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India Today show. Vote counting for the 2024 Lok Sabha election results commenced at 8 am. The Hyderabad constituency participated in the fourth phase of polling on May 13.From the Hyderabad constituency, sitting Member of Parliament (MP) and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi is up against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Madhavi Latha.

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Election Results 2024: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) candidate Omar Abdullah is trailing in Baramulla, where he is contesting against Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party's Mir Mohammad Fayaz and Jammu & Kashmir People Conference's Sajad Gani Lone.In J&K, extensive security measures were in place. Early results showed BJP leading in Jammu and Udhampur, JKNC leading in Rajouri and Srinagar, and an Independent candidate leading in Baramulla.The Srinagar Lok Sabha seat holds significance as one of the five constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory.

SJVN leading the losses with a decline of 10%, followed by HUDCO with a 7% drop.Other stocks, including Ircon International, GAIL (India), NHPC, Bharat Dynamics, General Insurance Corporation, National Aluminium Company, REC, Union Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, UCO Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Bank of Baroda, Life Insurance Corporation, and Bharat Heavy Electricals, are all experiencing declines ranging from 5.5% to 7%.Furthermore, the Nifty PSU bank index witnessed a nearly 7% tumble, while the Nifty PSE and Nifty CPSE indices are trading with drops of 6.90% and 6.77%, respectively.Likewise, BSE Power also erased the majority of its Monday gains and is trading with a drop of 6.13%. Meanwhile, the BJP-led NDA on Tuesday surged ahead with leads in more than 200 parliamentary seats out of 350 for which trends were available, with the opposition INDIA bloc ahead in 120, according to television reports.On Tuesday, the BJP-led NDA surged ahead with leads in over 200 parliamentary seats out of the 350 for which trends were available, while the opposition INDIA bloc led in 120 seats, according to reports from television channels.The previous day, the BSE benchmark witnessed a remarkable surge, gaining 2,507.47 points, or 3.39%, and settling at a new closing peak of 76,468.78, marking its most substantial single-day increase in three years.

Bharatiya Janata Party, early trends show that INDIA bloc is currently leading in the biggest state of India.

Opposition coalition of parties led by the INDIA bloc was trailing once again in Uttar Pradesh with around 39 seats while the NDA was leading with 40 seats, as per early trends around 9:50 am.

China's factory activity grew the fastest in about two years in May due to production gains and new orders, particularly at smaller firms, a private sector survey showed on Monday, lifting the outlook for the second quarter.

Government bond yields closed at their lowest levels in more than two years, and the rupee logged its largest single-day gain since December, as exit polls predicted a strong victory for the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the general elections, kindling expectations of policy continuity. Yield on the 10-year benchmark government ended the day's trade at 6.9438%, its lowest closing level since April 7, 2022, LSEG data showed. The bond had closed at 6.9860% on Friday. Bond prices and yields move inversely. A fall in government bond yields makes it cheaper for companies to raise funds through debt as sovereign bond yields are the pricing benchmarks for corporate debt.

Indian equities soared to new closing highs, the rupee firmed up and bond yields fell to two-year lows on Monday as investors cheered the likelihood of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returning to power with a strong majority, based on exit poll numbers. The benchmark indices jumped over 3% each, the biggest single-day gain in four years, while the Volatility Index (VIX) — the market's fear gauge — plunged 14.9% a day before votes are counted Tuesday. Whether the bullish momentum continues over the next few trading sessions will depend on how many seats the BJP-led coalition gets. Investors should brace for a brief reversal if the results aren't aligned with exit poll predictions, analysts said. «Given that the exit poll trends translate into results on Tuesday, a continuation of the relief rally can happen, with the market (Nifty) touching 23,500 briefly before profit booking takes over,» said Venugopal Garre, managing director, Bernstein, in a note to clients. «A greater margin of victory — with seats going into the 380-390 or above range — can increase the magnitude but not the duration of the rally.»

UFC 302 had a VVIP guest in guise of former US President Donald Trump. While the Republican frontrunner received positive reception from the crowd, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers reportedly ignored Trump.

The CW Network has picked up ‘The Chosen’ for its fourth season. It is a biblical drama series focusing on the life of Jesus, who is the son of a carpenter. He helps numerous people including a woman and another worker who are battling the demons. He also preaches the ‘divine message’ to anyone who is willing to listen to him. This has been confirmed by the Deadline.

Host Jack Otter and «Barron’s Roundtable» senior writer Nicholas Jasinski discuss how rate cuts are looking unlikely for 2024.

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personal loans and credit-card outstanding, has continued to slide in India after the central bank enhanced the risk weighting on such exposures to minimise the likelihood of mounting delinquencies in the banking system.

Sri Lanka beckon the shadowy betting rings. As Dubai turns too hot for comfort amid the glare of investigation on the online gambling empire Mahadev, some of the other faceless operators of illegal betting apps are moving to Sri Lanka.

American Gladiators, the popular competition series, is coming back. It will be featured on Amazon Prime Video in the US. This upcoming series is produced by MGM Alternative and Amazon MGM Studios in association with Flor-Jon Films and Johnny C Ferraro who is the executive producer. This competition series was well received in the past when it was launched. This has been reported by Deadline.

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are expected to post their highest-ever return on capital invested this fiscal as the country's top telecom firms complete 95% pan-India 5G rollouts and focus on improving returns, according to analysts. Macquarie Research estimates Airtel's ROCE (return on capital employed) to surge to 10-19% during FY25-28 from 2-6% in the last more than a decade, aided by tariff hikes, better subscriber mix and capex moderation. Airtel had invested $32 billion in FY24, generating a return of 8%. Over the next four years, while investments will drop to $28 billion per year, returns will likely more than double to 19%, Macquarie data showed. «From its lows in FY19, Airtel's India mobile ARPU (average revenue per user) has improved to ₹209 in 4QFY24 (2x in five years),» the company said in an investor update. Macquarie expects Airtel's India ARPU to reach ₹275 per month in FY27, driven by a likely 15% rise in industry tariffs post the general elections this week, followed by ongoing mix improvements — data users, upgrades to 5G, strategic segmentation, and prepaid to postpaid conversions.

This Wednesday’s rate-setting announcement will be closely watched for the obvious reason that some expect the Bank of Canada to cut rates for the first time since it began cranking them up in March 2022.

The Bank of Canada and Federal Reserve are likely to part ways soon — whether it is this week or next month — and that could mean trouble for the Canadian dollar.

NEW YORK CITY — Donald Trump would have Americans believe that his conviction on 34 felony counts last week proves that their legal system is rigged and corrupt and that he’s a victim.

Even as the notion of phased retirement has become a norm, more people than ever are saying that they don’t plan to work past the age of 62.

Netflix released the trailer for the second half of "Bridgerton" Season 3. Penelope and Colin's engagement faces challenges as Penelope hides her identity as Lady Whistledown.