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A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called Agniveer a scheme devised to “insult” India’s bravehearts, claiming no pension or other benefits are given to the families of Agniveers after their martyrdom, the Indian Army clarified that financial support is being offered to the family of Agniveer Gawate Akshay Laxman who died in the line of duty.

As luxury transcends beyond homes, commercial real estate in India is witnessing a transformative wave. While opulent residential properties have always been associated with the term ‘luxury’, a new trend is emerging – the expansion of luxury into commercial spaces. The rise of high-end offices reflects a paradigm shift in how businesses view their workplaces and the environments they thrive in. These spaces combine functionality, aesthetics, and technology to create immersive environments that foster growth, innovation, and well-being. Additionally, India’s economic resiliency, supportive government policies, and improving business environment ensure its position as an attractive market for global investors in the long run.

E[co]work has launched a first-of-its-kind co-working space in NCR’s Ghaziabad region for microentrepreneurs, dismantlers, and recyclers in the e-waste sector in a bid to institutionalize e-waste management. The licensed facility is equipped with dismantling units, storage spaces, tables, tools, office and meeting rooms, equipment, and washrooms to offer the informal e-waste sector a space dedicated to dignifying and formalizing their work.

Congress leader said, “Respected Election Commission, we have only one request, please hand over the VVPAT slip to us separately, which we will keep in a separate ballot box." “Before counting, count the votes from any 10 ballot boxes and tally them with the results from the counting unit. If the result of both is the same then declare the result from the results of the Counting Unit," he said. "What problem does the Election Commission have with this? We request the Supreme Court to take this matter seriously and save democracy in the country," he added.

When and where to watch the Pakistan vs Afghanistan clash?The Pakistan vs Afghanistan match will air live on Indian television via Star Sports channels. Indian viewers can also enjoy free live streaming of these matches on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.

earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Myanmar on Monday morning, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to the NCS, the earthquake struck at 06:29:16 IST on Monday, at a depth of 90 kilometers.

futures and options (F&O) trading was a loss-making proposition for investors. The report revealed that 89% investors lost money through these activities, and only 11% made profits. Separately, in an interview with Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath some time ago, I learnt that there are no more than 5 lakh derivatives traders in the entire country.

Sale may not be your regular crusty four-letter word, but it packs quite a punch. Within sniffing distance of festive season, it sends adrenaline racing and minds gearing to succumb to temptation. Triggering a spending mania that grips the entire nation, it knocks over well-laid budgets, disrupting cash flows and relationships, while lifting the fortunes of retailers and sellers. So, it’s no surprise that Flipkart’s The Big Billion Days sale, from 8-15 October this year, recorded 1.4 billion customer visits, with its Plus memberships reportedly witnessing a 60% increase over last year’s sale.

World Cup 2023 match at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. It would be the fifth match of both teams in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. Pakistan are in the 5th spot with four points in the World Cup 2023 team table and Afghanistan is at the bottom of the table with two points.

Coforge, the mid-sized IT services company which achieved over $1 billion in annual revenue in the last quarter of FY23, is planning to spin off a stand-alone public sector division by the year-end. The sector’s resilience is a catalyst for this strategic focus on establishing a separate public sector entity, Sudhir Singh, the chief executive, said in an interview. “We are focusing on public sector clients outside India—in the UK and Australia.

missile strikes killed at least six postal workers and wounded 17 others Saturday when they hit a mail depot in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a video on social media of what appeared to be a heavily damaged warehouse surrounded by rubble and a container with the logo of the Ukrainian postal operator Nova Poshta. The six killed in the attack were all workers at the Nova Poshta depot, located in the village of Korotych, regional governor Oleg Sinegubov said. “The victims, aged between 19 and 42, received shrapnel wounds and blast injuries,” he said. Of the injured being treated in hospital, seven were in a serious condition, Sinegubov said, adding that “Doctors are fighting for their lives”.

DUBAI (Reuters) -An Iranian Revolutionary Court sentenced two journalists to years in prison for their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini last year, state media reported on Sunday.

U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday to cap a losing week as investors worried about more interest rate hikes and the Israel-Hamas conflict spreading.

World Cup bout against New Zealand in Dharamshala on October 22, as he picked up 5 wickets for 54 runs. The fifer from Shami makes Shami the only Indian bowler to have picked up two 5-wicket hauls in the history of cricket world cups, social media users pointed out. Fans on internet cheered Shami for his top-class performance, with some of the prominent voices also questioning why he was kept out of the playing XI so far.

Iowa woman, Madison Russo, who falsely claimed to have cancer and shared her fabricated «battle» on various social media platforms, has been spared from a prison sentence. A judge has sentenced her to probation and imposed a 10-year suspended sentence. Russo, aged 20, made unfounded assertions about suffering from pancreatic cancer, leukemia, and a football-sized tumor wrapped around her spine on platforms such as TikTok, GoFundMe, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

fire, writes Rutger Bregman in his book, Humankind: A Hopeful History. They even pretended to fire, and reload, to appease their superiors. The latest phase in the Israel-Palestine conflict is uniquely brutal for Israel, and brutal in a very familiar way for Palestinians.

alliance. In a major indication of the fading impact of INDIA, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav used PDA in his social media post on Lok Sabha Polls 2024. However, he didn't mention anything about INDIA alliance.

Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday released the first list of 52 candidates for the Telangana Assembly elections, set to be held on November 30. Members of Parliament Soyam Bapu Rao, Arvind Dharmapuri and Bandi Sanjay Kumar have been fielded from Boath, Koratla and Karimnagar, respectively, while MLA T Raja Singh is set to contest from Goshamahal. Of the 52 candidates, 12 are women, while 14 candidates are from Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe backgrounds. Earlier today, the national party revoked the suspension of Singh, who was suspended by the party in August 2022 for his purported remarks against the Prophet in a video posted on social media. “The central disciplinary committee of the BJP revoked the suspension of Shri T Raja Singh MLA Gosha Mahal from the BJP after due consideration of his explanation in response to the show cause notice served by the party,” a party statement said. Other notable candidates include Eatala Rajender — a former Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader — who is contesting from Huzurabad and Gajwel, where he will go up against current Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

Where are India and New Zealand placed on the points table? While India and New Zealand have both been victorious in 4 encounters so far and hold 8 points, the Kiwis top the ICC World Cup points table due to a superior net run rate of + 1.923 compared to + 1.659 for India. However, despite the lower net run rate if India can manage to win the key clash in Dharamshala, they will be the top side on the points table.

Cryptocurrencies have been a hotbed of innovation and volatility, with prices that can skyrocket or plummet in a matter of hours. Yet, the question remains: how do these digital assets correlate with the broader macroeconomic factors that influence global financial markets? The Intersection of Cryptocurrency and Macroeconomics Cryptocurrencies, including the most well-known Bitcoin being a form of 'digital gold' and a hedge against traditional financial instruments. This view has fueled the perception that crypto markets might be inversely correlated with macroeconomic factors. However, the reality is more complex. Risk-on vs. Risk-off Behavior: Cryptocurrencies have displayed both risk-on and risk-off behavior, depending on market sentiment. During periods of economic uncertainty, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have been seen as safe-haven assets, much like gold. But during times of economic prosperity, they can behave more like risk assets, reflecting investor appetite for high returns. Inflation Hedge: A macroeconomic factor closely tied to cryptocurrencies is inflation. The finite supply of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and the belief that they can serve as a hedge against fiat currency devaluation have led to increased investment during times of rising inflation.

Elon Musk had a drastic response to the United States Securities and Exchange Commissions' (US SEC) new regulations regarding financial services firms, terming it a “slow strangulation of civilization". “Our civilization is being slowly strangled to death one regulation at a time," Musk posted on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. He was quoting a post by Robinhood App CEO and co-founder Vladimir Tenev, who detailed the repercussions of the US SEC's move on fintech companies and customers.