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Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik has embarked on a new chapter in his marital journey by tying the knot with Pakistani actress Sana Javed. This development comes amid swirling speculations about his separation from Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza. The couple, who shared glimpses of their wedding on Saturday, radiated happiness in their joint Instagram post, captioned, «Alhamdullilah. And we created you in pairs.»

TMC on Saturday said its supremo Mamata Banerjee will take the final call on seat sharing with the Congress in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha polls this year and asserted that "unjustified bargaining" cannot be done by the state unit of the grand old party. Based on the 2021 assembly poll results in the state, in which the Congress in alliance with the CPI(M)-led Left Front had fared badly, the Trinamool Congress top leadership offered the grand old party two seats, out of 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, in the coming general elections, its spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said. «The Congress state unit cannot do unjustified bargaining on the matter,» Ghosh said.

MUMBAI — ICICI Bank, one of India's leading private sector banks, has revealed its third-quarter earnings today. The bank reported a significant year-on-year rise in net profit, reaching ₹8,312 crore, exceeding market expectations that were already anticipating a robust increase. This figure is a correction from an earlier report which suggested a higher profit.

IDFC First Bank Q3 Results: IDFC First Bank announced its October-December quarter results for fiscal 2023-24 (Q3FY24), reporting a rise of 18.4 per cent in net profit at ₹715 crore, compared to ₹604.6 crore in the year-ago period. The private sector lender's net interest income (NII) - the difference between interest earned and interest expended - rose 30.5 per cent to ₹4,286.6 crore, compared to ₹3,284.3 crore in the corresponding period last year.

₹10,272 crore from ₹8,312 during the same quarter last year. The bank reported a healthy jump of 10% in its core operating profit and the asset quality of the bank remained stable during the quarter ending December 2023. Earlier today, shares of ICICI Bank settled 0.92 per cent higher at ₹1,008.30 apiece on the BSE.

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SEAL Team Season 7 be released? Its lead actor David Boreanaz has hinted at the possible release date. SEAL Team Season 7 was officially confirmed in January 2023 and revealed soon that it will be the final episode of the Paramount+ war drama. Its production was scheduled to begin in 2023, but due to the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) strike, it was delayed. In an Instagram post, its lead actor David Boreanaz shared a photo of the clapperboard of shooting and wrote, «The beginning of the end. Jason Hayes, Bravo 1.» He plays Bravo Team leader Jason Hayes in the drama.

Ayodhya and the construction of the temple. A pran pratishtha ceremony will be held at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Monday, culminating more than 70 years of struggle between the Hindu and Muslim sides which had started after an incident in 1949 and settled with a Supreme Court verdict in 2019. KK Nayar, an ICS officer from the British times, was the district collector of Faizabad, which included Ayodhya, in 1949, while former principal secretary to the prime minister Nripendra Mishra heads the committee under which the temple is being constructed. When Nayar defied Nehru Kadangalathil Karunakaran Nayar, or KK Nayar, was the district collector of Faizabad when the idols were placed inside the Babri Masjid in 1949. Ayodhya was part of the Faizabad district. Despite then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's order to remove the idols from the mosque, Nayar refused to act and this began the litigation by Hindus and Muslims over the Ram Janmabhoomi. The booklet that comes with the invitation card to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the Ram Mandir on January 22 includes a profile of Nayar among those who contributed to the Ram Janmabhoomi movement in different ways, as per a TimesNow report. Born at Alleppey in Kerala, Nayar studied at Sanatana Dharma Vidyashala, Alleppey, and went on to study at University College, London, after which he joined the Indian Civil Service.

tier-II and III cities witnessed a 13 per cent growth in 2023 with 1 crore applications, a report said on Saturday. In 2022, there were 2.7 crore applications from tier-II and III cities, of which 87 lakh were from women looking for financial independence, according to data from jobs and professional networking platform apna.co. According to the report, the total applications for tier-II and III cities in 2023 were 3.2 crore, of which 1 crore were from women, the report said.

Atishi on Saturday directed the secretary (higher education) to conduct an inquiry into the alleged irregularities of government-funded Delhi University's 12 colleges. «Major procedural irregularities have surfaced.

The New Tax Regime under Section 115BAC of the Income Tax Act 1961 was introduced with the objective of enhancing the number of electronic tax filings and bringing transparency in the Income Tax Returns. The statistics shared by the department recently show a huge growth in e-filings, but the irony is that a limited number of individuals have opted for the New Tax Regime. A total of 7.33 crore personal tax ITRs have been reported by the Department for the Assessment Year 2023-24 as against 6.86 crore in A.Y. 2022-23, marking a growth of 6.79%.

ALSO READ: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's remark ahead of Ram Temple opening, says ‘We have lost our Masjid…’ "...the Muslims had offered namaz in that area (Babri Masjid) for 500 years. When Congress's GB Pant was the chief minister (of Uttar Pradesh), idols were placed inside the masjid at one night...but the idols were not removed from there... there was a collector named Nair.

Manipur have strengthened their demands for action from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the state, Hindustan Times reported. The ongoing clashes, which commenced on May 3 last year, have resulted in over 200 fatalities.

Multibagger stock: Shares of Sigachi Industries Ltd are one of the multibagger stocks that the Indian stock market has delivered in the last one year. The multibagger pharma stock has risen to the tune of 145 per cent in the last one year. However, it seems that the pharma stock still possesses some upside potential.

, Apple unveiled two additional configurations: a version with 512 gigabytes of storage for $3,699 and a top-end model with a capacious 1 terabyte of space for $3,899. The base model comes with 256 gigabytes of storage. Complementing the headset, Apple will offer a carrying case for $199, additional batteries for $199, and extra bands priced at $99 each.

₹335.54 crore. The company had reported a profit of ₹200.75 crore in the year-ago period.

China's recovery after opening up from its zero-Covid policy has been marred by a deepening property crisis, deflationary risks, and subdued demand; besides other factors such as a recession and joblessness, Reuters reported. Also Read | China: $6.3 trillion wiped out from market value of stocks as investors play the waiting game Expectations of a strong post-COVID rebound in the world's second-largest economy waned amid weak consumer and business confidence, mounting local government debts, and as global economic slowdown weighed on jobs, activity, and investment. China Beige Book International's survey noted a disappointing recovery from COVID-19, suggesting the need for major global upside surprises or more active government policies for acceleration, the report said.

revealed to The Telegraph that people had tried to inform the Royal family about King Charles' illness. This included Prince Harry. When the public announcement happened, it was early in the morning in California, where Prince Harry lives.

₹78 apiece following the release of the bank's Q3FY24 numbers. The bank reported a robust performance in all key parameters. It reported a 57% YoY jump in its standalone net profit to ₹1,458 crore.

Google had announced in December last year that it will launch Bard Advanced AI chatbot, powered by its most powerful Gemini Ultra large language model (LLM), in early 2024. The company had also shared that Bard Advanced will be a cutting-edge AI experience in Bard, which will give users access to the best models and capabilities. In addition, the Mountain View, California-based company had said it would launch a trusted user testing programme "soon" before opening access to Bard Advanced.

₹15,188 crore was flattish year-on-year. Pricing growth turned negative in Q3 and can remain under pressure in the foreseeable future. Not surprising then that HUL’s shares fell by over 3% on Saturday.