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holiday season, many companies are encouraging their employees to take time off and be with their family and friends. The small fraction of staffers who might be working at these firms during this time will get compensatory leave. As 2024 has a number of holidays close to the weekend, many companies are also clubbing these to give extra time off to their employees. For now, most companies have given off to their staffers in the last week of 2023.

Stocks that were in focus include names like GAIL, which rose 7%, Polycab, which fell 4%, and Hindustan Copper, whose shares jumped 8% on Friday. Here's what Pravesh Gour, Senior Technical Analyst, Swastika Investmart, recommends investors should do with these stocks when the market resumes trading today. GAIL The stock has experienced a breakout from a symmetrical triangle formation on its daily chart, accompanied by robust trading volume. Following a successful retest of its last breakout level at approximately Rs.

India has sought four seats for its carriers against every extra seat it allows Dubai-based airlines to operate to the country, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The demand is said to be unprecedented as international aviation trade is typically a bilateral process, based on the reciprocal exchange of rights by states. Under the bilateral air service agreement inked between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India in January 2014, airlines of both nations are allowed to operate a total of 66,000 seats per week between Dubai and 15 Indian cities.

—Name withheld on request The most important goal for both of you is to accumulate for retirement. Since you also want to travel for a few years after retirement, we will have to factor this in your retirement corpus. For this, some idea of the monthly expenses is always better.

Mint, the average room rates are far higher than their range in 2019. On an average this year, the traveller had to shell out ₹7,200-7,400 for a room in the top hotel brands, indicating a year-on-year increase of 20%, and 22% higher from 2019, said data from HVS Anarock. This upward trajectory has also resulted in a 30% increase in Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) from ₹4,600-4,800 in 2022, and a 20% uptick from 2019 levels.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today inspected the first Amrit Bharat train, which features push-pull technology. The train is scheduled to be launched soon by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ayodhya. During his inspection, Vaishnaw highlighted the innovative push-pull technology, which he claims significantly increase the speed of the trains as well as passenger comfort.

Santa Claus hats, this is one of the best seasons of the year. However is Christmas, 2023 warm or cold? The Met Office says that Christmas Eve this year has been the warmest since 1997 and predicts this day to be the hottest recorded Christmas Day, shattering the dreams of many for experiencing a White Christmas also.

iVoomi S1 The iVoomi S1 standard variant is equipped with a 2.1 kWh battery pack and a 1.6 kW motor, allowing it to achieve a maximum speed of 55 kmph. With a price tag of Rs 85,000 (ex-showroom), this electric vehicle boasts a claimed range of 105 km on a single charge. Gemopai Ryder Supermax Priced at an introductory ex-showroom cost of Rs 79,999, the Ryder SuperMax features a BLDC Hub Motor delivering a peak power output of 2.7 kW.

find solace in the mountains found themselves in the middle of chaos as they waited for hours in long traffic jams across the popular tourist destinations in Himachal Pradesh. The government is expecting more than one lakh tourists around Christmas and New Year, and the administration has made special arrangements for the same. The people commuting on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway faced the same ordeal as the roads remained packed with travelers out to celebrate the three-day Christmas weekend.

Long-haul flights are generally considered to be those eight hours and longer, while any that stretch past a grueling 16 hours are nicknamed «ultra long-haul.» The longest nonstop commercial flights currently available include New York to Singapore (18 hours and 50 minutes; 9,530 miles) and Perth, Australia, to London (17 hours and 45 minutes; 9,010 miles). Qantas Airways, Australia's national airline, plans to operate two even longer direct flights in 2025: Sydney to London and Sydney to New York — routes that will take up to 20 hours. For travelers, flying at 35,000 feet for an extended period of time comes with its own set of challenges, including little space for movement, dry cabin air and time zone changes. Although extreme long-haul air travel never gets easier, there are some things you can do — before, during and after your flight — to make it slightly less terrible. Jennifer Bagnall, 40, a communications executive who often flies between her home in Los Angeles and Sydney, believes reframing the experience in your mind is an essential first step. «Instead of approaching it as a long stretch of time in a confined space without escape, I think about how it's a long stretch of uninterrupted time with no responsibilities and where I can't be contacted,» she said. «It's so rare you get that.»

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Santa’s sleigh bells, children turn their otherwise equanimous parents into fiends at toy stores, and families. Some people in the family amp up their annoyance quotient so much you secretly wish you had obeyed your instincts and had just snuggled in your bed watching yet another rerun of Bruce Willis in Die Hard. But when you’re walking about the neighbourhood - just to get away from the crazy aunt - and some stranger offers you the best plum cake you’ve ever had, and suddenly fairy lights are switched on, something inside you lights up too… You step into the super crowded wine shop and buy the best wine they have, and come home just brimming with something inexplicable.

Vistara flights bound for Hyderabad from Bengaluru and Mumbai had to return to their respective departure cities on Monday morning. The first one, UK837 traveling from Mumbai to Hyderabad, had to go back to Mumbai because of unfavourable weather at the Hyderabad airport. Similarly, the second flight, UK897 from Bengaluru to Hyderabad, was diverted and returned. #DiversionUpdate: Flight UK873 from Mumbai to Hyderabad (BOM-HYD) has returned to Mumbai (BOM) due to bad weather at Hyderabad airport and is expected to arrive in Mumbai at 0915 hours. Please stay tuned for further updates. — Vistara (@airvistara) December 25, 2023 «Flight UK873 from Mumbai to Hyderabad (BOM-HYD) has returned to Mumbai (BOM) due to bad weather at Hyderabad airport and is expected to arrive in Mumbai at 0915 hours,» the airline posted on X (formerly Twitter). #DiversionUpdate: Flight UK897 from Bangalore to Hyderabad (BLR-HYD) has returned to Bangalore (BLR) due to bad weather at Hyderabad airport and is expected to arrive in Bangalore at 0940 hours.

The Nifty IT index has given a staggering 25% returns year-to-date (YTD) despite periods of downturns, outperforming the benchmark Nifty 50 by more than 7%. Similarly, the BSE IT index has rallied more than 26% in 2023, compared with the 16% gains in Sensex. But if one looks at the performance of the sector, then the outperformance is not broad-based among stocks. Smallcap stocks have given stellar returns and outperformed the largecap peers by a wide margin. Atleast 19 smallcap IT stocks gave multibagger returns of upto 513% in 2023, data by Ace Equity showed.

Manali, Solang, and Atal Tunnel up to Sissu in Lahaul-Spiti, seeking a White Christmas after a recent snowfall in the region. The influx of vehicles created bottlenecks, particularly in popular areas like Solang, where a 4 to 5-km traffic jam ensued due to the sheer volume of visitors. From Saturday until 10:30 am on Sunday, a staggering 12,701 vehicles passed through Atal Tunnel Rohtang.

The sources of their woes are very different, but similarly acute. Houthi militants, in a show of support of Hamas in its war with Israel, are attacking merchant ships as they sail past Yemen en route to — or from — Egypt’s Suez Canal.

Red Sea, the latest shipping companies to do so after attacks by Yemen's Houthi group on vessels disrupted global trade, prompting the establishment of a naval task force. The hostilities have put a chokehold on ship passages through the Suez Canal, which handles about 12% of worldwide trade. The Suez Canal is most vital to the movement of goods between Asia and Europe, but global logistics executives warned that sending ships on alternate routes could roil global supply chains, causing backups at ports and shortages of vessels, containers and equipment that are suddenly in the wrong place. «The situation remains fluid, things could change quickly, which is why contingency plans that include a plan A, B and C are critical to keeping supply chains moving,» said Matthew Burgess, vice president of global ocean services at C.H.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday conveyed a Christmas message to the global Christian community, emphasizing that Israel still grapples with the absence of lasting peace. Here are the top ten updates on the Israel-Gaza war: 1. “To our Christian friends around the world, Merry Christmas," Netanyahu said, adding, “Christmas is supposed to be a time of goodwill to all men and peace on Earth.

Ultrahand is a novel skill in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, granting Link the power to move and merge various in-game items. This ability sparks imaginative construction of structures and vehicles, offering players a unique and dynamic gaming experience.

Renting costs in prime residential micro-markets in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Noida, and Gurugram have surged by up to 35% in 2023, driven by the resumption of normal office routines by corporate employees who had chosen to work from non-metro locations through the Covid years. Central Delhi, Golf Course Road, and Dwarka Expressway in Gurugram have witnessed the highest appreciation of 35% while in Mumbai, rentals have increased by 19%. As per Savills India, cities are observing a rise in average rental values due to the increasing demand for leasing larger homes, with improved amenities gaining momentum.