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Tokyo Vice', Amazon Prime Video's crime epic 'Too Old to Die Young' is a perfect show that offers complex characters from gray worlds, supported by engaging storytelling and visual effects of high quality. Directed by Nicholas Winding Refn and co-written by Ed Brubaker, 'Too Old to Die Young' follows Los Angeles detective Martin Jones, who leads a double life as a criminal. He is sucked into the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles after Jesus (Augusto Aguilera) kills Martin's partner, Larry (Lance Gross), who killed Jesus' mother. The 10-episode series of 'Too Old to Die Young' Season 1 arrived on Amazon Prime Video in 2019 after making its premiere at Cannes earlier the same year. Refn told 'Indiewire' way back in 2019 that this series is meant to put control back into the hands of the viewers, it doesn't have to be watched linearly. Keeping this in mind, viewers should prepare for the inevitability he may not return to the world of 'Too Old to Die Young' for another season.

Bounce Infinity has announced a significant limited-period price reduction of 21 percent on its E1+ range of electric scooters. Starting now, customers can buy Bounce Infinity e-scooters at a reduced ex-showroom price of Rs 89,999, saving a substantial Rs 24,000 from the original price of Rs 1.13 lakh.

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given a clean chit to INSCO (Independent Sugar Corporation), a Madhvani Group company based in Africa, for green channel approval for the proposed acquisition of Hindustan National Glass (HNGIL). The Commission had initiated an investigation following a complaint filed by AGI Greenpac. INSCO and AGI Greenpac had submitted bids to acquire HNGIL, India's largest glass company. INSCO emerged as the single eligible bidder and AGI's plan received the vote from COC led by SBI. Following the rejection, AGI Greenpac filed a complaint with the CCI challenging the green channel approval granted to INSCO, alleging that INSCO has business interests in India. AGI alleged that INSCO had applied under the green channel, but it has a business in India.

NBCC is expected to generate an additional Rs 15,000 crore from Amrapali projects as the Uttar Pradesh government has allowed it to develop additional flats in the project. The NBCC had requested the local authority to grant additional FAR (floor area ratio) so that it can construct more apartments and generate cash flow for stuck projects. An additional 75-acre land will be available to develop which will allow NBCC to construct 13,250 houses.

investment firm, has raised $6.4 billion under KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors II SCSp, for its infrastructure-related investments across Asia Pacific. At close, the fund is the largest pan-regional infrastructure fund to have been raised for Asia Pacific, stated a press release. This closely follows KKR’s debut Asia Pacific-dedicated infrastructure fund, KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors SCSp, which closed at $3.9 billion in 2021 as the largest Asia-dedicated pan-regional fund at the time.

Bangladesh, Mauritius, Bahrain and Bhutan till March 31. «We have allowed export of 50,000 tonnes of onion to Bangladesh, 1,200 tonnes to Mauritius, 3,000 tonnes of Bahrain and 560 tonnes to Bhutan with immediate effect,» Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh told PTI. Traders are allowed to export this quantity till March 31. The modalities are being worked out, he said. Singh said the decision has been taken following a recommendation from the external affairs ministry.

Bharti Airtel added more active users than Reliance Jio in December 2023, helped by strong mobile broadband user gains, while Vodafone Idea (Vi) yet again lost such users, underlining its continuing inability with take on its two bigger rivals. Airtel and Jio added 3 million and 1.21 million active users respectively in December, while Vi lost 1.84 million active users, latest customer data put out by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) showed. Active, or visitor location register (VLR), data put out every month by Trai, indicates the number of mobile users regularly using a mobile network.

Bharat Forge Ltd. dropped 0.37 per cent to Rs 1119.85 at 01:28PM (IST) in Thursday's trade. The stock has hit a high of Rs 1132.4 and low of Rs 1109.55 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 1124.05 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 16565 shares so far with a value of Rs 1.85 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 53.98 and a price-to-book ratio of 5.35.

Tata Power Company Ltd. rose 0.09 per cent to Rs 375.75 at 01:18PM hours (IST) on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the stock saw a gap up start to the session. As per data available on BSE, total traded quantity on the counter stood at 287,967 shares with a turnover of Rs 10.77 crore till 01:18PM (IST). The stock traded at a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 33.48, while the price-to-book value ratio stood at 2.11.

Bank of Baroda traded at Rs 272.55 on BSE at 01:34PM (IST) on Thursday, down 0.99 per cent from previous close. The scrip quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 153.15 and a high of Rs 280.85.

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. traded 0.39 per cent down at Rs 2525.35 at 01:23PM (IST) on Thursday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 278.55 points to 72344.54. The scrip had closed at Rs 2535.45 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high and 52-week low of Rs 2620.0 and Rs 1444.0, respectively.

Karnataka government will constitute a high-level committee to decide whether to lift the ban on the Eucalyptus plantation or look for alternative ways to facilitate the revival of the Bhadravati MPM factory. According to an official statement on Thursday, a decision to this effect was taken at a meeting convened on Wednesday regarding the revival of Mysore Paper Mill Ltd (MPM). The meeting was chaired by Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil at the Vidhansouda office. Forest Minister Ishwara Khandre and Bhadravati MLA Sangamesh also attended it. Ishwara Khandre said the forest department will form an experts committee today and it will be asked to submit a comprehensive report within a month. Speaking after the meeting, the Minister explained, «A total of 20,005 hectares of forest land has been given to Bhadravati Paper Factory in 2020 on a lease for 40 years, for growing eucalyptus. However, forest land cannot be granted without the central government's permission. On the other hand, the factory cannot run without getting the required raw material. This catch situation needs to be resolved».

Vedanta Ltd. gained 0.22 per cent to Rs 270.5 in Thursday's trade. It hit a high of Rs 271.5 and low of Rs 267.2 during the session. On the technical charts, the 200-DMA of the stock stood at Rs 255.88, while the 50-DMA was at Rs 265.77. If a stock trades above 50-DMA and 200-DMA, it usually means the immediate trend is upward. On the other hand, if the stock trades below 50-DMA and 200-DMA, it is considered a bearish trend and if trades between these averages, then it suggests the stock can go either way.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which spearheaded an agitation in 2020-21 against three farm laws that have since been repealed, will hold a meeting here on Thursday to discuss the situation at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana where thousands of farmers are camping as part of the "Delhi Chalo" call given by their organisations. Several SKM leaders from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and other states have assembled here for the meeting. Bharti Kisan Union (Lakhowal) general secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal said the SKM will discuss what happened at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points on Wednesday. Besides, the farmers' body will also take a decision on how to support the ongoing agitation, Lakhowal added.

PI Industries Ltd. gained 0.01 per cent to Rs 3681.5 in Thursday's trade as of 12:38PM (IST). It hit a high of Rs 3686.1 and low of Rs 3633.0 during the session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 4010.0 and a low of Rs 2870.0. The return on equity for the stock stood at 17.07 per cent. About 1,729 shares have changed hands on the counter so far.

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. rose 0.49 per cent to Rs 291.8 in Thursday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 293.5 and low of Rs 288.6, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 327.8 and low of Rs 251.25.

India's interbank foreign exchange order matching system operated by LSEG was not functioning, four traders told Reuters on Thursday. The rupee was last at 82.9200 to the U.S. dollar compared with 82.9700 in the previous session.

Adani Power Ltd. traded 1.76 per cent up at Rs 550.95 at around 12:12PM (IST) on Thursday. The stock had closed at Rs 541.4 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 241.37 points lower at 72381.72 around the same time.

Shriram Finance Ltd. traded 0.87 per cent up at Rs 2375.65 on Thursday at around 11:11AM (IST), while the benchmark BSE Sensex declined 367.68 points to 72255.41. As many as 5,005 shares changed hands on the counter with a total value of Rs 1.18 crore.

GAIL (India) Ltd. gained 0.3 per cent to Rs 180.9 in Thursday's trade as of 11:21AM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 182.0 and low of Rs 177.7 during the session.

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