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Indian travellers are buckling up for a sizzling summer season this year with early indicators from travel companies suggesting exponential demand. Bookings for the country's peak summer period of April-June are already 30-40% higher compared to last year. Officials at domestic airlines told ET that while Indians will be out in full force for the summer season, an inadequate number of flights is likely to trigger a spike in air fares. At online travel company Cleartrip, international flight bookings for the April to June period are 37% higher compared to the same period last year, said Gaurav Patwari, vice president for air category.

Payne Capital Management President Ryan Payne weighs in on the U.S. economy, arguing that purchasing power will continue to ‘strengthen’ for the American people.

Reliance Jio has urged the government and the industry regulator to ensure that carriers have adequate airwave holdings, as the amount of spectrum they hold in India is the lowest per subscriber globally. «I sincerely urge the regulators and policymakers of our nation to ascertain how India needs to expedite its spectrum pipeline as our operators work with the least amount of spectrum per subscriber compared to anywhere else in the world, especially sub-10GHz spectrum. Let us not fall behind in any way,» Jio president Mathew Oommen said. He was addressing delegates at the seventh edition of ETTelecom 5G | 6G Congress 2024 Thursday. His comments came even as the government has initiated plans to launch India's second 5G spectrum auction from May 20.

NEW DELHI : Simultaneous state and national elections will fuel growth, cool inflation and raise spending quality, a top government panel said, making a pitch for the so-called ‘one nation one election’ backed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for long. On average, real GDP growth after simultaneous polls was comparatively higher than otherwise, the panel led by former President Ram Nath Kovind said. The committee submitted its report to President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday, recommending Constitutional amendments to facilitate concurrent polls.

Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged Russians to stay the course in the face of a «difficult period», hours before polls open in a vote set to extend his hardline rule. The former KGB agent is set to secure another six-year term this weekend in a vote the Kremlin says will show society is fully behind his assault on Ukraine.

Queen Camilla, who was immortalised as one of the iconic dolls. «You've taken about 50 years off (me)… we should all have a Barbie,» the queen joked as she was presented with the doll modelled closely on her own image. Camilla, 76, whose cancer-stricken husband King Charles III has currently stepped back from royal duties, was presented with the gift in recognition of her work as president of the Women of the World (WOW) Foundation.

LPL has scored seven with one blow against Osaic, as a handful of advisors switch over in Minnesota.

By Nate Raymond

PIYUSH GOYAL, MUMBAI LOCAL TRAIN, SIDDHIVINAYAK MANDIR, LOK SABHA ELECTIONS, PIYUSH GOYAL RIDES MUMBAI LOCAL TRAIN, PIYUSH GOYAL VISITS SIDDHIVINAYAK MANDIR, BJP : Piyush Goyal—the Minister of Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs—who will face his first electoral debut in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, on Thursday embarked on a journey aboard a Mumbai local train. The minister who spent his childhood in Mumbai expressed his nostalgia for the city while admiring the resilience, perseverance, and hopeful spirit of the financial capital of the country.

TMC shared images of the CM lying in a hospital bed. The images shared by TMC showed Mamata Banerjee with a deep cut in the middle of her forehead and blood on her face. The Chief Minister suffered injuries at home and was admitted to Woodburn Ward of the state-run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata.

UBS Wealth Management Senior Vice President Brenda O'Connor Juanas and Strategic Wealth Partners investment strategist Luke Lloyd discuss retail earnings, rate cuts, bitcoin soaring to record highs and February's CPI.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Investors' emotions may run high in 2024, especially in the realm of politics as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised for a rematch in this year's presidential election.

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President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday. The report mentions the list of political parties who were in favour and against the concept of holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections.

Ranji Trophy final 2024: Tanush Kotian and Tushar Deshpande played a historical innings to seal Mumbai's fate in the finals of Ranji Trophy 2024 and brought the title home for the record 42nd time. Mumbai defeated Vidarbha by 169 runs at the Wankhede Stadium to clinch the prestigious trophy after eight years. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) was elated with the win and announced to double the prize money for the winning team.

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday alliance members «are not providing Ukraine with enough ammunition» and the shortfall has allowed Russia to push Kyiv's forces back. «The Ukrainians are not running out of courage. They are running out of ammunition,» Stoltenberg told journalists. «Together, we have the capacity to provide Ukraine what it needs. Now we need to show the political will to do so.»

Mumbai team will receive an additional Rs 5 crore for its unprecedented 42nd Ranji Trophy title after the state cricket association doubled the prize purse on Thursday. Mumbai won a record-extending 42nd Ranji title after beating Vidarbha by 169 runs on the fifth and final day of the summit showdown at the Wankhede Stadium. "MCA President Amol Kale and Apex Council has decided to double the Ranji Trophy prize money. The MCA will pay additional sum of Rs 5 crore to the winning Mumbai Ranji Trophy team," a statement from MCA secretary Ajinkya Naik read. «It has been a great year for the MCA as the association has won 7 titles and we have made it to knockout stage in all age groups in BCCI tournaments.»

Scheme 2024 shows the government's continued thrust on vehicle electrification as it is indispensable on a long-term basis to fortify the case for an EV ecosystem, industry experts said on Thursday. Ministry of Heavy Industries has announced the new scheme to promote e-mobility in the country with an outlay of Rs 500 crore for four months beginning April 2024. The new scheme is for 2-wheelers and 3-wheelers. Commenting on the government's decision, Srikumar Krishnamurthy, Senior Vice President and Co-Group Head — Corporate Ratings, ICRA said the scheme is a favourable move towards the acceleration of the electrification pace in the country. «The EMP scheme reflects the government's continued thrust on vehicle electrification, although the quantum of subsidy is seen lower in line with expectations,» he said.

Maine will be a key toss-up state in the 2024 presidential election. Maine is only one of two states that splits its electoral votes and the second congressional district has voted twice for Obama then twice for Trump.

NEW DELHI : Novartis India, the local arm of Swiss pharma giant Novartis AG, is in discussions to secure a distribution partner for the imminent launch of Asciminib, the first-in-class treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) targeting the ABL myristoyl pocket (STAMP), Amitabh Dube, the company's country president and managing director, said. “Innovative therapies introduced over the past two decades have revolutionized treatment for people with CML, a serious and life-threatening blood disorder. Novartis, known for developing targeted therapies for CML, is now launching Asciminib, the first CML treatment that works by specifically targeting the ABL Myristoyl pocket," Dube told Mint in an email interaction.

The availability, or not, of free fruit, has long been the sort of thing to evoke excitement among people working in investment banks. It's not so much the potential to eat unlimited bananas without paying as the principle behind that potential: your employer values you and your health so much that it will fund your consumption of healthy snacks.