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Weather forecast: IMD predicts dense fog until New Year's eve Foggy conditions were reported from isolated pockets in Odisha and Bihar as well, with visibility in parts of Rourkela, Gaya, and Patna reducing to nearly 50 metres, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Fog alert! Flights and trains running late due to low visibility in Delhi There was dense fog in parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.

Hawaii’s governor and mayor are welcoming tourists back to the west side of Maui months after August wildfires killed at least 100 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings

Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas has shared insights on the latest requirements imposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate the involvement of third parties in Spot Bitcoin ETFs through a “cash-create” redemption model.

Wedbush analysts said the firm believes the tech sector is set up for an acceleration around cloud and AI spending that is still being significantly underestimated by the Street.

The question on everyone's mind right now is: What does 2024 have in store for markets?

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Gaza on Dec. 15 when it mistook their cries for help as a ruse by Hamas militants to draw them into an ambush, the military said on Thursday, concluding that the soldiers acted rightly to the best of their understanding. On Dec.

Snowfall predicted in these areas around New Year 2024 Hoteliers are upbeat due to the rain and snow forecast as New Year's Eve has fallen on a weekend and snowfall would further boost the tourist arrival at places such as Shimla, Manali, Gulmarg, and Auli among others. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttarakhand may witness a wet spell in the mid and higher hills around New Year as the meteorological department has forecast light rainfall at isolated places in the mid hills and light rainfall or snow in the higher hills from December 30 to January 1.

financial literacy is apparent as an increasing number of individuals are now engaging in mutual fund investments. Mutual funds remain the preferred investment option for Indians, with fixed deposits following closely behind. Investors stuck to the trammels of convention when deciding how to invest their money for greater returns.

All the talk about autonomous automobility—self-driving cars—has me wondering: Why hasn’t the self-navigating concept been applied in other areas yet? I’ve been trying to master the guitar for 60 years, with no great success. I can’t read music, and I can’t play scales. My fingerpicking is oafish.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday forecasted the likelihood of very dense fog enveloping Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi in the upcoming five days. In a post on X, IMD said, “Fog Observed (0530 IST of today): Very dense fog in isolated pockets of Jammu-Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, U.P, west Rajasthan; moderate to dense fog in isolated pockets of Delhi, East Raj.; Shallow to moderate fog in isolated pockets of West M.P, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar." The IMD has also issued a dense fog warning for Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh during the late and early hours until December 31.

Hero MotoCorp rose 2.9% to an all-time closing high of ₹4,174 in Thursday's trading, as the recent bullish wave has resulted in a technical breakout in stock, opening the likelihood of further gains of as much as 56% from current levels. Analysts are recommending investors to buy the stock on dips as business prospects too are favouring the company at this juncture. Hero shares crossed the ₹4,000 level on December 26 for the first time after September 2017 amid the run-up in recent weeks.

Perception of riskiness of the Indian banking system has improved in relation to the global financial system, but the contagion risk has risen due to a merger in the sector though it is not a cause of worry, the RBI said without naming HDFC and HDFC Bank that merged this year. «Macro stress tests for credit risk showed that SCBs (scheduled commercial banks) have sufficient capital buffers and even under adverse stress scenarios their capital ratios will remain above the regulatory minimum,» said the RBI's 28th Financial Stability Report. «Wider adoption of technology in the financial system amidst a new wave of innovations also poses new challenges for financial stability that would require suitable risk mitigating regulatory and supervisory actions.» Indian banks are making record profits with rising income from lending and sliding provisions for bad loans.

In August, Chandrayan-3’s landing on the moon signified more than India’s advancement in science and technology. It signalled to the world India’s spirit of innovation, extraordinary talent and the desire to invest in the power of technology to change lives and take the country forward. In many ways, India is already leading the world in people-centred innovation.

Wedbush raised its price target for tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to $450 from $425 in a note to clients Thursday, maintaining its Outperform rating on the stock. Analysts declared in their note that Microsoft's "'iPhone moment' is here."

G20 nations to contribute to the G20 satellite proposed by it through payloads, instruments and it will be launched in the next two years, ISRO chief S Somnath said on Thursday. Underlining that weather and climate are going to be important aspects, Somnath said India wants to contribute in this domain by measuring various parameters like air pollution, greenhouse emission, humidity change and precipitation, ocean behaviour, current, waves, soil moisture, and radiation budgeting.

Noida and Greater Noida on Friday and Saturday. This decision comes in response to the prevailing cold weather conditions in the region.

SAN JOSE (Reuters) — Nicaraguan migrants sent relatives back home record remittances this year through November, data from the country's central bank showed on Wednesday, fueled by massive waves of migration leaving the Central American nation in recent years.

The regulator said that it is reviewing the non-fund based facilities offered by banks such as guarantees and letters of credit to come up with guidelines as they form an important role in the growth and development of the economy. Banking industry's clean up continued for the fifth straight year as the fall in gross bad loans helped report a higher net interest margin, a key measure of profitability. All banks meet the regulatory capital requirements with it at 16.8% as of September. «Lower slippages helped improve asset quality across all bank groups, with gross bad loans to total advances ratio of banks dropping to a 10-year low,'' the RBI said in its annual Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India.

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By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar