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interim Budget 2024-25, the government allocated ₹1,277.80 crore for the census, a significant reduction from 2021-22 when ₹3,768 crore was allocated. It was then seen as an indication that the exercise may not be carried out even after three years of delay. However, Bloomberg cited sources as saying, “The government is also considering a new population census once elections are completed." According to the report published on Thursday, the census may include training and deploying over 3,00,000 government staff.

Stock market today: Gopal Snacks shares today listed on the Indian exchanges at a discount of nearly 12.50 percent. However, the newly listed stock went further down and touched an intraday low of ₹341.80 apiece on the NSE and ₹342 on the BSE. However, Gopal Snacks share price witnessed buying interest at the lower levels, which triggered a strong bounce-back in the newly listed stock.

Gopal Snacks, the manufacturer of popular snack items, made another disappointing debut on the exchanges on Thursday. For context, three out of the last four D-Street debuts have been in the negative and even the positive debut of Bharat Highways was just 3% above the offer price.

high-level panel on 'one nation, one election' studied election processes in six countries including South Africa, Sweden and Belgium, before recommending simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and state assemblies in India. The other countries where simultaneous elections are conducted are Germany, Japan, Indonesia, the Phillipines and Belgium. The panel led by former president Ram Nath Kovind submitted its report to President Droupadi Mumu on Thursday, recommending simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies as the first step followed by synchronised local body polls within 100 days. According to the report, a comparative analysis of other countries was drawn while dealing with the issue of simultaneous elections. The aim was to study and adopt the best international practices to ensure fairness and transparency in elections.

Pawan Kalyan today announced that he will contest the forthcoming Andhra Pradesh elections from Pithapuram constituency. The leader of the Jana Sena Party revealed his decision during a public gathering on Thursday. This announcement follows the recent agreement between his party, the BJP, and the TDP, led by Chandrababu Naidu, regarding seat-sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh. Reacently, NDA partners in Andhra Pradesh settled on a seat-sharing formula for both the Lok Sabha and state polls. According to the arrangement, the BJP will contest six Lok Sabha and 10 assembly seats, while the TDP will vie for 17 parliamentary and 144 state seats. JanaSena, led by Pawan Kalyan, will enter the fray with two Lok Sabha and 21 assembly seats. TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu confirmed this allocation after the meeting. The negotiations, spearheaded by Senior BJP leader and Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, brought together Naidu, Kalyan, and other key figures in Amaravati to solidify the seat-sharing pact for the upcoming polls.

Yes Bank jumped 8.5% to Rs 22.75 in Thursday's trade on BSE amid reports that the private lender is looking for a new promoter. According to a report by Livemint, the bank is considering selling up to 51% of its stake, aiming for a target valuation ranging between $8-9 billion. This marks a notable increase from its current market capitalization of $7.2 billion. Citigroup's India unit has been enlisted to facilitate the search for a potential buyer.

A report from FundsIndia — Wealth Conversations February 2024 — has an interesting insight: if you had invested in a basket of NIFTY 50 stocks on any day since June 30, 1999, and remained invested for a minimum of 7 years, it would have delivered more than 10% returns 83% of the time, as reflected by the NIFTY 50 TRI.

HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Sundaram Finance, a Nuvama report said. According to Nuvama, the March rejig will result in inflows in 66 stocks while triggering outflows in 14 stocks.

immigration Minister, Marc Miller, recently announced two new pilot immigration programs aimed at benefitting the rural and Francophone minority communities. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will also work toward creating a permanent rural immigration program, states a release. The two pilots announced are the Rural Community Immigration Pilot and the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot.

Narendra Modi chaired a high-powered committee on selecting election commissioners and will meet on Thursday, March 14, to finalize the names of two new election commissioners. The meeting will be held at 7, LKm for the appointment of the Election Commissioner today.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices saw healthy gains, rising over a per cent each, in the morning session of trade on Thursday, March 14. The BSE Midcap index was up 1.02 per cent while the BSE Smallcap index was up 1.6 per cent around 10:25 am. The benchmark Sensex was 0.10 per cent up at that time.

Krystal Integrated Services IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of Krystal Integrated Services Limited has hit the Indian primary market today. The public issue will remain open for bidders till 18th March 2024. The facilities management services company has fixed Krystal Integrated Services IPO price at ₹680 to ₹715 per equity share.

Stock Market News: Domestic benchmark equity indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, opened the day lower on Thursday due to persistent profit-booking, while small- and mid-cap stocks continued to fall prior to of the findings of a stress test conducted on mutual funds in those market sectors. The 30-share BSE Sensex opened lower by 194.40 points or 0.27% at 72,570.10 level while the Nifty 50 opened at 21,982.55 level, down 15.20 points or 0.07%. Market volatility will present possibilities for cherry-picking, according to Dr.

The shakeup of Walt Disney World’s governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees continues with the departure of its board chairman

Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world’s biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials have put forward a plan for reconstruction and ...

Toronto-Dominion Bank chief executive Bharat Masrani took a pay cut last year over the lender’s scuttled acquisition of First Horizon Corp. and the United States probe it faces over anti-money-laundering controls.

simultaneous polls headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind is likely to submit its report on 'one nation, one election' on Thursday, it is learnt. Though there was no official word yet, sources said the report could be submitted to President Droupadi Murmu. The panel may recommend amending at last five articles of the Constitution to enable holding of simultaneous polls in the country. The proposed report would also focus on having a singular electoral roll for holding Lok Sabha, state assembly and local body polls.

Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday approved a new Marathi language policy, which aims to establish it as a language of knowledge acquisition and employment in the next 25 years. It also aims to devise steps for the conservation and promotion of various dialects of Marathi using modern technology like ChatGPT.

Nifty on Wednesday ended 338 points lower to slip below its immediate support of the short-term moving average i.e. 20-DEMA and also breached the trendline support. The bullish pattern like higher tops and bottoms continued on the daily chart and the present weakness could be in line with the new higher bottom formation. But a decisive move below 21,860 levels (last higher bottom of 29th Feb) could negate this bullish setup and that could eventually form a bearish pattern like lower tops and bottoms, Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities said.

gross negligence on the part of the auditors" of the now-crippled edutech firm Byju's, said its president Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal on Wednesday. Besides, the top official also said the accounting body is also planning to inspect the books of payments major Paytm. «Our inspection has found gross negligence on accounting practices by individual auditors of Byju's and accordingly we have recommended to the Financial Reporting Review Board (FRRB) to take punitive actions on auditors concerned,» Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal, the president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), told PTI here. When asked whether the ICAI will inspect the books of the payments major Paytm group now, he said, «As we have taken a suo moto decision to look into the role of the auditors of Byju's, we are now thinking about looking to the role of the auditors of the payments major Paytm now».

In a stock exchange notice today (13 March), the trust said Custodian Capital's term of appointment will no longer be extended until the end of a transition period.  This means that after the recommended merger is completed, CREI can terminate Custodian Capital's appointment with just 12 months' notice. The manager has also agreed to waive a one-time project fee for its additional work on the merger. This fee, originally set at £350,000, will not be charged at all, nor will the planned reduction of the fee to £75,000 in the event the merger does not go through. Custodian Property I...