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Kotak Mahindra Bank credit cards ahead of his debut India tour next spring. A relative straggler among large private banks in signing up new credit-card customers, Kotak Mahindra has tied up with the organizers of Sheeran's Mumbai show — and that has helped the lender sell more cards than it did through any other promotional to date. On average, India's third-biggest private lender by market value receives 5-6,000 credit card applications a day. But a pre-sales offer tied to Sheeran's March 16 show in Mumbai's Mahalakshmi Race Course caused that number to surge to 30,000 a day. «We have seen a fivefold increase in applications for our premium credit cards — the white and white reserve cards — following the pre-sale announcement,» said Frederick D'Souza, Business Head, Credit Cards, Kotak Mahindra Bank. Pre-sale tickets for Ed Sheeran's performance, with a minimum price tag of Rs 7,500 each, were available for Kotak Bank white credit card holders for Rs 5,500.

The Victorian government registered the State Electricity Commission as a company less than 24 hours before it unveiled a 10-year “strategic plan” at an energy conference with tech billionaire turned environmentalist Mike Cannon-Brookes.

MUMBAI, BENAGLURU : Nine of India’s top 10 software services firms, employing more than 2 million engineers, have seen their workforce shrink in the six months to 30 September, the first time in more than 25 years, as clients in the US and Europe cut spending amid rising economic and geopolitical risks. With the six months to March typically softer for IT companies than the first half because of fewer working days, the year ending 31 March may mark the first instance of Indian IT companies ending the year with fewer employees than at the beginning of the fiscal year, according to industry executives and staffing firms.

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sturdy labour market that’s powering economic expansion. Government data on Friday are projected to show payrolls in the world’s largest economy increased by about 190,000 in October, still-solid job growth that follows sizable advances in the previous three months. Hourly earnings are seen rising at the slowest annual pace in more than two years, partly a reflection of increased labour force participation. Moderating pay gains help explain why Federal Reserve policymakers are projected to again hold interest rates steady on Wednesday following their two-day meeting. The resilient labour market has been instrumental in keeping conumers spending and the economy growing as inflationary pressures gradually wane.

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said a caste census was essential if one supported reservations as the exercise would help fix the quota process for different sections of society. Addressing a press conference at the Congress' Rajiv Bhawan here, the former Union minister asked if tigers and elephants can be counted, why can't there be a caste census in the country. «We should know how many people belong to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, non backward class.

Stocks on Wall Street closed mostly lower on Friday to cap off another losing week as investors digested the latest round of corporate earnings results while continuing to focus on the Federal Reserve’s outlook for interest rates.

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami bowled superbly in their magical opening spells after Rohit Sharma's rearguard 87 on a challenging pitch as India hammered England by 100 runs for their sixth straight win in the World Cup on Sunday. The emphatic win would not have been possible without the special effort of skipper Rohit (87 off 101 balls), whose sublime knock stood out as most Indian batters fell by the wayside on a two-paced pitch. Suryakumar Yadav (49) got the much needed runs in the death overs to push India to 229 for nine. Shami (4/22) and Bumrah (3/32) stole the show with the ball for the unstoppable hosts as England batters once against cut a sorry figure as they slumped to 129 all out in 34.5 overs for their fifth loss in six games. England are virtually out of semifinal contention while India, the only unbeaten side in the tournament, are almost there. Having put up a below par total, India needed early wickets to put pressure on a struggling England batting unit.

Disney animated hit, not only captured hearts but set the stage for new adventures and songs. As the world eagerly anticipated a live-action rendition, a Moana television series was announced back in 2020. Since then, news on the show has been as elusive as the wind on the open sea. Here's a look at what's been unfolding with Moana: The Series.

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Investing.com — Fear across global markets is expected to hit fever pitch in the coming week, with stock markets likely tanking and favorite commodity plays oil and gold rising, as Israel enters the much-anticipated heightened phase of its war with Hamas, attacking Gaza from land, air and sea.  

Investing.com — It’s going to be a very busy week for investors, with a Federal Reserve meeting, the latest U.S. jobs report and earnings from technology heavyweight Apple that could set the direction for stocks and bonds the rest of the year. Here’s what you need to know to start your week.

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BRUSSELS : The Group of Seven industrial countries will on Monday agree a code of conduct for companies developing advanced artificial intelligence systems, a G7 document showed, as governments seek to mitigate the risks and potential misuse of the technology. The voluntary code of conduct will set a landmark for how major countries govern AI, amid privacy concerns and security risks, the document seen by Reuters showed.

Mumbai: Even a dead cat will bounce once if it falls far enough," goes a famous Wall Street saying. In the 1980s, the saying gained currency and came to mean a short-term recovery amid a declining trend. As the Indian stock markets closed over 1% on Friday, 27 October, after six days of bloodbath, many analysts found themselves questioning if this was indeed one of those ‘dead cat bounces’.

code of conduct for companies developing advanced artificial intelligence systems, a G7 document showed, as governments seek to mitigate the risks and potential misuse of the technology. The voluntary code of conduct will set a landmark for how major countries govern AI, amid privacy concerns and security risks, the document seen by Reuters showed.

Netanyahu Sunday retracted and apologized for a post on platform X (formerly known as Twitter), in which he took a jab at his intelligence chiefs saying they never warned him that Hamas was planning its wide-scale attack on October 7, 2023, reported Reuters. "At no time and no stage was a warning given to Prime Minister Netanyahu regarding war intentions of Hamas. On the contrary, all security officials, including the head of army intelligence and the head of the Shin Bet, estimated that Hamas was deterred and interested in an arrangement," Netanyahu had said in his post on X, (around 2300 GMT on Saturday).

AP quoted a UN agency as saying on Sunday. The United Nations noted the growing desperation and the breakdown of public order, following the war between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers. Over the weekend, tanks and infantry were pushed into Gaza by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he announced a “second stage" in the war.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday assured that if the party comes to power in Telangana it will implement its six guarantees in the state. Addressing a public meeting in Sangareddy constituency in the run-up to the November 30 Assembly polls in Telangana, Kharge highlighted the six poll guarantees announced by the Congress in Telangana and urged the people to elect the grand old party in the state.

Confederation of Indian Industry explored the possibilities of boosting ties with Taiwan in various industrial sectors, a senior official said. The delegation led by CII Tamil Nadu Textile Panel Convenor G R Gopi Kumar studied areas of mutual understanding in man-made fabrics, sustainable and technical textiles and invited firms from Taiwan to invest in the state.