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As the league stage of IPL 2024 approaches its conclusion with just eight games remaining, Kolkata Knight Riders stand as the sole team to have secured a playoff berth, leaving three spots still up for grabs. Here’s a breakdown of how the teams in contention are positioned.

Varanasi (UP): A day before filing his nomination papers from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a six-kilometre-long roadshow on Monday evening and said the warmth and affection of people is «unbelievable». People lined the barricaded roads, some of them holding saffron flags, balloons and small «trishuls». Small stages were set up along the route where cultural performances were held. Cutouts of famous people from Kashi were installed in many places.

New Delhi: Food tech major Zomato on Monday said its subsidiary Zomato Payment Pvt Ltd (ZPPL) has decided to voluntarily surrender the certificate of authorisation it obtained from the Reserve Bank to operate as an online payment aggregator. ALSO READ: Zomato, its first full-year profit in pocket, turns focus on Blinkit "At Zomato, we do not see ourselves having a significant competitive advantage against the incumbents in the payments space and hence we don't foresee a business in payments space as commercially viable for us, at this stage.

LONDON — The boss of U.K. stock trading service Freetrade is stepping down and leaving the company with immediate effect, the company told CNBC exclusively Monday.

Oil prices edged higher on Monday after losing about $1 a barrel in the previous session on signs that U.S. policymakers are likely to keep interest rates higher for longer. Brent crude futures were up 55 cents at $83.34 a barrel by 1239 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 62 cents to $78.88.

₹700 crore ($85 million) in brownfield expansion through FY25. This capital expenditure (capex), she revealed, will mostly be assigned towards the contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) segment of the company. “The plan for the next year will be to uphold our continued focus on revenue growth, brownfield organic expansion, Ebitda and net debt to Ebitda ratio improvement.

Kolkata, Days after his removal as the party's West Bengal unit general secretary, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh was back as its star campaigner for the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections. The TMC on Monday submitted its list of star campaigners to the Election Commission and Ghosh's name was figured on the list.

Men in Black. A suited Will Smith was rapping to the movie’s eponymous title track, against a set propped with sci-fi elements, including a flying UFO and a gigantic alien face. This was Smith’s surprise performance as part of reggaeton star J.

₹41.28 in December 2023 to touch its record high of ₹165.15 in intra-day deals. It hit its 2 percent upper circuit for the seventh straight session today. Meanwhile, it has soared over 743 percent in the last one year.

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday strengthened their bid for an IPL playoff berth with a convincing win over Rajasthan Royals (RR). Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad's unbeaten 42 and a stellar performance by bowler Simarjeet Singh, who claimed three wickets, contributed significantly to CSK's success. By restricting Rajasthan to 141-5, CSK easily chased down the target with five wickets and 10 balls to spare. This victory propelled CSK to 14 points, securing third place with seven wins in 13 matches. Consequently, Sunrisers Hyderabad slipped to fourth place, also with 14 points. CSK has a net run rate of 0.528 vs 0.406 of SRH.

While BTC’s rise to $80K and $100K dominated price predictions earlier this year, investors are less optimistic now. Most of the broader market has slowed down, following in the footsteps of Bitcoin.

Indian spice brand MDH, under scrutiny for alleged contamination in some products, has since 2021 seen an average 14.5% of its U.S. shipments rejected due to the presence of bacteria, a Reuters analysis of U.S. regulatory data found.

Before I Forget. One, he’s a keen observer and true to his craft as a veteran theatre director, actor and cultural activist, sets the scene like a stage.

Family businesses thrive on familial bonds, trust, and a shared vision. But there comes a time when inducting non-family professionals becomes crucial for growth. This need arises when:

performer till his last breath. Marathi industry veteran Satish Joshi passed away while performing on stage. The thespian took his audience in shock when he suddenly collapsed. His friend Rajesh Deshpande mourned him on Facebook. Taking to Fb, Deshpande wrote, “My senior friend and actor satish Joshi died on stage. He performed before breathing his last. Om Shanti Om,” he wrote in Marathi. A veteran in the Marathi industry, Joshi was renowned for his acting prowess. He was a regular both on the big screen as well as at the theatre circuits. His performance in the movie ‘Bhagyalaxmi’ was widely applauded by critics.

Earlier this week (May 9, 2024), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) accomplished the significant achievement of conducting a successful hot test of a liquid rocket engine that was produced using additive manufacturing (AM) technology. The test lasted 665 seconds and involved the utilization of the PS4 engine, which is part of the PSLV upper stage. AM, also known as 3D printing, involves layer-by-layer material addition to create objects from digital models, allowing for complex designs and efficient material usage.

Also read | Cryptocurrencies are rallying again, but concerns remain The lack of regulation, however, places investors heavily at risk in this type of instrument. This risk is on top of the massive price volatility of crypto and the risk of hacking associated with it. An investor needs to register on the BitSave app, complete the customer verification requirements, and then deposit an amount in rupees via UPI, which will immediately be converted to USDT, which is also known as Tether, a cryptocurrency stablecoin, where the value of a digital asset is pegged to something like a fiat currency, in this case the US dollar.

Purulia Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal with lack of industrialisation and corruption allegations dominating the poll narrative in the backdrop of the omnipresent local Kurmi struggle for Scheduled Tribe status. The stage in this Kurmi-majority seat looks all set for a fierce three-cornered battle between incumbent BJP MP Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato, TMC's former state minister Shantiram Mahato and Congress's old war horse Nepal Mahato, all of who are represent the Kurmi scheduled caste community. While the BJP perceptively earned the Kurmi confidence to dislodge the TMC from the seat in 2019, the latter, in its bid to regain the community's support in the region, has announced in its poll manifesto that it will stand by its demand for ST status and pursue the Centre for its approval. Even smaller parties like SUCI (Communist) have fielded candidates from the same community in the form of young student leader Sushmita Mahato.

Bihar STET 2024 examination has been released by the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB). The admit cards are available for download from secondary.biharboardonline.com. BSEB is set to hold STET 2024 exams from this month. The Paper 1 is scheduled to take place between May 18 and 29, 2024, while Paper 2 will be held from June 11 to 20, 2024. Recently, the board asked candidates to review and rectify any mistakes on their dummy admit cards. The dummy admit cards were accessible in stages: from January 12 to February 21, 2024 for the initial four, and from March 4 to 8, 2024 for the fifth one.

AFP, Swiss rapper and singer Nemo, aged 24, clinched victory in the contest with their song “The Code," blending elements of drum-and-bass, opera, rap, and rock. The song explores Nemo's personal journey of self-discovery as a non-binary individual. “‘The Code’is about the journey I started with the realization that I am neither a man nor a woman," Nemo said.