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Suppose you want to buy a large volume of shares worth, say, Rs.2 lakh, but you don’t have the money. Margin trading allows you to buy these shares by paying only a small amount, say, 20% of Rs.2 lakh, as security to your broker. This amount is called margin, and such transactions are called margin trading. The amount paid by the broker to buy those shares is essentially a loan that you will have to pay back with interest. In other words, you leverage a small amount of cash (or purchased securities) to trade large volumes of shares that you can’t afford. This is why it’s also called leveraged trading. What is margin trading facility

Financial secrecy, whether it’s your partner’s refusal to share details about income or keep financial transactions hidden, can erode trust in a relationship and lead to misunderstandings or financial insecurity. So have open conversations and ensure transparency to build a strong financial foundation. Financial control

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan left Hollywood spellbound. The year was 2011, and the global style icon delivered a masterclass in elegance, making headlines not just for her beauty, but for redefining red carpet sophistication.

Demand for loan collection agents, or temporary manpower often deployed to chase sticky advances, has climbed more than 30% in the past six months, TeamLease data shared with ET showed, pointing to the mounting pile of doubtful unsecured retail advances at lenders that now need specialised recovery support. TeamLease, which manages more than 85,000 frontline employees in areas such as sales, customer care, and field operations, has recruited up to 7,000 new collection agents for banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), credit card firms, microfinance institutions, and fintech companies. «This is a direct result of the challenges we've seen in the unsecured loan segment, and as a result, the demand for collection agents has increased by over 30%,» said Krishnendu Chatterjee, VP and business head, TeamLease Services. «In many cases, lenders have shifted sales roles into collection roles.» The central bank increased risk weights on unsecured loans to reduce systemic risks, and to prevent a further increase in potential stress in bank balance sheets since retail segment was at vanguard of credit demand lately.

Real estate project registrations declined to 19,760 in 2024 from 22,143 in 2023 and 25,230 in 2022, as developers grew more cautious after a two-year bull run in the sector, as per data provided by NSE-listed data analytics firm PropEquity. After the Covid pandemic, rising property transactions and values led to a surge in project registrations in 2022 and 2023. However, prices stabilised in 2024, leading to a slowdown in new launches. «With home prices settling, we have seen fewer new projects this year,» said Sachin Arora, founder of Moneytree Realty.

Radico Khaitan expects sales of ₹500 crore from its luxury brands, including single malt 'Rampur' and Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin, in the next fiscal, its managing director Abhishek Khaitan said. The company expects an 8-9%volume growth, and value growth of around «12-15%», Khaitan told PTI, adding that «this year has been a good year for us, and hopefully next year should be much better.» For the next fiscal, he said, «We expect the same thing, our premium PNA category (Prestige & above) should grow more than 15% and we should be close to overall double-digit growth.»

Viv Richards hailed Indian batting icon Virat Kohli, who plays his 300th ODI against New Zealand in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy, saying that the 36-year-old reminds him of himself and his energy and fitness are standout features of his game. Virat became the seventh player from India to play 300 ODIs during India's final league stage match against the Kiwis in the ICC Champions Trophy. His 300th ODI ended with an unremarkable outing with the bat, as he could score just 11 runs off 14 deliveries, In 300 ODIs, Virat has scored 14,096 runs at an average of 58.00, with 51 centuries and 73 fifties. His best score is 183. He is the third-highest run-getter in ODIs, next to Kumar Sangakkara (14,234 runs in 404 matches with 25 centuries) and Sachin Tendulkar (18,426 runs in 463 matches with 49 centuries). He also has the most centuries in ODIs.

bilateral trade agreement, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal's Washington visit will begin on Monday, according to an official. Goyal is likely to hold talks with US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the official said. During the recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, India and the US announced their commitment to more than double the two-way commerce to USD 500 billion by 2030 and negotiate the first tranche of a mutually beneficial, multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) by fall of 2025. Last month, the minister stated that India and the US are committed to increasing bilateral trade to USD 500 billion and negotiating a «strong» trade agreement within the next 6-8 months.

ICC Academy on Sunday afternoon with the focus firmly on their play against spin. While senior pros like Steve Smith and Travis Head had a light hit, the youngsters went full throttle. The Australian team opted for seven ICC academy based net bowlers — all spinners including slow left-arm orthodox Harshit Seth, a 20 year old UAE player, besides two left arm Chinaman bowlers, as many off-spinners and a leg-spinner. Australia finished second in Group B behind South Africa and both teams are camping in the UAE, waiting to know who their opponents will be in the semifinals.

Election Commission on Sunday said it will rectify the issue and also update its technology-driven platform. The poll authority also asserted that duplicate numbers do not necessarily imply fake voters. It said while the elector photo identity card (EPIC) numbers of some of the voters «may be identical», the other details, including demographic details, assembly constituency and polling booth, are different. «Irrespective of the EPIC number, any elector can cast a vote only at their designated polling station in their respective constituency in their state or Union territory where they are enrolled in the electoral roll and nowhere else,» the poll panel said.

Five other places recorded temperatures of above 37 degrees Celsius. They are Angul (37.9), Titlagarh (37.6), Jharsuguda and Bhadrak (37.5), and Jajpur (37.2). Bhawanipatna, Sonepur, and Baripada recorded a maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius.

economically weaker sections by the BJP government in Delhi will begin on March 8, party MP Manoj Tiwari said on Sunday… In its Delhi Assembly election manifesto, the BJP promised to provide Rs 2,500 per month to women from economically weaker sections under the Mahila Samriddhi Yojna, once it came to power in Delhi. Tiwari, on the sidelines of an event, told PTI Videos, «We are beginning registrations for our announcement of Rs 2,500 to be provided to poor women in Delhi from March 8… A list of beneficiaries will be prepared. The entire process of providing Rs 2,500 to every financially poor woman will be completed in one and a half months, he said, appealing to women to register for the scheme.

Coal India Limited on Sunday said that non-power sector (NPS) consumers will not have to pay the coal value worth ten days of supply as financial coverage for the dry fuel received via rail transport. «With the waiver of financial coverage, CIL takes an important step towards reducing transactional complexities and fostering an environment that encourages smooth and efficient business operations,» the PSU said in a statement. The latest decision is one more step in Coal India Ltd's ongoing efforts to streamline operations under the broader ease of doing business initiative, the company said. «This also helps to reduce the financial burden for NPS consumers and improve their cash liquidity,» Coal India Ltd (CIL) noted.

Giriraj Singh on Sunday fired back at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's sharp attack on Nitish Kumar, saying the people of Bihar won't go back to the «darkness» of the past, referring to it as the "Lalten Yug." He asserted that the Bihar government is a perfect blend of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ideology and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's support Singh emphasised that Bihar is witnessing a surge in development projects, and Tejashwi Yadav's words will not sway the state's people.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday said he was a loyal Congress worker and anyone questioning his dedication to the party and the Gandhi family is in illusion. He also asserted that the party will come back to power in the 2028 Assembly polls. Shivakumar was reacting to speculation about his recent meeting with party central leaders in Delhi, and talks about in political circles, especially in the ruling party, about the chief minister change, later this year, under a «rotational chief minister» or «power-sharing» formula. «I have not put any condition on any one and there is no need to put any condition. I'm a Karyakarta, I work according to what the party tells me. Putting conditions or blackmailing is not in my blood. I'm a loyal Congress worker,» Shivakumar said, in response to a question on speculation about his visit to Delhi and that he had apparently put some conditions on party leaders.

boost tourism and promote sustainable water transport, the Delhi government is set to launch a ferry and cruise service along a 7-8 km stretch of the Yamuna River. The service will operate between Wazirabad Barrage (Sonia Vihar) and Jagatpur (ShTemple) in the national capital. The Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation (DTTDC) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to choose an operator for the two solar-powered cruise ships. Interested bidders must submit their pre-qualification, technical, and financial proposals by the due date.

During his brief inning, Virat looked in great touch, scoring two boundaries against Matt Henry. However, a cracking shot fell into Glenn Philips's zone at a backward point. Phillips took yet another stunning diving catch, adding one more to his stunning catalogue of catches. In 300 ODIs, Virat has scored 14,096 runs at an average of 58.00, with 51 centuries and 73 fifties. His best score is 183. He is the third-highest run-getter in ODIs, next to Kumar Sangakkara (14,234 runs in 404 matches with 25 centuries) and Sachin Tendulkar (18,426 runs in 463 matches with 49 centuries). He also has the most centuries in ODIs.

Coal India arm NCL will soon commence its Rs 24,000-crore rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) project to relocate from Morwa township in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli, a top company official said on Sunday. The relocation, under the 'Singrauli Punarasthapan' project, will involve shifting around 50,000 people and 22,500 houses from the township spread across 927 hectares. Singrauli sits atop around 600 million tonnes of mineable coal. «This is a huge project estimated at Rs 24,000 crore. We are in the advanced stages of negotiations with all four residents' associations regarding benefits and relaxations in documentation requirements. The good thing is that people have agreed to relocate,» Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) Chairman and Managing Director B Sairam told PTI. The township's relocation was necessitated as NCL's Jayant coal mine is expanding and expected to come within 500 metres of the residential area in the next two years, which would hinder mining operations, he said.

DeepSeek revealed some financial numbers on Saturday, saying its “theoretical” profit margin could be more than five times costs, peeling back a layer of the secrecy that shrouds business models in the AI industry. The 20-month-old startup that rattled Silicon Valley with its innovative and inexpensive approach to building AI models, said on X its V3 and R1 models’ cost of inferencing to sales during a 24-hour-period on the last day of February put profit margins at 545%. Inferencing refers to the computing power, electricity, data storage and other resources needed to make AI models work in real time.

ACME Solar on Sunday said it has planned an investment of Rs 17,000 crore on capital expenditure in FY26 with a focus on hybrid and round-the-clock renewable capacities. The company is also evaluating entry in nuclear energy segment, though these plans are at a drawing board level, ACME Solar said in a statement. ACME Solar Holdings plans to invest Rs 17,000 crore to boost renewable energy capacity to 5 GigaWatts by 2027. As a broader strategy, ACME Solar aims to treble its current renewable capacity to reach 7 GW by 2028, according to the statement. «We intend to focus our new capacities on the revenue and margin accretive hybrid and FDRE (Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy) projects as a critical pivot in our business strategy,» CEO Nikhil Dhingra said.