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Investing in a piece of property is a significant financial decision, and contemplating a second home loan demands careful analysis. While the prospect of owning a second home might seem appealing, several crucial factors must be considered before taking this step.

In the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin continues to capture headlines and investor interest, trading at $43,548 with a slight decrease of nearly 1% as of Monday. Amidst this fluctuating landscape, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a fresh warning about the growing ‘Fear of Missing Out’ (FOMO) in the crypto sector, particularly in the context of burgeoning optimism for spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs).

By Dominique Vidalon

Rajya Sabha elections. Sanjay Singh has been lodged in jail over a money laundering case in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy "scam". Singh arrived at the Civil Lines venue in a police van on Monday to file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha.

India-Maldives row, full service carrier Vistara on Monday said it will monitor the demand for flights between the two countries as the «situation is evolving right now». Vistara operates one flight each daily from Mumbai and Delhi to Male. Airline's Chief Commercial Officer Deepak Rajawat said it has not cancelled anything as of now and will monitor the demand for flights. «The situation is very evolving right now… we will have to monitor in a week or so,» he said at a briefing in response to queries about the Maldives situation. Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet also operate flights to the Maldives. There were no comments from the three airlines on the current situation. India has conveyed its strong concerns to Maldives over remarks posted on social media against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a number of ministers of that country. The disparaging remarks by the ministers have drawn flak in India, with many celebrities urging people on X to explore domestic tourist destinations instead of going to the Maldives. There were also posts on social media claiming that some Indians are cancelling their scheduled trip to the Maldives in view of the row. On Sunday, the government of the Maldives suspended three deputy ministers for derogatory social media posts against Modi. The three deputy ministers criticised Modi for his post on 'X' following his visit to Lakshadweep, inferring that it was an attempt to project the Union Territory as an alternative tourist destination to the Maldives.

Venugopal Garre, MD, Bernstein, says, “the return expectations have to be a bit more modest this year from equities and unless we see any further sudden surprises coming in later in the year. That is how we're starting the year with an 8% Nifty return expectation for this year. We are essentially saying that book profits right now wherever you can because it could be a range-bound in a volatile market especially in the sort of a near term. Not really changing a three-year or a long-term outlook where we are still extremely bullish on India from a long-term perspective.” We have had a good 2023. How much of the 2023 good market, good momentum will spill over to 2024 as well? Are we in for another year of positive returns? Venugopal Garre: Yes, last year was exceptional but I think at the beginning of last year, there was a lot of uncertainty. I do not think this call for last year was something which was conceived at the beginning of last year. In fact, we ourselves upgraded India only at the fag end of March and early April to a buy. Now the reality is that given the fact that we are sitting with a lot of gains last year and more importantly, as I see a lot of the base support especially for the economy to a large extent is behind.

Supreme Court on Monday invalidated the Gujarat government's decision to grant remission to 11 convicts involved in the Bilkis Bano gangrape and the murder of seven of her family members amid the 2002 riots in the state. The court asserted that the remission orders lacked thoughtful consideration, deeming them «stereotyped.» Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, presiding over the bench, instructed the convicted individuals to surrender to jail authorities within a span of two weeks. In response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the remission, the bench deemed it maintainable and underscored that the Gujarat government was not the competent authority to issue such orders. Here's what the SC said The Supreme Court, while delivering the verdict, said, «We need not have gone into the other issues. But for sake of completion, we have. Rule of law is breached because the Gujarat government usurped power not vested in it and abused its power. On that ground also, the remission orders deserve to be quashed,» the bench said while pronouncing the judgement which spanned over 100 pages.

Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752.Fifty-five Canadians and 30 permanent residents were killed when Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp shot down the passenger plane in the skies over Tehran with a pair of surface-to-air missles.While families deal with the ongoing sorrow, the Iranian regime has ramped up its campaign to try to silence those who speak out for the victims of Flight PS 752.Canadian Iranian human rights activist Hamed Esmaeilion — whose wife and daughter were killed in the downing of the flight — says his mother has been banned from leaving Iran for at least six months.“She was in distress. I have heard that she was shivering when she heard the news,” Esmaeilion says.His mother, Tooran Shamsollahi, was stopped at Tehran’s airport on her way to Canada to be with Esmaeilion to mark the anniversary of the deaths of his wife, Parisa, and nine-year-old daughter, Reera.Esmaeilion says he believes the ban is a form of revenge for his activism, following his calls for action after a former senior minister of the regime was seen vacationing in Canada.Seyed Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi is believed to have visited Canada after being spotted in the background of a TV news report on Quebec tourism and then caught on video visiting Casa Loma in Toronto in August 2023.Global Affairs Canada posted to X that it is deeply concerned about the intimidation of family members of victims of Flight PS 752.Canada is deeply concerned about new reports of intimidation of family members of the victims of Flight PS752.

By Valerie Insinna and David Shepardson

A Lagrange point is a position in space where the gravitational forces of two large bodies, like the Earth and Sun, interact to produce a balance that holds a small third body in place between both. Get the math right, and it’s the perfect spot in space to place a solar observatory, as India’s space agency did this weekend with its Aditya L1, which joins Europe’s SOHO, among others.

Crisil Ratings, green power (including WHRS) accounted for 30-35% of the sector's total power mix in FY23, and this number is expected to rise to 40-45% by FY27. Ambuja Cement Ltd recently announced an investment of ₹6,000 crore in install solar and wind power. Close competitor UltraTech Cement Ltd aims to raise its green-energy portion from 22% to 60% by FY26.

Bilkis Bano case Live Updates: The Supreme Court is expected to deliver a verdict today on the Bilkis Bano case, which involves petitions challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts. The case filed against 11 convicts during 2002 Gujarat riots, that broke out after the Godhra train-burning incident, involved convictions on charges on gangrape of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members.The gangrape victim Bilkis Bano was 21 years old and five months pregnant when the incident took place while fleeing communal riots.

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see similar prices to what was seen in 2023, with automotive experts saying not to expect the cost for a vehicle to return to pre-pandemic levels anytime soon.During the COVID-19 pandemic, inventory became a big factor due to supply chain issues impacting semiconductors and automotive computer chips, and with it came higher prices due to fewer new and used cars available for purchase.“So when there (are) fewer cars sold and new cars sold, obviously it has a direct impact on the used market,” Baris Akyurek, vice-president of insights and intelligence at Autotrader.ca, told Global News in an interview. “That’s why we have been seeing inflated prices.”As 2023 came to a close, however, Akyurek said it has been a “pretty positive” year in terms of availability.According to Auto Trader’s 2023 trends report released in September, the new car supply had increased from the month prior, with the organization predicting modest increases to inventory in the coming years.

Vedanta Group entity Serentica Renewables, a commercial and industrial (C&I) focused renewable energy developer in India, has raised a ?3,500 crore ($425 million) foreign currency loan for its round-the-clock renewable energy project in India. A consortium of three international banks (Rabobank, MUFG Bank, Societe Generale) and three Indian lenders (YES Bank, Export-Import Bank of India, India Infrastructure Finance Company) have structured the loan for Serentica. Rabobank acted as the sole structuring bank for this loan facility.

Crisil Ltd; and Nithya Easwaran, managing director, Multiples Alternate Asset Management Pvt. Ltd. Mint’s knowledge partners in this exercise were howindialives.com and Fisdom.

MUMBAI : Domestically, the backdrop is that of an impending general election, and, traditionally, an incumbent government cannot present a full Union budget in such a year. Whereas, globally, the setting is that of a debate on debt and sustainability amid falling growth. But that shouldn’t necessarily be the context for the upcoming budget.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on Sunday made a high-profile comeback to India's T20 squad for the three homes against Afghanistan with the former also named captain for the series beginning in Mohali on January 11. Rohit and Kohli last appeared in a T20 for India in the World Cup semifinal against England in November 2022. Back then, the two veterans along with KL Rahul were seen to be playing archaic cricket in the powerplay and the team needed to move on from that approach with Hardik Pandya earmarked as the new T20 skipper.