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ABP News on May 29, PM Modi said, "In the last 75 years, wasn't it our responsibility to make Mahatma Gandhi known across the world? Forgive me, but nobody knew Mahatma Gandhi. The curiosity about him grew in the world after 'Gandhi' film was first made.""The role of this nation was – if the world knows Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, Gandhiji was no less than them. Gandhi and India should have been given importance through Gandhi," the Prime Minister said.Gandhi, the biographical movie based on the journey of the Father of the nation, the was released in 1982.

₹7.44 in May 2019 to currently trade at ₹615. In the last 3 years as well, the stock has performed surprisingly well, rallying 4078 percent from ₹14.72 in May 2021.Meanwhile, in the last 1 year, it has soared 201 percent and it advanced 34 percent in 2024 YTD.This year so far, the scrip has given positive returns in 4 of the 5 months to date.

Also Read: Unemployment rate in India doubles among educated youth: Former CEA Kaushik Basu says, ‘Change is coming’Dr Basu took to microblogging platform ‘X’ and said, ‘’Latest data from India’s CMIE shows India’s youth unemployment rate has reached the alarming level of 45.4 per cent—among the highest in the world. This is doing deep damage. For the sake of the country we must not hide behind slogans, must put politics aside & take corrective measures.''The ex-CEA, who now teaches economics at Cornell University, stated that the rising unemployment is doing ‘’deep damage''.

₹142 on May 29, against previous at ₹138 per share on Tuesday.The state-owned construction company reported a 24.6 percent year-on-year increase in net profit, reaching ₹141.5 crore, and a 43 percent year-on-year surge in revenue from operations, totaling ₹4,025 crore for the reviewed quarter.Also read: Dividend stock: Multibagger chemical stock declares final dividend for fourth straight yearAt the operational level, NBCC's EBITDA rose to ₹240.2 crore in the fourth quarter of FY24, compared to ₹104.5 crore in the same period of FY23. The EBITDA margin improved to 6 percent from 3.7 percent in the previous fiscal's corresponding quarter.At 9:30 am on Wednesday, the NBCC shares opened 4.17 per cent higher at ₹144.80 per share.

ALSO READ: IRS officer arrested after woman's body found hanging at his Noida flatThe incident occurred around 11:08 pm on Monday at the Raja Ki Mandi railway station in Agra.Before the incident, Rani had a heated argument with her live-in partner, Kishore.Both partners argued over Kishore’s drinking habits, and as the verbal fight escalated, Rani threatened to commit suicide by jumping in front of a train. During the argument, Rani led Kishore to Raja Ki Mandi railway station, where they both sat on chairs at platform No 2.Later, in a dramatic turn of events, the woman jumped on the railway tracks and threatened to commit suicide.ALSO READ: Karnataka: Horrific stabbing in Hubbali after woman rejects advancesShe did not see the Kerala Express train coming on the tracks in time and, while trying to climb back onto the platform, got stuck between the train and the platform.Railway Police Force (RPF) personnel immediately swung into action, pulled Rani out from under the train, and rushed her to SN Medical College, where she succumbed to her injuries during the treatment.Her body had been sent for a post-mortem.Rani was in a relationship with Kishore for more than a year.According to an India Today report, Inspector Samar Bahadur, in charge of the GRP Cantonment, said that Kishore told them that Rani had a troubled past, including the death of her ex-husband due to his excessive drinking habits.

Bank of Montreal missed analysts’ estimates after setting aside more money than expected for potential credit losses as consumers and businesses struggle with higher interest rates.

All those Nvidia chips have to plug into something. That’s turning into a very profitable reality for Dell. The 40-year-old company that started life specializing in made-to-order personal computers has become one of the hottest names in the artificial-intelligence craze.

NEW DELHI : Ten of India’s 65 cities with over a million population experienced more than 100 hours of ‘heat stress’—dangerous levels of both heat and humidity—in May, in the midst of India’s longest election season, data analysed by climate tech startup, Respirer Living Sciences, showed. Heat stress refers to situations when the heat index, which accounts for both surface temperature and humidity, exceeds 41°C.

Schneider Electric Infrastructure, a prominent player in the heavy electric equipment industry, has seen its shares hit the 5% lower circuit limit for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday. During this period, the shares have fallen from ₹916 apiece to the current level of ₹746.30, marking an 18.52% decline.This recent drop has also led the stock to correct 22% from its recent all-time high of ₹954.35.

Western Railway has cancelled or rescheduled several trains following the derailment of a goods train at Palghar railway station in Maharashtra and the restoration work is on more than 15 hours after the incident, officials said on Wednesday. Seven wagons of the goods train derailed at Palghar, located around 100 km from Mumbai, at 5.08 pm on Tuesday, affecting the traffic of Mumbai-bound trains coming from Gujarat, a railway spokesperson earlier said here. No casualties were reported. The goods train with 43 wagons and carrying iron coils was heading to Karambeli in Gujarat from Visakhapatnam.

India's capital reached an all-time high of 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday, according to the government's weather bureau. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), reporting «severe heat-wave conditions,» recorded the temperature in Delhi's suburb of Mungeshpur on Wednesday afternoon, surpassing the 50C mark for the first time in the city's history. Earlier on, the IMD had issued a red alert for many parts of India's northwestern regions and warned of a severe heat wave day.

Indian benchmark equity indices closed in the red for the fourth straight session on Wednesday, dragged down by losses in heavyweight financials and IT stocks. Uncertainty around domestic election results and the timing of US rate cuts also contributed to the decline. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 668 points, or 0.89%, to settle at 74,503. The broader NSE Nifty dropped 183 points, or 0.80%, to end at 22,704.

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexually abusing several women, will be arrested as soon as he arrives at the airport. The statement comes two days after Prajwal released a video statement promising that he would appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the cases against him, on May 31. According to official sources, the Hassan MP has booked a return flight ticket to Bengaluru from Munich on May 30, and is expected to land in the city in the small hours of May 31. Addressing reporters, Parameshwara said, «All necessary measures have to be taken, as a warrant has been issued against him (Prajwal). He has to be arrested. SIT is waiting, they will arrest him and will take his statement, and their (SIT) process will start.»

PWC will become the largest customer and first reseller of artificial intelligence startup OpenAI's enterprise product, as part of a new deal, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. OpenAI and PWC did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

North Korea flew hundreds of trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea in one of its most bizarre provocations against its rival in years, prompting the South's military to mobilise chemical and explosive response teams to recover objects and debris in different parts of the country. The ballooning campaign came as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his military scientists to overcome a failed satellite launch and continue developing space-based reconnaissance capabilities, which he described as crucial for countering U.S. and South Korean military activities, state media said Wednesday. In his first public comments about the launch failure, Kim also warned of unspecified «stern» action against South Korea over an exercise involving 20 fighter jets near the inter-Korean border hours before North Korea's failed launch on Monday. In a speech Tuesday, Kim called the South Korean response «hysterical insanity» and «a very dangerous provocation that cannot be ignored,» the North's official Korean Central News Agency said Wednesday.

Real estate professionals would use the old phrase “drive until you qualify” to give prospective homebuyers in Canada’s biggest cities an idea of how to break into the housing market: essentially, get out of the expensive urban areas to find a cheaper home you can afford.

HCL Technologies (HCLTech) has added generative AI or GenAI capabilities to its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) solution, to help optimise enterprises' asset utilisation. The infusion of GenAI into its MRO solution — iMRO/4 — would help enterprises raise the performance and efficiency of complex, high-value assets in transportation, technology, energy, aerospace and defense, according to a release.

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. dropped 0.51 per cent to Rs 2687.4 at 01:18PM (IST) in Wednesday's trade. The counter hit a high of Rs 2710.0 and low of Rs 2662.3 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 2701.2 in the previous session. The counter had a total traded volume of 01:18PM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 0.58 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 55.69 and a price-to-book ratio of 27.81.

ACC Ltd. fell 1.05 per cent to Rs 2542.95 in Wednesday's session as of 01:23PM (IST) even as the equity benchmark Sensex traded 479.53 points lower at 74690.92. Earlier in the day, the stock witnessed a gap up start to the session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 2759.95 and a 52-week low of Rs 1755.8 on NSE. Around 2850 shares changed hands on the counter till 01:23PM (IST).

South Africans head to vote on Wednesday, May 29, the country is facing a crucial election that could end the African National Congress (ANC)'s 30-year dominance, according to an AFP report.The ANC is South African independence movement leader Nelson Mandela's political party.Polls opened at 7 am local time and will close at 9 pm local time today at 23,292 voting stations, as per a Bloomberg report. The country will see close to 28 million registered voters elect a new parliament, which will then select the president.Also Read | Neuralink brain implant: Elon Musk's company looking for three patients for long term study.

Campus Activewear surged almost 14 percent in intra-day deals on Wednesday after the company reported strong earnings for the quarter ended March 2024 (Q4FY24).In the March quarter, the company posted a 42.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) jump in its net profit at ₹32.7 crore as against ₹23 crore in the same period last year. Meanwhile, its revenue rose 4.6 percent YoY to ₹364 crore versus ₹345 crore in the year-ago period.Sequentially, the company's net profit grew 31.5 percent from ₹24.9 crore in the December 2023 quarter (Q3FY24) whereas revenue fell 23 percent QoQ from ₹471 crore in Q3FY24 due to seasonality effect.On the operating front, EBITDA rose 16 percent YoY to ₹66.4 crore in Q4FY24 as compared to ₹57.1 crore in Q4FY23.