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Fuels supplier Viva Energy is targeting nearly a 150 per cent jump in earnings from its convenience and fuels retailing business in five years, after paving the way for a huge expansion in convenience retailing that will also make it one of the country’s biggest employers.

In November, banks are closed on the occasion of Kannada Rajyothsava/Kut/Karva Chauth, Wangala Festival, Govardhan Pooja/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Diwali, Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Deepavali/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Laxmi Puja, Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Ningol Chakkouba/Bhratridwitiya, Chhath, Seng Kutsnem/Egaas-Bagwaal, Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima and Kanakadasa Jayanthi. Bank holidays in November 2023:Banks closed for up to 15 days in November; check state-wise bank holiday list In total, banks across different states will be closed for 15 days in November to observe numerous festivals and national events. Digital services like UPI, Mobile Banking, and Internet Banking are unaffected by bank holidays, customers can use them throughout. For Diwali and Dhanteras, banks across states will be closed for six days (this includes Sunday and the second Saturday).

(This story originally appeared in on Nov 07, 2023)

Global Capability Centres (GCC) are bucking the broader industry’s hiring downtrend. This year, GCC hiring could climb up to 30% from last year, with four out of five facilities adding jobs, data accessed by ET showed. Fresher hiring by GCCs will mainly benefit premier institutes, experts said. This comes as the top Mumbai-listed IT services companies, otherwise among the leading absorbers of fresh engineering and management talent, have decided to skip the campuses.

The Queen's Dragoon Guards Regiment as their colonel in chief on Wednesday. Earlier in the year, King Charles appointed Kate with the additional royal titles of commodore-in-chief of the Fleet Air Arm and the royal honorary air commodore of Royal Air Force Coningsby. The regiment, known as The Welsh Cavalry, holds a distinguished place in the British Army's Royal Armoured Corps and stands as the senior regiment of the British Army's lineage. Originating in 1959 from the merger of two dragoon guards units, the regiment boasts a storied history, having played active roles in various conflicts, including the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. During her visit, Princess Kate engaged with the regiment's senior officers and had the opportunity to observe service operations. Clad in full camouflage attire, she tested her hand at driving an armored vehicle, drone, and high mobility weapons platform. In addition to her interactions with personnel and their families, Kate commemorated the sacrifice of members lost in active service, just ahead of the Commonwealth's Remembrance Day.

FxOption stands out as a beacon of innovation and reliability. Established in the year 2001, this platform has carved a niche for itself as the best trading platform in India, designed for both the novices and the trading mavens. At the turn of the millennium, the founders of FxOption recognized the burgeoning potential of digital trading platforms.

China to become the most represented country in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2024 for the first time ever, reflecting the rising prominence of the South Asian country’s higher education system amid steps taken towards increasing the research output, academic recognition and internationalisation. As many as 148 Indian institutions feature on the sixteenth annual list comprising 856 universities from 25 Asian countries released by global higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds, ahead of Mainland China (133) and Japan (96). Last year, 118 Indian universities had made it to the list. Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) is at the top of the India table, at the 40th spot regionally, followed by IIT-Delhi (46) and IIT-Madras (53).

Indonesia’s anti-graft court on Wednesday sentenced a former Cabinet minister to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption over the construction of mobile phone transmission towers in remote parts of the country

Paradise is still recovering five years after a wildfire destroyed most of the northern California town

Republican presidential primary takes place on 8-10 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday. The debate, sanctioned by the Republican National Committee and hosted by NBC News, will be held in Miami. Where can I watch it? Several platforms will broadcast the debate: — NBC will show the debate.

EVs) to be used for energy storage in a bid to support the national grid, ET Energy reported, citing a CEA report. The report, prepared with contributions from experts at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIT Roorkee, among others, envisions a future where EVs can support the grid by offering services like peak shaving and load balancing. Emphasising the significance of smart charging and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services, the CEA report said that EVs can be used as flexible loads and decentralised storage resources, providing additional flexibility to support power system operations. «With smart charging, EVs could adapt their charging patterns to flatten peak demand, allow valleys and support real-time balancing of the grid by adjusting their charging levels,» the CEA report stated. According to the report, the parked EVs also have massive potential. The report stated that the parked EVs remain idle for 80–90% of their lifetime and have vast electricity storage capacity. The report said that smart charging infrastructure could facilitate the seamless integration of renewable energy and advocated for supportive regulatory policies for sustainable EV charging systems.

Kashi pilgrimage subsidy of Rs 5,000 from the state government will now have to take a geotagged selfie within a 5km radius of the Kashi Vishwanath temple and upload it on the muzrai department app or portal. As per a TOI report, Previously, pilgrims could claim the subsidy by providing a biometrically attested certificate or a temple darshan ticket attested by the manager of the Karnataka state guest house in Varanasi.

Morgan Stanley had to divert its local phones overseas to receive incoming calls thanks to telecommunications provider Optus’ massive outage on Wednesday.

Elon Musk's Starlink, officials told The Economic Times. A source said that Starlink gave "satisfactory" answers with regard to the company's data storage and transfer norms. "The company will be given a global mobile personal communication by satellite services (GMPCS) license to offer services after the security check is completed," they added.

Reliance Jio expanded its portfolio of 4G feature phones with the JioPhone Prima, a 4G feature phone that comes with support for WhatsApp, UPI payments, live video content and more. The 4G feature phone is priced at Rs 2,599 and is available across offline and online retail touchpoints including Reliance Digital, JioMart and Amazon. The device features a 2.4-inch display and a 1800mAh battery with support for 23 local languages.

Reliance Industries: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd. is seeking to raise as much as 200 billion rupees ($2.4 billion) via rupee-denominated bonds, according to filings seen by Bloomberg. The base size of the sale is 100 billion rupees with an option to retain subscriptions worth another 100 billion rupees.

NEW DELHI : State-run railway engineering and consulting company RITES Ltd has launched a new vertical to provide consultancy support to companies looking to enter electric, hydrogen or renewable fuel-based mobility operations. The state-run company is also exploring consulting and certification services in South-east Asia, Africa and Latin America as also rolling stock export options in neighbouring countries to boost its export revenue which had fallen to mere ₹1 crore by the end of the September quarter.

Berlin: German authorities are eyeing closer collaboration with Indian startups in mobility, health, energy and advanced materials among other fields, said a German government official, after regulatory and political troubles with China led to a shift in focus toward India. China’s harsh covid-era restrictions also proved an obstacle to German firms, said the official. The city of Berlin, a leading hub for German startups, is particularly interested in building collaborations with Indian startups.

By Yuvraj Malik

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Royal Enfield is taking a slew of measures including accessing ways to enhance connection with the communities as it sees huge potential for growth in the market, according to a top company executive. The Chennai-headquartered firm, a part of Eicher Motors, currently sells bikes all across the continent and has a market share of around 8.5 per cent in the middle-weight motorcycle segment.