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Amazon's streaming service Prime Video has signed a four-year deal with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to provide exclusive live broadcast rights in Australia for ICC cricket, which will be available on Prime Video Australia. The partnership will see Prime Video Australia exclusively stream all men’s and women’s events, including the Men’s and Women’s Cricket World Cups, T20 World Cups, Champions Trophy, U19s, and the World Test Championship Final. The deal includes streaming rights in Australia for 448 live games from 2024 to 2027. The deal follows the success of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which broke several records, culminating in Australia lifting the trophy.

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RBI) own estimate of 6.5%, in the shade. At 7.6%, Q2 growth came on the back of buoyancy in manufacturing (at 13.9%) and construction (13.3%). Gross value added (GVA), often seen as a better estimate of the true level of activity, grew 7.4%.

Tata Power, GAIL, LIC, Suzlon, Eicher Motors, Hero MotoCorp, among others, will be in focus in today's trade.On Friday, the Nifty50 surged to a fresh all-time high higher-than-expected GDP data and positive interest outlook in the US.At close, the Sensex was up 492.75 points, while the Nifty added 134.70 points to end at 20,267.90.GIFT Nifty futures rose 145 points, or 0.70%, to 20,638.50, indicating a strong open for Indian markets.Asian shares started strong on Monday while gold hit another record high in a busy week for economic data that will test market wagers for early and aggressive rate cuts from major central banks next year.Hong Kong stocks opened slightly higher Monday morning following a positive lead from Wall Street, with traders keeping tabs on a court hearing over a creditor request to wind up battered developer China Evergrande.Australian shares on Monday hit their highest in 2-1/2 months, as traders found comfort in signs that the U.S. central bank was done with its monetary tightening, while investor focus was also on the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy meeting due this week.The S&P/ASX 200 index was up 1.2% at 7,157.700 points, as of 0052 GMT, hitting its highest level since Sept.

6 things that changed for the stock market over the weekend That doesn’t rule out further bouts of volatility. Conflicting data may raise doubts, and Fed officials are likely to keep reminding the market that they are in no hurry to ease.

Today, markets will react to the results of four state assembly elections, where BJP has won three states. «With the results of state elections giving a big victory to BJP in three states, we expect markets to open with a gap up of at least 200-250 points on Monday. Further, the gains may be cemented and we won't be surprised to see Nifty closer to the 22,000 levels before the general elections in 2024,» said Manish Chowdhury, Head of Research, StoxBox. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions: STATE OF THE MARKETS GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a positive start GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded higher by 144.5 points, or 0.71 per cent, at 20,638, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Monday.

Congress in three state polls yesterday holds grave ramifications for its 2024 Lok Sabha campaign. There may be no direct correlation between a party's performance in assembly polls and the Lok Sabha polls that occur shortly after, but these elections do matter for both the winner BJP and the Congress so far as strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls is concerned.

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CARACAS/GEORGETOWN (Reuters) -Venezuelans are voting on Sunday in a referendum backed by President Nicolas Maduro's government over a potentially oil-rich territory that is the subject of a long-running border dispute with Guyana.

BJP seems to have virtually triumphed over the politics of caste ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. BJP's experiment with the welfare of 'Yuva, Mahila, Kisan and Garib' has paid political dividends in the three Hindi heartland states. The road ahead now looks easy amid its attempts to bring various castes under an umbrella of «class politics» with the help of the welfare schemes launched by the Modi government. While interacting with beneficiaries of the schemes at the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the combination of four — «youth, women, farmers and poor» — as «the biggest castes». Although Congress remains a major political player in these three states, the poll results brought disappointment in the entire opposition camp, which has been pushing for caste census ahead of the 2024 LS polls.

Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the BJP seems to have virtually triumphed over the politics of caste ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The BJP’s experiment with the welfare of “Yuva, Mahila, Kisan and Garib” has paid its political dividends in the three states of the Hindi heartland. And the road ahead for the party now looks easy with its continuous attempts to bring various castes under an umbrella of “class politics”, with the help of the welfare schemes launched by the Modi government. While recently interacting with beneficiaries of the schemes at the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the combination of four — “Youth, Women, Farmers and Poor” — as “the biggest castes”. Although the Congress remains a major political player in these three states, the poll results brought disappointment in the entire opposition camp, which has been pushing for caste census ahead of the 2024 LS polls.

₹233 a share, with 50 shares making one contract. This baked in volatility of 2.3% on the up and downside from 20,300, with the Nifty likely to trade between 20,067 and 20,533 on Monday. Derivatives heads of research at top broking firms expect that a gap-up opening would be aided by short-covering of futures contracts by FPIs and call sellers who have net sold calls at 20,200 and 20,300 levels, and possibly at the 20,500 level.

Congress bring to the table? This is the only question that other opposition parties in the INDIA formation are asking — not without furtive schadenfreude — now that the GOP has lost in three of the five (Mizoram results are out today) state assembly polls in the latest dipstick test of citizenry confidence. For those of an empirical bent of mind, the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh verdicts are proof in the pudding that where Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is pitted directly against Congress, the latter ends up second-best. Congress can take solace that, if not the 'global south', at least in 'national south', regional 'buffers' like the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) are there for it to come up trumps, as it did in Telangana. Credit for yesterday's results largely goes to Brand Modi.

Narendra Modi government had brought in a comprehensive Dam Safety Act. The Dam Safety Act of 2021 became effective from 30 December that year. According to an official statement, the Act provides a comprehensive framework for proper surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of all the large dams.

Nifty50 surged in all four sessions; it went on to move past the previous lifetime high of 20222.45 and managed to end at a fresh all-time high level. Amid high volatility, the trading range also got wider; the NIFTY moved in a range of 491.55 points through the week. While managing to maintain the gains, the headline index managed to close near its high point with net weekly gains of 473.20 points (+2.39%). While the markets rose, so did the volatility. The volatility, as represented by INDIAVIX, surged 9.29% to 12.38 on a weekly basis. From a technical standpoint, the Index remains firmly on a rising trajectory. If it continues to advance within its defined and laid path, it may go on to test the upper edge of the rising channel which translates into the levels of 20500—20650 zone. The spikes in the volatility may turn the market choppy; however, there are greater of the breakout getting extended and the Index testing the upper edge of the rising channel. After that, some consolidation cannot be ruled out. Monday is expected to see a positive and strong start to the week; the levels of 20400 and 20580 are likely to act as resistance. The supports come in at 20080 and 19900 levels. The weekly RSI is 65.90; it has marked a fresh 14-period high which is bullish. It stays neutral and does not show any divergence against the price. The weekly MACD is bearish and below its signal line; however, it looks on the verge of a positive crossover

Chhattisgarh Elections Results LIVE According to the latest trends from the Election Commission, the BJP is ahead in 54 seats, while Congress is trailing with 33 seats. The halfway point in the 90-member assembly is 46 seats.

BJP in Madhya Pradesh has come as a surprise for many within the party as a two-third majority was not expected. While the central and state welfare schemes have worked for the BJP, Congress scuttled its chances due to infighting and trying to better what Shivraj Singh Chouhan government was already providing. To beat the natural fatigue and anti-incumbency that was building up against it, BJP fought these elections with “Modi ki guarantee”, seeking votes through this slogan in its manifesto and its public meetings.

BJP) looks set to win the mandate for the fourth consecutive assembly election in Madhya Pradesh, makes a comeback in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, while the ruling Congress has suffered a major setback in two states in the Hindi Heartland. Incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan and the BJP have emerged victorious, heading towards a clean sweep in the state. In Rajasthan, the Congress is facing the possibility of being voted out of power, as the state adheres to its cyclic voting trend.

Congress candidate from Nagda Khachrod constituency, Dilip Gurjar, was at the divine door on Sunday morning, offering earnest prayers to the Almighty at the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in the Ujjain district.