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Mankind needs to eschew personal ambition in order to be able to think truly global, said Sadhguru, the founder of Isha Foundation. «The world is so integrated with technology, connectivity, and transportation, yet we still think of our own personal ambitions. Earlier, we used to pit ourselves against people we knew in our neighbourhoods, now, we pit ourselves against people we don't know,» he said. This constant competition will break people down, and as long as mankind holds on to personal ambition, well-being will be a pipe dream, Sadhguru said, speaking at the summit.

Ram Temple movement Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that it will be seen as a representation of democratic values, as the country's majority population awaited so long for fulfilment of its religious aspirations. Speaking in Lok Sabha during a discussion on Ram Temple and the consecration ceremony on January 22, Shah said he wants to speak from his heart and what is in the hearts of Indians. «January 22 was the beginning of great India...Those who imagine a country without lord Ram do not know our country well and they represent the days of colonialism,» Shah said.

Rajya Sabha witnessed an uproar on the last day of the session and allegations were flying from both the treasury as well as opposition benches. It all started with upper house chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar allowing Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) MP Jayant Chaudhary to speak in the House. Chaudhary started speaking about the Bharat Ratna given to his grandfather and former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh. «I am indebted. Only a government which is rooted to ground realities understands the voices from the ground and strengthens them, can honour 'Dhartiputra' Charan Singh with Bharat Ratna,» Jayant Chaudhary said. He heaped praises on PM Narendra Modi and said that he could see a resemblance of Chaudhary Charan Singh in his (PM Modi's) action.

Eldeco Housing and Industries Ltd (EHIL), a leading Lucknow-based real estate player, has during the 9MFY24 acquired more than 63 acres of land for new projects and recorded a remarkable increase in sales bookings, registering 3.2 lakh sq ft compared to 1.5 lakh sq ft in the previous fiscal year.

Retirement fund body EPFO on Saturday fixed a three-year high interest rate of 8.25 per cent on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2023-24.

PTI-backed candidates have won the lion's share of 92 seats in the 266-member assembly, while Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has maintained a lead on 71 seats. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is leading with 54, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) with 17, as the result of 255 seats out of 265 announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan. For Pakistan elections 2024 LIVE updates, click here.

ALSO READ: PM Modi banters with MPs during surprise lunch, reveals he sleeps for 3.5 hours, doesn't eat after 6 pm Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, PM Modi said, "All the honorable members of the House have played an important role in the entire process. It is time that I congratulate all the honorable MPs, both as the leader of this House and as your friend." He said the 17th Lok Sabha set many benchmarks. "These five years were about reform, perform, transform in the country.

Ill-targeted reckless fiscal policy, ill-targeted subsidies, wasteful expenditure, all done for political gains," Nirmala Sitharaman said. Nirmala Sitharaman also accused the Congress-led UPA government of "forgetting" the Northeast.

Yami Gautam and her husband Aditya Dhar are over the moon. The couple announced their pregnancy during the trailer launch of their upcoming movie ‘Article 370’. Bollywood’s ‘Queen’ Kangana Ranaut reacted to the news. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) the ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ star gushed over the couple, calling them her “favourite” from Bollywood. “Mr. Dhar has so much integrity and talent also Yami is just so wonderful, undoubtedly my favourite Bollywood couple. The trailer of #Article370 looks amazing. Wish them the best, also congratulations for the pregnancy as well, so happy for them..” reads her post.

I think things like GIFT City is a great way, it is clearly an initiative designed to bring money into India and those kind of incentives are incredibly effective, says Jenny Johnson, President & CEO, Franklin Templeton. Edited Excerpts

Amit Shah asserted on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took all sections of society along on the Ram temple issue and described the Supreme Court verdict on the matter as a reflection of India's secular character to the world. Speaking in Lok Sabha during a discussion on the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and the consecration ceremony on January 22, he said that in no other country has the majority community waited for so long for a matter related to its faith. He lauded all those who participated in the long struggle on various fronts on the Ram temple issue. The Supreme Court verdict on the Ram temple showed India's secular character to the world, Shah said. People's struggle for constructing the Ram temple in Ayodhya began in 1528 and the legal battle fought for it started in 1858, he said, adding that it all came to an end on January 22 which rejuvenated India's faith and marked the beginning of the journey of a great India.

PTI. He said the country's long-suppressed soul found utterance on January 22, when a grand Ram temple was consecrated at Ayodhya. The BJP leader also slammed the Congress for questioning the existence of Lord Ram, which he said has pushed the party to the opposition benches. The discussion during the last scheduled sitting of the 17th Lok Sabha began with the DMK members trying to raise the issue of Tamil fishermen, who urged the chair to admit an adjournment motion.

“Public sector enterprises (PSEs) have performed well in this market rally, there could be some froth in that space, further a lot of SME stocks are also skyrocketing, and therefore a caution is advised in that space as well,” says Rakesh Pujara, Founder and Managing Partner at Compounding Wealth Advisors LLP. In an interview with ETMarkets, Pujara said: “The beauty of bubble is to ride it and one must have some rule-based framework to get a timely exit from the hope trade,” Edited excerpts:

For the fiscal year 2023–2024, the CBT suggested crediting members' EPF accumulations with an annual rate of interest of 8.25%. The interest rate earlier was 8.15%. According to the PIB release dated February 10, 2024, “The Board has recommended a distribution of historic income amount of Rs. 1,07,000 crores to EPF members' accounts on a total principal amount of about Rs. 13 lakh crores, which was Rs. 91,151.66 crores and Rs. 11.02 lakh crores in the financial year 2022-23, respectively. The total income recommended for distribution is the highest on record.” <div data-placement=«Mid Article Thumbnails» data-targ

money flowing into small cap and midcap funds has declined significantly (down 20%). And on the other hand, the fund flows into thematic/sectoral funds have increased dramatically (up over 80%). I am sure you can guess the themes and sectors that are pulling in all the money! Here’s what the Economist has to say on such sectoral/thematic funds: In 2022 Itzhak Ben-David, Francesco Franzoni, Byungwook Kim and Rabih Moussawi, four academics, published research suggesting that thematic equityETFs, which attempt to track a narrow industry or trend, underperform broaderETFs by about a third over the five years after their launch. That is because of a straightforward problem: when thematicETFs get going, the buzz around the investment is already extensive and the underlying assets are already pricey. In effect, while the retail investor may have got one thing right – incrementallyreduce exposure to small and midcaps, she has pivoted to investing in another poor investment idea i.e.

Multibagger stock: Shares of Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited are one of the multibagger stocks that the Indian stock market has delivered in the last one year. At this time, this railway PSU stock has given over 400 percent return to its shareholders. However, IRFC share price has been under sell-off stress after climbing to its lifetime high of ₹192.80 per share on NSE at the end of January 2024.

The consolidated net profit for the quarter is seen rising 33% YoY to Rs 407.40 crore, according to the average of estimates given by five brokerage firms.

career event” recently? Perhaps you were a casualty of “corporate outplacing,” the unfortunate, yet ostensibly necessary result of your company “rightsizing.” Managers are running out of ways to say you no longer have a job. Layoffs in the first month of 2024 have left tens of thousands in the United States without jobs, with the tech industry alone cutting 32,000 roles. The way the bad news is delivered is more important than ever, as companies fear being canceled on social media after a poorly executed final conversation. Executives are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward with their employees.

₹70 lakh for Hyderabad posting); Accenture ( ₹60 lakh), Asian Paints, and Emami Group ( ₹15-18 lakh). Amongst banks, Axis, ICICI, HDFC and IDFC have rolled out offers for ₹20-24 lakh. Government-run banks are raking in hefty profits.

Latest data from 2,257 companies listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), collated by Primeinfobase, show that just 45 of them have a woman in the chief financial officer or director-finance role. That number was 24 in March 2019 and 31 at the end of March last year.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Paytm and part-time chairman of Paytm Payments Bank, considered resigning from the latter’s board and removing ‘Paytm’ from its name to quell mounting regulatory and compliance pressures on the fintech firm, said people aware of the matter. Sharma, however, did not carry out his plan and remains on the board of Paytm Payments Bank.