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Indians planning their summer travel to Europe may have to face lesser waiting period at visa centres this year as visa services provider VFS Global expects an improvement in visa processing time for foreign destinations on the back of deployment of additional staff by client governments to handle the visa applications traffic. "The Swiss have given us 25% more appointments. Also, earlier, their appointments would be concentrated in 2-3 months, now they have spread the appointments across the entire year.

Mr. Raul Handa, the Founder and CEO of the Forttuna Global Excellence Awards, underscored the importance of recognizing the relentless efforts of healthcare professionals amidst unprecedented global challenges, stating, "Our aim with the Forttuna Awards was to inspire transformation and recognize individuals and organizations making a significant impact on the well-being of our communities." Mrs. Aditii Handa, Co-Founder and CBDO of the Forttuna Awards, expressed her vision for the event, stating, “We wanted to create an event that not only honors outstanding achievements but also provides a platform for networking, knowledge sharing, and collaboration.

Investing.com — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKb) disclosed its holdings for Q4/23 through its 13F filing, revealing a cautious approach to stock purchases during a period when stock prices surged.

Mercer Advisors has bolstered its executive team with five RIA industry veterans.

DSP Mutual Fund has changed its ETF product symbols on the BSE and the NSE. This move is aimed at helping investors easily identify the ETF Schemes of the fund, according to the press release by the fund house. The fund house stated that the symbols of as many as 10 ETFs of the fund will be revised on both exchanges. This change is effective from February 15.

Pichai, in an interview with BBC in 2021, revealed that one of his jobs as the CEO of Google demands him to make sure that the company's products work fine on different devices. "I am constantly changing and trying out every new phone," Pichai had said. When asked about how often he changes his passwords, Pichai said, "I have a 2-factor authentication.

Oil India Ltd 4%. Queries mailed to TotalEnergies, OVL, BPCL and Oil India remained unanswered till press time. Efforts to resume operations follow volatility in the global energy market due to the Ukraine war.

Sensex is trading at around 5 percent valuation premium based on intrinsic value. However, mid-cap stocks are commanding a reasonable valuation premium over their historical averages while there is a froth in the small and micro-cap segment, reports Client Associates (CA) Annual Equity Assessment 2024. While large-cap private banks, NBFCs, and IT are looking relatively attractive in terms of valuations, Industrial, PSUs, consumer, and capital goods are expensive as compared to their medium-term averages, the report further adds.

By Chris Gallagher and Akiko Okamoto

Rates and the dollar fell yesterday, giving stocks a chance to rally back. The S&P 500 caught this mechanical bid late in the day, of course right after I posted my YouTube video.

prime minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that the jailed leader had nominated Omar Ayub Khan as a candidate in a parliamentary vote to elect a new premier following last week's national elections. The polls did not return a clear majority for anyone, but independent candidates backed by Khan won 92 out of 264 seats making them the largest group. Khan ruled out alliances with the three largest parties, which means his candidate currently does not have the numbers to form government.

Mayank Shah, VP, Parle Products, says “we have changed along with the city, hand in hand. Bombay has evolved into a mega metro today from what it used to be. Of course, it used to be an important city earlier as well but the way it has grown today is the same way even the company has grown. So, probably 20 years back, we had very limited products, very limited options. We are available in limited categories. Today, we have more than 50 brands and more than 350 SKUs straddling across multiple categories.” On premiumisation of products Mayank Shah: We have an entire range of premium products called Platina, where we have Milano, Hide & Seek, Nutricrunch, and all of them and they are doing very well. So, as India is growing, as our economy is developing and growing, I think Indians have started accepting premium products or rather have started spending on premium products and the Platina range is doing very well.

₹1413.30 in intra-day deals on Thursday, February 15 after the largest private sector lender informed in a press release that has witnessed healthy growth in its Home Loan Business post its merger with HDFC. The lender announced that its home loan business experienced a stable and healthy double-digit YoY growth for two quarters, ending December 31, 2023. The growth in sales turnover has come on the back of a wider distribution network with a 3.6 percent sequential growth as of December 2023, the highest amongst peers in home loans.

LONDON — The U.K. economy slipped into a technical recession in the final quarter of last year, initial figures showed Thursday.

Bharat Bandh news: As the farmers from Punjab continue to march towards Delhi to press for their demands, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, along with several trade unions, has called for a Gramin Bharat Bandh on February 16. According to the directions released by the SKM, the bandh will be observed between 6 am and 4 pm. The farmers will participate in a chakka jam on major roads across the country from 12 pm to 4 pm.

By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Andres Gonzalez and Oliver Hirt

cancer diagnosis. Meghan and Harry introduced their new website this week. Now, when people visit Archewell, they are redirected to Sussex.com.

Congress on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bond scheme, and said it will reinforce the power of votes over notes. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, «The Supreme Court has held the much-touted Electoral Bonds scheme of the Modi Sarkar as violative of both laws passed by Parliament as well as the Constitution of India.» The long-awaited verdict is hugely welcome and will reinforce the power of votes over notes, he said. Read Also | Electoral bond SC verdict: India will know all info about all donors and receivers, hidden so far, by March 13

Rahul Shah, V-P, Equity Advisory, MOFSL, says telling clients not to book profits but stay invested. “PSU is the theme which we have also been since the last couple of months we have also been participating and we have been also advising clients. So, stay invested. It looks like the earning season also has played out well. I think it is just in our range right now. But there could be some more upside from here.” What are you telling your clients? Time to book profits, time to stay invested, what is the house advice? Rahul Shah: We are not asking clients to book profit but to stay invested. We have seen different themes coming up on the markets and there just has been sector rotation from one sector to another. So, stay invested. PSU is the theme which we have also been since the last couple of months we have also been participating and we have been also advising clients. So, stay invested. It looks like the earning season also has played out well. I think it is just in our range right now. But there could be some more upside from here.

Electoral bond: In a landmark judgment delivered on February 15, the Supreme Court unanimously struck down the electoral bonds scheme, holding these bonds «unconstitutional». The State Bank of India, the authorised seller of these poll bonds, was directed by the apex court to provide details of donations made through these bonds, as well as all relevant info on whoever the money went to. Holding political donations by companies as purely for «quid pro quo purposes», the top court ordered that the information of all corporate contributors be made public.

Haryana remain closed for traffic while security personnel in anti-riot gears were deployed at strategic locations in the national capital as farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' agitation entered the third day on Thursday. While the two borders — Tikri and Singhu — with Haryana remain closed, movement was allowed through the Ghazipur border with Uttar Pradesh under the watch of security personnel. According to senior police officer, the Delhi Police is on extra vigil though the protesting farmers have been stopped by the Haryana Police at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana near Ambala. In the central part of Delhi as well, the police have put up barricades on several roads leading to Parliament and other sensitive locations.