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₹290 apiece, reflecting an upside of 24%. Jio Financial Services is a non-deposit-taking, non-banking financial company. Its primary offerings include retail lending, merchant lending, payments bank operations, payments solutions, and insurance broking.

Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) bans all charges except supply and processing costs on blood units, ANI reported. The decision was taken based on the principle that “blood is not meant for sale", prompting the issuance of an advisory to all blood centers across India.

Prince Harry. “Kate Middleton has everything she wants," the Rebel Prince told Closer Magazine as quoted by The New York Post. Bower also said Markle had hoped to do things “her way" after her wedding to Prince Harry and joining the royal family in 2018.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services, robust credit demand is likely to lead to healthy asset under management (AUM) growth for NBFCs in the October-December 2023 quarter. Overall, the brokerage estimates a loan growth of around 20% YoY and 5% QoQ in Q3FY24 for NBFCs. Also Read: Q3 result preview: Building material companies expected to post strong volume growth with margin improvement The extent of NIM recovery envisaged earlier in Vehicle Finance (VF) has not happened as yet because of the sustained rise in cost of funds (CoF), which might now peak by March/June 2024.

household spending, there has been an increase for 58% of families, with consumption remaining the same for 35% of families. The net score remains steady at +50, the same as last month, according to the latest report on the India Consumer Sentiment Index (CSI) by Axis My India. Spending on essentials such as personal care and household items has risen for 48% of families, with consumption remaining unchanged for 39% of families.

Torrent Power shot up over 13% to hit their 52-week high of Rs 1,059 on the NSE in Thursday's early trade after the company informed exchanges about signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of Rs 47,350 crore with the Gujarat government for setting up solar and hybrid power projects. This comes as part of the investment promotion activity for Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024, the company filing on Wednesday, said. Under the MoU, the company will be setting up 3,450 MW of solar power projects along with 1,045 MW of Hybrid Power Projects and associated infrastructure for a 7,000 MW solar project, green hydrogen / green ammonia production facility, and capex for the distribution network. The price action was supported by strong volume action as 30.32 lakh shares traded on the NSE around 10 am. Meanwhile, the stock also saw a spurt in volumes by 2.41 times on the BSE. The stock is currently trading above its 50-day and 200-day simple moving averages (SMAs).

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Ambuja Cements Ltd. traded 1.49 per cent up in Thursday's trade at 10:40AM (IST). Around 217,188 shares changed hands on the counter.

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.(up 1.81 per cent), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 1.7 per cent), Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.(up 0.84 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 0.6 per cent) and Ashok Leyland Ltd.(up 0.41 per cent) were among the top gainers. Tube Investments of India Ltd.(down 0.92 per cent), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(down 0.61 per cent), Eicher Motors Ltd.(down 0.59 per cent), Balkrishna Industries Ltd.(down 0.54 per cent) and Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(down 0.54 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday to join the investigation in the alleged excise policy case. Kejriwal had refused to depose before the ED for the third time on Wednesday, saying the "non-disclosure and non-response approach" of the agency cannot sustain the test of law, equity, or justice and this "obstinacy" of the ED tantamounts to assuming the role of judge, jury, and executioner. Security tightened outside Kejriwal's residence amid claims of possible arrest At present, the anti-money laundering agency is examining Kejriwal's five-page reply sent to them yesterday.

BSE filing, Poonawalla Fincorp said its total disbursements during Q3FY24 were highest ever at approximately ₹8,730 crore. The total disbursements jumped by a robust 159% from ₹3,369 crore in the same quarter last fiscal year. It was up 12% compared to disbursements of ₹7,807 crore in Q2FY24.

Jeffrey Epstein, Wednesday, revealed scandalous that involved the names of former US President Bill Clinton, and Britain's Prince Andrew among others. A federal court in New York made confidential documents related to Epstein public yesterday. The latest disclosure is part of a defamation proceeding between Ghislaine Maxwell (Epstein's former mistress), sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison, and a plaintiff against the duo, Virginia Giuffre.

Anganwadi teacher's nose in a fit of rage over flowers plucked from his garden by her students, the Hindustan Times reported. Police have identified the accused as 50-year-old Kalyani More. The teacher, Sugandha More is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Belagavi.

Check all the LIVE updates on COVID-19 hereHealth departments have formed teams and are actively monitoring the seven checkpoints situated in the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border region to stop the spread of the emergence of coronavirus and sub-variant JN.1.Under the directions of District Collector M Aruna and the leadership of Nilgiris District Health Department Sub-Director Baluswamy, the medical and health departments have been divided into teams and are engaged in intensive surveillance work at seven checkpoints located in the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border region to prevent the spread of disease in the regions.As many as 131 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Maharashtra on Sunday, the health department said.However, the number of patients infected with the JN.1 variant remains at 10.According to the Public Health Department of Maharashtra, 80,23,576 COVID-19 patients have been discharged after full recovery.The recovery rate in the state is 98.17 per cent, while the case fatality rate in the state is 1.81 per cent. Out of 8,76,33,748 laboratory samples, 81,72,836 have tested positive (9.33 per cent) for COVID-19 until today.Uttarakhand has reported two COVID-19 cases, said authorities.A 77-year-old man admitted to Max Hospital, Dehradun came positive on Saturday, while the corona report of a 72-year-old female patient came positive on Sunday.To identify the new variant of Covid, JN.1, samples of both infected patients have been sent for genome sequencing.

Times of India, Muizzu said that if India did not withdraw its forces it would amount to disregarding the "democratic will" of the Maldivian people and jeopardizing the future of the democracy. "Maldivian people have a very no to the idea of foreign military personnel being stationed in the Maldives. Right now, it is India that maintains such a presence in the Maldives.

Poco has already confirmed that the company is gearing up to launch the Poco X6 series in India at 5:30 PM on January 11, 2024. The company has also confirmed that the higher Poco X6 Pro will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra chipset. Earlier reports had indicated that the Poco X6 is likely to be a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 13 Pro, while the Poco X6 Pro is likely to be a rebranded version of the Redmi K70e.

NEW DELHI : The Centre is considering a proposal to provide interest-free loans to 15,000 tobacco farmers in Andhra Pradesh, impacted by cyclone Michaung, two officials aware of the matter said. The tenure of interest-free loans, varying between ₹10,000 and ₹20,000, will be six months and will support replanting of tobacco, the officials said. The commerce ministry is considering the proposal forwarded by the Tobacco Board and it is expected to be finalized soon, they added.

Dabur India and ITC in the December quarter will be seen as a proxy for the broader consumer sentiment in India. Analysts said companies expect the upcoming general elections and a further reduction in inflation to shore up demand in FY25.

Mint takes a look into why that might be so, and why RBI needed to update the rules. The proposed framework seeks to tie payout ratios to net non-performing asset ratios, in place of the existing grid-based framework that links capital adequacy levels and net NPA ratio. RBI has tightened the NPA criteria for banks to be eligible to pay dividends.

BEIJING — It's been a tumultuous 12 months for Alibaba, casting doubt on the future of the tech giant just as artificial intelligence is taking off.

The South Korean gaming firm WeMade has been hit with a $41 million tax bill for its crypto-related activities.