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Mizoram to vote for her party in the upcoming assembly elections. In a video message, she said that to ensure peace & protect Article 371G of the Constitution, which is the Mizo way of life, people must vote for the Congress. Sonia Gandhi recalled her special bond with Mizoram while making a personal appeal to youth and women to vote for Congress, saying it stands for peace, progress and prosperity in the northeastern state. The Congress leader said her party is the only one that can guarantee the development of Mizoram, empowerment for its people, and protection for the weakest in society while reminding them how the party has fulfilled its promises made in other states, including Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. “Mizoram occupies a very special place in my heart. I visited many times over the years.

Law firm business models are causing “social harm” for employees and leading to an exodus from the legal profession, the former local head of international behemoth Clyde & Co says.

Santos has been prevented from starting work on a 292-kilometre pipeline to its $5.8 billion Barossa gas project in the Timor Sea after the Federal Court agreed to suspend the project until it can consider an argument from Tiwi Islanders that its cultural impact has not been properly assessed.

retirement planning? Before you assent to any marriage proposal, you must assess the mindset of your prospective partner regarding finances. It is important to check if the money styles of partners meet to ensure that marital bliss is not marred by fear of financial insecurity. Couples employ various strategies to manage their finances, and these strategies typically fall into one of three categories: Separate accounts: In this approach, each partner maintains their individual income and expenses separately.

HONG KONG (Reuters) — The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday left its base rate charged through the overnight discount window unchanged at 5.75%, tracking a move by the U.S. Federal Reserve to keep rates steady.

fraud trial in New York, calling him «crazy», «unhinged» and «disgrace to the legal profession», The Hill reported on Wednesday. Trump attacked Judge Arthur Engoron on decisions made so far in the trial, and his judicial track record calling it a «politically motivated» attack on him. He also said he would appeal a partial gag order imposed by Engoron on October 3 that bars him from attacking court staff "Judge Engoron is a political hack who ruled against me before the trial even started. He is doing the dirty work for the Democrat Party," Trump wrote on Truth Social, claiming Engoron, «fought us, sanctioned us for no reason, fined us big money, never gave us even a one-day delay.

Treasury yields as markets grew more convinced the Federal Reserve was done with its aggressive monetary policy tightening cycle after it left rates unchanged. The Fed on Wednesday held interest rates steady as widely expected, as policymakers struggled to determine whether financial conditions may be sufficiently tight to control inflation. However, Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged that a recent market-driven rise in Treasury bond yields, home mortgage rates and other financing costs could have their own impact on the economy as long as they persist. The decision lifted sentiment in Wall Street, which spilled over into the Asia day, giving a small boost to the risk-sensitive Australian and New Zealand dollars. The Aussie rose 0.5% to a three-week high of $0.6426, while the kiwi similarly jumped more than 0.5% to hit a two-week top of $0.58825. The dollar edged broadly lower alongside U.S. Treasury yields which touched multi-week lows in early Asia trade.

Fresh from a capital injection from the billionaire Forrest family, Australian fashion designer Camilla Franks has taken a $20 million-plus payday from her eponymous resort-wear brand.

US Fed outcome. Markets would react to the Fed's interest rate decision and economic data to be released during the day. «The comments from Chair Jerome Powell will take the spotlight as it will provide insights into Fed’s next move. Also, investors would watch out for BOE’s interest rate decision to be announced on Thursday,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal. 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 lower by 33.5 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 19,218.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Thursday.

Union Pacific is trimming the ranks of the railroad's management employees as part of the new CEO's push to eliminate layers of bosses involved in decisions

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Chainlink has taken the wraps off its most extensive hackathon event to date, dubbed Constellation, set to commence on November 8 and run through December 10, 2023. This announcement comes on the heels of Chainlink's evolution since its initial virtual hackathon in 2020, which had garnered over 1,000 registrations and 70+ project submissions from enthusiasts spanning 45 countries. The initiative was a frontier at the time when the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space was in its nascency, and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) were just beginning to make a mark.

In response to the evolving landscape of technology-enabled crimes, Singapore's Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has officially established two specialized task forces this year, according to Lianhe Zaobao . Comprising approximately 20 prosecutors, these units aim to tackle challenges posed by technological advancements in criminal activities.

Scheduled to be held on November 3, 2023, this summit promises to be a dedicated platform fostering innovation and growth within India's tech-startup landscape. With its overarching theme of «Resilience.

₹3,789.90 crore. “Owing to the improving asset quality, increase in lending rates and effective management of Finance Cost, REC is able to record its highest ever quarterly profit," the company said in a statement. During the same period last fiscal, the company had registered a net profit of ₹2,732.12 crore.

The Swiss franc is back on track to be the strongest performing G-10 currency against the dollar this year, beating all of its peers in October.

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JM Financial has initiated coverage on the wire and cable manufacturer RR Kabel with a ‘buy’ call. The brokerage is bullish on the stock on the back of its industry-leading revenue growth track record, strong outlook, industry tailwinds, and healthy performance. It has a target price of ₹1,650 for the stock, implying an upside of over 21 percent in 12 months.

Rafah border point. Militant group Hamas, which controls the Palestinian territory, said earlier Wednesday it expected some foreigners and dual nationals to be allowed into Egypt.

How Europe’s new digital law will change the internet It's worth noting that Norway's data protection authority had advocated for this Europe-wide ban after previously implementing restrictions on Meta's behavioral advertising in July, as per the report. These restrictions centered on tracking user activity on social media platforms in great detail and creating user profiles based on their interests, location, and content preferences. Furthermore, in August, the Norwegian agency imposed a daily fine of 1 million kroner ($90,000) on Meta for failing to comply with the ban.

Sunil D'Souza, MD & CEO, Tata Consumer, says “cash flow conversion is up 100 bps and we remain on track to deliver 95% to 100% of EBITDA to cash for the full year. As for ROC, which you have kept mentioning as our bugbear, is up by 210 bps, hopefully that trajectory continues even on the strategic front and that is the key to delivering good numbers, staying focussed on the strategic pieces, staying focussed on the basics and executing them well. ” These numbers are good, solid and they deserve a table thumping applaud. It is a rarity when we say that FMCG companies are beating estimates. How have you managed to beat the peers and analyst estimates? We have delivered a decent set of numbers. Just to highlight, topline was up 11%, EBITDA was up 30%. Group net profit was minus 7% but if I offset the one-time land sale that was there last year, net of exceptionals, we are up by 24%. EBITDA is up 220 bps. We are seeing volume growth across all the businesses. Growth businesses in India are firing at 40, international is up 13%. Gross margins across all businesses more or less where they should be, bar the US where we have got a little bit of work to do.