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Iceland, the world's most gender equal country, is set to elect a woman as president for the second time in its history.

ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2024: Top 10 squads, India vs Pakistan match details and moreNow stats say that one of the primary reason for India not performing at the ICC T20 World Cup tournament is somewhere related to Indian Premier League.India could cross the Super 8s stage twice in 2009 and 2010, as its players had just entered the T20 World Cup tournament after an almost two-and-half-month IPL schedule and were fatigued.ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2024 full schedule: Check dates, venues, timing, livestreaming details and moreIn 2009, the gap between the IPL and T20 World Cup was 12 days. While in 2010, the gap was five days.

is working on a complex deal to be agreed on Sunday that will allow the group to extend some of its deep oil production cuts into 2025.Also Read: Built-in capacity to targets: Why OPEC+ members clash over oil production capacity—ExplainedThe group is currently cutting output by a total of 5.86 million barrels per day (bpd), equal to about 5.7 per cent of global demand. The cuts include 3.66 million bpd by OPEC+ members valid through to the end of 2024, and 2.2 million bpd of voluntary cuts by some members which expire at the end of June.Despite deep production cuts Brent crude prices are trading near their lowest this year at $81 per barrel, down from a peak of $91 in April, pressured by elevated stocks and concerns over the global demand growth.The Paris-based watchdog International Energy Agency (IEA) had lowered its forecast for 2024 oil demand growth, widening the gap with OPEC+ in terms of expectations for this year's global oil demand outlook.

fiscal deficit at 5.6% of gross domestic product (GDP) in FY24, beating revised estimate of 5.8% on the back of improved resource mop-up and curtailed revenue expenditure, putting it on track to adhere to the glide path. In absolute terms, the FY24 fiscal deficit stood at ?16.54 lakh crore, down from the revised estimate of Rs 17.35 lakh crore and FY23 level of Rs 17.38 lakh crore, showed the official data released on Friday. A lower-than-anticipated deficit in FY24 and a generous surplus transfer by RBI earlier this month make the government's goal of reining in fiscal gap at 5.1% of GDP in FY25 seem more realistic now, experts said. Total Receipts Hit Rs 27.89 Lakh cr

GlobalLogic has seen a significant increase in its India business because of the growing number of global capability centres (GCCs) in the country, the IT engineering firm’s top executives said. The number of GCC clients the company has in India rose to 36 in the last fiscal year from 15, in a period also marked by 90℅ growth in its GCC business where it provides niche IT engineering services to these hubs of multinationals, chief executive Nitesh Banga and India head Piyush Jha told ET.

The Canadian economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace in the first quarter, amid rising expectations that the Bank of Canada will cut interest rates.

Shares of Gap climbed as much as 22% on Friday after the apparel retailer lifted its full-year sales forecast signaling that its turnaround strategy of bringing in newer styles is starting to work. The stock has risen nearly 8% this year, building on the 85% surge it saw in 2023 when it brought in former Mattel executive Richard Dickson as its new CEO to revive its struggling business.

water crisis in the National Capital, Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Friday wrote a letter to Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Shekhawat seeking his urgent intervention in the matter. In her letter, Atishi said, «As you are aware, Delhi is heavily dependent on water from the Yamuna River to meet its day-to-day demand for water. However, in the last few days, there has been a drastic dip in the water levels at the Wazirabad Barrage as Haryana is not releasing the required amount of water in the Yamuna River. This has resulted in a massive crisis of water in the national capital. Moreover, the temperature in Delhi has touched almost 50 degrees. This has further intensified the demand for water putting an additional burden on the already strained demand-supply chain of potable drinking water in Delhi.» She also mentioned that if Haryana does not release adequate water, then plants in Delhi will not be able to function optimally.

Reserve Bank of India, on behalf of the government, accepted bids that represented only a fraction of the total amount of bonds that the Centre had offered to repurchase at a scheduled auction. At Thursday’s buyback auction of government bonds, the RBI accepted bids worth Rs 5,111.29 crore versus the notified amount of Rs 40,000 crore worth of securities that the Centre had offered to repurchase, latest central bank data showed. Banks offered bids worth Rs 10,989 crore at the auction. The RBI is the government’s debt manager.

Facet, a fintech company that provides fee-only financial advice through a subscription-based model, is boosting its ability to offer estate planning services through a new strategic partnership.

Stock market today: Amidst the recent stock market crash, which was triggered by rising US treasury yield and soaring crude oil prices on rising tension in the Middle East, a few stocks are defying the trend and attracting strong bulls' interest. Notably, East West Holdings shares are among them. This penny stock opened with an upside gap and reached an intraday high of ₹6.44 apiece on BSE, marking a significant 10 percent increase from yesterday's close of ₹5.86 per share.

gender diversity, and players in the IT segment were seen as becoming more successful in this endeavour. But the gap remains and sectors such as in deeptech have to take more steps to bridge it. A recent report by Pure Storage with Zinnov, “Towards a gender equitable world, unveiling diversity in deeptech,” analyses deeptech gender diversity from multiple angles. It shows that the global capability centres (GCCs) employ 1.66 million people and 466,000 are women — that is a 28% gender diversity representation.

Varun Beverages Ltd. traded at Rs 1459.0 on BSE at 10:05AM (IST) on Thursday, up 1.94 per cent. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 754.35 and a high of Rs 1560.3. Earlier in the day, the stock saw a gap up opening.

Japanese policymakers are turning their attention to more structural economic factors behind persistent yen declines, convinced that market intervention is limited in its ability to reverse the currency's broader slide. Data due out on Friday is likely to show Japan spent roughly 9 trillion yen late April through early May to slow the decline in the yen, which hit a 34-year low below 160 to the dollar.

Mint poll of economists. According to the median estimate of the 20 economists, GDP growth slowed to 7.0% in January-March from 8.4% the previous quarter mainly due to the slowdown in industrial growth and subdued agricultural activities. However, strong growth in all quarters, with three of the four printing 8%-plus growth, would result in GDP growth rising to 7.9% in FY24 from 7.0% the previous year, according to estimates by 19 economists.

Merrill Lynch and its parent company, Bank of America, have are paying nearly $20 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging discriminatory practices against African American financial advisors.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed USD 2.6 billion (about Rs 21,500 crore) in sovereign lending to India in 2023 for various projects. The fund is aimed to strengthen urban development, support industrial corridor development, promote power sector reforms, build India's climate resilience, and enhance connectivity. ADB also extended USD 23.53 million in technical assistance and USD 4.1 million in grants under the sovereign portfolio. In addition, ADB committed over USD 1 billion for private sector projects during the past year, the Manila-based multi-lateral development bank said in a statement.

The Lloyd Focused Equity UCITS ETF and the Lloyd Growth Equity UCITS ETF track the Solactive Focused Equity and Solactive Lloyd Growth Equity indices, respectively. HANetf said it aims for the two funds to successfully replicate the strong performance of Lloyd Capital's equity strategy. Deep Dive: Retail investors help close the gap between European and US ETF market Within the first week of trading, the two ETFs gathered $319.6m in assets under management, which the companies attributed to their pre-marketing campaign. While both funds will invest in companies that trade at a p...

ACC Ltd. fell 1.05 per cent to Rs 2542.95 in Wednesday's session as of 01:23PM (IST) even as the equity benchmark Sensex traded 479.53 points lower at 74690.92. Earlier in the day, the stock witnessed a gap up start to the session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 2759.95 and a 52-week low of Rs 1755.8 on NSE. Around 2850 shares changed hands on the counter till 01:23PM (IST).

Bandhan Bank Ltd. rose 1.31 per cent to Rs 192.8 at 10:15AM hours (IST) on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the stock saw a gap down start to the session. As per data available on BSE, total traded quantity on the counter stood at 458,473 shares with a turnover of Rs 8.8 crore till 10:15AM (IST). The stock traded at a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 13.69, while the price-to-book value ratio stood at 1.34.

renewable power projects. Among others, Siemens Energy is looking to sell the wind-turbines unit of its local subsidiary, Shell is scouting for investors in Sprng Energy and Renew is in talks to hawk some of its solar assets. An over-supply of climate-friendly generators of electricity suggests that deals will be struck at weaker valuations than sellers would like, with saleability likely to hinge on project viability, market conditions and the risk-return profile.