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value-driven life is like an engine-driven vehicle, and one without values is like a vehicle without an engine. Values drive us to achieve our goals. The four values-dedication, knowledge, trust and responsibility-are like four cylinders or core values that energise the engine for excellence in the right direction. Your life should be such that it helps you assimilate these values. When good values guide your life, the world seems like heaven. Adi Shankaracharya says in the Bhaj Govindam: 'Nitya anitya viveka vichara'-reflection on discrimination of what is eternal and noneternal; what is permanent and what is passing. Values are simply the knowledge of what lasts and what passes away.

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Having spent nine years on the board, Talbut confirmed he was not offering himself for re-election in the trust's financial results for the year ending 30 September. Commenting on his successor, Talbut said: «The board is confident that Harry has the right attributes and experience to successfully lead the board.» Schroder UK Mid Cap manager Jean Roche joins Takeover Panel Morley was appointed non-executive director in September 2023 and has since acted as chair of the remuneration committee, is set to assume the role following the annual general meeting on 24 February 2025.  «T...

Hartmut Issel, Head Equity & Credit APAC, CIO WM, UBS Wealth Management, says they would steer more towards the largecap side. Valuation growth, risk reward look better on this level. Within sectors, consumers at zero growth is a very clear opportunity. Financials also, especially banks, provide opportunity as they have been a bit of a laggard for the longest time. They may stay away from the two-wheeler space as many of these companies have just peaked in terms of revenue or earnings momentum and that is probably going to be a multi-quarter trajectory.

«There will not be a wide across the board earnings growth. There will be pockets which will show growth and which is where the market will look into,» says Rupen Rajguru, Head of Equity Investment & Strategy, Julius Baer. What is the market telling us in the sense that there has not been any incremental negative news flow as such, but it is not taking off? Do you think the interest in the overall markets is on the lower side or is it just time-wise consolidation that we will have to deal with? Rupen Rajguru: As you said what is the market looking for. So, while you said that there is no incremental negative, but at the same time there are no incremental positives. So, usually, we had this phenomenal bull run between 2020 and 2024 wherein the earnings compounded more than 20% plus for largecaps and 25% plus for midcaps and 30% plus for smallcaps.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. On 29 June 2023, the US Supreme Court ended the use of affirmative action, ruling that race could no longer be considered a factor in university admissions. This order reversed a two-decade-old Supreme Court decision that upheld the University of Michigan Law School’s policy of giving weightage to race as a factor in assembling a diverse student body.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs earlier this week approved a plan of India’s Income Tax Department to roll out its PAN 2.0 project. This aims to streamline all services related to our Permanent Account Numbers (PANs) and simplify website access for individuals and companies.

Ontario are set to see “incredible snow totals” over the next few days due to a shift in temperatures over the Great Lakes.Water temperatures across the lakes has been at record mild levels given the calm fall so far, Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell said.However, a looming change in temperature between the lake and the air will create “ideal conditions” for lake effect snow, he added.“Areas downwind of all five Great Lakes will see some incredible snow totals this upcoming weekend and travel will be difficult at best,” Farnell said.“The Lake Huron and Georgian Bay snow squalls will quickly intensify early Friday morning and continue right into early next week.”Farnell added because water temperatures are still so mild, areas right near those will see a heavier, wet snow that will limit amounts at least initially. As the wind shifts slightly, the snow squalls will also shift, bringing the heaviest snow amounts to different communities depending on the day.In the most intense squalls, snow rates could reach as high as 8 cm per hour with thunder and lightning, he said.“By Monday, snow totals could reach as high as 80 cm under the more persistent snow squalls.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Stellaris Venture Partners, which has backed companies such as personal care brand Mamaearth and SaaS startup Whatfix, announced the launch of its largest ever fund with a corpus of $300 million on Thursday. The new fund will continue backing early-stage tech startups in the seed and series A stages and will invest in 25-30 startups over the next three years.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Actor Nayanthara’s public dispute with actor-producer Dhanush may stem from the denial to use a three-second behind-the-scenes clip from her film for a documentary. Yet, according to copyright law experts, producers are well within their rights to protect their content and it’s up to actors to draw up contracts that legally allow them to use footage in such cases.

Wayne Holdsworth became an advocate for banning Australian children younger than 16 from social media because his son took his own life after falling victim to an online sextortion scam

Ryan Garcia wants to fight Jake Paul. This comes after Youtuber-turned-boxer defeated Mike Tyson. Garcia, who was suspended due to banned substance, has said that it would huge if he fights Jake Paul. Banned boxer Ryan Garcia is to fight in Japan on New Year's Eve, organisers said Wednesday, but the American's management immediately cast doubt on whether the exhibition bout would take place. Garcia is serving a one-year ban imposed by the New York State Athletic Commission after failing a drug test before his welterweight victory over Devin Haney in April, which was subsequently declared a no-contest.

Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell will headline the new drama series Half Man. The series, co-produced by HBO and BBC, examines themes of family, identity and change over decades.

electric vehicles and not just those planning to adopt eco-friendly modes of personal transportation, a senior company executive said. The Mumbai-based automaker on Tuesday made its first full-fledged foray into India's nascent EV market with the introduction of two pure electric models. These are the first two «born electric» models based on the company's latest INGLO vehicle architecture. M&M plans to launch three to five more models based on the same vehicle architecture over the next few years. «We're not targeting EV buyers, but lifestyle buyers. If we target EV buyers, we won't get anywhere. Our target is to convert ICE (internal combustion engine) to lifestyle EVs,» Rajesh Jejurikar, executive director, auto and farm equipment sector, Mahindra & Mahindra, told ET. He said the first thing M&M would want a potential customer to have is the desire to drive its EVs.

JioStar, the newly formed media behemoth spawned by the merger of Walt Disney’s Star and Viacom18, has the potential to reshape India’s media and entertainment landscape, Vice Chairman Uday Shankar says. “The merger gives us a strong foundation to innovate and experiment, paving the way for transformative change,” he tells Javed Farooqui and Vinod Mahanta in an in-depth conversation that touched upon subjects as diverse as industry structure, vision for the combined entity, and execution challenges in synergy capturing. Announced last week, the merger has created a company with Rs 26,000 crore ($3.1 billion) in combined revenue for FY24, reaching 750 million viewers through 115 TV channels under the Star and Colors brands. It also includes two of India’s leading streaming platforms, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar. In this exclusive interaction, Shankar discusses the vision for building India’s largest media and entertainment company, the challenges of competing with global tech giants, strategies to address sports business losses, and the future for television that many believe is in an attritional decline. Edited excerpts: Will the scale of JioStar be able to create a powerful differentiating factor? This merger presents a tremendous opportunity to redefine the relationship between content and consumers, as well as with key stakeholders like advertisers and distributors.

₹2,999, Clink VoiceBuds take a bold step by focusing on features like six HD microphones for clear calls, Active Noise Cancellation, and a remarkable 60-hour battery life. To deliver a thorough review, we tested these earbuds across various scenarios—watching movies indoors, streaming podcasts on a beach, enjoying music during a drive, and even fielding calls on a train and flight.

₹20,000, but don’t want to compromise on essentials, the iQOO Z9 is a good option after its recent price cut on Amazon. As of today, the device can be bought for ₹18,498, which is significantly less than its original MRP of ₹24,999 and represents a 26% price drop.

Volkswagen and SAIC Motor say they have agreed to extend their 40-year-old automaking joint venture in China until 2040

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : After correcting nearly 11% from their all-time highs, Indian indices are again witnessing a rally, making investors reassess the best course of action. With overheated markets, the challenge of balancing risk and returns has become more pronounced.

«We expect pickup in government-led spending and easing of liquidity, which will start aiding growth from next quarter onwards. Last 18 months to 24 months, we have seen a lot of stock run up and sectors run up in Indian markets,» says Satish Kothari, SageOne Investment Advisors. In the last two months, we have seen a 3000 points correction in the benchmark and a recovery of nearly 1000 points from the lows. So, how are you positioning yourself amidst such volatility? What is your market view at current juncture if you could just take us through that? Satish Kothari: The Indian markets have cooled off in the last two months primarily driven by Q2 FY25 earnings, which were quite weak and FIIs selling and rising geopolitical uncertainties. The broader outlook for near-term continues to be a bit uncertain, driven by external global environment and investors will watch out for how Q3 FY25 earnings pans out for corporate India. However, when we look at Indian macro environment, it continues to be strong and stable.