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Arvind Kejriwal filed a response to the Enforcement Directorate’s affidavit in the Supreme Court on Saturday. In the affidavit, Kejriwal told the court that the financial probe agency acted in a "most highhanded manner" in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.

Virat Kohli should come in at the No. 3 position in the T20 World Cup, according to former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh. While talking to Star Sports, Harbhajan said that Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma should open for India while Virat Kohli should come at no.3. His statement came amid calls by many former cricketers to push Kohli to the opener position in the upcoming tournament.

₹16.79, reflecting a decrease of 53.81% year-on-year. Dalmia Bharat's performance in the market has been underwhelming, with negative returns of -7.31% in the last week, -10.38% in the last 6 months, and -20.6% year-to-date.

By Peter Shawn Taylor

Vietnam's National Assembly has resigned, the ruling Communist Party said Friday, one of the most senior leaders to fall in a sweeping anti-corruption purge. Vuong Dinh Hue asked to step down because of «violations and shortcomings», the party said in a statement on its website.

Journalists see themselves as truth-tellers, and sometimes as contrarians

mutual fund scheme Mirae Asset NYSE FANG+ETF FoF-Reg(G) delivered nearly 20% returns in the January-March quarter outperforming its peers in this category in the said period. The returns were higher not just against those domestic funds which invest in Indian equities but also those which invest in overseas stocks. As per the data available with Amfi, the number of thematic funds at the end of March stood at 160 which includes global, MNC and overseas fund-of-funds. The average returns delivered by this category in the January-March quarter stood at 5.10%.

2009 Lok Sabha elections: Thiruvananthapuram saw a three-cornered contest between Congress' Shashi Tharoor, who was contesting for the first time from the seat, CPI's P Ramachandran Nair, BSP's A Neelalohithadasan Nadar. Shashi Tharoor won the seat with 326,725 (44.29 per cent votes) defeating CPI's P Ramachandran Nair with a margin of 99,998 votes. The CPI candidate won 226,727 (30.74 per cent votes).

Mountain View School Division on Monday, trustee Paul Coffey gave a half-hour long talk on the topic of “racism and anti-racism,” a speech subsequently criticized as ignorant and offensive by local leaders.In his presentation, Coffey suggested residential schools served a ‘good’ purpose, and that land acknowledgements cause division by “blaming whites for taking land and telling Indians that they should be sorry because their land was stolen.”Coffey also asserted that the term ‘white privilege’ is racist, and that he refuses to use any term to describe Indigenous people other than ‘Indian’. He also said schools should not post signs recognizing inclusivity, and that he refuses to use acronyms when discussing members of the LGBTQ+ community.After public backlash, the school division released a statement distancing itself from Coffey’s remarks.“Mr.

Harvey Weinstein, the former film producer who had been convited for rape and sex crimes, has achieved a significant legal victory. According to a report by The Associated Press, his 2020 rape conviction has been overturned by the New York Court of Appeal. However, the decision has sparked a fresh wave of controversy and uncertainty regarding his future legal battles and the ongoing ordeal for survivors of sexual assault.

Sensex climbed 114 points to settle at 73,852 and the Nifty advanced 34 points. Stocks that were in focus included names like SAIL, which rose 7.36%, MCX, which was down 4.63%, and HUL, whose shares declined 4.65% on Wednesday.

Congress while distancing itself from Sam Pitroda's "inheritance tax" remarks attacked BJP, saying that the latter was trying to sensationalise the comments to divert attention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's «malicious» poll campaign. Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said Pitroda has been a mentor, friend, philosopher and guide to many across the world, and has made numerous and enduring contributions to India's developments. «Mr Pitroda expresses his opinions freely on issues he feels strongly about. Surely, in a democracy an individual is at liberty to discuss, express and debate his personal views. This does not mean that Mr Pitroda's views always reflect the position of the Indian National Congress. Many times they do not.» «Sensationalising his comments now and tearing them out of context are deliberate and desperate attempts at diverting attention away from Mr Narendra Modi's malicious and mischievous election campaign...,» Ramesh said in his post on X.

BJP era, Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared on Wednesday. Speaking in Alappuzha, Kerala, on the last day of campaigning before the state goes to LS polls on Friday, he said the Communist party was finished in India, just as it had been ended all over the world, and so was the Congress. “This Lok Sabha election is the one to make India the world’s third-largest economy. Giving Narendra Modi and the BJP a third time will make India number one in the world in the fields of agriculture, manufacturing and technology,” he said. With a dismal performance in the 2019 general elections where the party was unable to win even a single seat in the state, the BJP is sparing no effort to turn people’s opinions in its favour in Kerala this year, an uphill task in a state that has historically swung ideologically left.

Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda's recent comments on 'inheritance tax' in India have stirred up a debate. There are differing opinions on whether introducing such a tax could lead to fairer wealth distribution. Conversely, some argue that implementing an inheritance tax in India may not be justified, citing various economic and social factors such as its potential impact on family businesses and concerns about double taxation.

Bharti Airtel retains the numero uno spot among the trio, which also comprises the largest play in Reliance Jio Infocomm. Nuvama Institutional Equities which finds the sector at an inflection point opines that it will likely benefit from a chain of events including fund infusion in debt-ridden Vi, the likelihood of tariff hikes by operators, and government support.

Axis Bank is expected to report a net profit of Rs 6,305.25 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, according to average estimates of four brokerages against the loss of Rs 5,728 crore reported by it in the year-ago period. The recovery in profit after tax (PAT) will be led by an uptick in interest income where the bank is seen to report a net interest income of Rs 12,926 crore, up by 10.60% on a year-on-year basis, the average estimates revealed.

By Niels Veldhuis and Jake Fuss

Mint reported: Want to trade in derivatives? Take an exam. Also, prove your net worth is high enough to stomach the risks. That, in essence, is what a possible entry barrier to derivatives trading could look like as regulatory concerns continue to play out over the risks of retail investors trading in futures and options contracts. Whenever we see ideas for regulating rampant speculation such as these, we wonder if history has taught us any lessons.

The 2024 federal budget failed to spark a much-needed rebound in the polls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trailing Liberal party, according to new Ipsos polling released Tuesday.

Trideep Bhattacharya, CIO, Equities,Edelweiss MF, says the market is chugging along, given that earnings are still intact and overall growth rate continues to be broad based, not just amongst largecaps but among mid and smallcaps also. That is keeping the mid and smallcap share prices reasonably buoyant in the near term. Bhattacharya further says: "Over the last three to four months, from underweight, we have gone to neutral IT services. Overall, we will expect great growth rates in the near term, but over the next two to three years, earnings are broadly bouncing around the bottom. We think that when next year global growth picks up after a bit of weakness, you would see this sector starting to do well." Let us start our discussion with telecom today because there is a big re-rating happening. People are now thinking that from almost going towards a two-player space, we are back to three-player space and probably BSNL, MTNL will be revived soon. So, it will be a nice, vibrant four-player space. Did you have telecom exposure in your portfolios and how are you looking at the way things are panning out there? Trideep Bhattacharya: I would say that, yes, over the last three months or so, we have increased our position in telecoms.

Amid a flurry of deep fake videos by top bosses of NSE and BSE, how can investors stay cautious and safe 1. Stay away from Mr Market: The price quoted by Mr Market has no relevance if you don’t intend to sell your securities. It’s pointless to see the price every day unless you intend to buy or sell a stock that day.