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ICICI Prudential Life Insurance reported a 26% decline in net profit at ₹174 crore during the fourth quarter. During the same period last year, the company reported a net profit of ₹235 crore.

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methamphetamine at the biggest drug lab found during the current administration. The lab was in Quiriego, a township in a remote part of the northern border state of Sonora.

LPL Financial has just expanded its network in the Northeast.

Brian O'Neil recorded this video while taxiing at Boston Logan International Airport onboard JetBlue Flight 777 to Las Vegas Feb. 8, 2024.

Elon Musk is known to challenge the status quo — and that’s exactly what Tesla Inc.’s investors are worried about right now.

Netflix is happening as production is all set to commence in June this year. The shooting is likely to continue till January, 2025, as per a latest report in WhatsOnNetflix.

content consumption and on-demand viewing getting more prevalent, say industry executives. Having lost customers to over-the-top (OTT) platforms, traditional TV distribution platforms are looking at bundled services to retain customers. In 2023, the domestic pay TV industry lost two million customers, according to a Ficci-EY report. Telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have been bundling data and content for several years. Among standalone players, DTH company Tata Play has been bundling linear TV and OTT offerings for subscribers through a single billing.

Android beta version 2.24.9.22 (courtesy of WABetaInfo), reveals that users could share various types of files, such as photos and documents, with nearby WhatsApp users via a local network, without using cellular data or an internet connection. To enable this feature, users must opt in to be discoverable to nearby users. However, they can revoke this permission at any time, ensuring user control over their visibility.

₹31,428 crore in advertising, making it the largest category to advertise, according to a 2024 report by Dentsu and Exchange4Media. FMCG firms account for a third of all advertising spends in India. "It is directionally very good because the Supreme Court is looking at a larger ambit now.

₹1,00,893.63 per kl in Delhi, 3% higher on-year and 54% higher than in FY20. A strong and sustained demand is expected to result in tailwinds for Indian airlines.

Wall Street has been loving Spotify’s latest tune. The music streamer will need to keep its pitch perfect in the coming year. Spotify’s first-quarter results early Tuesday proved to be another hit with investors, sending the stock up 16% by early afternoon.

NEW DELHI : Are cars safe in India? Some of them are, going by past crash test results, but some continue to fall short of safety standards under global crash test protocols. The latest round of test results from Global New Car Assessment Programme (GNCAP) has found serious safety shortcomings in some car models, prompting calls for industry-wide action to prioritize occupant and vehicle safety.

NEW DELHI : Hybrid cars in India may remain pricey for a while, with a top panel tasked to review taxes on them yet to formally meet even once, in the backdrop of a divided auto industry. Besides, any change in automobile taxes is unlikely without a comprehensive overhaul in the GST framework, two people aware of the development said. On 11 January, the Union heavy industries ministry formed a panel of vehicle testing agencies, petroleum ministry officials and auto industry bodies to study whether hybrids should have lower compensation cess.

₹87.8 crore during the January-March quarter of FY24. The exchange in the commodity derivatives market segment reported a 35% YoY rise in its revenue to ₹181.1 crore. MCX has declared a final dividend of ₹7.64 per equity share for FY24 on Tuesday, March 23.

credit demand during this period is not just limited to larger metros. Kanpur and Barabanki emerged among the top 10 cities by originations (value) in the December 2023 quarter, a quarter marked by festival spending, said a report by credit bureau CRIF Highmark. «The festive season remains a crucial driver for consumption-based lending in India, benefiting both lenders and borrowers” said Sanjeet Dawar, Managing Director, CRIF High Mark. “ What is interesting to note is that credit demand during this period is not just limited to larger geographies. Kanpur and Barabanki emerged among top 10 cities by Originations (value) in Q3 FY24. Cities beyond top 100 by Originations (value) dominated vehicle loans two-wheeler and auto loans as well as consumer durable loans during the last festive season Q3 FY24” Loans such as two-wheelers and consumer durables have seen an increasing share of BT100 cities from Q3 FY23 to Q3 FY24. Overall, the year-on-year growth rate in originations (value) during festive season increased for consumer durables and home loans in Q3 FY24 compared to Q3 FY23.

tenant verification section of the Uttar Pradesh Police's UPCOP mobile app has sparked controversy for its unconventional list of 'professions' including hired killer, drug smuggler, gambler, bootlegger, nomad, and beggar. Social media users, including Arvind Chauhan, shared screenshots of the app, highlighting these surprising options. The issue gained traction, leading UP Police to acknowledge it on their official Twitter account, stating, «Thank you for pointing it out. The dropdown is based on master data populated by NCRB.» However, the connection between NCRB's crime records and the professions listed remains unclear.

HoYoverse has announced the introduction of a new end-game content called Apocalyptic Shadow in Honkai: Star Rail, according to a Dexerto report. This mode will bring new challenges and rewards for players, adding to the already diverse end-game content lineup.

Taylor Swift dropped a diss track from her album 'The Tortured Poets Department'. The follower count of Kardashian, sibling of Kylie Jenner, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, decreased significantly with her posts being ridden with comments from Taylor Swift fans, popularly referred to as 'Swifties', slamming her publicly.

Lok Sabha and a surprise defeat in the November 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly election, BJP MP from Satna Ganesh Singh is in a tough contest yet again. The Congress has fielded Siddarth Kushwaha “Dabbu”, the leader who defeated him in the state polls just four months ago, as its candidate, while a Brahmin candidate from the BSP is also likely to wean away some voters. Singh is among the BJP MPs who were fielded by the party in the Madhya Pradesh assembly election. He lost by 4,041 votes to Kushwaha but has been given the ticket again for the Lok Sabha polls. Both Singh, a Kurmi leader, and Kushwaha are from the backward castes, which have a sizable presence in the constituency. Satna Lok Sabha also has a substantial Brahmin population and the way it votes can prove decisive in this election. While the BJP is hopeful that the Ayodhya Ram temple issue would sway the Brahmin voters to its side, BSP candidate Narayan Tripathi may play the spoiler. In the 2023 assembly election, the BSP fielded Shiv Ratnakar Chaturvedi, making it a triangular fight. Chaturvedi polled 33,567 votes, which ensured Singh’s defeat. Narayan Tripathi is in a similar role in the Lok Sabha polls.

A recent survey from FreeWill, a company focused on combining philanthropy with estate planning, sheds new light on Americans’ attitudes on estate planning, and how much of that planning they actually do.