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14.01 / 12:59

Target Merit Opinion country inclusion gatherings Congress abuses industrialists, calls them anti-nationals: Milind Deora's veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi

Milind Deora on Sunday targetted Congress leadership after joining Shiv Sena, saying his parent party is not the same as it used to be when Manmohan Singh had launched economic reforms but it is now abusing industrialists, businessmen and calling them anti-nationals. Addressing a gathering at Varsha, the official residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deora said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have a vision for developing the country. He also hailed Shinde as the «most accessible» chief minister.

13.01 / 18:41

Progressive Election Opinion trends show peace China says 'reunification' with Taiwan remains 'inevitable' after vote

China said "reunification" with Taiwan remained "inevitable" after president-elect Lai Ching-te won Saturday's pivotal election on the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own. Lai, branded by China as a threat to peace, won an unprecedented third consecutive term for Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after he pitched himself as the defender of the island's democratic way of life.

13.01 / 12:05

Opinion War Justice country Courts International South Africa's genocide case against Israel: Can ICJ's verdict change the course of Israel-Hamas war?

Hamas terrorists barged into Israel's territory from Gaza and killed around 1,400 civilians. The terrorists also took more than 200 people with them as hostages and is using them to negotiate with Israel. The judges of the UN's top legal body heard strong arguments from both sides and likely to deliver the verdict in the case soon.

12.01 / 21:19

markets COST Target Opinion Chesapeake Energy's Southwestern Energy deal 'creates a US shale gas powerhouse' - Mizuho

Mizuho analysts upgraded Chesapeake Energy (CHK) to Buy from Neutral, raising the firm's price target for the stock to $104 from $96 per share in a note Friday.

12.01 / 18:37

Platform Remark Opinion performer country social Interviews Sudha Murthy backs Narayana Murthy's 70-hour workweek idea: ‘Work is a holiday when…’

enjoy your work. You should be passionate about your work. The work is a holiday then," Sudha Murthy said.

12.01 / 14:55

UPS Waves economy Opinion track reports Prospect of Bank of Canada rate cuts is boosting Canadians' views on the economy

Canadians appear to be riding a wave of optimism about the national economy and their personal financial prospects, according to latest results of an ongoing survey tracking households’ views.

12.01 / 12:23

markets UPS Strategy Opinion Experts recommendations Reliance Industries board to meet on January 19 to approve Q3 results

Reliance Industries' board will meet on January 19 to consider and approve results for the quarter ended December 2023. “The meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled to be held on Friday, January 19, 2024, inter alia, to consider and approve the standalone and consolidated unaudited financial results of the Company for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2023,” the company said in an exchange filing. RIL’s recently listed subsidiary Jio Financial Services will be releasing its quarterly earnings on Monday.

11.01 / 20:51

UPS Google Opinion Justice recommendations Courts Google should pay multibillion fine in antitrust shopping case, EU court adviser says

A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court says Google should pay a whopping fine in a long-running antitrust case

11.01 / 10:53

markets Digital ETF SEC Opinion Trade Bitcoin Opinions split over SEC approval of bitcoin spot ETFs

The first funds are expected to start trading at market opening Thursday, with BlackRock leading the way with its iShares Bitcoin Trust. Other top institutions primed to begin trading include incumbents such as Fidelity and Invesco and relative newcomers like Grayscale and Ark Invest.The ruling comes after a US federal appeals court in August sided with Grayscale in a lawsuit against the SEC after the regulator denied an application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund, leading to increased pressure on the regulator to correct its cautious stance.

11.01 / 10:19

FIVE Election Opinion President Features NOT Do not agree with concept of 'One Nation, One Election': Mamata Banerjee to Kovind-led panel

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to the high-level committee on «One Nation, One Election» expressing her disagreement with the concept of simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and assemblies, and said it would be against the basic structure of India's constitutional arrangements. In a letter to the panel secretary, Banerjee said that in 1952, the first general elections were simultaneously conducted for the central and state levels.

11.01 / 10:19

security Strategy WhatsApp Opinion Experts performer recommendations PMS Tracker: Largecap funds outperform smallcaps in December as Nifty rallies 8%

largecap funds of portfolio management services (PMS) firms outperformed smallcap funds, with some of them even giving double-digit returns. Tulsian PMS’ largecap strategy topped the list, giving nearly 12% returns in December. On a 1-year basis, too, the strategy has given a staggering 48% returns. The largecap strategies of ICICI Prudential, Asit C Mehta Investment, Nippon India, and Agreya Capital Advisors gave 10-10.5% returns in December. Saurabh Mukherjea-run Marcellus Investment’s “Consistent Compounders” is another largecap strategy that gave positive returns last month, but underperformed its benchmark.

11.01 / 03:27

markets WhatsApp Opinion Trade Experts recommendations Big movers on D-Street: What should investors do with HCL Tech, Delta Corp and Manappuram Finance?

Sensex settled 271 points higher at 71,657 and the Nifty advanced 73 points to 21,618. Stocks that were in focus included names like HCL Tech, which rose 2.03%, Delta Corp, which jumped 2.9%, and Manappuram, whose shares declined 4.8% on Wednesday. Here's what Riyank Arora, Technical Analyst at Mehta equities, recommends investors should do with these stocks when the market resumes trading today. HCL Tech (Bullish) The stock has successfully formed a W pattern on its daily charts. Any pullback towards 1480-1485 should be a good buying opportunity for the stock, with a stop loss placed below the 1465 mark.

10.01 / 17:59

Opinion President show reports Courts rights NOT Speaker's ruling not surprising, Uddhav camp has good case in SC: Sharad Pawar

Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar's verdict in the Shiv Sena MLAs disqualification case, which went in favour of the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, was «not at all surprising» but should be challenged in the Supreme Court by the rival group led by Uddhav Thackeray, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday. I n a huge relief to Shinde, Narwekar held that his Shiv Sena faction was the «real political party» when rival groups emerged in June 2022.

10.01 / 15:35

Fighting Strategy Opinion voice Inside reports Trinamool Supremo Mamata Banerjee asks party leaders to say united amid debates over differences of old and new guard

Trinamool Congress Supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday gave a strong message to her party leaders, asking them to stay united and not express their differences outside the party. A closed-door meeting was held at Mamata Banerjee’s residence today at Kalighat. “Trinamool chairperson Mamata Banerjee asked us to be united and take our fight to the people.

10.01 / 11:57

UPS Election Opinion Schools Courts Colleges ‘Clearly RSS-BJP event’: Sonia Gandhi, Kharge ‘respectfully decline’ Ram Temple invite

Ram Temple inauguration: The Congress party has decided to skip the Ram Temple inauguration ceremony on Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, scheduled for January 22. Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had received an invite to attend the ceremony from Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust.

09.01 / 18:40

markets COST Opinion Universities country Courts Thinking of leaving Canada? There's more than just personal tax rates to consider

Canadian personal tax rates may be too high, don’t compare favourably with those in the United States and are driving many of our successful people out of the country, but to be fair, there are many considerations other than high taxes that go into a decision to leave and become a non-resident for income-tax purposes.

09.01 / 04:18

Provident FIVE Booking Career Opinion wellness Editorial Here are five essential skills that can make a business leader stand out

The formative period of a leader’s career is pivotal in sculpting her professional identity and trajectory. This phase, often fraught with challenges and uncertainty, marks the transition from academic shelter to the real-world arena, demanding self-sufficiency and strategic acumen. Here are five essential skills that can provide a competitive edge to emerging leaders at this critical juncture.

08.01 / 20:43

Aware Platform Remark Opinion President social politician Delhi, Malé summon envoys as diplomatic row festersd

NEW DELHI : New Delhi summoned the Maldivian high commissioner in India on Monday, after distasteful comments by Maldivian ministers raised the diplomatic temperature between the neighbours. Maldivian high commissioner Ibrahim Shaheeb was summoned to India’s ministry of external affairs (MEA) in New Delhi on Monday morning. “Our High Commission in Maldives had strongly raised and expressed concerns about the comments made in regard to the prime minister by certain ministers in the Maldives government with the foreign office today," an MEA official said.

08.01 / 08:57

Invesco Opinion Experts recommendations Shyam Metalics QIP: Madhusudan Kela’s trust gets over 5% allotment. Reliance Commercial Infra corners highest portion

The allotment price was at a nearly 12% discount from the Friday closing price of Rs 652 and a 3.62% discount from the floor price of Rs 597.63. The qualified institutional placement started on January 2 and closed on January 5. Reliance Commercial Infra cornered the highest share of QIP at 37.42% or 90 lakh shares. It was followed by Santosh Industries (20 lakh shares or 8.32%), Authum Investment (7.48% or 18 lakh shares), Winro Commercial (7.29% or 17.53 lakh shares), Societe Generale ODI (7.07% or 17 lakh shares) and ITPL Invesco India Contra Fund (6.24% or 15 lakh shares). The company filing has given details of allottees who were allotted 5% or more of the equity shares from the QIP issue.

08.01 / 04:21

UPS Opinion community students Experts social Schools Social opinion remains a barrier for entrepreneurship in India

In the mid-late 90s, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay started thinking about setting up a school to encourage entrepreneurship. An infotech incubator, KReSIT, was created and funded by eminent alumni Nandan Nilekani and Kanwal Rekhi. What was the culture of entrepreneurship in India at the time? Professor Deepak Phatak, professor emeritus at IIT Bombay, recently shared an interesting anecdote about his interaction with an entrepreneur looking for incubation at KReSIT.

07.01 / 16:43

Fighting Election Opinion President performer reports No conflict between the old and the new and Trinamool Congress: Abhishek Banerjee

Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee said on Sunday that there is no conflict between the old and the new and Trinamool Congress is united under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, putting at rest the ongoing conflict between the old and the new brigade of Trinamool Congress recently. «In the last few days, there have been reports of differences between the old and new members of the party. I want to emphasize that the Trinamool Congress is united under the leadership of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

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