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The Lok Sabha Elections are underway, and with the poll results scheduled for June 4, discussions and speculations have already begun regarding the reforms and major pending works the new government will undertake. One of the major pending tasks in this regard is the implementation of the Direct Tax Code (DTC), which has been overdue for a long time.

Public Health Nutrition in February this year titled, Demographic and health characteristics associated with fish and n-3 fatty acid supplement intake during pregnancy: results from pregnancy cohorts in the ECHO programme, explored the diet of 10,800 pregnant women to see how much omega-3 fatty acids they consumed, every week, either by including seafood in their diet or taking supplements. The results showed that overall, 24.6 percent participants reported consuming fish never or less than once per month, 40.1 percent consumed less than once a week.

BENGALURU : Red.Health, a healthtech startup backed by Kalaari Capital, has secured $20 million in a Series B funding round, in a combination of equity and debt, led by Singapore-based venture capital firm Jungle Ventures. The round also saw participation from both existing and new investors, including HealthQuad, HealthX, and Alteria Capital, the company announced on Wednesday. This fresh injection of capital comes as a significant relief for Bengaluru-based Red.Health, which has faced considerable financial challenges over the past year.

High Court in Pakistan on Wednesday granted bail to Imran Khan in the 190 million pounds corruption case, in which the jailed former prime minister and his wife are accused of receiving land worth billions of rupees as a bribe from a real estate tycoon. A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court had reserved the verdict on Tuesday after the completion of arguments. On Wednesday, the court asked Khan to submit a surety bond of Rs 1 million in order to secure bail. However, the order will not result in the ex-premier's release from Adiala jail since his sentences in the Iddat and cypher cases are yet to be suspended.

defence capabilities over the past decade under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, according to NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat. Speaking to PTI, Saraswat, a former chief of the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), highlighted that the country now relies on arms imports only for immediate military needs. Strengthened Indigenous Defence Manufacturing Saraswat noted that currently, 60% of India's arms and ammunition are domestically produced, reflecting a substantial increase in indigenous manufacturing. He mentioned that major corporate entities like the Adani Group, Tata Group, and L&T are now manufacturing radar systems and guns within the country, further bolstering India's self-reliance in defence production.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested Jharkhand Minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam in connection with a huge cash recovery from the household help of his personal secretary and state administrative service officer Sanjeev Kumar Lal. The Congress leader on Tuesday grilled by ED officials for over nine hours in connection with a money laundering case. Alam, the state's Rural Development minister, arrived at the ED office around 11 am and came out of the office around 8.30 pm. The probe agency had last week arrested Alam's personal secretary and state administrative service officer Sanjeev Kumar Lal (52) and the latter's domestic help Jahangir Alam (42), following the seizure of more than Rs 32 crore cash from a flat linked to them.

Mankind Pharma on Wednesday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 477 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, which was up by 62.2% versus Rs 294 crore reported by the company in the year-ago period. The revenue from operations stood at Rs 2,441 crore versus Rs 2,053 crore reported in the year-ago period. It was up by 19% on a YoY basis.

Jindal Stainless on Wednesday reported a net profit of Rs 501 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, 30% lower than the profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 716.29 crore reported by the company in the corresponding period of the last financial year. The consolidated revenue from operations stood at Rs 9,454 crore for the quarter under review down from Rs 9,765 crore reported in the year-ago period. This translates into a 3.2% YoY decline.

Japan and the United States are planning to develop interceptors to shoot down hypersonic missiles by the 2030s under a contract signed by the two countries on Wednesday. The plan, which will reportedly cost more than $3 billion, was first announced in August when the nations' leaders met at a summit with South Korea in Camp David outside Washington. «In recent years, around Japan, missile-related technologies such as hypersonic weapons have improved dramatically,» the defence ministry said in a statement about the agreement to jointly develop the so-called Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI).

Ford Motor Co is reportedly losing whopping $100,000 per every electric vehicle. According to Bloomberg, Ford has begun cutting orders from battery suppliers to stem the losses. Quoting officials, Bloomberg reported that the company «have slashed thousands in costs from their EVs to try to make them profitable, but they’ve also had to slash prices to remain competitive against market leader Tesla Inc., which has aggressively discounted its models».

international student numbers or some universities may collapse, a government commissioned report said on Tuesday, after foreign registrations plummeted for next year. High levels of legal migration have long dominated Britain's political discourse and were one of the major drivers for the Brexit referendum in 2016. Are you immigration ready? Find out Along with care staff and low salaried workers, the government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sought to reduce the number of students coming to Britain, including preventing some post-graduate students from bringing family members.

KuCoin has made the decision to suspend all naira-based peer-to-peer (P2P) trading in response to increased scrutiny from Nigeria’s regulatory authorities.

FOX Business' Jeff Flock reports on the 33% rise in auto repair costs the past four years.

₹128 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 12,295,699 equity shares of a face value of ₹10 each by the promoter selling shareholder, Peak XV Partners Investments V (formerly known as SCI Investments V), offloading up to 6,615,586 equity shares; other selling shareholders, Bisque Ltd, who intends to sell up to 5,594,912 equity shares; and Link Investment Trust, who is likely to sell up to 85,201 equity shares, as per the RHP. The company intends to use the net proceeds to fund the following objectives: capital expenditure for the establishment of new centres (42.03 crore); working capital requirements (54.37 crore); and general corporate purposes.

Delhi Capitals vs. Lucknow Super Giants match on Tuesday, reports had suggested that Goenka had called KL Rahul to his home and pictures of the duo embracing were widely circulated. The meeting between KL Rahul and Sanjiv Goenka seemed to be different from the one a week ago as the LSG owner was seen with a smile on his face and did not interrogate the captain as he did in the last match.

Also Read: Bomb scare in Delhi again! Tihar Jail gets threat email after schools and hospitals Seven schools, including five private schools and two government run schools, received bomb threat emails in a span of 72 hours. Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Harish Chandra said that most schools reported the threat emails to police on Tuesday. The school authorities got to know about the threat mail on Tuesday, as schools were closed on Sunday and Monday.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services. KFC and Pizza Hut – Devyani's mainstays in India, accounting for more than 60% of total revenue – continued to struggle in Q4 amid lower disposable incomes, weak consumer sentiment, and increased competition for Pizza Hut. Same-store sales growth, a key measure of comparable sales, paints a concerning picture.

₹150.85 per share on May 15, versus the previous close of ₹156.90 on Tuesday. The stock's decline was triggered by the company's announcement of a net loss of ₹49 crore for the March quarter of the financial year FY24. In the corresponding quarter of the previous year, the company had recorded a profit of ₹60 crore, whereas in the December quarter of FY24, the company's profit amounted to ₹5 crore.

L&T: MOSL noted that the green shoots are visible and the ordering momentum is expected to gather steam in the post-election period and is resulting in valuation re-rating for the entire sector. L&T is focusing on increasing market share by targeting large-sized projects that require high technical qualifications. The brokerage expects consolidated revenue growth of 11% YoY, led by 12% YoY Core E&C revenue growth.

₹96.8 trillion, representing 35% of the market share. However, retail involvement in index futures dropped. This trend is also evident in stock options compared to stock futures.

Ryan Salame, a former executive at FTX who pleaded guilty to election fraud charges in September, is requesting leniency from the court in the form of an 18-month sentence.