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₹1 crore? Five years, seven, ten, twelve, or fifteen years? Money experts say that investment in mutual funds via a systematic investment plan (SIP) works wonders in the long term since investors get the benefit of compounding. If Mutual Fund (MF) investors want to become crorepati via SIP without an annual step-up, then it is very much possible, in how many years will depend upon the amount they wish to invest. As per the data from MFI, FundsIndia Research, a SIP amount of ₹10,000 will make an investor crorepati in 20 years, ₹20,000 in 15 years, 25,000 in more than 13 years, and ₹30,000 in more than 12 years.

Authorities say heavy rain in parts of Germany caused flooding and led to dozens of flight cancelations at Frankfurt Airport, the country’s busiest and a major European hub

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. dropped 0.46 per cent to Rs 480.05 at 01:24PM (IST) in Thursday's trade.

Tata Power Company Ltd. rose 0.79 per cent to Rs 233.05 in Thursday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 235.9 and low of Rs 231.9, respectively, during the day.

Investing.com — The U.S. dollar edged lower in early European trade Thursday but remains trading near two-month highs after the minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting offered a hawkish slant.

Meanwhile, the global cryptocurrency market cap was trading lower, around $1.14 trillion, falling 1.61% in the last 24 hours. «Bitcoin has dropped 3% overnight and is fighting to hold $28,600 as support (which is in line with its 100-day moving average). This comes as global stock indices, including S&P 500, continue to be in the red — losing gains achieved over the past few months. Any further drop in Bitcoin will push the asset to retest $26,000 over the coming weeks,» Vikram Subburaj, CEO of Giottus Crypto Platform, said. Other top crypto tokens, BNB, XRP, Dogecoin, Solana, Shiba Inu, Polygon and Litecoin were also trading lower on Thursday.

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) tools may have a big down-side, too, apparently. Hackers can potentially train AI to listen to your keystrokes and decipher the sound you make while typing to predict sensitive data like passwords with a great deal of accuracy. The “startling” findings are part of a new combined study done by researchers from Durham, Surrey, and Royal Holloway universities.

Best-performing Mid Cap Funds in 3 years (till August 2023): Direct plans of as many as 12 top-performing mid-cap mutual funds have given over 30% annualised returns in 3 years. However, only six of these 12 mid-cap schemes have outperformed their respective benchmark indices in this duration, data on the website of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) shows.

Long duration funds may not be the best option to invest in at the moment, with debt fund managers saying short and medium duration funds remain ideal at this juncture.

Rooter, a gaming and esports content platform, has launched its advertising campaign focused on a typical gaming fan’s FOMO (fear of missing out). According to the company, this is the first TV campaign by a gaming content platform in India.

A question that has been making rounds on social media and among avid Bollywood followers for quite some time now is: Who is Orry and what does he do? Well, we might help you with an answer here!

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for patience in a speech released as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a deepening economic slump and said the West’s pursuit of material wealth led to “spiritual poverty.”

real estate consultant released its 'Affordability Index' for the top eight cities for the first six months of the 2023 calendar year. The index tracks the EMI (Equated Monthly Instalment)-to-income ratio for an average household. It indicates the proportion of income that a household requires, to fund the EMI of a housing unit in a particular city.

women’s football World Cup, held this year in Australia and New Zealand, is setting records. England eventually beat Colombia, and then Australia, to set up a final against Spain on August 20th. Attendance at the tournament is over 1.8m, up from 2015’s record of 1.4m.

Tata Elxsi Ltd. gained 0.37 per cent to Rs 7093.05 at 11:21AM (IST) in Thursday's trade.

Sunny Deol dug out a hand-pump to fight the people who were against his love? Who doesn't? Twenty-two years later, the superstar recreated the same sequence for the unstoppable 'Gadar 2', directed by Anil Sharma. It is one of the classic Bollywood scenes that is engraved in people's minds, including Bollywood heartthrob Kartik Aaryan's. Dressed in a white shirt, the actor watched the show at the Gaeity Galaxy cinema in Mumbai recently.

Hemang Jani, market expert, says “from a short-term perspective, the power and ancillary sector could give 5%, 10% up move but one should not really consider proper long-term investment in these stocks because when they go out of flavour, then one might see a little bit of subdued movement for an extended period of time.”Do the power or ancillary stocks interest you right now?From a short-term technical perspective, because of the MSCI rebalance where you will see incremental flows coming into the name like PFC, REC and also the fact that GQG came in and picked up some stake in Adani Power could create some more momentum for the Adani Group company and generally for the midcap utility companies. So, from a short-term perspective, that sector could give some momentum – maybe 5%, 10% up move — but I do not think that one should really consider proper long-term investment in these stocks because when it goes out of flavour, then one might see a little bit of subdued movement for an extended period of time.Do you track this Alkem?It is a very steady kind of a company and the numbers were pretty much in line.

DLF Ltd. traded 0.24 per cent down at Rs 476.8 at 10:56AM (IST) on Thursday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 200.99 points to 65338.43.

As many as 40 companies, part of the BSE 500, reported more than 100% year-on-year (YoY) growth in profit in the quarter ended June, data analysed by ETMarkets showed. Profitability increased both on a YoY and sequential basis across sectors, led by stable-to-higher product prices and stable-to-lower raw material prices. Among the 40 companies were four public sector banks, including the country’s largest lender State Bank of India.SBI reported a 149% YoY growth in net profit to Rs 18,736 crore, while Punjab National Bank’s profit surged by nearly three times to Rs 1,211 crore.

Valkyrie has filed for an Ethereum Strategy exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will invest in ether futures and other collateral assets, paperwork filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission showed on Wednesday. After a brutal 2022, the cryptocurrency market is on a rebound as big asset managers, including BlackRock, explore the viability of the alternative asset by planning to launch a string of derivative-based products such as ETFs.

Tube Investments of India Ltd. traded 0.51 per cent up at Rs 2802.65 at 10:40AM (IST) on Thursday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 166.7 points to 65372.72. The stock had settled at Rs 2788.45 in the previous session.