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Female workers are making deeper inroads on shopfloors and in functions traditionally dominated by men at automakers, amid adoption of advanced technologies in manufacturing processes which require precision handling. Tata Motors has more than 6,500 female shopfloor technicians at its manufacturing facilities that roll out electric cars, SUVs and heavy commercial vehicles. At the country’s largest two-wheeler maker, Hero MotoCorp, 3,500 women work on the shopfloors and there are assembly lines led by women at its factories at Tirupati, Haridwar and Neemrana in Rajasthan, while at MG Motor India, women account for 34% of its 3,001 workers at the manufacturing unit in Halol, Gujarat.

Classroom of the Elite Season 3 Episode 9 is poised to unravel the aftermath of the Class Poll special test, leaving students of Advanced Nurturing High School in a state of flux. Japanese audiences can catch the premiere on AT-X on February 28, 2023, at 10:30 pm JST. For international viewers, Crunchyroll will make it available on February 28, 2024, at 6:00 am PT, just thirty minutes after the Japanese release, complete with English subtitles. Dive into the captivating narrative available on Crunchyroll, Netflix, and DisneyPlus, with Crunchyroll offering both subbed and dubbed versions.

Indian passenger vehicle industry — which saw a historic 27% growth in FY23 with sales of 3.90 million vehicles, and growing since the pandemic – has floored the pedal by engaging numerous social media influencers to further accelerate sales. And the strategy seems to be working just fine: most automakers have been able to sell cars to an increasingly informed set of buyers – who seemed to know pretty much everything about a vehicle before even stepping into a showroom. The content created by these influencers are consumed by prospective buyers across the country – driving an unprecedented market expansion, beyond the top-tier cities/towns.

When Disney’s efforts to build a theme park in China became snarled in the late 2000s, Chief Executive Bob Iger sent his parks chief to Shanghai to figure out why government officials weren’t returning calls. Jay Rasulo recalls meeting with a high-ranking Communist Party official on the trip who urged him not to give up. “Jay, keep knocking at the gate," the official said.

Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE:BBDC) has reported a positive close to the year in its latest earnings call, highlighting an increase in net investment income, a consistent dividend payout, and a rise in net asset value (NAV) for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.

Diana Shipping Inc . (NYSE:DSX) successfully navigated mixed market conditions in the fourth quarter of 2023 to generate positive free cash flows and maintain high fleet utilization. CEO Semiramis Paliou highlighted the company's disciplined chartering strategy and investments in greener shipping during the year-end conference call.

Notwithstanding the wild moves seen in shares of Paytm in the last three weeks following the RBI ban on Paytm Payments Bank, Anand James, Chief Market Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, sees a trading play in the stock. “Our upside objective is in the region of Rs 500-550, but would be mindful of the chances of major collapse, should we not get above Rs 430. An aggressive stance would be to have Rs 390 as the downside marker,” he said. Edited excerpts from a chat: Following new peaks made by Nifty this week, how cautious would you be in the next week ahead of the monthly F&O expiry? What are the key levels to watch out for? Anand James: As we step into the last week of February series, rollovers have started to gain momentum in Energy, Metal and Chemical stocks, with 85% of F&O stocks appearing to witness long buildup since last expiry and 53% on a week on week basis. Meanwhile, 11% of F&O stocks saw Short buildup since last expiry and 42% on a week on week basis. Long addition was visible in Cement, Capital goods, Oil, Auto and Pharma stocks since beginning of this expiry.

Nifty50 closed below 22,200 levels. Sectorally, buying was seen in telecom, capital goods, realty, consumer durables and industrials while some selling was seen in oil & gas, public sector and energy stocks.

₹2.03 lakh crore as of 2023. The financial year 2023 saw the opening of 35.9 million new PMJDY accounts, a rise from 28.6 million in FY22 and slightly less than 38.7 million in FY21. Despite this remarkable surge, a large number of accounts remain inactive or face duplication, signaling the need for more robust financial literacy and engagement strategies.

BJP) is gearing up for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, with plans to announce over 150 candidates following the first meeting of its central election committee scheduled for February 29. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is expected to contest from Varanasi, Home Minister Amit Shah from Gandhinagar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh from Lucknow, and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur are likely to be featured in the first list. Additionally, Parvesh Verma from West Delhi, Manoj Tiwari from North West Delhi, and Ramesh Bidhuri from South Delhi are also set to be named, according to party sources as reported by TOI. The candidates are expected to be selected from constituencies where the BJP is strongly positioned and where it aims to enhance its prospects. Union Ministers Could Feature Prominently in BJP's First Lok Sabha List

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently convened a core group meeting involving five states at the party headquarters in New Delhi, in anticipation of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The meeting was chaired by BJP National President JP Nadda and attended by Home Minister Amit Shah and Organization General Secretary BL Santosh.

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Hindustan Times report, The Election Commission is expected to announce the dates of the Lok Sabha elections somewhere after 13 March and currently, the teams in EC are on their state visits in order to review poll preparedness. On Saturday, The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held the core group meeting of five states at the party headquarters in New Delhi. The meeting was led by party National President JP Nadda in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah and Organisation General Secretary BL Santosh.

Demon Slayer Season 4 is eagerly anticipated by fans worldwide. With its compelling storyline and beloved characters, the anime continues to captivate audiences. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming season.

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Aam Adami Party candidate from Gujarat's Bharuch seat for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections has expressed his gratitude to the party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, saying that the polls would hold a 'huge responsibility' for him. «Today in the INDIA bloc, the AAP and Congress alliance has taken place. The declaration has been made that in Gujarat the Bharuch seat has been given to me. I am glad with that announcement. I express my gratitude to Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann and others for providing this huge responsibility,» Vasava said. He further said that the party leaders of the state would set the strategy with Congress workers soon in view of the upcoming elections.

Buy or sell stocks: After showing an excellent upside recovery from the lows on Thursday, the Indian stock market shifted into a range-bound action for the whole session on Friday and closed in the red territory. The Nifty 50 index went off 4 points and closed at the 22,212 level, the BSE Sensex slipped 15 points and ended at the 73,142 mark while the Bank Nifty index lost 108 points and finished at 46,811 level. After opening on a positive note, the Nifty 50 index was not able to sustain the opening gains and slipped into minor weakness amidst a range movement in the early part and later this sideways movement continued for the whole session.

David Warner is likely to be fit for the start of next month's IPL after missing the final T20I against New Zealand here due to adductor soreness. The 37-year-old, who retired from Tests and ODIs last month, will take seven to 10 days to regain his full fitness. «Warner will require a brief recovery period which is not expected to affect his availability for the upcoming Indian Premier League leading into to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup,» Cricket Australia said in a statement. Warner had also sat out the second T20I as part of Australia's rotation strategy. He will quit the shortest format after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup in June this year.

Indian stock market: Shares of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India have been on an uptrend in the last four months. In this period, the LIC share price has risen from around ₹600 to ₹1,066 apiece level, registering around 75 percent rally in this time.

Shortly after announcing its mega-acquisition of Atria’s advisory business, LPL Financial has entered into another hefty agreement.

Not too long ago, the positive news surrounding sustainable investing seemed as if it would never end. Unfortunately, that stream of praise proved to be, well, unsustainable, as evidenced by the recent backlash against it.