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Congress has questioned the very rationale of ECI's counter affidavit, against pleas seeking disclosure of Form 17Cs and alleged that ECI, by doing so, «is falling into the trap of BJP» to «orchestrate the demolition and destruction of the electoral democracy». Congress also dismissed ECI advisory to BJP and Congress presidents — asking them to restrain their respective star campaigners from doing divisive campaign — as «a response of fudging of delightful ambiguities and vagueness of sermonising and avoiding the real issues».

Retirement account balances have reached their highest levels in over two years, driven by record-high contributions and favorable market conditions, according to Fidelity Investments’ first-quarter 2024 retirement analysis.

The federal government plans to restore the rights of “lost Canadians” by allowing Canadians born abroad to pass down citizenship, even if their children were also born outside the country.

Two leaders at the SEC have spoken out against the regulator’s multimillion-dollar penalty against Intercontinental Exchange, the parent firm of NYSE, and its subsidiaries over a failure to promptly report a breach in its data security protocols.

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Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the multi-crore PNB scam, has told a special court here that he hasn't been able to return to India «due to reasons beyond his control» and hence cannot be declared a "fugitive economic offender". The accused has claimed that he didn't leave India to avoid criminal prosecution nor is he refusing to return to the country. He said his passport has been suspended by Indian authorities. The businessman made these claims in an application filed on Wednesday before a special PMLA court, seeking directions for summoning documents concerning the suspension of his passport and investigation files of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) case against him. The current proceedings against Choksi pertain to ED's plea to declare him a fugitive economic offender (FEO) and these documents need to be summoned «for fair adjudication of the matter», said the plea filed through advocate Vijay Agarwal.

Canadian households have gotten good news on the cost-of-living front so far in 2024, with monthly inflation figures showing prices are rising below three per cent annually for the first four months of the year.

Bing's API, which many search engines and services depend on. Initially, Microsoft's own Bing search engine was affected, but it now appears to be functioning normally, as reported by TechCrunch.However, other search engines that utilize Bing's API, such as DuckDuckGo and Ecosia, are still unable to generate search results.

The cryptocurrency market is showing positive signs of an uptrend, with Bitcoin crossing the $70k mark, surpassing its 2021 mark of $69k. Investors are now seeking projects that can give them massive returns from investments as low as $100.

BJP MP Jayant Sinha, who was asked by the party to show cause for not taking part in campaigning, on Thursday said he was being «unjustly targeted» and the public notice amounted to demoralising dedicated workers like him. Replying to the show cause notice, Sinha said it was issued to him though he had on March 2 communicated to BJP president JP Nadda that he would not be able to shoulder electoral responsibilities as he would focus on combating issues arising from global climate change. The Hazaribagh MP also said that it was wrong for the party to allege that he did not cast his vote on May 20, since he had exercised his franchise through postal ballot and was not in the country on the polling day. «Given my contributions to the party and the circumstances, the public issuance of your letter is unseemly. Your approach demoralizes dedicated party workers and undermines the party's collective efforts. Additionally, despite my loyalty and hard work for the party, it appears that I am being unjustly targeted,» the former Union minister replied on the show cause notice via a post on X.

Financial Times report that targeted Indian conglomerate AdGroup Article was just for noise, noted global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, asserting that the financial market appeared to have shrugged off the said report. The financial advisory firm's report said that the market is inferring that the media article against the conglomerate was an «immaterial story.»

Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal declared on Thursday that she would have willingly given up her Rajya Sabha seat if requested, but now, despite any pressure, she firmly said, «I will not resign» («ab chaahe duniya ki koi bhi shakti lag jaye main resign nahi karungi»). In an exclusive interview with ANI, Maliwal highlighted that she is the youngest woman Parliamentarian and emphasised that she never showed any «desire» for any position. «Agar meri Rajya Sabha ki seat unhe chahiye thi, woh pyaar se maangte toh main jaan de deti, MP toh bohot choti baat hain. (If they needed my Rajya Sabha seat, they would have asked for it, I would have given my life, it is such a small thing). If you see my whole career I never showed any desire for any position. In 2006, I left my engineering job and joined this when nobody used to know us. Only three people were there and I was one of them. I have been working since then. The way they have beaten me, 'Ab chaahe duniya ki koi bhi shakti lag jaye main resign nahi karungi' (I will not resign now). I have been told that this is the reason my character is being assassinated. I will not resign. I am the youngest women Parliamentarian right now and I will work very hard and will become an ideal,» Maliwal said.

NEW DELHI:India's power generation increased 9.69% to 153.77 billion units (BU) in April but fell short of target as temperatures soared to their highest in more than a century.Although the generation was higher on year, it fell short of the target of 161.71 million units, showed the CEA data, showed a monthly report by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). A likely reason could be that thermal capacity addition failed to reach a targeted 800MW.Thermal power generation rose 10.87% on-year to 123.50 billion units as peak demand hit 235 GW on Wednesday, the highest so far this year.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), temperatures in April were the highest over eastern and northeastern India and the second highest over south India since 1901.Also Read: India is leading the way for sustainable power in the worldPower consumption last month was at 144.25 billion units, 10.49% higher than 130.55 billion units in the same period of FY23.Apart from thermal power, which constituted about 80% of the overall generation in the country, nuclear and renewable power s witnessed a rise in April.

Mamaearth, Aqualogica, Bblunt among others, showed a profit of ₹30.4 crore in the March-ended quarter, up from a loss of nearly ₹160 crore in the same quarter last year.Revenue from operations for the quarter rose 21% to ₹450.8 crore amid slowing retail demand.In FY24, the direct-to-consumer brand made a profit of ₹111.7 crore, against a loss of ₹142.8 crore in the year-ago period. Operating revenue rose 28% to ₹1,919.9 crore for the year ended 31 March.Also Read: Mamaearth’s IPO had lessons for investorsHonasa acquired 65.49% in Fusion Cosmeceutics Pvt.

Dozens of warplanes, multiple destroyers and frigates" of the PLA were spotted encircling Taiwan and its outlying islands. The drills began Thursday morning."The drills are being conducted in the Taiwan Straits, the north, south and east of Taiwan island, as well as areas around the islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu, and Dongyin," China state media Global Times reported.It also shared a picture showing the locations where the PLA conducted Joint Sword-2024A exercises on Thursday.This is not the first time China has conducted military drills around Taiwan.

₹74,367 per ten grams to reach a new one-week low of ₹72,111 on the MCX, marking a decline of ₹2,256. The spot gold price dropped to $2354.95 per ounce in today's session, marking a three-day slide of $71, or 3%.

pre-pandemic levels, said a study by RBI economists. " The relationship between households’ sentiment on their own income and their view on overall employment scenario, although relatively high during the pandemic, has returned to pre-pandemic levels for all regions, with the strongest link observed in the northern region" said Sourajyoti Sardar, Aditya Mishra, Manu Swarnkar, and Tushar B. Das from the Department of Statistics and Information Management, Reserve Bank of India in their study published in the latest monthly bulletin.The views are personal views of the authors and do not represent the views of the central bank. It may be recalled that the COVID Pandemic between 2020 and 2022 almost derailed the economy not only in India but throughout the globe The study also reveals that overall spending is primarily driven by essential expenditures, which are mostly price inelastic, while non-essential spending shows less alignment with price levels. The higher income groups displayed more optimism post-pandemic.

₹100 crore in Q4FY24 but the numbers have to be adjusted for the accounting of unified payments interface (UPI) incentives from the government for user payments made directly from a bank account. Though part of operating income, the need for the adjustment arises because the payment for the whole year is reflected in Q4. Adjusting for this, Paytm saw a loss of ₹186 crore in Q4 at the Ebitda before ESOP level.

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Contrary to popular belief, the market for self-directed investing isn’t all about the young and not-yet-rich, according to a new study from Broadridge.