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Blockchain analytics platform Santiment has suggested that the current bearish sentiment surrounding Bitcoin may soon be overturned.

Financial steps can often be as unpredictable as the monsoon rains. For Mayank Aggarwal, a young professional working in the IT sector, managing his finances was a constant juggling act. However, a recent setback led him to ponder over a critical question: Is taking a personal loan a wise choice to settle his delayed credit card bills?

The Indian real estate segment has undergone a transformative shift. The most notable shift that has come to the fore in the last couple of years is the demand in the luxury housing segment. Not only are the discerning homebuyers looking for a home that matches their lifestyle, but there is also been a greater demand for bigger homes.

₹15 lakh in their bank account. “Kya kaha? Aapke paas ye raqm nahi hai? To kahan gaye aapke 15 lakh rupaye? Jumle vaadon se raho saavdhan (What did you say? You don’t have that amount? Where is your ₹15 lakh? Beware of such false promises)," Aamir Khan is seen saying in the edited video.

The Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) published a report in August 2019 titled Unlocking the ₹100 Trillion Opportunity. The mutual fund (MF) industry had under ₹25 trillion of assets under management (AUM) in July 2019. We have come a long way since then. The industry's AUM has more than doubled to ₹55 trillion as of March 2024 and mutual funds have millions of new investors now. The journey was made possible by a strong regulatory framework, which safeguards the interests of investors.

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A new study by Experian has highlighted significant financial knowledge gaps among Americans, particularly younger generations, that are contributing to costly errors.

European Union regulators are seeking details from TikTok on a new app from the video sharing platform that pays users to watch videos

Participant, the activist film and television studio that has financed Oscar winners and socially conscious documentaries, is closing its doors after 20 years

Authorities in Ivory Coast's largest city are demolishing homes in low-income areas over what they say are public health concerns, leaving thousands without shelter and with nowhere to go

A National Public Radio editor who wrote a critical essay saying that his company had become intolerant of all but liberal views has resigned

The U.S. 7th Fleet says a Navy P-8A Poseidon has flown through the Taiwan Strait

India into a developed country by 2047. Revamping the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) will focus on substantially expanding and upgrading the network of rural roads and linking them with nearby hubs and markets to bolster «productive capacity of the economy and ensure ease of living», said the people cited above. «Along with rural housing, rural roads will assume renewed focus in the next term (of the Modi government). The priority will not just be to have roads in every nook and corner of rural India but to go beyond that and link economic, educational, health, social or agriculture centres,» one of the persons said. «These steps are aimed at transforming rural India like never before,» he added.

IPL 2024 GT vs DC: Titans register lowest total in tournament, score just 89 After this win, Delhi Capitals climbed up to 6th position in the IPL points table, with 3 wins in 7 matches and a net run rate of -0.074. While, GT slipped to 7th spot with 3 wins in 7 matches and a net run rate of -1.303. Following the defeat of Gujarat Titans, netizens expressed his sadness and anger on the social media.

social media. Reacting to the video, an X user said many in Kerala are fighting battles for Palestine. "That's why they were feeling so hurt.

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop advisory on Wednesday for Alaska Airlines, saying: «All Alaska mainline and subcarrier flights ground stopped.» In a separate statement, the FAA said the carrier «asked the FAA to pause the airline's mainline departures nationwide.» It did not provide a reason for the stoppage.

Tesla chief Elon Musk is set to announce an investment in India of $2-$3 billion, mainly for building a new factory, when he visits New Delhi next week to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, two sources familiar with the discussions said. Musk will meet Modi on Monday during his India trip, when the billionaire is expected to unveil his plans to enter the world's third-largest auto market where electric car adoption is still in its infancy. India's EV market is small but growing and dominated by local carmaker Tata Motors. EVs made up just 2% of total car sales in 2023, but the government is targeting 30% of new cars to be EVs starting 2030.

IFFCO in the country in the next three years. Nano Urea Plus is a new version of nano urea meant for meeting crop nitrogen requirements at critical growth phases. According to a gazette notification, the government has approved Nano Urea Plus in liquid form with 16 per cent nitrogen content in weight by weight, and pH value of 4-8.5 and viscosity of 5-30. This product will be manufactured by the cooperative major IFFCO for a period of three years, it said.

Tesla on Wednesday asked its shareholders to once again approve CEO Elon Musk's record-breaking $56 billion pay that was set in 2018, but was rejected by a Delaware judge in January. The compensation includes no salary or cash bonus, but sets rewards based on Tesla's market value rising to as much as $650 billion over the next 10 years. Tesla is now valued at $500.36 billion, according to LSEG data.

Congress on Wednesday questioned the Election Commission's move to get a post on electoral bonds scheme deleted from social media platform X and said that the issue raised in the post makes the government «extremely uncomfortable». The opposition party's remarks came after the social media platform X said that the Election Commission ordered it to take down select posts of YSR Congress, AAP, N Chandrababu Naidu and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary for violation of the model code of conduct. The orders were issued on April 2 and April 3 and a follow-up email was sent by the poll panel on April 10 in which it cited a violation of the «voluntary code of ethics» if 'X' fails to remove the four posts reported to it. Congress spokesperson and party's social media department head Supriya Shrinate said the Election Commission had asked platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to delete some posts, one of which was about electoral bonds.

India’s investment landscape is diverse, catering to various financial goals, risk appetites, and time horizons. They range from tax savings schemes (PPF, NPS, ELSS, ULIPs, Tax Saving Deposits), longer horizon and higher returns products (mutual funds, stock investments, IPOs), shorter horizons (fixed deposits, liquid mutual funds, ultra short-term debt plans), medium-term goals (ELSS, FDRs, Recurring Deposits) and longer-term goals (Equity Mutual Funds, direct equity, gold, real estate, NSCs, Bonds). On 9th April 2024, the BSE Sensex in India touched the 75,000 mark. It was incepted in 1979 at 100 value and has compounded at a rate of 15.85% in these 45 years. India is the fifth largest economy in the world, and there is a good probability that a growth rate of 15% may well be sustained in the future, let’s say for the next 45 years, too!