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Stock market today: Amid high volatility in the Indian stock market, Paisalo Digital shares witnessed strong buying interest on Thursday. The NBFC stock today opened upside and went on to touch an intraday high of ₹183 apiece on the NSE, logging around a 15 percent intraday rise.

DDA) offered temporary accommodation to Wakeel Hassan, a rat-hole miner celebrated for his role in the Silkyara tunnel rescue operation. This offer came shortly after his house was demolished in a DDA-led drive. However, Hassan declined the offer, stating that the assurance was only verbal. Despite the demolition, Hassan and his family refused to move into temporary accommodation and spent the night on a footpath, supported by their neighbors' generosity. DDA Offers Temporary Accommodation Following the demolition of his house in a DDA-led drive, Wakeel Hassan was offered temporary accommodation by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). This offer was extended to him and his family after their house was razed during a demolition drive in northeast Delhi's Khajoori Khas area. Despite the offer, Hassan declined, citing the verbal nature of the assurance.

UK Visas and Immigration information on gov.uk, the UK sponsor licence was a must for people who want to employ someone from outside the UK, including citizens of EU member countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland who arrived in the UK after December 31, 2020. Education providers, too, needed a sponsor licence to get overseas students and faculty into the UK.

Financial Literacy Week (FLW) to improve the public's understanding of financial concepts and products, enabling them to make well-informed decisions for their financial well-being. The chosen theme for the ‘Financial Literacy Week’, scheduled from February 26 to March 01, 2024, is “Initiate Wisely: Cultivate Financial Intelligence". The annual ‘Financial Literacy Week’ aims to promote the utilization of formal banking and financial services, discouraging reliance on informal or unreliable sources.

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H1B visa process, clearing 'green card' backlog and will ‘continue working toward upgrading country's legal immigration system,’ the White House informed. Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary, told reporters, “One of the steps, if we look at the H1B visa process, we have taken action to improve that and the process and backlog for lawful permanent residents (green card) who are eligible to become US citizens" The comment comes in the context that a section of Indian Americans feels that President Joe Biden is not putting as much effort into addressing the woes of legal immigrants as he is doing for illegal immigrants.

Step 1: Go to the official website of JEECUP at jeecup.admissions.nic.in. Step 2: Click on the ‘JEECUP 2024’ link on the homepage, which will redirect the applicant to the application portal.

Bajaj Auto buyback: Bajaj Auto shares are trading ex-buyback today. As per the information shared by the Indian auto major with the Indian stock market exchanges, the board of directors of Bajaj Auto has fixed the record date for Bajaj Auto buyback on 29th February 2024 i.e.

ANI reported. The accident occurred on Wednesday night at the Badjhar ghat. The accident occurred when the victims were returning to Amhai Devri from Masurghugri village in the district's Shahpura block after attending a programme, said Sub Divisional Officer of Police Mukesh Avindra as reported by PTI.

WTO) is the «top-most» priority. The appellate body of the system had been non-functional since December 2019 due to the blocking of the appointment of its members or judges by the US and this had called into question the WTO's overall credibility and the rules-based trade order it upholds. This was flagged by India during the working session on Dispute Settlement (DS) Reforms, at the World Trade Organization's (WTO) 13th Ministerial Conference here. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal along with a high-level official team is attending the four-day conference which started on February 26.

Imphal West Police Commando Personnel on Wednesday laid down their arms against the firing attack by an armed mob on the residence of Additional SP (Operations) Amit Moirangthem in Wangkhei Tokpam Leikai on Tuesday. Moirangthem and one of his escorts were abducted by the miscreants but were later rescued. The commandos are upset and said that they should have been allowed to retaliate against the miscreants. Commandos of Thoubal, Kakching and Bishnupur District also joined the gun-down protest.

H1B visa process, 'green card' backlog and other issues related to the country's legal immigration system, the White House has said. The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. «One of the steps, if we look at the H1B visa process, we have taken action to improve that and the process and backlog for lawful permanent residents (green card) who are eligible to become US citizens,» White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at her daily news conference on Wednesday. She was responding to questions about the feeling among a section of Indian Americans that the president is not putting as much effort on addressing the woes of legal immigrants as he is doing for illegal immigrants.

Oil prices eased early on Thursday after a larger-than-expected build in U.S. crude stockpiles stoked worries about slow demand, while signs that U.S. interest rates could remain elevated for longer also added to pressure. Brent crude futures fell 22 cents, or 0.3%, to $83.46 a barrel by 0124 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 30 cents, or 0.4%, to $78.24 a barrel.

GPT Healthcare IPO listing date: After the announcement of share allotment, the GPT Healthcare IPO listing date has been fixed on 29th February 2024. As per the information available on the BSE website, GPT Healthcare shares will be listed on BSE and NSE in a special pre-opening session on 29th February 2024 i.e. today.

Indian stock market today: A total of 2 stocks have been banned for trade on Thursday, February 29, 2024, under the futures and options (F&O) segment by the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The securities have been put on ban under the F&O segment as it crossed 95 per cent of the market-wide position limit (MWPL), according to the NSE. However, the stocks will be available for trading in the cash market.

Dividend stocks: Shares of Birla Precision Technologies Ltd, Bodhi Tree Multimedia Ltd, Jupiter Wagons Ltd, and Bajaj Auto Ltd will be in focus when the stock market opens on February 29 (Thursday). The Board of Directors of these companies have declared interim dividend and buy back of shares for their eligible shareholders. The record date by the 4 companies to ascertain the eligibility of shareholders for their respective issues have been fixed on February 29.

By Douglas Gillison

(Reuters) — The Australian banking trade union said on Thursday that Westpac Banking (NYSE:WBK) Corp, one of the country's top lenders, has cut around 132 jobs across divisions, with some of these roles being shifted to companies in India and the Philippines.

By Makini Brice

Red Bull has confirmed that Christian Horner will remain in charge of its champion Formula 1 team after an investigation cleared him of alleged misconduct toward a team employee. Horner will stay on as chief executive and team principal after the announcement, which came three days before the first race of the season. “The independent investigation into the allegations made against Mr. Horner is complete, and Red Bull can confirm that the grievance has been dismissed. The complainant has a right of appeal.

BCCI) on Wednesday cracked the whip on cricketers who refused to comply with its directives requiring all centrally-contracted and A -team players, who are fit to play, to make themselves available for participation in the domestic cricket tournaments. The BCCI announced a list of 30 senior men’s cricketers, up from last year’s 26, for the annual central contracts, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja remaining in the topmost Grade A+ category. However, two names were conspicuous by their absence – Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan. Iyer, who had a Grade B contract, was part of the Test side for the first two matches against England before being dropped for lack of runs. He had some issues with his back and went to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for treatment. However, despite being declared fit by the NCA, he informed the Mumbai Cricket Association that wouldn’t be available for the Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Baroda saying that he was suffering from back spasms. Since then, though, he has joined the Mumbai squad for the semi-final against Tamil Nadu starting from March 2.