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One 97 Communications, which runs Paytm, on Wednesday, jumped 5% to hit the upper circuit limit at Rs 359.55 on BSE after it was reported that billionaire Gautam Adani is likely considering picking up a stake in the company. Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma met Adani at his office in Ahmedabad to «finalise the contours of a deal» on Tuesday, The Times of India reported today. Sharma owns a 9.10% stake in the company and another 10% through a foreign entity Resilient Asset Management.

Khosla ka Ghosla. In real life, too, it’s not uncommon to uncover issues related to properties after you’ve seemingly made a rightful purchase. Sometimes a property is sold twice, to different parties, or the title deed is not clear, or relatives might come into the picture.

Shares are mixed in Asia after U.S. markets were closed for the Memorial Day holiday

Twelve people have been injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin hit turbulence

IPL win, Gautam Gambhir’s mentorship to revive the team has been much talked about. A report has revealed that Gambhir and Shah Rukh Khan were regularly in touch with each other even when GG was not a part of KKR.Gautam Gambhir and Shah Rukh Khan met several times in 2018-2022. Interestingly, they didn't talk about cricket.

London: Akshata Murty, Britain's Indian First Lady, has begun getting proactive as her husband hit the campaign trail in a tough race ahead for the governing Conservatives, starting with a supportive message to say she's with him «every step of the way» hours after a rain-soaked Rishi Sunak announced July 4 as the general election date on the steps of 10 Downing Street. The 44-year-old businesswoman has used her Instagram handle to post campaign messages in favour of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is hoping to prove all the pre-election surveys forecasting a drubbing for the Tories wrong. The couple, who met while studying at Stanford University in the US and are among the richest incumbents of Downing Street in history in large part down to Murty's Infosys shares worth millions of pounds, are expected to work as a team through the course of the just over five-week-long campaign.

ALSO READ: Hardik Pandya goes ‘missing’ amid divorce rumours with wife Natasa Stankovic“The way she gave me warmth, I started getting more solutions because she taught me how to find solutions. That learning in my love life taught me to achieve more and more in life.

ALSO READ: Karnataka: Horrific stabbing in Hubbali after woman rejects advancesMeena, a 2016-batch IRS officer currently posted in Delhi, had told the police that Shilpa had locked herself in a room and hung herself from a ceiling fan, according to a report by the Times of India.Meena had also claimed that the room’s door was opened by a security guard, who he had called after Shilpa was not responding for a long time. Shilpa was a human resource staff at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).

Young Sheldon" have eagerly anticipated a sequel series that explores Sheldon's years at Caltech. However, recent comments from executive producer Steve Molaro have dampened those hopes, providing a disappointing update on the potential project.

VP Nandakumar, MD, Manappuram Finance, says that the company has not been impacted by RBI's new regulations. He feels it is positive because the company is fully prepared for that through their online gold loan schemes, etc. The profitability remained pretty robust. Next year also on a consolidated level, they expect a CAGR of 20% and a profitability of the same level. Let us first talk about the Q4 performance when it comes to your AUMs. You have closed in about 18.7% growth which is normally a little bit lower than your guided 20%. Do you believe that the impact of all the RBI-led regulations is now behind you and the company can deliver a better AUM for the full year as well as the next quarter? VP Nandakumar: We have been guiding for about 20%. We reached 19%, 1% lower. Our performance has not been bad, but we will improve. RBI's new regulation has not impacted us. We feel like it is only positive because we were fully prepared for that through our online gold loan schemes, etc. So, our profitability remained pretty robust. We hope next year also on a consolidated level, we expect a CAGR of 20% and the profitability of the same level we expect. We have fully implemented the RBI guidelines. We are fully okay with the latest guidelines also.

Outright BJP victory: Nomura expects positive market reaction particularly if NDA gets close to 400 seats. Domestic sectors particularly financials, consumer discretionary, industrials/infrastructure and PSUs will outperform.

Argentinian regulators have been talking to their counterparts in El Salvador about Bitcoin (BTC) adoption, the National Securities Commission of Argentina (CNV) confirmed this weekend.

Pet Gala is the dogs' time to shine. Designer Anthony Rubio threw the now-annual fashion fete Monday night, sending 18 dogs down the red carpet at New York's American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog. Each canine donned couture similar to what celebrities wore at the Met Gala just two weeks earlier. «I want people to understand that we're not making fun of the Met Gala. We're not mimicking the Met Gala,» Rubio said. «We're elevating and appraising and appreciating the wonderful designs that were presented at the Met Gala by the most talented designers of the world.»

Payal Kapadia etched her name into the history of Indian cinema when she won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Her Malayalam-Marathi-Hindi language film, ‘All We Imagine As Light’, beat stiff competition from such legendary directors as Francis Ford Coppola, Andrea Arnold, Mohammad Rasoulof, David Cronenberg and Jia Zhang-ke to land the coveted prize.

Sebi mandated that 'at least one key personnel' on the investment team of the 'manager of an alternative investment fund (AIF)' should have NISM (National Institute of Securities Market) certification by passing the NISM Series-XIX-C exam. This regulation came into force from May 10 and will have to be complied with by May 9, 2025. What does Sebi hope to achieve by setting down this rule for investment managers? One can only assume the following: Positive signalling: It would send a powerful signal to teams and communities of the prowess of a certified fund manager. Certification=legitimacy: Almost every other profession — lawyers, company secretaries and doctors — requires certification. Moreover, with changes to the regulatory regime, experienced professionals have undergone additional examinations to become insolvency professionals under IBC, chartered valuers, or chartered financial analysts. Certification brings legitimacy and is an invaluable tool for any profession's self-regulating ability. Lifelong learning: As professionals, the value of adapting to changing business environments can't be understated. Taking this exam not only encourages young professionals, but also exemplifies a commitment to continuing education and evolution.

Met department has issued heavy rainfall warning for four districts of Odisha in the wake of Cyclone Remal approaching the coast. Under its impact, heavy rainfall of 7 to 11 cm has been predicted for Bhadrak, Balasore, Kendrapara and Mayurbhanj districts. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Satyabrata Sahu reviewed the preparations made by the collectors of the four districts in view of the warning, officials said. Around 20,000 fishing boats were safely berthed and collectors of the four districts were instructed to use Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and fire services in case a situation arises, they said.

landfall of severe cyclone Remal has led to significant disruptions in air, rail, and road transportation in Kolkata and other parts of South Bengal on Sunday, with concerns expected to continue into Monday. As a precaution, Kolkata airport authorities have suspended flight operations for 21 hours from Sunday noon. Additionally, the Eastern and South Eastern railways cancelled several trains. Intermittent showers and gusty winds affected South Bengal districts from Sunday morning, leading to a noticeable absence of buses, taxis, and three-wheelers on the roads in Kolkata and district towns. Disruptions in road and rail transport are anticipated on Monday, due to the effects of the cyclone's landfall, expected by midnight on Sunday.

Mayurbhanj (Odisha): The hot topics in Odisha politics are alleged corruption in 5T and Jagannath Heritage Corridor Project, non-Odia origin of BJD leader VK Pandian, but it seems the people in President Droupadi Murmu's native village Uperbeda would vote on local issues, such as the inadequate livelihood opportunities, irrigation, education and health facilities. This village falls under Mayurbhanj constituency which goes to polls on June 1 in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha election. Some villagers said they are ready to support those who honoured their village as well as the district by making Droupadi Murmu the President of India.

Serbian model-actress Natasa Stankovic, as rumours of an impending divorce from ‘Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya refuse to subside. Buzz of a potential rift between the lovebirds began when a post on the subreddit BollyBlindsGossip claimed that Stankovic had stopped sharing pictures of her husband on her Instagram handle and stopped the surname Pandya from her profile. Stankovic was also conspicuously absent from the IPL matches this year, adding fuel to the fire. The model who hails from Serbia, has had a rather colourful life. From participating in ‘Bigg Boss’ season 8 to dating Aly Goni, to marrying Pandya twice, here’s a timeline of how she came into limelight.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a severe warning in northeastern region. Apart from extremely heavy rainfall in coastal regions of Bangladesh and West Bengal, it will also have its affect in Tripura, and some other parts of northeastern statesAccording to the Regional Meteorological Department of Andhra Pradesh, "Deep Depression intensified into a Cyclonic Storm 'Remal' over North and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal."The Met department further said, "It is very likely to continue to move nearly northwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by May 26 morning over Northwest and adjoining Northeast Bay of Bengal and cross Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts between Sagar Island and Khepupara by May 26 midnight as a Severe Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of 110-120 gusting to 135 kmph.""The Deep Depression over East-central Bay of Bengal moved nearly northward with a speed of 12 kmph during past 6 hours, intensified into a Cyclonic Storm 'Remal' and lay centred at 1730 hrs IST of today, May 25, 2024, over the North and adjoining East central Bay of Bengal near latitude 18.8°N and longitude 89.5°E, about 360 km south-southeast of Khepupara (Bangladesh), 350 km south-southeast of Sagar Islands (West Bengal) and 390 km south-southeast of Canning (West Bengal)," it said.

The Last of Us, Jeffrey Wright, renowned for his role in Westworld, is set to return to the franchise. Wright will reprise his role as Isaac in the highly anticipated second season of The Last of Us. Let's understand what this casting means and what we can expect from the upcoming season. Wright Returns as Isaac