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capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equities and equity-related instruments of companies engaged in the manufacturing theme. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be realized.Also Read: NFO Alert: Zerodha Fund House launches Zerodha Gold ETF Investors can invest under the scheme with a minimum investment of ₹5000 per plan/option and in multiples of Re 1.

Karnataka Budget 2024: The recent announcement made by the Karnataka government to raise excise duty on alcohol, particularly beer, has put the spotlight on brewery stocks in the upcoming week. According to stock market experts, liquor prices are already high in Karnataka and the current Karnataka Budget 2024 proposal may have an adversary impact on liquor sales in the state in the short term.

CNN. Currently, the weapon is still being developed and not yet in orbit, Biden administration officials have confirmed publicly. They warned that if deployed, it would cross a precarious boundary in the history of nuclear weapons and might have catastrophic, unpredictable effects on daily life.

₹84,000 crore compared to Adani's ₹48,000 crore, Adani's higher bid secured the preference, it added. Also Read | Reddit signs content licensing deal with AI company ahead of IPO The land parcel has a potential development area of 45 lakh square feet and is valued at around ₹30,000 crore, as per a Hindustan Times report. According to Anil Kumar Gaikwad, the Vice Chairman and MD of MSRDC, the decision was based on a revenue-sharing model.

India at the 6th Regional Dialogue of Secretaries of Security Councils/National Security Advisers on Afghanistan, on Wednesday called for preventing Afghan territory from being used by the UNSC proscribed Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad. Cross-border terrorism was a key item on the agenda of the meet. Misri, according to sources, emphasised that Afghan territory should not be used for sheltering, training, planning or financing terrorist acts; specifically, terrorist individuals proscribed by the UN Security Council, including those belonging to the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad. It is well established that any instability in Afghanistan is a threat to the whole region, he further noted. He also emphasised that India was and is an important stakeholder in Afghanistan and that it was imperative to have a ‘consensus’-based approach at both levels, regional and international.

Donald Trump lost his civil fraud trial Friday, as a judge found him liable for violating state laws and penalized him nearly $355 million plus interest. In total, Trump is expected to have to pay more than $450 million. The judge, Arthur Engoron, did not stop there. Along with other punishments, he barred the former president from leading any company in the state, including portions of Trump's family business, for three years. In doing so, he granted requests from the New York attorney general, who brought the case, accusing Trump of violating state laws by inflating his net worth in documents submitted to lenders.

Gold rate today: On account of the higher-than-expected US CPI data, gold price in the international market touched a two-month low of around $1,992 per ounce level. However, the yellow metal witnessed some value buying in the international market, which enabled the precious bullion metal to regain some of its lost ground in the last two weeks. However, this relief rally was not enough to pare the entire losses, and gold future contract on the multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) for April 2024 expiry ended lower for the second week in a row.

Jaishankar stated, "Pleasure to meet FM @DianaMondino of Argentina this evening. Discussed our economic and political cooperation. Look forward to working with her." He also met the Greek Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias.

Bitcoin miner stocks are outpacing the price of Bitcoin, which hit its highest level since 2021 as the cryptocurrency goes mainstream with the recent approval of a Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF).

NEW DELHI : The government is finalizing a carrot-and-stick approach to ensure that mining companies move swiftly towards production at mineral blocks awarded to them at auctions, and to make delays unpalatable. The stick first: delays in work at every milestone within an overall timeline will attract penalties. And the carrot: if delays in meeting milestones are overcome in the full course of the project development, the penalties paid will be adjusted, two people aware of the development said.

There is always a big focus at this time of year on putting the right amount of money into your registered retirement savings plan. Quite frankly, that can be the easy decision.

Palash Securities declared their Q3 FY24 results on 14 Feb, 2024. The topline decreased by 31.11% & the loss decreased by 59.21% YoY.

MUMBAI : Overall inflows from foreign investors have hit a record high of ₹2.74 trillion this fiscal year, chiefly due to front-loading of government bond purchases by global banks and traders. This follows JP Morgan’s decision to include Indian government bonds in its government bond index-emerging markets (GBI-EM) from June.

sugary foods and beverages, and consumer resistance was boosted by a World Health Organization (WHO) report last year which said sweeteners such as aspartame could be «possibly carcinogenic, can increase risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases and do not help in weight loss». Sugar Free sweetener maker Zydus Wellness reported a 3% year-on-year sales decline to ₹400.10 crore in the December 2023 quarter. The company's food and nutrition segment declined 5% year-on-year due to continued external headwinds in the artificial sweetener portfolio and the WHO report on non-nutritive sweeteners, ICICI Securities wrote in a report last week. Executives said safety concerns about artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame, persist across categories.

rare earth minerals, electronics and pharmaceuticals as critical sectors to secure them against any future supply chain disruption. The move comes ahead of the Supply Chain Resilience Agreement of the 14-member Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) entering into force next week. As per the agreement, the member countries have to identify critical sectors and key goods for cooperation upto 120 days after the date of the entry into force. The agreement will enter into force on February 24, 2024.

FusionIQ has partnered with Anchorage Digital to provide financial advisors and institutions with more streamlined access to regulated cryptocurrency assets through.

Pontera, a fintech firm that specializes in helping advisors manage 401(k) accounts more effectively, has announced another collaboration to help advisors meet the evolving needs of retirement savers.

defence ministry has given a go ahead to procure new maritime aircraft for the Navy and Coast, aerial refuelers for the Indian Air Force and several other projects for the Indian industry valued together at ₹84,560 crore. These were cleared by the Rajnath Singh-led Defence Acquisition Council on Friday. The acquisition of 15 maritime patrol aircraft — nine for the Navy and five for the Coast Guard — will be a boost to Tata-Airbus that is already manufacturing the C 295 aircraft in Gujarat. With the additional order, a total of 71 aircraft will be produced and more orders are also in the pipeline from other security agencies. Sources said that while the original order for 56 C 295 aircraft for the IAF was placed on Airbus, with Tata being the manufacturing partners, the additional order valued at ₹29,000 crore will see Tata as the prime contractor. The IAF has also got a go ahead to procure new mid air refueler aircraft, a critical force multiplier. The requirement of six new such aircraft has been projected since 2009 and two earlier attempts to procure them have failed. Sources said that the aircraft will be bought under the Buy Global option given the limited numbers needed.

ALSO READ: 'Alexei Navalny felt unwell after walk, lost consciousness': Russian authority on Putin critic's death In Navalny’s case, independent national labs in Sweden and Finland and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons confirmed the German lab’s findings. An investigation team of independent journalists in December 2020 implicated Russia’s Federal Security Service in the poisoning. The media team comprised Bellingcat, a Netherlands-based investigative journalism group, The Insider, Der Spiegel of Germany, and CNN.

Europa League for the 2023/24 season resumes on February 15, marking the beginning of the Round of 16 playoffs, which sets the stage for the final showdown on May 22. Unlike its counterpart, the UEFA Champions League, the Europa League introduces a playoff stage before advancing to the Round of 16.

A class-action settlement that would see Toronto Dominion Bank pay out nearly $16 million has been approved – one of two multi-million-dollar payouts by the bank given the green light in recent weeks.The Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted the approval Thursday after a hearing this week for the settlement reached between TD Bank and Toronto law firm Koskie Minsky LLP over non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees.In its decision the court concluded that the “settlement, overall, is excellent, and in the best interests of the class.”A proposed settlement was reached in August 2023, less than a year after the court certified the case as a class action.Eligible customers will now share the benefits of the settlement, with an estimated $88 going into their accounts, according to the settlement agreement shared by the law firm with Global News.That amount will be directly deposited into customers’ accounts without having to file any additional paperwork, the law firm says.The total payout is worth $15.9 million but class counsel fees and disbursements, third-party litigation funding fees, an honorarium of $10,000 to the representative plaintiff and any charitable donations will be deducted and the rest will be available for distribution.People eligible to get paid must be Canadian residents who have an open personal deposit account with TD Bank that has been charged a non-sufficient funds fee by the bank on a re-presented pre-authorized debit transaction between Feb. 2, 2019, and Nov.