited Motihari, the then headquarters of undivided Champaran district, to enquire about the appalling condition of indigo farmers.

Wordle is owned by The New York Times and is available to play at its official website. It was designed by Engineer Josh Wardle for his wife who loved word games. Later on, it was bought by The NYT for an undisclosed amount. Wordle is completely ad free. It does not require any initial formalities to play the game. The game is free of cost and has no subscription charges either. Wordle earlier provided a dictionary of previously played Wordle games on its website but it is not available now. Here's a quick brief on how to play Wordle? Wordle is a word puzzle game in which you have only six chances to crack a five letter word given in a grid. The block will change colors when letters are added, here's what it means- If the block turns Gray, it means letters from your word are not there in the secret word at all. Yellow means, the letters are there but not in the same position. Green means, you've nailed it, letters match with the same position in which they are placed.

Trideep Bhattacharya, CIO, Edelweiss MF, says: “It will probably take the next year for that improvement to come through. But the valuations over the next one or two quarters would be such that they may be good to add.

₹23,575 crore to buy television broadcast rights for the IPL tournament for five years, beginning 2023, but gave up the coveted digital media rights to Viacom18 that bid ₹23,758 crore. Apart from the IPL, the platform has stopped streaming some popular international content. Starting 31 March, Disney Star has removed 144 HBO originals as the company decided against extending its longstanding content deal with Warner Bros.

Independence Day and the freedom our nation's forefathers fought for, let's also reflect on a different kind of freedom that matters in today's world. Amidst the festivities and 'Freedom Sales' that have become a part of our celebrations, it's a good time to think about our own financial freedom. While we commemorate our 76th Independence Day, let's ask ourselves if our wallets are as free as our country.

Narendra Modi on Tuesday hinted confidence that BJP will back in power next year when he said that ‘he will be back in the Red Fort in 2024’ during his Independence Day 2023 address I will give an account of country's achievements on next August 15 from Red Fort: PM Modi said during 10th Independence Day from Red Fort. This was his last speech as the prime minister ahead of 2024 polls. “The next five years are for unprecedented development.

South Africa's official unemployment rate of 33% is the highest in the world, outstripping those of Gaza and the West Bank, Djibouti and Kosovo

Lebanon’s interim central bank governor has frozen the accounts of the banks embattled former chief and close relatives and associates

Union Pacific’s new CEO Jim Vena started Monday by promising to improve safety and service to help the railroad grow, but he cautioned that “the road ahead won’t be an easy one.”

bathroom products company Kohler and is likely to become its third largest market by 2024, its chair and chief executive officer David Kohler told ET. Currently, India ranks among Kohler’s top five markets. “India has the fastest-growing GDP in the world among major economies.

Manipur High Court has given two weeks time to the State government to spell out the measures taken to protect the abandoned homes of displaced persons in Moreh. Security forces recovered five unexploded bombs which were detected at the adjoining areas of Bishnupur and Churachandpur Districts.

Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It's the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second this month to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.

Red Fort on Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India has emerged as a confident nation in the last 10 years, and now even at the international level, it is known as the voice of the Global South and a critical part of global supply chains. Modi, with his eyes firmly focused on the slew of Assembly elections in the next few months as well as the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, said that he was giving a report card of the last 10 years under the shadow of the Tricolour. “We have left behind an old school of thought and whatever projects I am inaugurating today were conceptualised in the last 10 years.

Narendra Modi while addressing the nation on the 77th Independence Day of India from Red Fort, noted that India was the world's 10th largest economy in 2014, but now it stands at fifth spot. “When we came to power in 2014, we were at the 10th position in the global economic system. Today, with the efforts of 140 Crore Indians, we have reached the fifth position, This did not happen just like that.

Narendra Modi while addressing the country during the 77th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort said that India will be a developed country by 2047. "In 2047, when the country will be celebrating 100 years of Independence, India will be a developed country", the Prime Minister noted during his speech from the Red Fort.

Slatestone Wealth chief market strategist Kenny Polcari says Americans are reconsidering what the CPI report means on 'Making Money.'

Lithium heavyweight SQM faces having to stump up well over $1 billion to secure a Perth-based exploration company worth just $70 million at the start of the year after having initial takeover offers rejected.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Monday said Essel Group founder Subhash Chandra Goenka and his son Punit Goenka cannot hold the position of a director in various group companies, including Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Zee), Zee Media Corp and the proposed merged entity between Zee and Sony Pictures Networks India (Sony), until the regulator concludes its investigation in the alleged fund diversion case against them. Sebi will complete its probe within eight months from Monday, it said.

Perth-headquartered resources specialist Argonaut has dipped into Macquarie’s sell-side ranks to appoint a new head of research.

Also read: Atlanta Grand Jury to Hear Trump Case This Week: What to Watch The Fulton County court clerk's office released a statement indicating that no documents had been submitted on Monday concerning the ongoing grand jury proceedings related to the case. The office referred to a "fictitious document that has been circulated online," although it did not specifically confirm whether it referred to the document containing criminal charges against Trump.