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Also Read: Expert View | Oil market oversupplied with high US output, Brent seen at $87-$92 for 2024: ShareKhan's Mohammed Imran The JMMC of the OPEC+ cartel, met online on Wednesday, April 3, to review the market and members' implementation of output cuts. In a statement following the meeting, OPEC+ said some member countries had promised to improve their adherence to supply targets.

Macrotech Developers has recorded its best quarterly performance ever with 40% year-on-year growth in pre-sales at Rs 4,230 crore for the quarter ended March. The performance has helped the company report its best-ever annual pre-sales at Rs 14,520 crore during the financial year 2023-24. With this, the company has met its guidance of 20% growth, Macrotech Developers said in a regulatory filing. The developer’s collection also rose 20% from a year ago to Rs 3,510 crore during the fourth quarter of the financial year. With this, the collections for the year rose to Rs 11,260 crore.

Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) transaction volumes have gone down after crossing 10 lakh in late-December 2023, Reserve Bank of India Governor T Rabi Sankar said on Friday. The overall number of transactions has touched 2.2 crore since the launch of the CBDC pilot on December 1, 2022, Sankar said, adding that the number of participants in the pilot stands at 50 lakh. «Volumes have not been the same, they have come down,» Sankar said, adding that the target of 10 lakh a day was met earlier on the back of measures such as interoperability with a very popular UPI platform. As per a news report, banks disbursed employee benefits using the digital rupee in December, which helped the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) meet its target of 10 lakh daily transactions.

Donald Trump managed to post a US$175 million bond on Monday while he appeals a New York judge’s ruling that he lied about his wealth to secure favourable loan terms.

Japan has "fundamentally altered" his views about the cleanliness in his country as he compared the bathrooms in Japan to the operating rooms in US hospitals. Kimmel said that even bathrooms in Japanese cities are cleaner. After his visit to Japan, Kimmel said he realised that the US, he once thought to be "pretty buttoned-up" despite the scope for development, is actually a "filthy and disgusting country".

Samajwadi Party on Thursday changed its candidate for a second time in Meerut, replacing Atul Pradhan with former mayor Sunita Verma Pradhan. April 4 was the last date for filing nomination in Meerut, which will got to poll in the second phase of Lok Sabha election in the state. Pradhan, who had filed his nomination on Wednesday, said he accepts the decision of party national president Akhilesh Yadav, who he met in the morning. In his post on X, Pradhan, who is SP MLA from Sardhana seat said, «Whatever decision National President Akhilesh Yadav ji has taken, I accept it. Soon I will sit with supporters and discuss.»

Ajit Doval on Wednesday met with his Russian counterpart Nikolay Patrushev and discussed measures to strengthen counter-terror cooperation. A special focus will be on the Afg-Pak and Eurasian region in the backdrop of the recent terror strike in the Moscow region that killed 144 people. The two NSAs, who met at the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Kazakhstan, discussed countering terrorism both bilaterally and in multilateral formats, and emphasised on regular exchange of information about terrorist and extremist elements, sources told ET. Doval strongly condemned the «barbaric» terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow on March 22 and expressed condolences to the families who lost their loved ones.

Philippines is prepared to respond to China's attempts to disrupt its supply missions in the South China Sea and protect its troops stationed in the waterway, a top security official said on Wednesday. Jonathan Malaya, the spokesperson of the National Security Council, said the Philippines is committed to maintaining its position at the Second Thomas Shoal and there will be no let up in re-supply missions to Filipino soldiers on a grounded warship there. «Our commitment to maintain BRP Sierra Madre will always be there, so any attempt by China to interfere with re-supply missions will be met by the Philippines in a fashion that protects our troops,» Malaya told a maritime forum.

Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, is on an official visit to India from April 2 to 6 to bolster bilateral maritime relations between the two nations. His visit includes key cities and prominent maritime regions across India. In New Delhi, Vice Admiral Hammond met with Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, to discuss increasing operational engagements, training exchanges, and information sharing. He paid tribute at the National War Memorial and received a Guard of Honour from the Indian Navy. He is also scheduled to meet with the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of the Air Staff, and Defence Secretary during his stay. Vice Admiral Hammond's itinerary includes visits to Mumbai and Kochi, where he will meet with the respective Commanders-in-Chief and visit significant naval installations like INS Vikrant, Integrated Simulator Complex, and Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) and M/s MDL.

NASA has opened applications for astronauts for the first time in four years, seeking candidates with diverse backgrounds. Thousands of applicants vie for a spot in the rigorous Astronaut Candidate training program. Only a select few are chosen for this intensive program. This recruitment drive comes after over 12,000 people applied to be astronauts in 2020, resulting in the selection of 10 astronaut candidates in December 2021, who are now eligible for flight. NASA has selected 360 astronaut candidates to date for its missions exploring space.

Congress on Tuesday complained to the Election Commission against BJP's advertisement campaign, alleging it was maligning the opposition party through the use of cropped and distorted videos, and urged the poll body to take immediate action against the authors and issue instructions for recall. The Congress also filed a complaint against what it called the BJP's "malicious attempts" to link the Congress campaign to billionaire financier George Soros. AICC General Secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh said, «The party lodged a complaint against the BJP's repeated and malicious use of cropped and distorted videos to malign the INC. The ECI was requested to take immediate action against the authors of this low-level campaign, as well as issue instructions for its recall.» A delegation of party leaders comprising Salman Khurshid, Pawan Khera and Gurdeep Sappal on Tuesday met the Election Commission and handed over a memorandum of their complaints to them.

Congress, Azad left the grand old party in 2022. He floated his own political outfit-DPAP soon after. "Today the core committee of DPAP met and we have decided that (party president) Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest the Anantnag-Rajouri seat," DPAP leader Taj Mohiuddin said.

relationship was exposed by the popular Korean tabloid Dispatch, aespa member Karina and K-drama star Lee Jae Wook have decided to part ways. Although the former couple have not exactly revealed why they drifted apart, several reports speculated that they called it quits due to the fierce backlash they faced from trolls. According to an exclusive report by Tenasia, the split was caused by the backlash they faced for their relationship, which impacted both the star’s mental health. The duo was also remorseful over how their fans In a statement toSPOTV, Jae Wook’s agency C-JeS Studios said, “Actor Lee Jae Wook decided to end the relationship to focus on the work that he is currently filming. The two will remain good colleagues and support one another.” The couple was met with a social media meltdown after their romance was exposed by the South Korean tabloid Dispatch on February 27. Earlier, the ‘Next Level’ hitmaker penned a note of apology to her fans. Taking to Instagram, she promised to be “more mature and hardworking” in the future.”

Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, his party DPAP said. After ending his five-decade-long association with Congress in August 2022, Azad formed the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP). «Today the core committee of DPAP met and we have decided that (party president) Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest the Anantnag-Rajouri seat,» DPAP leader Taj Mohiuddin told reporters in Srinagar.

'Y' category Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security cover to recently joined Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from Punjab, Sushil Kumar Rinku and Sheetal Angural, sources said on Tuesday. «Centre provides 'Y' category Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security cover to recently joined Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from Punjab, Sushil Kumar Rinku and Sheetal Angural. Both the leaders will be provided security cover only in Punjab,» said sources. Earlier, the two Aam Aadmi Party leaders from Punjab, who had joined the BJP, met party national president, JP Nadda, at his residence.

Police in Gangnam, an affluent district of Seoul, South Korea, have arrested 10 people accused of stealing money in a bogus USDT OTC trade.

Bollywood, cricket and food because they add fun to his job, not just the policy work but connecting with people. Politicians, according to him, come and go, but personal connections last a lifetime.

₹3 trillion of capital acquisition by 2028-29, nearly double the current ₹1.7 trillion, offering a significant opportunity for domestic companies. Furthermore, 509 platforms and 4,666 components are reserved exclusively for domestic production. “The ability of Indian industry today to fundamentally conceptualize from technology to a product to a system to a full fledged platform is fully recognized," said Jayant Patil, member of executive committee & adviser, defence and smart technology, to chairman and managing director at Larsen & Toubro (L&T).

Congress in Telangana, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Mayor Vijaya Laxmi R Gadwal joined the party here on Saturday. Vijaya Laxmi joined Congress in the presence of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, AICC incharge of party affairs in Telangana Deepa Dasmunsi and other leaders. Vijaya Laxmi joining Congress is expected to help the party in the GHMC limits in the Lok Sabha polls. The Congress did not win any of the 24 seats that fall under the limits of GHMC in the recent Assembly polls, though it won a majority. Vijaya Laxmi's father and BRS Rajya Sabha member K Keshav Rao, who had served as PCC president earlier, said on Friday that he would return to the Congress fold. Keshav Rao met the CM and state Congress chief Revanth Reddy on Friday. Noting that he worked in the grand old party for 55 years, the 85-year-old leader said he would do 'ghar vapsi' (returning to home). Asked if he is quitting BRS due to any differences with the regional party or his love for the Congress, he said it was affinity for the national party. Former BRS MLC Puranam Satish also joined the Congress today, Congress sources said. The BRS has witnessed an exodus of senior leaders in recent times.

Shiv Sena leader Vijay Shivtare, who had declared that he would contest the Lok Sabha polls as an independent candidate from Maharashtra's Baramati constituency, changed his stand on Saturday. The leader of the Eknath Shinde-led party said he won't contest the polls from Baramati in Pune district, which is the political stronghold of NCP founder Sharad Pawar's family, and instead campaign for the ruling Mahayuti alliance. Shivtare's announcement comes amid speculation that Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar could be fielded from there as a candidate of the ruling NCP faction. Sharad Pawar, who now heads the NCP (SP), has already announced the candidature of his daughter and three-term Baramati MP Supriya Sule from the constituency.

Lok Sabha elections, former Lok Sabha Speaker Shivraj Patil's daughter-in-law, Archana Patil Chakurkar, joined BJP on Saturday in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis. State BJP Chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule was also present at Chakurkar's induction into the party. Archana Patil is the chairperson of the Lifecare Hospital and Research Centre in Udgir, and her husband, Shailesh Patil Chandurkar, is the Congress' state secretary.