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Shiv Pratap Shukla on Sunday said people from across the world are looking towards India for solutions to their problems since the country's perception abroad had changed due to its strong leadership and its target to become a developed nation during 'Amrit Kaal'. 'Amrit Kaal' is a term often used by the Narendra Modi government for the period till 2047 when efforts need to be taken on a grand scale to make India a developed nation. «I can say the outlook of India of the past and the present has changed.

Manu Saigal, Director-General Staffing, Adecco India, says, “In the lead-up to the festive season, there's a noticeable surge in hiring, particularly in retail, logistics, e-commerce, travel & hospitality, and BFSI industries, with an increase of over 20%. This highlights the strong demand for skilled workers to meet heightened consumer expectations and the uptick in business activities.

Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), India’s largest commodity derivatives exchange, on October 8, received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Technical Advisory Committee to launch a new web-based commodity derivatives platform (CPD). «SEBI Technical Advisory Committee has recommended that MCX and MCXCCL may Go-Live with the CDP and to intimate SEBI regarding the proposed date for Go Live,» MCX said in an exchange filing. «Accordingly, SEBI has withdrawn its directions to MCX and MCXCCL to keep the proposed Go-Live of CDP in abeyance,» it added. The approval comes after the SEBI had on September 29 asked the company to put on hold the proposed go-live of its new commodity derivatives platform planned for the first week of October. Earlier, MCX had said that its commodity derivatives platform would go live on October 3. The above action had been taken by the market regulator in view of the writ petitions filed by Chennai Financial Markets and Accountability (CFMA) on CDP. Shares of India's largest commodity exchange, the Multi Commodity Exchange, rallied 4.6% to Rs 2,039 on Friday's trade. On a year-to-date basis, the stock has surged 40%, while it has rallied over 55% in the past one year. As per Trendlyne data, the average target price of the stock is Rs 1,811, which indicates a downside of 11% from the current market prices.

Joyalukkas India Pvt Ltd plans to invest about Rs 2,400 crore in the next two financial years to open 30 new showrooms in India and ten outlets abroad, according to Chairman and Managing Director Joy Alukkas. The company is also preparing for an IPO (initial public offering) for further expansion of its business, he said. Currently, Joyalukkas has 100 showrooms in India and 60 outlets in ten countries.

Lebanon's Hezbollah said it targeted Israeli military positions in the disputed Shebaa Farms on Sunday, saying it was acting «in solidarity» with the Palestinian people after an unprecedented attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza into Israel. Israel responded with barrages of artillery into southern Lebanon. No casualties have been reported. Backed by Iran, the Shi'ite group has risen from a shadowy faction established during Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war to a heavily armed force with big sway over the Lebanese state.

Sectorally, buying was seen in realty, consumer durables, infra, and IT stocks while selling was seen in telecom stocks. Stocks that were in focus include names like Ujjivan Small Finance Bank which rose nearly 6%, Godrej Industries rallied nearly 20% and AstraZeneca Pharma closed with gains of more than 4% on Friday. All three stocks hit their respective 52-week high in intraday trade. We have collated a list of three stocks that either hit a fresh 52-week high, or all-time high or saw a volume or a price breakout. We spoke to an analyst on how one should look at these stocks the next trading day entirely from an educational point of view: Analyst: Hariprasad Kizhakkethara, SEBI Registered RA (INH200009351), Director of Livelong Wealth Ujjivan Small Finance Bank The stock went up to 11% in a single day on Friday.

Mobile phone exports from India almost doubled to USD 5.5 billion, about Rs 45,700 crore, till August this financial year, according to industry body ICEA's estimates. ICEA said, mobile phone exports from India between April-August 2023 was around USD 3 billion, about Rs 24,850 crore. A source, who did not wish to be named, said, with Apple exported mobile phones worth more than Rs 23,000 crore, thereby accounting for a little over half of the total export.

A civil servant from the UK has been given the all-clear from cancer after becoming the first person in Wales to be prescribed a new wonder drug, according to a report published by Swansea Bay University Health Board. News agency BBC also reported it. 42-year-old Carrie Downey was diagnosed with bowel cancer a year ago and given dostarlimab infusions for six months. Tests have shown there is no longer any evidence of the disease, the report said. The drug, dostarlimab, targets a specific variant of colorectal cancer. Carrie was diagnosed on 1st September last year while doctors were investigating after she complained of having pains from a previous hernia mesh implant.

Israel on Saturday made for one of the most violent and deadly days of fighting in the region in decades. Hamas, the militant group that controls the Gaza Strip, launched a series of rocket strikes that hit major cities across Israel, and it sent waves of fighters across the border into southern Israel, where they took over bases and seized hostages. Here's a timeline of what happened Saturday and into Sunday in Israel and Gaza (times are local): 6:35 a.m.: The first sirens warn of incoming rockets in central and southern Israel. This is the start of Hamas' firing what will be thousands of rockets at Israel, striking even major cities like Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Muhammad Deif, the leader of the military wing of Hamas, said in a recorded message that the group had decided to launch what he called an «operation» so that «the enemy will understand that the time of their rampaging without accountability has ended.»

Israel continued for the second day. Israel pounded targets in Gaza after militants launched a surprise attack in the early hours of Saturday, which was a major Jewish holiday.

Hindu Parents of California, eminent Indian-Americans and a Dalit advocacy group on Saturday welcomed the decision of California Governor Gavin Newsom to veto the anti-caste discrimination bill observing that this bill was brought with the sole intention of «stereotyping the community». Governor Newsom vetoed the bill, which was recently passed by the state assembly, saying that laws to ban caste-based discrimination already exist in the state.

Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart tells ETMarkets. As long as the India VIX remains below its 200-DMA at the 13 level, it's likely that our market will consolidate with a 'buy on dip' structure. Only a definitive breakthrough above this level (13) could potentially trigger selling in the Indian market, he adds.

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Tata Consultancy Services. In the week gone by too, volatility saw benchmark indices swing between gains and losses, but eventually ended flat. The Nifty 50 settled at 19,653 points and Sensex at 65,995 points.

biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, a surprise assault that combined gunmen crossing the border with a heavy barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip during the sacred Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. In response to Gaza's attack, Israel hit back with 'Operation Iron Swords', deploying its fighter jets to launch airstrikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. Following the rocket attack, India has also issued an advisory for its nationals in Israel and asked them to remain vigilant and observe safety protocols.

The United Auto Workers union says it will not expand its strikes against Detroit’s three automakers after General Motors made a breakthrough concession on unionizing electric vehicle battery plants

Hamas attack targeting Israel and the retaliation that followed, but others blamed Israel itself and some celebrated the surprise assault. The early morning Hamas offensive by air, land and sea was met by Israeli air strikes on the blockaded coastal enclave, in the bloodiest escalation since May 2021. «We are at war,» Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, promising that «the enemy will pay an unprecedented price». Here is a roundup of reactions from the region: — Egypt - The foreign ministry appealed to «both the Palestinian and Israeli sides to exercise the utmost restraint», warning of the «dire danger of ongoing escalation». Cairo has historically been a key mediator in conflicts between the two sides. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry made a series of calls to regional and international leaders, including his Jordanian, UAE, Turkish, German and French counterparts, and to European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. A foreign ministry statement said Shoukry sought to rally «international actors» to «intervene immediately». — Jordan - Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi warned of the «volatility» of the situation, «particularly in light of what cities and areas of the West Bank are witnessing of Israeli attacks and violations against the Palestinian people». The Hamas assault follows months of surging violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with fatalities in the occupied West Bank reaching a scale not seen in years. Jordan and Egypt were the first two countries in the region to agree peace deals with Israel. — UAE - The United Arab Emirates called for «an immediate ceasefire» and «exercising the utmost restraint,» state news agency WAM reported. «The UAE has expressed its sincere

illegal immigrants living here in Pakistan's biggest city are spending their days and nights in fear following the government's announcement that some 1.7 illegal Afghan refugees will be sent back to their country by the end of this month. For most of the Afghan men, women and children living in the Hijra Colony and Afghan Basti nestled on the northern outskirts of Karachi, life has become hell since the government announcement as, according to them, the police have started a witch-hunt against them.

Israeli diplomat and former Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Maya Kadosh has stressed the involvement of Iran behind the deadly strikes. In an interview with ANI, Kadosh said, «It's definitely something that was well prepared and well sponsored. And we assume that Iran was behind this move.

Hamas and the Israeli Defence Forces have once again escalated the tension in the Middle East, endangering the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the Gaza Strip. The present circle of violence and counter-violence began in 2005 with the weakening of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip. January 25, 2006: The Islamist group Hamas wins the election of the Palestinian Authority.