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evacuated from Kedarnath Dham, according to news reports.

Marico, which owns the Saffola and Parachute packaged oil brands, reported a slightly bigger-than-expected increase in first-quarter profit on Monday, helped by steady demand and said its earnings would grow this year. The company's consolidated net profit rose 8.7% to 4.64 billion rupees ($55.4 million) in the April-June quarter, just above analysts' average estimate of 4.63 billion rupees, according to LSEG data.

Sheikh Hasina has landed at Hindon Air Base in a C-130 transport aircraft, reported news agency ANI. The move of Hasina comes as the airport remains under protection with fewer flights operating from the base. The aircraft will be parked near the Indian Air Force’s C-17 and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft hangars. The aircraft movement was monitored by Indian Air Force and security agencies from its entry into Indian airspace to Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad, reported ANI quoting its sources. Hindon Airport is a Civil Enclave in Ghaziabad Distt. of Uttar Pradesh, operated by the Airports Authority of India at Hindan Air Force Station. It is the second commercial airport in the Delhi NCR which is around 24km from New Delhi Railway Station connected by Major Mohit Sharma Rajender Nagar Metro Station of Ghaziabad, after Indira Gandhi International Airport,Delhi. This airport built to handle domestic flights operating under the Government's Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) operated by Airports authority of India.

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State Rural Youth Employment report by Global Development Incubator (GDI), Global Opportunity Youth Network (GOYN), and Development Intelligence Unit (DIU). Among rural men aged 18-25, 31% prefer government jobs, while 28% of women in the same age bracket express the same preference. This interest drops significantly to 19% for men and 11% for women in the 26-35 age group.

Bangladesh Air Force's flight 'AJAX1431', possibly carrying former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has become the most-tracked flight on Flightradar24. Departing from Dhaka, the flight attracted significant attention, with over 22,000 users closely monitoring its journey. Real-time data from the flight tracking portal showed 'AJAX1431' gaining immense interest. Media reports speculated that Hasina might flee to India or the UK. At the time of publishing, the flight was moving across Bihar.

The slump in private equity returns has increasingly pushed US pensions and endowments to lean on an old and familiar investment: Stocks.

Dispatches of passenger vehicles last month, though, declined by about 2% with automakers limiting wholesales amid elevated stock levels in the market. As per industry estimates inventory of passenger vehicles in the channel stands at 407,000 units. Dealers peg the numbers higher and said car stocks in the network range between 67-72 days. Auto retailers body FADA (Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations), however, expect good retails in the upcoming festive season. Challenges though remain due to high stocks in the passenger vehicle segment, weak consumer sentiments in certain areas stemming from economic uncertainties and uneven spread of the monsoons.

Why SBI is comfortably placed despite slow growth in deposits The rising costs of labour and materials were a particular bother for services providers. Within materials, the cost increase was attributed to dearer eggs, meat and vegetables. Lately, both services providers and manufacturers have been hiking prices to pass on their rising input costs to customers.

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Bangladesh Prime minister Sheikh Hasina earlier fled the country for an unknown location, bringing a turbulent end to the past few days' raging protests that took the country by storm. Following Hasina's flight, Bangladesh military chief Waker uz Zaman sought to calm the tension and said in a televised address that the forces would help form an interim government.

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The bill to amend the Wakf Act, 1995, if it is introduced and passed, will make it mandatory for the Waqf boards to register their properties with the district collectors to ensure their actual valuation. There are 30 Waqf boards in the country. The sources on Sunday pointed out that the revenue generated by all Waqf properties is estimated at Rs 200 crore per annum. This is not in sync with the number of properties such bodies have, they said.

LIC on Monday said its office in Bangladesh will remain closed till August 7. Over 100 people were killed in the last two days in fierce clashes between security forces personnel and anti-government protesters in different parts of Bangladesh, according to reports from Dhaka. In a regulatory filing, LIC said, «The office of LIC of Bangladesh Ltd will remain closed during the period from August 05, 2024 to August 07, 2024, due to the prevailing socio-political situation in Bangladesh.» The government of Bangladesh has declared a curfew for 3 days from August 05, 2024, to August 07, 2024, LIC said.

tech companies have again resorted to job cuts to rein in costs, even as advancements in generative artificial intelligence continue to disrupt business. So far this year, 384 tech companies have fired 124,517 employees, according to layoffs tracker website Layoffs.fyi. Chip major Intel, Windows maker Microsoft, Tinder parent Match are among the companies that have announced mass layoffs so far. Back home, Indian tech startups are also shedding jobs amid a difficult funding environment and overall valuation reset.

Sheikh Hasina reportedly resigned today and left the country amid massive protests against her government. The demonstrations, which have led to the deaths of over 106 people since Sunday, were sparked by a controversial quota system. This system reserved 30 percent of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh's War of Independence in 1971. However, there has been no official confirmation regarding her resignation or departure from Dhaka. The news channel reported that Hasina was forced to quit as prime minister due to the protests. The army chief is expected to address the nation shortly, according to various reports. Amid all these reports, a video has gone viral in which a woman can be seen leaving Dhaka in a military helicopter.

Stay tuned for more updatesBangladesh violence LIVE: “Representatives of main political parties were present in discussion with Army. Request students to stay calm and go back home," Bangladesh Army Chief said.Bangladesh violence LIVE: Bangladesh's army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said he will form an interim government, reported AFP"We will form an interim government," Waker said in a broadcast to the nation on state televisionBangladesh violence LIVE: Army Chief said PM Sheikh Hasina has resigned, an interim government will run the country, reported ReutersBangladesh violence LIVE: Armed soldiers patrol deserted streets of Dhaka as a strict curfew remains in place following a day of violent clashes between security forces and protesters that claimed hundreds of lives across the country.Bangladesh violence: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country, local media reports say.

The quantum of loss in FY22 was Rs 80.33 crore, it was Rs 50.10 crore in FY21 and Rs 44.22 crore in FY20. Chaudhary further said to help customers recover the loss on account of fraudulent transactions, the RBI has issued instructions to banks on limiting the liability of customers in cases of unauthorised electronic banking transactions.

Mint in June compared to their performance six months ago, as per the latest Mint macro tacker. Eight of these indicators were above their five-year average trends, whereas three were below it. In comparison to six months ago, only six of these indicators were above their five-year average and four were below it.

MUMBAI : The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi's) series of initiatives, such as quicker transaction settlements and shorter listing timelines for public issues, have enhanced transparency and will aid greater participation in the capital markets, say experts. Regulatory reforms and innovations have brought investors an annual benefit of ₹900 crore, and the full adoption of certain other initiatives could potentially add ₹3,000 crore more through freed-up capital, according to a 30 July report by NSE Data and Analytics, a unit of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. The Indian Capital Markets: Transformative shifts achieved through technology and reforms report highlighted the substantial growth of Indian capital markets, which have outpaced the global average in market capitalization.

Varun Beverages Ltd. traded 3.47 per cent down in Monday's trade at 12:22PM (IST). Around 243,364 shares changed hands on the counter. The counter opened at Rs 1521.0 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 1549.5 and Rs 1500.0, respectively, in the session so far. The stock of Varun Beverages Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 1707.1 and a 52-week low of Rs 802.0.