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Election Commission of India is set to announce Jharkhand and Maharashtra election schedule on Tuesday at 3:30pm, following the conclusion of polls in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. The current term for the Maharashtra assembly ends on November 26, while the Jharkhand assembly will complete its term on January 5, 2025. In the 2019 elections, Jharkhand conducted polling in five phases, whereas Maharashtra had just one phase. Given the successful conduct of recent elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the commission may implement a quicker polling process in Jharkhand this time around.

small cap company Pondy Oxides and Chemicals had announced a stock split in the ratio 2:1, for which they had fixed October 16 as the record date, which means today is the last date to buy the shares of the company to be eligible for the benefit of the stock split. “The Board of Directors of the Company in their meeting held today, i.e., 23rd September 2024 at 03.00 P.M. (1ST), have fixed the Record date on Wednesday, 16th October 2024 for the purpose of determining the eligible shareholders of the Company for Sub-division / Split of the existing equity shares of the Company such that 1 ( one) equity share having face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten only) each fully paid-up be sub-divided into 2 (Two) equity shares having a face value of Rs. 5/- (Rupees Five only) each,” the company had informed via an exchange filing.

China’s Premier Li Qiang has inaugurated a Beijing-funded airport built in restive southwestern Pakistan as he arrived for a regional security meeting in the capital, Islamabad

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After an 11-year stint at the asset manager, he will join the investment team of an unnamed superannuation fund. Narula joined Mirabaud in 2013 from AXA Investment Managers, where he worked for more than five years as a senior fund manager. Mirabaud expands UK wealth team with hire of portfolio management head Following Narula's departure, Paul Middleton will assume day-to-day responsibilities for the equities team as acting head of the department. He will continue as fund manager of the firm's Global Dividend strategy and take the lead on the Global Focus strategy, which he co-...

Skill Development & Entrepreneurship on Monday said it has entered into a partnership with Meta to launch an AI Assistant for the Skill India Mission and establish five centres of excellence in virtual reality and mixed reality. Under the partnership, an innovative AI-powered chatbot powered by Meta's open-source Llama model will be developed to enhance the learner experience on the Skill India Digital (SID) Portal. Moreover, the five centres of excellence at National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Jodhpur, Chennai, and Kanpur will equip learners and instructors with the latest VR technology to learn and enhance existing skills in a safe, immersive, and engaging environment, according to a statement.

skill development and entrepreneurship (MSDE) entered into a partnership with Meta India to provide artificial intelligent (AI) assistant for the Skill India Mission and to establish five centers of excellence (CoEs) in virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) at National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) located at Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Jodhpur, Chennai and Kanpur. “Our mission is to empower India’s youth with the skills they need to thrive in today’s competitive landscape,” Jayant Chaudhary, minister of state (independent charge), MSDE said. “By integrating technologies like artificial intelligence, virtual reality and mixed reality into the Skill India ecosystem, we are democratizing access to cutting-edge technologies enabling personalized learning pathways for the youth of the country,” he said.

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Bansi S Mehta which has a five decade history of advising large corporates on mergers is combining with Karra & Co to expand its reach across India, as per a linkedin post by the Mumbai-based firm. Founded by Bansidhar S Mehta in 1958 as a firm of accountants it has expanded capabilities to include tax and mergers advisory. It also has offices in Delhi and Surat. “As part of this merger, we will be expanding our presence with the addition of new branches in Chennai and Hyderabad. This expansion will enable us to better serve our clients and community, providing more accessible and convenient options”, said a statement from the firm.

Brazil on Friday started blocking over 2,000 gambling websites designated as irregular, part of a push by the government to regulate the sector, after concern rose about gambling addicts, especially vulnerable people

CDPQ is set to acquire five build-operate-transfer (BOT) toll road assets of Ashoka Concessions, a subsidiary of highway builder Ashoka Buildcon, for an enterprise value of ₹4,500 crore, said people aware of the matter. The deal will be signed this week, the people said, adding the assets will be bought by CDPQ through its infrastructure trust-Indian Highway Concession Trust (IHCT).

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Year-to-date flows into global ETFs currently stand at $947bn while assets under management reached a record $13.4trn in the third quarter. Fixed income funds also saw multiple fresh highs, attracting record quarterly flows of $127bn, beating the previous record of $112bn in the second quarter of 2020.  Deep Dive: Active ETFs are set to drive growth for the ETF industry Active fixed income funds fared particularly well, reaching a record $35bn flows in absolute terms in the third quarter, having grown at a higher rate for five consecutive quarters. Morningstar data shows the wid...

Toronto-Dominion Bank is facing a cap on its asset expansion in the United States and being fined about US$3.1 billion for failing to monitor money laundering activities through its branches, say the U.S. Department of Justice and other U.S. regulators.

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Wells Fargo on Friday reported third-quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations, causing its shares to rise.

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Fisher-Price is recalling parts of over 2 million infant swings across the U.S., Canada and Mexico

Royal Bank of Canada is sounding out investors for a possible $2 billion bond deal in two parts, according to people familiar with the matter.

Mortgage rates can often be disappointing. Case in point: today’s. Us commentators have been talking about diving rates for months, and yes, they’ve dropped. Fixed rates have fallen 150-plus basis points in a year.