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completion of housing units last year at 4.35 lakh units as developers' cash flows improved on better sales, according to Anarock. Real estate consultant Anarock data showed that 4,35,045 units were completed during last year, as against 4.02 lakh units in the previous year. The data pertains to the primary (first sale) residential market. In Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), 1,43,500 housing units were completed last year, up 13 per cent from 1,26,720 units in the previous year.

Amit Shah on Sunday likened the upcoming Lok Sabha polls to the Mahabharata war, asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the BJP-led camp working for the country's development while «INDI alliance» under the Congress is full of family-run parties and corruption. In his address at the BJP's national convention here, Shah lashed out at the opposition INDIA bloc for its promotion of dynastic and appeasement politics. He was speaking on the resolution «BJP: Desh ki aasha, vipaksha ki hatasha» (BJP: Country's hope, opposition's despair). He said the opposition is full of «2G, 3G and 4G» parties, a reference to the second, third and fourth generation of families running these parties.

Kuldeep Yadav. Gill who scored 91 was able to complete his 4th Test hundred and second one in the ongoing test series but lost the opportunity due to miscommunication. Kuldeep on the field was playing more aggressively than his partner Gill, using his feet well to hit Tom Hartley (1/78) for a six on one occasion. Watch video here:

₹65,000 crore, 50 per cent of which are railway projects, the company has said. RVNL is also looking for new projects in off-shore markets including Central Asia and UAE and Western Asia, the management said in an investors call. "We have got an order book of around ₹65,000 crore, which roughly constitutes 50 per cent from the nomination, that is the typical railway projects, and 50 per cent from the market.

Hero MotoCorp CEO Niranjan Gupta anticipates a double-digit revenue surge in the domestic two-wheeler industry in the upcoming fiscal year. He suggests that the demand for premium models is likely to escalate further. The country's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, having reported a total income of ₹10,031 crore in the October-December quarter of the current fiscal year, foresees improved performance in the entry-level segment in the future.

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RVNL is also looking for new projects in off-shore markets including Central Asia and UAE and Western Asia, the management said in an investors call. «We have got an order book of around Rs 65,000 crore, which roughly constitutes 50 per cent from the nomination, that is the typical railway projects, and 50 per cent from the market. In time to come, we should maintain an order book of around Rs 75,000 crore,» top management officials said in reply to a question. Of the total order book, the share of the Vande Bharat trains was around Rs 9,000 crore, and Rs 7,000 crore was for several metro projects. The company has also bagged projects in the electrification and transmission lines among others.

Customs (CBIC) has revised guidelines for reporting of arrests, smuggling and commercial frauds by customs officers, as it looks to enhance risk-based targeting to nullify fraud attempts by syndicates. In an instruction to field officers, the CBIC said that the arrest and incident reports of smuggling and commercial frauds are not being shared or are sporadically shared by the customs zones. In some cases, the arrest report many times contains description/details that are insufficient as input for enhanced risk profiling. As per the revised guidelines of CBIC, the Chief Commissioner/Director Generals of a customs zone would be required to send the arrest report through email to the CBIC within 24 hours of the arrest of an individual.

Shubman Gill missed out on a deserving ton by nine runs while Yashasvi Jaiswal continued from where he left on the third evening, taking India to commanding 314 for four at lunch on the fourth day of third Test against England. With overall lead stretched to 440 runs and the welcome return of Ravichandran Ashwin, who had initially withdrawn from the Test due to family medical emergency, firmed up India's grip as only one team can win the game from this point. Having recovered from back spasms which forced him off the pitch on third day evening for 104, Jaiswal resumed from where he left off to reach 149 not out off 189 balls with 11 fours and seven sixes. At the other end was debutant Sarfaraz Khan, is also going strong with his aggressive stroke-play, swatting away two fours and a six to reach 22 not out after an unfortunate run-out saw Gill dismissed for 91 during the opening session.

Sunny Leone looking to switch careers at the age of 42? In what seems like a bizarre situation, a photo of the ‘Jism 2' actress ended up in an admit card for the Uttar Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment Exam. The admit card has the name ‘Sunny Leone’ and the date of the exam on the card is February 17. According to reports, the registration was done Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board’s portal for the position of a constable. The examination centre allotted to the cardholder was Smt Soneshree Memorial Girls College in Kannauj's Tirwa. The college told the media that no one associated with the card appeared for the exam on Saturday.

Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, both the ruling YSRCP and its rival TDP are in touch with the BJP to explore political alliances, though no concrete announcement has emerged so far. On February 8, TDP supremo and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu met senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah late at night in New Delhi, setting off speculation that they negotiated a possible political alliance. Both parties are yet to announce a tie-up. A source told PTI that «TDP and BJP are forming an alliance» which could be announced in a few days' time. Though TDP was planning to release its list of election candidates by February 10, the source observed that it got delayed due to the alliance talks.

two-wheeler industry is expected to witness a double-digit revenue growth next fiscal with demand for premium models anticipated to gain further momentum, according to Hero MotoCorp CEO Niranjan Gupta. The country's largest two-wheeler maker, which reported a total income of Rs 10,031 crore in the October-December quarter this fiscal, also expects the entry level segment to do better going ahead. «As far as the demand is concerned, as we have been saying, we do expect the industry to grow double digit on revenue in the coming year at the least,» Gupta said in an analyst call. He noted that in the domestic two-wheeler space there is a shift taking place towards premiumisation with buyers looking for feature-rich trims.

Iran's elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a pause in attacks on U.S. troops by Iran-aligned groups in Iraq, multiple Iranian and Iraqi sources told Reuters. Here's a look at Iraq's most influential Shi'ite parties and armed groups, who remain divided over how to address the presence of U.S. forces in the country: THE COORDINATION FRAMEWORK

Weekends are all about downtime. After a week full of work to meet deadlines, everybody needs some breather to relax and recuperate. From watching a favourite web series to planning a vacation, weekends are designated as family and me time. Devdatta Potnis, CEO, Animeta, talks to BrandWagon Online about his weekends, favourite vacation destination and more.

India’s power consumption increased 7.5 per cent on-year to 1354.97 billion units (BU) in the April-January period of this financial year, indicating an uptick in economic activities across the country.

ended on February 16th. Mr Navalny’s death was blamed by Russian prison authorities on a blood clot—though his doctor said he suffered from no condition which made that likely. Whatever ends up on his death certificate, he was killed by Vladimir Putin.

Ashwin Patil, Research Analyst-Auto, LKP, says while passenger vehicles had a great time, this year belongs to two-wheelers. So, there can be a good churning from passenger vehicles to two wheelers because the Q3 numbers were good for all the two-wheeler companies and surely one can definitely look at certain companies within the two-wheeler pack. Recently, we have been hearing reports that the passenger vehicle retail registrations have been slowing down while, of course, the rural economy is picking up and things are looking on the upside for two-wheelers. Is it time now for a bit of a sector and portfolio churn away from four-wheelers into two-wheelers? Ashwin Patil: On the back of a very low base last year, the two-wheeler industry has been performing well this year and till date, these companies are seeing about 12% to 15% growth. We believe that this industry will be definitely performing better than any other auto industries segments like passenger vehicles or commercial vehicles or tractors.

The two sides — ministers and farmer leaders — had met earlier on February 8, 12 and 15 but talks remained inconclusive. Besides loan waiver and a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP), farmers of the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation, which entered is sixth day on Sunday, are also demanding implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations, pension for farmers and farm labourers, and withdrawal of police cases.

Nifty ended with weekly gains of 1.5% led by banks, auto, and IT stocks. When markets resume trading on Monday, a host of domestic and global events during the week are likely to impact them. «During a week marked by volatility, the stock market closed near its peak, with the Bank Nifty index emerging as a standout performer. Despite a rocky start, the PSU index demonstrated resilience, bouncing back from early declines. With few definitive signals this week, the market focus remains on the trajectory of the dollar index and US bond yields,» Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart, said.

United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, said diplomats, a move the United States signaled it would veto. Algeria put forward an initial draft resolution more than two weeks ago. But U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield quickly said the text could jeopardize «sensitive negotiations» aimed at brokering a pause in the war.

Biden vs Trump: The lineup in the 2024 US election has long been a foregone conclusion, with a rematch between the two presidents appearing all but certain. But what would happen if, for any number of reasons, one of the two contenders does not end up taking part in the November vote? Apart from immense political confusion, here is what would happen, according to the rules and experts: What would cause President Joe Biden, an 81-year-old Democrat, or ex-president Donald Trump, the 77-year-old Republican, not to be on the ballot? Age for one.