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K Muraleedharan, the sitting MP from Vadakara and brother of late K Karunakaran, from Thrissur. BJP's candidate Padmaja Venugopal is the daughter of former chief minister K Karunakaran’s daughter. This decision, widely interpreted in political circles as a move to counter BJP's influence.

This means that for the April-June 2024 quarter the Public Provident Fund (PPF) will continue to earn 7.1% interest rate. Here is a look at the interest rates on various small savings schemes for the first quarter of FY 2024-25.

Powell said that the Fed were not close to implementing a digital dollar, as it has no interest in a system that would require user data, saying that the US government would not back a service where the government would be able to see and monitor citizens’ transactions.

The Mattioli Woods board said this morning that they had agreed to a cash offer from Tiger Bidco, a wholly-owned vehicle advised and managed by Pollen Street, and would now unanimously recommend the deal to shareholders. The proposed offer of 804p per share marks a 34% premium on the AIM-listed firm's closing share price of 600p per share on Thursday (7 March).  Mattioli Woods Group currently holds over £15bn in assets under management, administration and advice, for a client base of over 20,000 wealth clients. Pollen Street said the acquisition will provide Mattioli Woods and its ...

Short-term traders can look to buy the stock now for a target above Rs 700 levels in the next 2-3 months, suggest experts. Shares of Ambuja Cement rose from Rs 501 as of December 6, 2023, to Rs 603 recorded on March 7, 2024, an upside of about 20% in just 3 months.

If you check your own credit score, also known as a soft inquiry, it usually doesn’t harm credit score. 

₹1,226 and a 12-month forward target PE multiple of 20.6x. Also Read: Sensex, Nifty 50 at record high; is market overheated? What should investors do? “After a strong run-up of Indian equities, some profit-taking in the near term cannot be ruled out as economic and geopolitical risks remain elevated.

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Multibagger penny stock: GTL Infrastructure shares are one of the multibagger stocks that the Indian stock market has delivered in the last one year. This penny stock has ascended from ₹0.85 to ₹1.85 per share level NSE, delivering over 115 percent return to its long-term shareholders. It would interesting for stock market investors to know that a good number of state-owned companies have a shareholding in this penny stock.

In your 20s Build foundation: Chances are you are in your first real job, travelling and socialising with friends. You’re running a mile a minute — health often doesn’t take priority and meals can be erratic. But there are a few things every 20-something woman needs to include in her diet such as potassium, which can be found in most fruit and vegetables.

Mahashivratri 2024: Lord Shiva, also known as Mahadev, is one of the most revered and worshipped gods in Hinduism. He is part of the Trinity, along with Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu. Lord Shiva embodies qualities such as goodness, protection, and kindness. Lord Shiva is affectionately referred to as Bholenath, meaning 'the innocent one.' Many consider him to be the most merciful and selfless deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as both the creator and the destroyer. Here, we have listed some powerful Lord Shiva mantras and their benefits:

women's financial independence, many still rely on male counterparts for investment decisions. Women must recognise the significance of financial independence and take charge of their investment choices.

BSE Sensex ended higher by 33.40 points or 0.05% at 74,119.39 level while the Nifty 50 closed at 22,493.55 level, up 19.50 points or 0.09%. Also Read: Stock market today: Nifty 50, Sensex hit record highs; mid, smallcaps outperform “Next week investors will take cues from the outcome of the European Central Bank (ECB) interest rate meeting and US Non-Farm Payroll data to be released on Friday.

telecom regulator shall soon issue a mandate to demarcate separate numbering series for transactional versus marketing calls made by businesses for commercial purposes. Currently, only 140 number series are allocated for all kinds of commercial purposes. These could in future be classified into (140) marketing and (160 or 161) for service calls to easily identify the purpose of the caller. The move is complementary to Trai's (telecom regulatory authority of India) recent recommendations for network operators as well as mobile device makers to enable display of caller's name, both for personal phone numbers as well as enterprise callers. «The DoT has approved our recommendation to allocate separate series which have been tested for both purposes...Trai shall soon issue a direction in this regard,» a senior Trai official told ET.

NEW DELHI : The Union cabinet has approved releasing additional dearness allowance and dearness relief to central government employees and pensioners effective 1 January to soften the impact of inflation, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said at a briefing on Thursday. The additional payment represents an increase of 4 percentage points over the existing rate of 46% of the basic pay or pension, the minister said.

₹1,443, LKP sees an upside of 22 per cent on HDFC Bank stock at a revised target price of ₹1,762 for the next 12 months. According to the brokerage, HDFC Bank is expected to overcome the merger overhangs gradually led by:- A healthy balance sheet growth-Much higher provision then regulatory requirement in the balance sheet-Best in class underwriting and risk management practices. Also Read: HDFC Bank raises its MCLR, base rate, prime lending rate.

Credit utilisation refers to the ratio of your credit card balances to your credit limits. It plays a significant role in credit score calculation, particularly in the FICO scoring model, which is commonly used by lenders. 

Dearness Allowance (DA) for the Central Government employees and and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners by 4 per cent effective from January 1, 2024, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said. Post this hike, dearness allowance and dearness relief (DR) will touch 50 per cent as against the existing rate of 46 per cent. «The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs.12,868.72 crore per annum. This will benefit about 49.18 lakh Central Government employees and 67.95 lakh pensioners,» the government said.

Longtime married couple Bill, 66, and Clarissa*, 65, are winding down their successful Ottawa-based consulting business and operating company, with a plan to shift to a two- or three-day workweek and take summers off.

Running a small business is an all-consuming task! It takes all your passion, drive, and financial wherewithal to start and grow your business. It is quite natural then that retirement planning might be your last priority. But that is a rookie mistake. As a business owner, you are susceptible to financial uncertainties and while you may have the flexibility to retire later than ordinary working professionals, retirement planning needs serious consideration.