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Also Read- Expert view: Corporate earnings growth, geopolitical stability key triggers for FY25, says Niraj Kumar Fed officials signaled a dovish reaction at the March FOMC, sticking with a median projection of three rate cuts this year despite higher growth and inflation forecasts, which makes our economist team more confident of the first rate cut to come in June 2024. FED’s stance of maintaining three rate cuts for this year was cheered by the bond as well as the equity market and in our view, any delays might sour investor sentiments. In our 2024 outlook, we mentioned that we expect single-digit returns for Nifty-50 and for mid and small caps to underperform large caps.

BEIJING — Chinese telecommunications company Huawei said Friday its net profit for 2023 more than doubled thanks to better product offerings.

TCS has kickstarted its fresher hiring process for IT as well as business outsourcing roles through its national tests for the engineers as well as other graduates for the batch of 2024. This comes at a time when the $250 billion IT industry, which is witnessing a slowdown in business over the about-to-end ongoing fiscal year, is expecting growth to return by the second half of FY25 starting April. Launching its annual TCS national qualifier test (NQT) exclusively for students graduating in 2024, the Tata group’s IT major has called engineers and computer graduates to apply for Ninja and Digital fresher hiring, TCS’ aptitude and coding tests. The last date for application is April 10 and tests will be conducted on April 26.

The bulk of Earth’s water, about 97%, is in salty oceans and thus useless for drinking or growing food. Of the 3% that is fresh, most is locked in ice sheets and glaciers, many of which are melting rapidly into the oceans thanks to climate change. A relative few drops of fresh water are available in ponds, lakes and rivers, which are easily accessible but also vulnerable to pollution, overuse and drought. Humanity’s biggest source of fresh water — representing just 0.8% of Earth’s total water — is in underground aquifers. Decades of drought, pollution and overuse are shrinking even that precious supply, and rising sea levels threaten to spoil even more of it with saltwater incursions. A recent survey of groundwater levels at hundreds of wells worldwide found that 71% have fallen since the start of the 21st century. Groundwater loss worsened at more than half of the studied wells during that time.

ITR filing: As the financial year 2023-24 is about to end, earning individuals are busy finding out ways to save money meant for the income tax outgo. Some smart taxpayers would be busy planning their income tax for the next financial year as well. For a married taxpayer belonging to the Hindu community, Zerodha founder & CEO Nithin Kamath has suggested a hack while planning one's income tax return (ITR) for the next financial year. Zerodha's Nithin Kamath said that a married earning individual belonging to the Hindu community can use HUF (Hindu Undivided Family) tax benefits and save income tax as HUF is treated as a separate entity. He said that all deduction applies separately in HUF along with the individual deductions. Kamath shared this income tax return hack through a social media post using his 'X' account.

Buy or sell stocks: Despite a strong rally in PSU bank stocks, shares of State Bank of India (SBI) remained a laggard. However, the SBI share price has delivered strong upside movement in the last two months. SBI share price has risen from around ₹605 to ₹753 apiece level, logging around 25 percent rise in this time.

Good Friday, a significant day in the Christian calendar commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, is marked by various customs, one of which is the consumption of fish. But why do people eat fish on Good Friday? This tradition, deeply rooted in religious symbolism, historical practices, and cultural significance, holds several compelling reasons.

Sebi) has cancelled the registration of Karvy Investor Services, as the merchant banker was found non- complaint with its rules. The regulator had conducted an inspection of Karvy Investor Services last year, during its onsite visit it found that it was not functioning both at the registered as well as in the correspondence address.

Ishaq Dar raised more than a few eyebrows last week when he said — almost as an aside — that his country’s new government would “seriously look into matters of trade with India”. A resumption of trade would be something of a climbdown for Pakistan, which cut off economic ties when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unilaterally withdrew Kashmir’s special constitutional status in 2019. Until now, Pakistani leaders have insisted they wouldn’t restore relations until the decision was reversed. Dar’s statement should not come as a complete surprise. His party, the Pakistan Muslim League-N, has a very particular class basis: It’s an alliance between the semi-urban petty bourgeoisie and large industrialists such as its leader, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. These constituencies have always seen the benefits — for themselves and for Pakistan — of normalizing trade ties with a large and growing India. Those gains are potentially substantial, especially for a country as desperate for hard currency as Pakistan is today. The World Bank estimated in 2018 that Pakistan’s exports could increase by as much as 80% — about $25 billion at that point — if trade with India reached its potential.

NEW DELHI : With Ajay Devgn’s latest horror film Shaitaan having crossed the ₹130 crore mark in domestic box office collections alone, theatre owners say there is much untapped potential in horror as a genre for Indian films. And with Kartik Aaryan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 to arrive this Diwali, things could be looking up for the Hindi horror genre. For that matter, Hindi horror movies have been doing rather well in recent times, even though there have not been many releases in the past two years.

Latvia’s top diplomat said on Thursday he will step down in the wake of a criminal probe over the use of expensive private flights by his office when he acted as the Baltic country’s prime minister between 2019-2023

Mukhtar Ansari passed away on Thursday night due to a cardiac arrest. Ansari, 63 had been lodged in Banda jail and was serving life imprisonment. Ansari, was brought to the emergency department of Rani Durgavati Medical College at around 8:25 pm on Thursday after he complained of nausea and faintness. He ultimately succumbed to a cardiac arrest, according to a medical bulletin issued by the hospital. He was also admitted to the hospital on Tuesday after he complained of abdominal pain, but was discharged that evening itself. His family, including his elder brother and MP Afzal Ansari as well as his lawyer had alleged Ansari was being «slow poisoned» by the jail authorities. Soon after his death, some opposition leaders demanded a high-level enquiry into his death, taking cue from his family's allegations and some even going on to call it a «state-orchestrated murder». Heavy deployment of forces was effected in Mau.

Hyderabad: As K Chandrashekar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) faces an unprecedented downslide following the arrest of Nizamabad MLC K Kavitha and continued exits from the party, the contest in Telangana is fast becoming a Congress versus BJP battle. In 2019 Lok Sabha polls, BRS had bagged nine Lok Sabha seats, BJP four and Congress three. All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen had retained Hyderabad. However, 2024 promises to be a different number game. As on date, more than half of BJP candidates in Telangana have BRS antecedents, with the bulk of them shifting loyalties this month only. The state's ruling party, Congress, is giving stiff competition to BJP as it has welcomed a slew of BRS MPs and MLAs into its fold in the run-up to the May 13 elections.

Netflix has released the trailer for its animated reboot of the classic sitcom 'Good Times,' offering a fresh take on the beloved Evans family. Trailer

Deliberations of the 16th Finance Commission (FC) are now proceeding in earnest. The appointment of the full commission only by the end of January has left it with just 19 months until end October 2025 to complete its work and submit its recommendations, well short of the full two years or so that is usually available. Fortunately, its terms of reference have been limited to the core issues mandated by the Constitution.

As improvements in artificial intelligence (AI) continue apace, so do questions about how AI will influence economies, asset prices and—the question of the moment—interest rates in America: Is AI more likely to make them go up or down? You might think economists would have a simple handle on such a straightforward query, but the both macroeconomics and AI are complex. Nevertheless, I have a bold prediction: Real or inflation-adjusted rates will go up, and for a considerable period of time. The conventional wisdom is that rates tend to fall as wealth and productivity rise in an economy.

ALSO READ: Suryakumar Yadav expected to miss few more games as Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians await first win in IPL 2024 After SRH posted 277-3 to beat MI by 31 runs, a video was posted on social media, where Malinga ignored the MI captain and Pollard appearing agitated. The video was shared by several users on social media platform on X.

Bitgert coin has been making the headlines since its launch, and the recent pump has given more push. The crypto market trends also favour its future growth potential. As the cryptocurrency market continued to show a positive impact, major crypto is in an uptrend. Bitcoin has reached its all-time high of $73,000 in the past few weeks. This has brought back investors’ attention as well as media attention to the crypto market, giving room to other altcoins.

Ontario-based couple Kathleen*, 62, and Charles, 65, are preparing to start drawing from their retirement savings as their main source of income and are looking to put their registered retirement savings plans to work for them.

As the countdown to central bank rate cuts continues, what’s in store for the Canadian dollar?

Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara was shot twice, first from the front and then from the back, while he was sitting on a chair early morning on Thursday, revealed the CCTV footage of his brutal murder. Baba Tarsem Singh was killed within the premises of the shrine by two men on a motorcycle. Also Read: SC berates Uttarakhand's former minister Harak Singh Rawat over mass deforestation, illegal construction at Corbett The CCTV footage shared by news agency PTI on social media showed that the two bikers also aimed their rifle at the person who came to rescue Baba Tarsem Singh.