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Lok Sabha polls are «not fair» with opposition parties being targeted but despite that, the INDIA bloc will get a clear majority in the elections due to the public response to its "five nyay, 25 guarantees", senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Saturday. He also said the people of the country will «decisively reject» all attempts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the elections «unfree and unfair». There is a strong undercurrent of «enough of das saal anyay kaal» (10 years of injustice), the Congress general secretary said. Ramesh also hit out at Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over their recent remarks about the country being a «new India», which strikes inside enemy territory, saying these are «diversionary tactics» aimed at taking the focus away from the Congress' «real narrative» of «paanch nyay, pachees guarantees» and the manifesto.

BTML), a company currently trading at a modest ₹18 on both NSE and BSE exchanges, could be on the cusp of a significant rise in the coming year. Analysts are predicting a potential surge to a staggering ₹450 per share, driven by a recently secured blockbuster deal with streaming giant Netflix.

ALSO READ: US tech giants turn to Mexico to make AI gear, spurning China The Microsoft Threat Intelligence insights in the latest East Asia report were published by the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) on Friday. The report said it is expected that "Chinese cyber and influence actors, and to some extent North Korean cyber actors," will work toward targeting elections in "India, South Korea, and the United States". How China, North Korea might influence elections in India, US, South Korea? 1. China's influence operation (IO) seeks perspectives on US political topics: China had allegedly begun using generative AI to create sleek and engaging visual content.

imposing a cap on study permit applications to curb the rapid increase of international students in Canada. Now the cap will be based on the number of study permits expiring this year, he said. This effectively means the number of international students who will enter Canada in 2024 will be the same as the number of students whose permits cease to continue this year onwards.

Modi took a dig at the Opposition saying that INDIA bloc's target is to «earn commission» if it comes to power, while the NDA is «on a mission». The INDIA bloc is contesting these elections with just one aim — to stop the BJP from winning more than 370 seats, Modi said. INDIA bloc is now seen as synonymous with instability and uncertainty; people no longer take it seriously, he said. Read PM Modi Live News Updates from Saharanpur Rally

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on Canadian intelligence service claim on New Delhi’s “interference” in Canadian elections in 2021 as uncorroborated and unsubstantiated. The allegations can further dent lukewarm India-Canada ties. In 2021, the government of India had «intent to interfere and likely conducted clandestine activities,» including using an Indian government proxy agent in Canada, according to an unclassified summary written by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), reported CBC.

Voting for 543 Lok Sabha seats in India will take place between April 19 and June 4, spread across seven phases. South Koreans will go to the polls in a general election on April 10 while the

₹5,000 crore through the qualified institutions placement (QIP) to accelerate its growth plans. In a late regulatory filing, the company disclosed that it will use the proceeds of the QIP for the prepayment of its debt and to invest in its renewable arm, JSW Neo Energy.

UNHRC adopts resolution over Gaza war, India among 13 countries to abstain The US is on high alert and is preparing for a “significant" response from Iran against Israeli or American targets in the region. Earlier this week, an Israeli airstrike hit the Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing at least seven Iranians, including two generals. While Israel has repeatedly targeted Iran-linked assets in Syria over the past few months, this was the first time an attack struck an Iranian diplomatic building.

Stocks to buy or sell: The Indian stock markets registered gains for the week gone by as they remained well supported by strong macroeconomic data in the form of PMI numbers. After record GST collection, Q4 results 2024 of the listed companies are eagerly awaited as the market is expecting satisfactory growth in the quarter ended March 2024. The growth story to continue further in FY25 was seconded by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) when it left key rates unchanged in the RBI monetary policy meeting last week.

Qassem Suleimani with a drone strike in 2020. Israeli officials did not publicly claim responsibility for the strike (though in private they leave little doubt about their role). But they did argue that whoever bombed the embassy compound had a right to do so.

Canada has finally revealed details about its plan to curb the number of study permits each province issues to international students for the next two years. Canada has said it plans to decrease number of new international student permits issued, and the target for approved study permits for the year 2024 has been established at 485,000. “On January 22, I announced a national cap on study permit applications to address the rapid increase of international students in Canada. Provincial and territorial allocations for 2024 have now been finalized. I would like to take this opportunity to share those figures and explain how we made these decisions," Immigration Minister Marc Miller said in a statement. Are you immigration ready? Find out Introducing the Net Zero First Year Growth Model

Who won yesterday IPL Match? Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) took on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at home on April 5. Hyderabad, coming from 3 defeats in 4 matches, won the toss and decided to bowl first. Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad could not give CSK a steady start as the young New Zealand batter was out for 12 off 9 balls.

RBI) Friday maintained policy interest rates and its monetary stance for the seventh straight review meeting citing an uncertain food prices trajectory and the elbow room provided by robust economic growth, thus pushing back the start of a much-anticipated rate easing cycle while extending a status quo to at least 16 months. India is probably a positive outlier in the world hobbled with economic challenges, offering Mint Road the opportunity to further consolidate its war on inflation that has been restrained over the past few quarters from leaping. However, risks to price stability have not entirely receded into the background, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, after the first policy review meeting in the new fiscal year.

Lok Sabha polls, Chinese cyber and influence operatives, along with North Korean cyber agents may divert their efforts with these electoral processes, ToI reported quoting a Microsoft analysis. Starting from April 19 to June 1, India will cast their vote to choose 543 members of the Lower House of the Parliament.. The general election polls will be held in seven phases: April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1, with Bihar, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh conducting voting across all seven stages. The results will be announced on June 4, 2024. «China will, at a minimum, create and amplify AI-generated content that benefits their positions in these high-profile elections. While the impact of such content in swaying audiences remains low, China’s increasing experimentation in augmenting memes, videos, and audio will continue—and may prove effective down the line,» the Microsoft analysis claimed.

OIS) rates, the main financial market tool for gauging the direction of monetary policy, show that derivatives markets have broadly relinquished expectations of rate cuts in 2024 as the central bank continues with its unequivocal focus on bringing inflation down to its target of 4%, which is still some distance away. «The OIS market has moved towards pricing out all rate cuts in aggregate. There is a hope that maybe there could be nominal rate cuts towards the end of the calendar year, but it isn't really priced currently,» said Nitin Agarwal, head of trading at ANZ. «In any case, given the current domestic growth-inflation dynamics and the situation with US economic growth, our market does not expect a deep rate cut cycle,» he said.

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, total nonfarm payroll employment last month was higher than the average monthly gain of 231,000 over the previous 12 months, with most job gains occurring in health care, government and construction. The US jobs growth figures came in much stronger than the 200,000 job gains anticipated by economists polled by Reuters. The unemployment rate last month stood at 3.8%, against a forecast of 3.9%. Jerome Powell: Rate cuts likely as US inflation is on track to meet target «Earlier signs of a softening labour market, marked by a modest rise...

Russia is renewing its strikes on Ukraine's energy system

Finra has issued a cybersecurity alert to its member firms warning of an ongoing phishing campaign that impersonates two key members of the organization’s leadership.

Also Read: Expert View | Oil market oversupplied with high US output, Brent seen at $87-$92 for 2024: ShareKhan's Mohammed Imran The JMMC of the OPEC+ cartel, met online on Wednesday, April 3, to review the market and members' implementation of output cuts. In a statement following the meeting, OPEC+ said some member countries had promised to improve their adherence to supply targets.

B Capital, which has backed the likes of Byju’s, Meesho and Pharmeasy in India, has announced two appointments to further expand its climate investment practice. Rich Lesser, global chair and former CEO of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has joined as vice chair, climate & sustainability and senior advisor, as per a statement.