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₹1.44 trillion. Then, the state-run lender came from behind, dramatically shrinking the gap to just ₹585.5 billion in the past 12 trading sessions through 23 February, as SBI joined a rally in stocks of public sector companies. As of Friday, SBI's market cap stood at ₹6.77 trillion, against ICICI Bank's ₹7.44 trillion, Bloomberg data showed.

Visakhapatnam, The sea phase of MILAN — 2024, a biennale multi-national naval exercise hosted by the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy kicked off in a display of cooperation among the vessels and aircraft of friendly foreign nations, an official release on Sunday said. The sea phase, which is a high intensity segment of the event which encompasses air, surface and undersea domains commenced yesterday, showcased naval prowess. «Day two of the sea phase witnessed a harmonious blend of mutual understanding and interoperability as participating ships operated collaboratively in the Bay of Bengal,» said the ENC in the press release.

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.

Rohit Sharma who is known for his various impromptu talks during fielding always garners the attention of netizens on social media. In the latest instance, Rohit Sharma was heard in stump mike instructing Sarfaraz Khan to wear a helmet while fielding in silly point position. England's Ben Foakes was batting and it was the final session of the day's play when Rohit Sharma was heard instructing Sarfaraz to wear a helmet before the start of the over.

Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), news agency PTI reported on Sunday citing sources. The report said the promoters of Mumbai-based real estate company have been asked to depose at the ED office in Mumbai but they may choose to submit their primary responses through an authorised representative.

The U.S. and Britain have struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen

48th Raising Day of Indian Coast Guard", a "Day at Sea" was conducted by the Indian Coast Guard Regional Headquarters off Chennai harbour on Sunday. On this occasion, various distinguished guests which included families of ICG personnel, officials from Tamil Nadu State Administration, Port, CISF, and civil and private organizations were invited to sail on ships to witness operational prowess and ICG capabilities at sea. The event commenced early morning when eight ships of the Indian Coast Guard, with about 1,500 guests embarked, sailed out from Chennai harbour for a half-day voyage. Once at a safe distance from the port, ICG ships, aircraft and helicopters demonstrated various evolutions showcasing the operational capabilities of the maritime force.

Virender Sehwag—widely considered one of the most destructive openers of his era—Sunday clarified his cryptic post on Dhruv Jurel for his "outstanding batting skills and temperament" after the youngster scored a magnificent knock of 90 runs of 149 balls to bail out India on Day 3 of the 4th Test against England in Ranchi. Jurel added 77 runs, alongside Kuldeep Yadav for the 8th wicket, helping India cross the 300-run mark. After Jurel’s heroic inning, Sehwag took to microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to praise the Team India wicketkeeper.

India vs England 4th Test: Team India spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav decimated England's batting order on Day 3 and staged India's brilliant comeback in the game. Former England skipper Michael Vaughan was particularly impressed with Kuldeep Yadav's spell and said he bowled like a left-armed Shane Warne. “The best compliment I can give @imkuldeep18 ..

Akhilesh Yadav on 25 February joined Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Agra. The development came as Congress and SP cracked the seat-sharing arrangement for Lok Sabha elections 2024 as per which the grand old party will contest 17 seats in Uttar Pradesh and leave the rest 63 for SP and other smaller parties in the INDIA bloc. While raising the slogan of ‘BJP haatao, desh bachao’, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the biggest challenge for all the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha 2024 elections would be to save the democracy and the Indian Constitution.

Indian Stock Market: Nifty opened higher but failed to sustain the morning momentum, leading to a closing at the day's low due to profit booking. However, the sentiment remained positive for the short term as the index closed above the crucial resistance level of 22,200, with the next resistance seen at 22,400. Short-term support is positioned at 21,900.

Investing.com — Here is your Pro Recap of the top takeaways from Wall Street analysts for the past week: upgrade for Coty, downgrades for Alkermes, Compass and Boeing.

Investing.com — Here are the biggest analyst moves in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) for this week.

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.

Some companies reported stronger-than-expected numbers this earnings season and rallied. Meanwhile, others fell short of expectations and faced selling pressure as markets went on to punish them.

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Several Federal Reserve policymakers are warning against cutting U.S. interest rates too soon or by too much in the wake of recent data showing inflation stayed unexpectedly high in January

Stocks clung to modest gains on Wall Street, enough to edge the S&P 500 index to another record high and its sixth winning week in the last seven

Yemen on Saturday, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including a missile strike this past week that set fire to a cargo vessel. According to U.S. officials, American and British fighter jets hit about 18 sites across multiple locations, targeting missiles, launchers, rockets, drones and unmanned surface and underwater vehicles. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to provide early details of an ongoing military operation. This is the fourth time that the U.S. and British militaries have conducted a combined operation against the Houthis since Jan. 12. But the U.S. has also been carrying out almost daily strikes to take out Houthi targets, including incoming missiles and drones aimed at ships, as well as weapons that were prepared to launch.

newer technologies and with better quality radars and the Air Force will sign a new deal with L&T in a couple of days for the same. «This requirement to maintain air defence coverage over the entire country has always been existing. It is one of the major roles of the Air Force. We have had vintage equipment, now the high-power radar and the long-range radars have served us very well for many years. Now, the time has come to move on to newer technologies and better-quality of radars. So this new deal, which we are going to sign with L&T in a couple of days today, will open the way for a completely new technology in ground-based hyper radars,» he said. The Air Chief Marshal was briefed on AI initiatives by the 12 Base Repair Depot for training Agniveers and giving context to the speech.