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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Recently, the government marked the occasion of one decade of ‘Make in India.’ It was a trigger for many commentators to bring out their knives (sorry, keyboards) and point out that India’s manufacturing gross value added (GVA) as a share of total GVA has not risen, etc, contending that the programme has failed. Some find a way to see silver linings around clouds and some are adept at the opposite.

«So, levels per se, if we are expecting Nifty to hold above 24,440, then we could see round about 25,000 levels. And for the support, 24,150 would be important to watch out for,» says Shivangi Sarda, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. What is your expectation, is the worst over and from here on, we are expecting a Diwali cheer or it is still a bit sceptical at the moment? Shivangi Sarda: Of course, we have seen that some sort of a pressure was there the previous week, but we have seen a good pullback move today and we have somewhere got stuck at 24,440 levels, which is a crucial hurdle over here. So, once this level gets crossed, it is going to be somewhat of an end of the pain that we have seen in the last four weeks. But overall, we are seeing good buying interest emerging right at the start of this festive week. So, it is a good sign.

«I think the leaders of the banking space have been reporting decent results. So, there have been some MFI stresses well known and it has been there in the news flow for some time and the banks who have been exposed to that have had to take write-offs,» says Sandip Sabharwal, asksandipsabharwal.com. But it does not look it is going to be that happy Diwali at least at the moment for the markets and earnings have not been that great, I mean barring ICICI Bank which has reported as stellar set, if you look at an IDFC First Bank that has been a bit of a disappointment. What is your view on the bank earnings so far? Sandip Sabharwal: So, banks and financials if you combine them together, the results have been mixed. So, on one side for banks or financials who were more focused on the MFI unsecured side of the business, there we are seeing stress. On the secured side of the business, there does not seem to be any significant stress at this stage. So, ICICI Bank results were quite good. HDFC Bank results were decent. Axis results were pretty good. So, I think the leaders of the banking space have been reporting decent results. So, there have been some MFI stresses well known and it has been there in the news flow for some time and the banks who have been exposed to that have had to take write-offs.

Donald Trump hosted a rally featuring crude and racist insults at New York’s Madison Square Garden Sunday, turning what his campaign had dubbed as the event where he would deliver his closing message into an illustration of what turns off his critics.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Amid a shortage of deposits, an emerging pain point for the banking sector is the stress in retail and rural segments. Slowdown in FMCG sales and recent earnings of some banks mirror this concern.

West Bengal, Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that infiltration in the state will stop completely if the BJP comes to power in 2026. «Bengal is a bordering state and there is state-sponsored infiltration here. Only solution to bring Bengal out of this situation is to bring the BJP government to power in 2026.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has called a snap provincial election for Nov. 26.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star MS Dhoni has nearly confirmed his participation in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL), stating that he simply wants to enjoy whatever cricket he can play in his remaining years. After CSK's unexpected exit in the group stage of IPL 2024, Dhoni had been reserved about his plans for the next edition of the league. The deadline for all ten franchises to submit their list of retained players is set for October 31, ahead of the mega auction.

Telangana Special Police (TGSP) have been suspended for alleged misconduct and incitement of agitation. Some TGSP personnel (constables) held agitations inside the Battalion campus in Telangana as well as on the streets of several places, including Hyderabad, and the families of the constables held sporadic protests in the state, demanding uniform policies for all police personnel and better working conditions. «With a view to upholding discipline and integrity within the Telangana Special Police, the 39 personnel involved in misconduct are placed under suspension for unbecoming of government servants, including incitement of others for agitation among Battalion personnel,» a release from Telangana Police said. The suspended personnel were found to have acted in violation of conduct rules and have engaged in behavior contrary to the one expected from government servants and they allegedly instigated unrest within the Battalion, adversely affecting morale and operational efficiency, it said.

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The Israeli military said its aircraft targeted facilities that Iran used to make the missiles fired at Israel as well as surface-to-air missile sites. Crucially, there was no indication that Iran’s oil or nuclear sites were struck. Iran insisted the strikes caused only «limited damage», and Iranian state-run media downplayed them. Taken together, the moves suggested at least for now that both countries are trying to avoid a more serious escalation.

Netflix recently confirmed the renewal of Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft for a second season. The decision comes shortly after the series' October 10 premiere.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will be closely monitoring every development following months of rallies, interviews, speeches, and town hall events. The networks' release of the exit poll's preliminary results at 5 p.m. ET will be a significant event. According to a report by the Telegraph, the survey's results will be adjusted throughout the evening as additional information from polling stations across the US becomes available, and it will not immediately predict the outcome of the election.

a crash in the area of 132nd Avenue and 82nd Street at 4:39 p.m. on Sunday. Investigators believe a man was driving a car west on 132nd Avenue at a high speed it went through a red light and hit another car that was being driven by Delaney’s friend.

India slammed Pakistan's «mischievous provocation» and "political propaganda" during a Security Council meeting on women, peace and security, saying the condition of women belonging to minority communities, notably Hindus, Sikhs and Christians in the country remains deplorable. «It is despicable yet entirely predictable that one delegation has chosen to indulge in mischievous provocation based on their tried and tested tactic of spreading misinformation and disinformation,» India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador P Harish said in the UNSC on Friday. Harish delivered India's statement at the UNSC Open Debate on 'Women Building Peace in a Changing Environment'.

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Manish Chokhani of Enam Group says he doesn’t think he can call the entire market a bubble. “Like I said, if the top 40 companies are not trading at excessively crazy valuations, it is certainly there in pockets like we discovered defence, railways, PSUs, in capital goods, lot of multinationals to an extent where every multinational owner of the business across the world has come and sold in India. In the last six months alone $15 billion has gone back to promoters and private equity investors.”

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Maharashtra Assembly elections, the state Congress in-charge Ramesh Chennithala dismmissed speculations about a rift in Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) stating that all is well in the opposition alliance, which will announce the list of all its candidates by Saturday evening. Chennithala who attended the Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting in Delhi on Friday, Chennithala said that party leader Balasaheb Thorat will meet with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and NCP-SP Chief Sharad Pawar today to sort out all the issues. «All is well in MVA. We are going to fight the election together. There is no problem in MVA. The problem is in Mahayuti.We are all together. We are working out a formula. By tomorrow evening (Saturday), all the seats will be declared,» Chennithala told late last night.

Oil prices settled higher on Friday and gained 4 Percent on the week, with investors taking stock of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East as well as the U.S. election next month. Brent crude futures settled up $1.67, or 2.25 Percent, at $76.05 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude settled up $1.59, or 2.27 Percent, to $71.78.