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NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Friday said the parliamentary democracy is under threat because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and he won't ally with those who do not believe in it. Pawar's statement has come after the prime minister advised the NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) to join hands with Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde after the Lok Sabha poll results instead of «dying by merging» with the Congress. Speaking to reporters here, Pawar said it is his clear opinion that parliamentary democracy is under threat because of PM Modi. «Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren were arrested and put behind bars. This (the arrests) would not have been possible without the role of the Central government and Central leadership. This shows how much faith they have in the democratic system,» the party chief said.

Boeing 737 passenger planes were involved in accidents within a matter of hours of each other on Thursday, with one plane’s tire bursting during landing in Turkey, while another plane skidded off the runway in Senegal.A Boeing 737-3 plane carrying 85 people skidded off a runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, injuring 10 people, according to the transport minister, an airline safety group and footage from a passenger that showed the aircraft on fire.“Our plane just caught fire,” wrote Malian musician Cheick Siriman Sissoko in a post on Facebook that showed passengers jumping down the emergency slides at night as flames engulfed one side of the aircraft. In the background, people can be heard screaming.Transport Minister El Malick Ndiaye said the Air Sénégal flight operated by TransAir was headed to Bamako, in neighbouring Mali, late Wednesday with 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew.The injured were being treated at a hospital, while the others were taken to a hotel to rest.

Hemant Soren. The JMM leader has already challenged the high court order, and the apex court is scheduled to hear the matter on May 13. Hemant Soren has also sought interim bail for campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections till the high court delivers its verdict on his plea against arrest.

₹10 lakh at IRFC's lowest price each day and sold at the highest price (or short-sold at the highest price and bought back at the lowest), they could have made ₹1.17 crore in a year. Even capturing 20% of these gains would yield an annual return of over 200%. Intra-day movement is calculated as the difference between the daily high and low prices, divided by the low price.

₹6.3 crore instead of her student grant of ₹7,600. Unaware of the source of transaction, the woman chose to spend the money on herself. However, her dream quickly turned into a nightmare after her eight-digit bank balance drew government scrutiny and she was jailed on accusation of theft and robbery.

Justin Bieber crooned ‘Baby, Baby, Baby Ooh’ to the top of the music charts. Today, the singing sensation is on the way to having a real baby of his own! Bieber and his wife Hailey Baldwin are expecting their first child. According to a TMZ report, Baldwin is six months pregnant. The couple took to Baldwin’s Instagram handle to break the good news to fans! They shared a sweet video as well as pictures from a professional photo shoot where they seemed to renew their vows! Baldwin looked ethereal in a flowing white dress and proudly showed off her baby bump. According to a press release produced by fashion giant Yves Saint Laurent, the vow renewal ceremony took place in Hawaii.

Bharat Forge, Lemon Tree Hotels and Tata Communications releasing their entire pledged holdings. According to a report by Kotak Institutional Equities, the pledged holdings of BSE-500 stocks shows that the value of the promoter pledged holding as a percentage of the promoter holding declined to 1.10% in the March 2024 quarter from 1.17% in the December 2023 quarter.

demat accounts will be credited with the allocated shares. On Monday, May 13, the refund process will start for individuals who did not get shares. On the same day, those who have been allocated will get their shares in their demat accounts.

Also Read: Video of BJP leader's minor son casting vote in Bhopal goes viral; Congress says 'turning EC into a child's plaything' The determination of the young kid despite hardships drew the attention of business tycoon Anand Mahindra, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Jarnail Singh, and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajiv Babbar. Kapoor is the latest addition to the list. Also Read: Viral video shows Dolphin spotted off Mumbai coast; Netizens joke, ‘hope no builder sees this, otherwise…’ According to news agency PTI, Kapoor shared a news report about Jaspreet on his Instagram Story.

BPCL jumped 5% to Rs 621.8 in Friday's trade on BSE despite the firm posted a 35% drop in its standalone net profit at Rs 4,224 crore in the quarter ended March 2024, compared with Rs 6,478 crore in the last-year period. Meanwhile, its revenue from operations during the March quarter fell marginally to Rs 1.32 lakh crore as against Rs 1.33 lakh crore posted in the same quarter of the previous fiscal.

₹300 to ₹315 per share. for each equity share having a face value of ₹10 for Blackstone backed housing finance Company. The investors need to apply for 47 shares and in multiples thereafter.

₹20,698 crore in the fourth quarter of FY24, registering a growth of 24% from ₹16,694.5 crore in the year ago quarter. The PSU lender’s management expects to grow its credit book by 14-16% in the current fiscal year, reflecting the general optimism around domestic growth. It projected deposit growth of 12-13% for FY25.

AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi's controversial «15-minute» remark made in 2013, AIMIM Bihar President Akhtarul Iman defended him, stating that Owaisi intended to resolve tensions between Hindus and Muslims if given 15 minutes. Iman emphasized that Owaisi did not imply violence but rather suggested that removing police presence could enable communities to settle disputes peacefully. Reacting to BJP leader Navneet Rana's response to Owaisi's comment, Imam said, «The people of BJP cannot understand anything. Akbaruddin Owaisi did not say that in „15 minutes“ he would murder someone or burn someone's house, he meant to say that, removing the Police and Hindu-Muslim brothers would settle everything together. Wherever there are clashes it is the police who ignite it»

(This story originally appeared in on May 10, 2024)

dollar had a soft tone in early Asian trading on Friday after losing ground overnight to the euro and sterling on the back of U.S. data showing further signs of a cooling labour market and hence higher odds of Fed rate cuts this year. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar was trading at 155.39 yen, down from highs of 155.95 hit in the previous session. The euro stood at $1.0782, after a 0.3% gain overnight.

Gold prices ticked up on Friday and were on track for a weekly gain, as recent economic data prompted traders to raise bets of an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve later this year.

Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher on Thursday, the seventh straight daily advance for the benchmark, as all three major U.S. indexes gained after weekly jobless claims data offered fresh hope for interest-rate cuts. U.S. Federal Reserve policy has been the main driver of investor sentiment in 2024. Renewed hopes the central bank will cut rates have pushed the Dow to its biggest rally since December. It closed at its highest since April 1.

Asian stocks rose on Friday, on course for a third week of gains, while the dollar was on the back foot as fresh signs of an easing U.S. labour market stoked optimism around interest rate cuts this year ahead of next week's crucial inflation data. Sterling was steady at $1.2515, having touched over two-week low of $1.2446 on Thursday after Bank of England (BoE) paved the way for the start of rate cuts as soon as next month.

Retiring early is becoming the norm as the share of US workers planning to work beyond age 62 continues to retreat, extending a downshift that started with the pandemic.

Canada’s renters are showing more signs of financial stress amid rising debt costs than homeowners facing higher mortgage rates, according to a new analysis from the central bank.

generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) proofs of concept (PoCs) in India went into production in fiscal year 2024, according to estimates by consulting firm EY India. Additionally, 15-20% of domestic enterprises and 30-40% of global capability centres (GCC) of multinationals have rolled out gen AI PoCs, EY's analysis of the last two quarters showed.