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In a race to win new customers, small and mid-size banks are willing to pay a higher price. Small and mid size banks are offering upto 7.5% interest on savings accounts, breaking away from the age-old banking practice of using Current Account-Savings Accounts (CASA) as a source of low-cost funds.

President Biden on Tuesday showed appropriate outrage at the wanton slaughter by Hamas this weekend, and his pledge of support for Israel is welcome. But there was a crucial word missing from his remarks at the White House: Iran. Tehran is Hamas’s terror master, and its assault on Israel exposes the failure of his Iran strategy.

Zomato hit its 52-week high of ₹113.25 in intraday deals today (October 12, 2023) on the back of a positive growth outlook by two brokerage houses that see an upside of up to 47 percent. The stock has bounced back strongly in the current year after a weak show last year. The stock has jumped over 89 percent this year so far.

UBS Private Wealth Management financial adviser Sarah Ponczek and Lou Basenese discuss how rising interest rates and inflation are impacting markets on 'Mornings with Maria.'

Former White House economist Kevin Hassett shares what to expect ahead of the release of July's CPI on 'The Evening Edit.'

Hamas militants on Thursday fired a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv in response to Israeli air strikes that targeted «civilians» in two refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, the group said. «Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades fired rockets at Tel Aviv in response to (Israeli strikes) targeting civilians in Al-Shati and Jabalia camps,» Hamas said, referring to its armed wing, in a text message sent to journalists.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) was also a part of this recovery. The stock has gained almost 15 percent in the last 1 year and 9 percent in 2023 YTD. In comparison, the Nifty IT index has gained over 16 percent in the last 1 year and over 12 percent in 2023 YTD.

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TTK Prestige with a target price of Rs 830. The current market price of TTK Prestige Ltd.

Hamas, its foreign affairs ministry said Wednesday. Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira has interrupted an Asia trip to travel 'to New York to participate in a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, called by Brazil… to address the situation in the Gaza Strip,' the Ministry said in a statement. Brazil previously called an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Sunday, the day after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. Israeli forces say 1,200 people, most of them civilians, were killed in the onslaught, the worst in the country's history. As Israel pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, a densely populated enclave of 2.3 million people, in response, the death toll there has also reached 1,200 people, including a high number of civilians, according to Palestinian authorities. More than 3,38,000 people in the enclave have been displaced, according to the United Nations. At Sunday's Security Council meeting, members were divided over policy concerning Israel and the Palestinians. Earlier on Wednesday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for urgent international action to protect both Palestinian and Israeli civilians, especially children. «Children must never be held hostage, anywhere in the world,» Lula wrote on social media platform X. «Hamas needs to free the Israeli children who were kidnapped from their families.

Bajaj Electricals with a target price of Rs 1470. The current market price of Bajaj Electricals Ltd.

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By Tetsushi Kajimoto

Day trading guide for today: On account of positive strong global cues, Indian stock market ended higher for second straight session on Wednesday. Nifty 50 index gained 121 points and closed at 19,811 levels, BSE Sensex shot up 393 points and ended at 66,473 mark whereas Bank Nifty index added 156 points and finished at 44,516 levels. In broad market, small-cap index went up 0.77 per cent whereas mid-cap index gained 0.55 per cent.

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) reported a net profit of ₹11,342 crore in the September quarter, registering a growth of 8.7 per cent, compared to ₹10,431 crore in the corresponding period last year. Sequentially, the consolidated net profit was up 2.4 per cent as the IT major reported a profit of ₹11,074 crore in the preceding June quarter.

Gaza Strip, the United Nations said, as heavy Israeli bombardments continue to hit the Palestinian enclave. «Mass displacement across the Gaza Strip continues,» the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said in a statement sent on Thursday. By late Wednesday, the number of displaced people in Gaza had risen by an additional 75,000 people from the figure given 24 hours earlier, reaching 338,934, it said. The announcement came as Israel pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip — a densely populated enclave of 2.3 million people — in response to the militants' surprise Saturday attack. Israeli forces said 1,200 people, most of them civilians, were killed in the onslaught — the worst in the country's history. In Gaza, officials reported more than 1,000 people have been killed in Israel's sustained campaign of air and artillery strikes. OCHA said nearly 220,000 people, or two-thirds of the displaced people, have sought shelter in schools run by the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. Another nearly 15,000 people fled to schools run by the Palestinian Authority, while more than 100,000 were being sheltered by relatives, neighbours and a church and other facilities in Gaza City. OCHA said that around 3,000 people had already been displaced within the enclave prior to Saturday's attack. The bombing campaign has destroyed or rendered uninhabitable at least 2,540 housing units in Gaza, OCHA said, citing numbers from the Gaza Ministry of Public Works and Housing.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli reaches individual milestones. India skipper Rohit Sharma during the Afghanistan match broke legendary Sachin Tendulkar's record of most number of centuries in World Cup history Tendulkar recorded six centuries in as six editions of World Cups that he played, Rohit achieved the feat in only three: 2015, 2019 and 2023. Rohit Sharma also holds the record of scoring most centuries (five) by any batter in a World Cup edition — a feat that he achieved in 2019 edition in England. Rohit Sharma hit 131 off 84 balls against Afghanistan, which was his 31st ton overall, taking him past Australian legend Ricky Ponting.

Hamas' invasion of southern Israel over the weekend rose to 1,200 on Wednesday morning, as the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) continued to pummel Palestinian terror assets in the Gaza Strip. Overnight Tuesday, the Israeli Air Force hit more than 200 targets in Gaza's Al Furqan neighborhood, which it called «a terror nest for Hamas,» from which «many activities against Israel are carried out.» It was Israel's third strike in the area in the past 24 hours, according to the military. The IDF «will continue to act powerfully against the infrastructures of the terrorist organization Hamas, which aim terror against Israel, and continues extensive waves of attacks in the Gaza Strip,» it added. Among the Hamas targets hit across the Strip were weapons storage facilities, command and control centers, naval assets and more, the military said. The operational headquarters used by the rocket force of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization was also hit. «We have released all restraints, regained control of the [border] area and are moving to full offense,» Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told troops during a visit to the south on Tuesday night. «You will have the ability to change reality here. You have seen the prices paid.

By Valentine Hilaire

“Let’s get this straight – the energy transition will only happen on the backs of a stable, secure and resilient grid,” says Samuel Morillon, managing director Australia, Siemens Energy.