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NITI Aayog on Monday said 27 million women were monitoring their credit, marking a 42% increase from the previous year, signaling growing financial awareness, citing a report published by TransUnion CIBIL, Women Entrepreneurship Platform’s (WEP) of NITI Aayog and MicroSave Consulting (MSC). According to the statement issued by the Aayog, the report titled “From Borrowers to Builders: Women’s Role in India’s Financial Growth Story” highlights that women’s share of the total self-monitoring base increased to 19.43% in December 2024, up from 17.89% in 2023. “More women from non-metro regions are actively self-monitoring their credit compared to those in metro areas, with growth of 48% in non-metro regions and 30% in metro areas,” it said.

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TCS employee Manav Sharma has reopened the debate on male domestic abuse faced by men. The 30-year-old youth from Agra was found hanging in his apartment on February 24. Before his death, Sharma had accused his wife Nikita of cheating on him, thereby necessitating him to take this drastic step. However, his wife, Nikita Sharma, has dismissed the accusations, asserting that Manav was unfairly fixated on her past. She alleged that after learning about it, he became aggressive, resorted to self-harm, and developed an alcohol dependence. Nikita also stated that she persistently urged Manav’s sister, Akansha, on the night of his passing to check on him. According to a News18 report, leaked WhatsApp conversations between the two substantiate her claims. In the messages, Akansha allegedly advised Nikita to «ignore» Manav’s calls and get some rest.

Reddit to share his experience. According to him, the Founder and CEO of the company asked him to fill out a form and submit an assignment within «half a day» as part of the selection process. The unrealistic expectation left him unimpressed, prompting him to post a screenshot of the email exchange along with his response. In his Reddit post, the candidate expressed his disbelief at the demands placed on him for such a senior position.

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Ukraine’s war effort is fading fast, and Europe will need to pick up the slack. While Sunday’s gathering of European leaders in London included a commitment to keep military aid flowing and to formulate a peace plan, it’s the details that will matter. So far, the US peace strategy has seemed to rest on appeasing the Kremlin — promising territorial concessions, parroting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talking points and trash-talking the transatlantic alliance. Zelenskiy, on the heels of the leaders of France and Britain, failed to elicit firm security guarantees from the White House last week. The rebuke he received after pressing the matter — “Have you said ‘thank you’ once?” exclaimed Vice President JD Vance — has left relations with the US uncertain. How exactly the White House intends to stop the fighting remains to be seen. But Europe ought to recognize the leverage it does have to shape the endgame, as well as the urgent need to develop more.

Trump revealed on social media that five cryptocurrencies—Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana, and Cardano—would be part of the reserve, with Bitcoin and Ether at its core.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bluntly speaking, power is defined as the ability to bend others to one’s will. The limits of America’s are being tested, as evident in Friday’s showdown at the White House between Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump (along with Vice-President J.D.

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A Hindu wife, being a class I heir, has an equal right to her deceased husband’s property, along with children and the husband’s mother. A married Hindu woman also has exclusive rights to her individual property. She is the sole owner and manager of her assets whether these are earned, inherited or gifted during the wedding (streedhan). A Muslim wife without any children is entitled to one-fourth share of her husband’s property, but those with kids get one-eighth the share. In case of divorce, her parental family has to provide maintenance after the iddat period (about three months). DaughterUnder the

Suppose you want to buy a large volume of shares worth, say, Rs.2 lakh, but you don’t have the money. Margin trading allows you to buy these shares by paying only a small amount, say, 20% of Rs.2 lakh, as security to your broker. This amount is called margin, and such transactions are called margin trading. The amount paid by the broker to buy those shares is essentially a loan that you will have to pay back with interest. In other words, you leverage a small amount of cash (or purchased securities) to trade large volumes of shares that you can’t afford. This is why it’s also called leveraged trading. What is margin trading facility

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