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Shajahan Sheikh's brother Sheikh Alamgir and two others, arrested by the CBI for the assault on ED officers during a raid in Sandeshkhali on January 5, to five days' custody of the central agency, police said. Basirhat sub-divisional court sent Alamgir, Sirajul Molla and Mafijul Molla to five-day CBI custody, they said. The CBI on Saturday arrested Alamgir and the two others following a marathon questioning in connection with the attack. The agency suspects that these people were allegedly part of the attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and instigated a crowd to target the team when they went to raid the premises of Sheikh.

Startup Mahakumbh will provide a boost in this regard, RK Singh, secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, said on the eve of the three-day event which begins on Monday. “India ranks at 40 in terms of innovation and our goal is to move up from this. Our aim is to make Startup Mahakumbh not just a big event but also an annual event, which can further propel the growth of the Indian startup ecosystem. The event aims to unite innovators nationwide and transform it into the largest global event of its kind,” Singh said at a press briefing in Delhi.

The BOOK OF MEME (BOME) has notably surpassed the $1 billion market cap mark, attracting considerable attention in a volatile market. On March 17, this asset saw an impressive trading volume of $4.73 billion within a single day.

The market moves quite fast and investors have to act with the same speed. Every second, a token is being bought or sold or traded or staked. Each of these actions can have effects on the market and the respective token. In addition, this is happening 24/7 in the crypto market that is never closed and never sleeping.

Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Biomed, Banking and Financials sectors led shares higher.

New Delhi: India is contemplating softening its stand on some of the contentious issues that have held up a free trade agreement with the UK, according to two people aware of the matter who expect the UK to do the same. Both countries have underscored the significance of finding a “feasible solution" to speed up the process, they added. “India is planning to soften its stand on some of the sticky issues in the trade negotiations with the UK.

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities, Building & Construction and Real Estate Development sectors led shares higher.

Persistent Systems (up nearly 86 per cent), Coforge (up 55 per cent), L&T Technology Services (up 53 per cent) and HCL Technologies (up 53 per cent) have seen strong gains over the last year despite persisting concerns over weakness in demand in key markets in the West. Also Read: Indian stock market remains attractive, say experts, suggest stocks to buy for long term While it appears investors are placing greater emphasis on the valuation multiples rather than the actual earnings growth of the IT companies, strong domestic inflows into equities could be another factor behind the rise in IT stocks, said the brokerage firm.

Mint. The MAPP is the weighted average price of previous three trading days in a district, while the DBPP is the weighted average price of the day of procurement, three previous days and three subsequent trading days. The MAPP and the DBPP are the weighted average of the modal price (70% weightage) and maximum price (30% weightage). This comes against the backrop of falling government buffer stocks amid firm market prices caused by lower production of some pulses, including tur.

₹10,000 for the mental harassment he suffered after it cancelled his iPhone order. The cancellation was intentional to make extra profit, which amounts to a deficiency in service and unfair and restrictive trade practice adopted by the online platform, said the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Central Mumbai, in the order passed last month. The detailed order was available on Sunday.

Paytm, a pioneer in the country’s shift to mobile payments whose investors have included Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and China’s Alibaba Group, has been shaken following an order from India’s central bank that largely crippled its banking affiliate. From Saturday, the bank can no longer carry out most types of transactions. One97 Communications, Paytm’s parent, also owns 49% of Paytm Payments Bank and was relying on it to build new sources of income.

Starbucks, the renowned multinational coffee chain, has made the decision to terminate its  NFT  rewards program.

IPO of AVP Infracon will be finalised tomorrow. On the allotment date, investors get to know about the number of shares allotted to them as against the bids made. Investors can check the status of AVP Infracon IPO allotment by logging in to the official website of the registrar, which is Bigshare Services in this case. Follow the step by step process mentioned below to check the status of allotment.

Gold And Silver Prices Today: Gold prices saw a slight decrease on Sunday. The cost of 24 carat gold is Rs.6680.5 per gm down by Rs.131.0. The cost of 22 carat gold is Rs.6119.3 per gm down by Rs.120.0.

Nifty Smallcap adheres to the LIFO model, where the last stocks to enter the index tend to be the first to exit during a bull market, says Kunal Shah, Senior Technical & Derivative analyst at LKP Securities. “Volatility is expected to persist in the near term, necessitating a stock-specific approach. Similarly, the Midcap Index is also likely to experience volatility, and investors should consider utilizing a disciplined investment strategy like SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) to add to the index or strong-value stocks during market dips,” he says. Edited excerpts from a chat: Nifty ended the week with a loss of around 2%. How big is the support at around 21,900-level for the coming week? Kunal Shah: The Nifty index maintains a bearish undertone as long as it remains below the level of 22250. Currently trading below its 20-day moving average, situated at 22220, a decisive break above this level would signal a potential reversal. However, the index faces a strong lower support zone at 21900-21850, and a breach below this on a closing basis could exacerbate selling pressure towards the 21500-21300 zone.

Yemen's Houthi rebels saw an explosive detonate near a ship early Sunday in the Gulf of Aden, potentially marking their latest assault on shipping through the crucial waterway leading to the Red Sea. The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said the vessel's crew saw the blast as it passed off the coast of Aden, the port city in southern Yemen home to the country's exiled government. «No damage to the vessel has been reported and the crew are reported safe,» UKMTO said.

Federal Reserve in no rush to start lowering interest rates. Industrial production figures illustrated a euro area economy that’s merely limping along. In Japan, speculation intensified for the first rate hike in more than a decade after the country’s largest labor union secured big wage deals. The world of geopolitics continued to evolve, including Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, declining foreign investment in China and US concerns about Beijing’s subsidies for shipbuilders.

Union Cabinet is expected to meet on Sunday morning, following the announcement of Lok Sabha election dates, reported The Times of India. Although the specific agenda for the meeting remained undisclosed, ToI sources indicated that several significant matters might be discussed like negotiations on a trade deal with Oman and the potential elevation of the Line of Credit to $250 million for Iran's Chabahar port. Last week, a high-level inter-ministerial committee convened a meeting to discuss strategies for improving the Line of Credit (LoC).

Yodha Box Office Collection Day 2: Sidharth Malhotra-starrer action thriller movie “Yodha" witnessed a major jump in collection on Saturday. According to film industry tracker Sacnilk.com estimates, Sidharth Malhotra-starrer minted ₹9.85 crore net in India in its two-day run in theatres. The film registered an overall 13.86 percent occupancy in Hindi theatres on Saturday, March 16.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Indian stock markets are expected to remain closed on May 20, 2024, the scheduled date for Lok Sabha elections in the financial capital Mumbai and several other constituencies across the country, as per a report by Moneycontrol. Although there has been no official confirmation from the stock exchanges yet, a trading holiday on the polling day is widely anticipated, following the precedent set in the previous general elections of 2014 and 2019.

2.09 per cent and 1.99 per cent dragged by broader indices. The move was subdued in the following sessions, tracking mixed cues. Indices rebounded in the final sessions from its intraday lows.