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Piyush Goyal said Friday. The theme of the upcoming general election is Viksit Bharat with a focus on «nari shakti» and «bhrashtachar-mukt Bharat (women power and corruption-free India),» he added. India's growth will be based on the twin pillars of being inclusive and sustainable and the government wants to ensure that people are free from having to worry about the necessities of «roti, kapda aur makaan». «We believe that nobody should slip back into poverty. As people's basic needs are being met with free ration and other benefits, they should be free from the tension of daily needs,» Goyal said at a meeting with ET journalists. «We want an aspirational India, which can dream of big leaps and aspire for high quality of life.»

annual rate of 2.5 per cent in February, up 0.1 percentage points from a month earlier. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index data released on Friday "is what we were expecting," Powell said, and even though the numbers showed less of a slowdown than last year, "you won't see us overreacting." The data last month were "not as low as most of the good readings we got in the second half of last year, but it's definitely more along the lines of what we want to see," Powell said during an appearance at the San Francisco Fed where he was interviewed by Kai Ryssdal of public radio's "Marketplace" program.

abstaining from news television offers an astounding alternative lifestyle, away from the relentless barrage of headlines and pounding of updates. The pleasures of not being spoon-fed what passes as news are to be tasted to believe. Disconnecting from news TV hardly means becoming ignorant of the world — one soaks in more from newspapers, where events and happenings are presented in a manner akin to a laid out table for you to pick and choose, rather than the high-speed sushi conveyor belt that force-feeds you regardless of your interests, tastes or appetite. Constant exposure to sensationalised news stories can induce anxiety and stress. Therefore, it stands to obvious reason that avoiding such broadcasts allows for a sense of calm to prevail. This respite enables you to focus, to tastefully divide wheat from the chaff — to choose. It encourages you to be, well, intelligent.

Tihar prison authorities on a plea by BRS leader K Kavitha alleging that despite court orders, she was not provided access to certain items, including home-cooked food and mattress, in jail. Earlier on Tuesday, Kavitha had moved a plea seeking access to some items because of her medical condition. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja had then passed an order directing the concerned superintendent of Tihar Jail to permit Kavitha to have home-cooked food, mattress, slippers, clothes, bed- sheet, books, blanket, pen, paper, jewellery and medicines «in accordance with rules». Kavitha, however, filed a fresh plea on Thursday, saying the court order allowing her access to these items was not followed.

The Label Life, an “Elevated Essentials" brand that sells apparel styled by the Bollywood diva herself. Mint’s Sounak Mukhopadhyay spoke to her about her entrepreneurial journey, experiences and learnings. Here’s an excerpt from that conversation: Looking back, it is never that one clock strike that defines a moment.

Financial planning is essential in today’s world to safeguard and ensure our family’s financial stability. A key component of financial planning is choosing the right insurance. Unfortunately, many people mistakenly believe that insurance is primarily for tax savings and prioritize the tax benefits when selecting a policy, but this is not the correct approach.

PM Modi says, ‘Women are more open to adopt new technology in India!’ "I used AI during the G20 Summit for language interpretation," PM Modi. During the G20 Summit, all my drivers downloaded an AI app through which they communicated with various foreign guests who came to India to attend the Summit, the prime minister said. 'India a key country for us': Bill Gates hails country's role in global progress PM Modi demonstrated the use of AI on his Namo app to Bill Gates.

The six victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse were all immigrants from Mexico and Central America, doing the kind of grueling work that many immigrants take on, when a container ship crashed into a support pillar at 1:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday (0530 GMT) and sent them plunging into the icy Patapsco River. Divers pulled the bodies of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes and Dorlian Castillo from a red pickup truck 25 feet underwater the following day.

Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland collapsed, Governor Wes Moore emphasised that the rebuilding of the bridge would not take days or weeks, adding that «we have a very long road ahead of us.» The Singapore-flagged vessel collided with one of the pillars of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, leading to its collapse on Tuesday.

I have to say that watching the recent fiasco in the House of Commons with respect to the subtle (maybe not too subtle) shift in Mideast policy makes it embarrassing enough to be a Canadian, but the government’s mishandling of the economy and fiscal policy is beyond the pale — declining real per-capita incomes in Canada year in and year out.

Digitalisation of business, when companies increasingly use digital tools to create efficiencies, understand the market, and reach out to the customer, is gathering pace even after the pandemic which gave a booster shot to e-commerce. India's fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are increasingly betting on digital advertising to reach customers.

It is believed that one should monitor their credit score regularly. It is recommended to check the CIBIL score at least once a year for a number of reasons. 

Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday its senior employees, whose compensation includes more stock-related awards than cash, may not receive a cash pay raise this year. «For this year's compensation cycle, we are prioritizing cash base pay increases for employees whose compensation is weighted more heavily in base pay as opposed to stock,» an Amazon spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

₹20 per capita per month," and the commission called them poor. In their classic study, Dandekar-Rath defined the poor in terms of an average consumption of 2,250 calories per capita per day, equivalent to ₹15 for rural areas and ₹22.50 for urban areas, both in 1960-61 prices. This became the poverty line for academic studies in India and around the world.

Sebi) has imposed a penalty on Nirmala Devi (name changed) and her son Vijay (name changed) for front-runningactivities. The case pertains to the trading activities from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. A Himachal Pradesh resident, Nirmala Devi opened an account with ICICI Bank in February 2020 while her son Vijay was her nominee.

tax saving instruments is March 31. This is common knowledge but not many are aware that the last date to invest in Equity Linked Savings Instruments (ELSS) is tomorrow i.e., the last date when the markets are open. The financial markets are closed on Friday on account of Good Friday.

Speaking on a live online investor webinar on 26 March, lead manager Tom Slater attempted to quell concern about the influence Elliott had over the £13bn investment trust. US activist investor Elliott Management takes 5% stake in Scottish Mortgage The move was revealed from Elliott after SMT announced it was launching a £1bn share buyback programme in an attempt to close the trust's discount, which is currently at 7.2%, according to data from the Association of Investment Companies. Elliott has a reputation as a powerful activist in the investment trust space, derived from its posi...

In the midst of criminal allegations and growing concerns over its reserves, the Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has received a vote of confidence from Ki Young Ju, the founder and CEO of crypto analytics service CryptoQuant. 

Deepak Shenoy, Founder, Capital Mind, says “most of the government contracts will start flowing in only after the budget in July this year. Things may halt for PSUs before that. So, keeping that in mind, we are still very positive on the overall India story, not so much on the export story, not so much on the FMCG story.” What are you betting on now? Where are you seeing that you could find some value? Deepak Shenoy: Honestly, we have had a bit of an interesting year. January was very good for the small and midcaps, and okay for the largecaps. The largecaps have kind of made it up in the last couple of months while small and midcaps have retreated. But in general, we are seeing this quarter itself as more or less a flattish kind of quarter overall. But the results which will start coming in April should show, at least certain sectors start to show a lot more interest in both the commentary and the numbers.

import of solar module import called the approved list of module manufacturers (ALMM), beyond March 31, people aware of the development said. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, in a meeting with solar project developers and module manufacturers Tuesday, took a stock of the capacity additions and commissioning timelines, one of the persons said, adding that overall view was that a further relaxation is not required as adequate time had been given to the industry. A final call on the issue would be taken shortly after taking into account all considerations, another person said, adding that some concession for commissioning could be given for modules that have reached the site before March end.

ITLF) asked Kuki-Zo man and woman, village volunteers not to comply with orders of depositing licensed arms ahead of Lok Sabha election. ITLF in a statement said, “The state government attempt to view the current dispensation based solely on election related matter and thus issuing order for submission of weapons to arms license holders at jurisdictional police station may not serve appropriate considering the plight and uncertainty we are facing, This will only invite more controversy and insecurity that will rightly offend the Kuki-Zo people”. It added, “We need every available weapon to defend our 'right to life' and our land from the nefarious intent of the majority Meitei community, which is hell-bent on killing and driving us out of our homes. It is pertinent to note through our past experience that licensed guns that were submitted in 2023 have not been returned till today. Therefore, Indigenous Tribal Leader's Forum (TLF) requests every Kuki-Zo man and woman, village volunteers should not comply with the perverse and hateful ideologies of radical Meite's administration.”