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erstwhile royal families in the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency can make the road tough for Bollywood actor turned-politician Kangana Ranaut who is making her electoral debut as the BJP candidate from the high-profile seat. Maheshwar Singh, a former BJP state president, three times MP and scion of the erstwhile royal family of Kullu, has asked the party high command to review its decision to field Ranaut while BJP dissidents who were denied a ticket in 2022 assembly polls and fought as Independents held a meeting to chalk out the strategy. BJP leader and former minister Ram Lal Markanda has resigned from the party along with his supporters after Congress rebel Ravi Thakur who voted in favor of the BJP in Rajya Sabha elections was given a ticket for assembly bypolls from Lahaul and Spiti. «I have left the BJP along with my supporters and would definitely contest the assembly polls,» he had told PTI adding that there is a possibility of him contesting from the Congress party.

Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has asked candidates aspiring for party tickets in the Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections to deposit Rs 50,000 each for supply of campaign materials. OPCC president Sarat Pattanayak has written letter to the prospective candidates in this regard. Pattnayak said the OPCC is open to accept cheques of Rs 50,000 from shortlisted candidates on behalf of the party to supply branding and campaign materials of an equivalent value to them. «The cheque will be in favour of OPCC and not in the name of any individual leader...,» he said.

Stocks to buy now: After witnessing an impressive trend reversal in the last session of the financial year 2023-24, stock market investors are busy finding out the value picks for their portfolio in the new fiscal. As most of the Indian indices are at record high levels, investors are looking at the IT segment as the segment has remained under the sell-off heat for a long time. So, it would be prudent to know whether one should accumulate IT stocks in the new financial year 2024-25.

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India has taken the right path to achieving self-sufficiency in semiconductors by starting with production of the relatively less complex mature nodes, said a top executive of Taiwanese fabless chipmaker MediaTek. «I think that it is a good strategy adopted by the Indian government that they started with the mature nodes, because they are less complex.,» Anku Jain, managing director, MediaTek India, told ET in an interview. «4nm is complex and relatively more difficult to implement. The new fabs that are coming up in India want to start with the mature node (as) it is slightly easier. I think that is the right approach.»

Kia India on Friday said it is planning to have around 700 sales and service touchpoints in 300 cities by the end of the year. The automaker, which sells models like Seltos and Sonet, has 522 such touchpoints across 236 cities. The company said it is focussed on strengthening its presence in Tier-1 and Tier-2 markets, contributing 40 per cent to its total network strength. Kia India is also focused on expanding its touchpoints in the Tier-4 and upcountry markets, it added.

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has written to the Aam Admi Party (AAP) requesting its participation in the party's campaign efforts in all the 28 constituencies to counter the BJP. KPCC President DK Shivakumar, who is also the Deputy CM, has written to AAP State President Mukhya Mantri Chandru, requesting him to deploy the party workers and leaders to work for the success of Congress candidates to save the country's “democracy and the Constitution” that had been threatened under the authoritarian regime of the BJP. The AAP joining hands with the Congress would defy communal forces and consolidate the secular votes, he said. Chandru, responding positively to the request, suggested to Shivakumar to hold a meeting with the leaders and office-bearers of AAP to draw up a campaign strategy.

With the launch of a much-hyped and against-the-odds electric car, Lei Jun, Xiaomi's co-founder and CEO, is taking on Elon Musk with a strategy that takes a page from Tesla's playbook. Lei, 54, took the stage in Beijing on Thursday to unveil Xiaomi's SU7 car, a project three years in the making that has attracted a lot of attention but which, Lei has warned investors, will lose money.

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As the tax-saving season nears its end, many taxpayers turn to tax-harvesting strategies to reduce their tax burden. For those unfamiliar, this approach involves selling investments that are currently at a loss (purchased at a higher price than their current value) to offset the capital gains taxes owed on profitable investments.

In the realm of personal loans, the interest rate structure stands out as a crucial consideration. Borrowers typically encounter two primary options: Fixed and variable interest rates, each presenting its array of benefits and considerations. 

Securing a personal loan at the best interest rates doesn’t necessarily require advanced negotiation skills. Since personal loan interest rates vary, it’s essential to shop around to determine which financial institution aligns best with your needs. To start, obtain quotes from various lenders, including banks, credit unions, and online lenders. Below are some suggestions for negotiating improved terms on your personal loan. 

personal loans, it entails steadily reducing the loan balance with each monthly installment until the loan is completely repaid by the end of its term. Here’s an overview of how it operates for personal loans: Put plainly, amortisation enables you to steadily chip away at the loan, addressing the interest along with the principal amount throughout the loan duration. This systematic method facilitates consistent budgeting and guarantees full repayment of the loan by the term’s conclusion.

Mutual Fund’s Retirement Readiness Survey 2023, two observations significantly struck my attention. One — that people plan for happy outcomes and disregard the importance of negative ones. Perhaps it's because we've witnessed our elders grappling with health issues, boredom, loneliness, and financial dependency on their children.

Narendra Modi, at his widely-reported meeting with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, broached the idea of green gross domestic product parameters, saying that the tools currently used to quantify economic growth are bad for the climate. Modi also said that climate action has picked up pace since the G20 Summit in India, held in September 2023. When asked about making green solutions more affordable, Modi stressed on the importance of a dual strategy: promoting nature- and climate-friendly innovation, and encouraging environmentally conscious lifestyles. He underlined the need to shift the current perspective on progress, noting that traditional markers like steel consumption and energy use can lead to increased carbon emissions.

Boeing's troubled commercial airplane unit said the planemaker faces a «pivotal moment» as it works to boost quality and address significant concerns from regulators and airline customers after a panel flew off a 737 MAX 9 jet in January. «This is a pivotal moment for us, and we have serious work ahead to build trust and improve our operations,» said Stephanie Pope, who was named president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes on Monday, in an email to employees on Wednesday seen by Reuters.

Hyderabad: As K Chandrashekar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) faces an unprecedented downslide following the arrest of Nizamabad MLC K Kavitha and continued exits from the party, the contest in Telangana is fast becoming a Congress versus BJP battle. In 2019 Lok Sabha polls, BRS had bagged nine Lok Sabha seats, BJP four and Congress three. All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen had retained Hyderabad. However, 2024 promises to be a different number game. As on date, more than half of BJP candidates in Telangana have BRS antecedents, with the bulk of them shifting loyalties this month only. The state's ruling party, Congress, is giving stiff competition to BJP as it has welcomed a slew of BRS MPs and MLAs into its fold in the run-up to the May 13 elections.

Thursday, March 28, 2024 – In a landmark launch for the Pre-Sale, a new Solana meme coin called (Lucky Boo) has been revealed via a Pre-sale ahead of an upcoming Launch and an Epic airdrop event.

ALSO READ: Why America’s political parties are so bad at winning elections But Trump has tried to leverage his legal woes -- treating his court appearances as if they were campaign rallies, complete with defiant, grievance-laden speeches before the media and cheering fans. Fist raised The speeches themselves aren't exactly presidential -- it's hard to imagine Abraham Lincoln lashing out at judges or smearing political opponents as "Marxist thugs" -- but Trump's loyal base enjoys his proclivity for incendiary rhetoric and personal grievance.

Some of China’s biggest developers are doubling down on asset management and investment property rather than home building, seeking more stable sources of income as hopes for a turnaround in the country’s real-estate sector fade. That shift, an effort to boost profit stability after years of weak property sales and tightened sector regulations in the world’s second-largest economy, should give investors a clearer road map into earnings while also boosting company valuations and financial health, analysts say. At the front of the drive are China Resources Land and Longfor, two developers with mature investment properties that include some of the biggest shopping malls in China.

If you've watched the 'Scam 1992' series, you might remember the scene on short selling, where Harshad Mehta's character describes the process of selling shares in the stock market without actually owning them.