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‘Delhi Chalo’ protest on Tuesday. This came amid comprehensive preparations by police in Haryana and Delhi, which have orders to stop them from entering the national capital. Videos shared by news agencies showed that vehicles were stuck in traffic jams at the Delhi-Gurugram border due to the restrictions on vehicular movement along the borders including Singhu, Shambhu, and Ghazipur.

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks rose slightly on Tuesday in anticipation of key U.S. inflation data, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rallied to 34-year highs on positive earnings from the technology sector and dovish signals from the Bank of Japan.

Investing.com-- Oil prices moved little in Asian trade on Tuesday as traders turned cautious ahead of key U.S. inflation data that is expected to factor into the path of interest rates, while an OPEC monthly report was also in focus. 

Hindalco Industries Ltd is slated to release its earnings for the December quarter later today, and the print is likely to look better led by a robust show by arm Novelis Inc. On Monday, Novelis reported a strong 33% year-on-year (YoY) growth in operating profit, which drove the profit multifold. The company posted a net income of $121 million for the quarter, compared to $12 million a year ago.

Meteorologists have predicted that El Niño conditions are set to dissipate by this summer, perhaps even by June, raising hopes of a bountiful Indian monsoon in 2024. After below-average cumulative rainfall and a warm 2023, various national weather forecasting agencies now expect this see-saw of the Pacific Ocean to turn neutral by April-June and then start developing into La Niña, the opposite condition. As geography dictates and experience shows, this switch implies a shift from a relatively parched Indian subcontinent to a wetter one.

Inflation in January dropped modestly, thanks to a cool-off in food prices. Government data released on Monday showed the benchmark consumer price inflation rate declining to 5.1% year-on-year, compared with 5.7% in December, with food inflation easing to 8.3% in the first month of 2024 from 9.5% the month before. While inflation’s declining trend is comforting, this drop isn’t as sharp as some economists had expected.

₹6.72 trillion were higher than last year’s ₹6.37 trillion. While this looks encouraging, 80% has been raised by financial companies, compared with 74% last year. So non-financial firms have raised just ₹1.34 trillion.

Stock market today: On account of the sharp sell-off in PSU stocks, the Indian stock market gave up early morning gains and ended lower on Monday. The Nifty 50 index lost 166 points and closed at the 21,616 level, the BSE Sensex nosedived 523 points and finished at the 71,072 mark while the Bank Nifty index crashed 752 points and ended at the 44,882 level. In the broad market, the small-cap index crashed 3.16 percent whereas the mid-cap index tanked 2.62 percent.

Sensex plunged 523.00 points, or 0.73%, to close at 71,072.49, while the Nifty 50 settled 166.45 points, or 0.76%, lower at 21,616.05. Nifty 50 formed a long bear candle on the daily chart that placed it at the edge of the downside breakout of the crucial support of the uptrend line at 21,600 levels. Also Read: Indian stock market: 8 key things that changed for market overnight - Gift Nifty, inflation to Bitcoin price rally “The weakness in the benchmark Nifty was accompanied by a deep cut in the broader market indices like midcap and small-cap segments on Monday.

Gold prices were stuck in a tight range on Tuesday as investors refrained from making big bets ahead of a U.S. inflation report that could give fresh perspective on how soon, and by how much, the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates this year. FUNDAMENTALS

Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in a densely packed town in the Gaza Strip as airstrikes carried out to cover the raid killed more than 60 Palestinians, including women and children. The rescue in Rafah briefly lifted the spirits of Israelis shaken by the plight of the dozens of hostages held by Hamas. The nation is still reeling from the militant group's cross-border raid last year that started the war. The overnight bombardment brought devastation in Rafah, which is packed with some 1.4 million people, most of whom fled their homes elsewhere in Gaza to escape fighting. Associated Press footage showed a large area of flattened houses, tattered tents and lines of bloodied bodies brought into nearby hospitals.

The Indian Express and The Times of India. He was nominated as a Rajya Sabha MP by the BJP from Uttar Pradesh in 1998 and remained in the Upper House till 2010. He was minister of communications and information technology in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

New York City subway station on Monday afternoon just ahead of the busy rush hour, official confirmed on Tuesday. No motive was given for the shooting. The officials said the shooting started at around 4.30 pm when stations throughout the city are usually filled with kids coming home from school and many workers are beginning their evening commute.

Bollywood movie Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya earned ₹3.75 crore on Monday as the numbers fall 65.12% after the movie had done the highest business on Sunday. Numbers for most movies fall on Monday. However, things looked positive for the movie, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, as it did well over the weekend.

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Prem Watsa strongly refuted the allegations levelled by short seller Muddy Waters and firmly stood by his company's track record of returns to investors, amid charges of accounting abuse against Fairfax Financial Holdings, a Toronto-listed investment firm he founded four decades ago. Fairfax Financial Holdings has invested $7 billion (about Rs 58,100 crore at current exchange rates) in India.

Risk management and benefits firm Milliman is facing a trial in April over the alleged mismanagement of its own 401(k) plan.

SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australian consumer sentiment rebounded to a 20-month high in February as a slowdown in inflation fuelled hopes interest rates had finally peaked and boosted spending intentions, a survey showed on Tuesday.

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Keynes once said that markets can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.

XO, Kitty was renewed for season 2 in the past year. As per What's on Netflix, a filming window for three months will be starting in April 2024 and casting is in progress. A renewal order for season 2 was given after the debut of season 1 and the reason for that should not be a surprise. The show has garnered good numbers for the streaming platform but since the time of the renewal, not much has been disclosed about what will happen in the show next. Anna Cathcart will be returning for the latest season as Kitty, and Gia Kim, Minyeong Choi, Peter Thurnwald, Anthony Keyvan, Sang Heon Lee, and Regam Aliyah will be recapitulating their roles. Jennifer K Han and Sascha G. Rothchild will be continuing as the showrunners.