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Kunal Shah, Senior Technical & Derivative Analyst at LKP Securities, lists out three ideas for the week ahead — HUDCO, City Union Bank and Deepak Nitrite.

A loan against your demat shares allows you to obtain credit by using your shares as collateral. This enables you to leverage your investments without having to sell your shares to access the capital. The loan requires no additional collateral beyond the shares already held in your demat account.

In recent years, many young Indians have been choosing to start investments with stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs as they seek to build wealth and secure their financial futures through diversified portfolios.

Thursday, April 25, 2024 – An enigmatic new presale for crypto’s latest canine sensation, AI meme coin WienerAI ($WAI), has already attracted over $350,000 in its first fortnight, as investors pile in for a tokenized piece of Ethereum’s new cybernetic sausage dog.

As Shiba Inu focuses on developing a new privacy-centric blockchain and Dogecoin enjoys a resurgence in price, BlockDAG is rapidly advancing in the cryptocurrency market with $20.7 million in presale. With its recent price increase to $0.006 and expert predictions of reaching $30 by 2030, BlockDAG leverages advanced Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) technology and is poised to set a new standard in the crypto space.

Sandeshkhali, in connection with the attack on the Enforcement Directorate officials on January 5 by followers of now suspended Trinamool leader Shahjahan Sheikh. National Security Guard's Bomb Disposal Squad was also called in to the spot and crude bombs were diffused in the area today. The CBI, in the Calcutta High Court-monitored probe, is already investigating an attack on the ED team by a mob allegedly instigated by Sheikh and all the land grab and torture on women related cases.

Federal Bank as its stock pick of the month for May 2024 with a potential upside seen around 13 per cent. Shares of Federal Bank were on an uptrend and gained one per cent today to hit an intra day high of ₹158.55 against a 52-week high of ₹166.65 apiece on the BSE. On Friday, April 26, shares of Federal Bank settled 0.61 per cent higher at ₹156.95 apiece on the BSE.

Manipur's Ukhrul, irate voters destroyed EVM after miscreants threatened them to vote for a certain party. An official who does not want to be named told ET, «The incident took place in the polling station 44/41 and 44/50.» Congress leader Jairam Ramesh uploaded a video on X where a miscreant was threatening voters.

Yao Qian, the influential figure behind China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, is currently under investigation for suspected “violations of discipline and law.”

petrol bomb at the home of Meghalaya's Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar on Friday. His house is situated in Nongmynsong within the East Khasi Hills district. He lodged a First Information Report (FIR) which led to an increase in security in and around his property. Recently, individuals on motorcycles threw a petrol bomb at a police vehicle that was escorting Director of NEEPCO (Personnel) Major General (retired) RK.

A former SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. executive has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison in connection with a bribery scheme for a bridge repair contract in Montreal, the RCMP say.

Tirupati Balaji at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the world's richest Hindu temple. The temple trust received a mammoth 1,031 kgs of gold worth approximately Rs 773 crore as donations in 2023, TOI has reported. The Tirupati trust has 11,329 kg of gold worth Rs 8,496 crore deposited with various nationalised banks under the gold monetisation scheme. TTD officials observed that the devotees accord top priority to extending cash offerings to Lord Venkateswara Swamy and the second most preferred donation to the Lord of the riches comes in the form of gold. The trust has made a fixed deposit of Rs 1,161 crore this year, the highest in the past 12 years. TTD's yearwise fixed deposits since 2013 are as follows: 2013: Rs 608 crore, 2014; Rs 970 crore, 2015; Rs 961 crore, 2016; Rs 1,153 crore, 2017; Rs 774 crore, 2018; Rs 501 crore, 2019; Rs 285 crore, 2020; Rs753 crore, 2021; Rs 270 crore, 2022; Rs 274 crore, 2023; Rs 1,161 crore, 2024. The only time the Tirupati trust's fixed deposit declined below the Rs 500 crore mark was in 2021 and in 2022 during the Covid pandemic and once earlier in 2019. The Trust earns Rs 1,600 crore annually in interests on FDs.

nomination papers for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Odisha Assembly segments to be held on May 20 started on Friday with the Election Commission of India and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) issuing the notification in this regard. The five Lok Sabha constituencies are Bargarh, Sundergarh (ST), Bolangir, Kandhamal and Aska Lok Sabha constituencies along with 35 assembly segments under the Lok Sabha constituencies. «As recommended by the Election Commission of India, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of Section 15 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Governor of the State of Odisha is, hereby, pleased to call upon...,» the chief secretary said in a notification. As per the notifications, May 3 is the last date for making nominations while scrutiny of nominations will be done on the next day. Candidates can withdraw their nominations on or before May 6.

business connected to Ukraine has been charged with conducting hostile activity to benefit Russia, prosecutors said Friday. Dylan Earl, 20, is connected to Russia's Wagner mercenary group, which the U.K. government has declared a banned terrorist organization, prosecutors said. Earl is accused of fraudulent activity, research and reconnaissance of targets, and attempting to recruit others to assist a foreign intelligence service carrying out activities in the U.K.

Nomura Holdings, Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, reported on Friday a 670% jump in quarterly net profit compared to a year earlier as its retail and investment banking income rose to their highest levels in eight years. January-March net profit was 56.8 billion yen ($363.87 million) compared to 7.3 billion yen a year earlier when worries about a global banking crisis engulfed global markets and hit Nomura's investment banking business.

Senior citizens, including a 94-year-old woman, exercised their franchise at a polling station in Ukhrul district of Outer Manipur during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Volunteers were on hand to assist the elderly at the polling station as voting got underway for the remaining part of the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency. Another senior citizen also cast her vote at the polling station with the help of her family members. The voting is being conducted at 857 polling stations across 13 assembly segments in eight districts in the second phase. Meanwhile, in Darjeeling Parliamentary Constituency in West Bengal, another elderly woman expressed her satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the polling. She remarked, «This has been a very good and peaceful election. For that, we are very grateful to the people and everybody else. The Government should carry on the way they are doing things.» The voter was assisted to the polling station in a wheelchair by volunteers.

Gen Z, the generation born between the mid-1990s and the early 2010s, is entering adulthood in a world characterised by significant financial uncertainty. The lingering effects of the global financial crisis, coupled with rising student loan debt, a gig economy with fluctuating income, and an ever-increasing cost of living, have created a challenging financial landscape for this young generation. In this environment, having a fixed income source becomes a critical factor in establishing stability and building a solid financial foundation.

If you hold multiple demat accounts, managing and maintaining them can become challenging over time, especially if only one account is actively used to hold your securities while the others remain inactive. The ease of opening demat accounts has led to many people having multiple accounts that they rarely use.

Digital asset investment manager Pantera Capital reportedly aims to raise over $1 billion for a new  fund that will  provide investors with exposure  to  a wide range of blockchain-based assets.

T20 World Cup 2024 squad, Jasprit Bumrah displaying all-rounder potential can really change things for Team India. The internet seemed in awe of Jasprit Bumrah's batting skills and said that the pacer should be promoted up the batting order during IPL 2024. Mumbai Indians fans, who are really upset over Hardik Pandya replacing Rohit Sharma as the franchise's skipper, quipped that Jasprit Bumrah was a far better option if MI wanted to change the captain.

News18 citing sources, Varun Gandhi had been "considering" the offer for more than a week after the party suggested it. Also Read: Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live The BJP's proposal was driven by recurring media reports indicating that the Congress was likely to field Priyanka Gandhi from the seat. The report further stated citing sources that the Uttar Pradesh BJP supported the idea of him contesting from Rae Bareli.