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Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) is crusing towards a landslide victory in Mizoram. With lead in 29 out of 40 seats in the assembly polls, the party looks all set to form the govt in the northeaster state, ousting the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF). The counting of votes for the 40 assembly seats in the state began at 8 am, and was being held in 13 centres.

Telangana Assembly Election Result 2023 Winners List: The Telangana Assembly Election Results have put the Congress in a commanding position, possibly paving way for the return of the grand old party in the region it ruled before the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh a decade ago. The party, as per Election Commission of India data, has gained majority in the 119-member Telangana Assembly. Polling in the state, the last to go to polls, was held on November 30. The magic number required to form a government is 60 and the Congress was in a commanding position to form a government of its own at the time of filing this report.

Safeena Hussain, founder of 'Educate Girls,' has become the first Indian woman to bag the WISE Prize worth 5 lakh USD for mobilising 14 lakh out of school girls in Indian villages to get back to mainstream education. The prize, awarded by the Qatar Foundation at the 11th Edition of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Summit earlier this week in Doha, is one of the most prestigious awards in education.

With the end of November rapidly approaching, we are on the cusp of diving headfirst into the final month of the year: December. And just like every month, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently published the list of bank holidays before the start of December.

Bank of India (RBI), banks will remain closed in the following regions: Agartala, Aizwal, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Telangana, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, and Srinagar. Apart from this, banks will remain shut in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad-Andhra Pradesh, Imphal, Kochi, Panaji, Patna, Shillong and Thiruvananthapuram.

You can already feel the nip in the air. The festival of Diwali is fast approaching and you can already sense a feeling of celebration in the air. With this festival being one of the most luminous and in line with many other festivals synonymous with happiness, wealth, and prosperity, many millennial investors sense a strong urge to spend money on things or resort to frivolous spending.

Purchasing gold on Dhanteras has evolved into a cherished tradition. For investors seeking to participate in this practice, the government’s Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) scheme, introduced in 2015, offers a more contemporary and convenient alternative to acquiring physical gold.

In November, banks are closed on the occasion of Kannada Rajyothsava/Kut/Karva Chauth, Wangala Festival, Govardhan Pooja/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Diwali, Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Deepavali/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Laxmi Puja, Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Ningol Chakkouba/Bhratridwitiya, Chhath, Seng Kutsnem/Egaas-Bagwaal, Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima and Kanakadasa Jayanthi. Bank holidays in November 2023:Banks closed for up to 15 days in November; check state-wise bank holiday list In total, banks across different states will be closed for 15 days in November to observe numerous festivals and national events. Digital services like UPI, Mobile Banking, and Internet Banking are unaffected by bank holidays, customers can use them throughout. For Diwali and Dhanteras, banks across states will be closed for six days (this includes Sunday and the second Saturday).

celestial phenomenon is on the horizon as we approach the final lunar eclipse of 2023. This weekend, set your sights on the night sky as a partial lunar eclipse, known as Chandra Grahan, is poised to captivate India.

NBA season 2023-24 is officially commencing tonight in Denver and is scheduled to run until the finals in April. The season begins with an exciting matchup as the defending champion Denver Nuggets face the LA Lakers at 7:30 pm (ET) on Tuesday night, followed by the Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns at 10 pm (ET). These four teams are among the most entertaining in the league. Tuesday night's games will be exclusively broadcast on TNT, and there are various ways to stream the action live online without cable. Coverage will be distributed across TNT, NBA TV, ESPN, and ABC. The first games on Tuesday include the Denver Nuggets vs LA Lakers and the Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns on TNT. For those without cable, there are still plenty of options to stream the games live online through platforms like DirecTV Stream, Sling TV, Hulu+ Live TV, and Fubo TV. NBA teams currently have about $4.8 billion in salary committed to players for this season, meaning the average per team is around $160 million. Just three seasons ago, only two teams spent more than $160 million. The total NBA payroll — for now, pending changes based on whatever happens during the season that starts on Tuesday night — is up about 7% over last year, and has risen by 26% over what teams were paying just three years ago. The teams with the six biggest payrolls going into this season, in order: Golden State, the Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Philadelphia and Miami.

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India pays homage to one of its most illustrious leaders, the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. His sagacious teachings continue to echo through the annals of history.

Banks in October are closed on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Mahalaya, Kati Bihu, Durga Puja, Dusshera, Lakshmi Puja, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday.

international feature film award at the Oscars 2024 has begun. Most countries have selected their films as all the nominations are to be sent to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences by 5 pm Monday, October 2. These films must meet all the qualifying conditions between December 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023.

superfood — itself a marketing term for food claimed to confer health benefits resulting from an exceptional nutrient density — an amalgam of science and ideology. It is science because nutritional research establishes cause and effect, and continues to do so in greater detail. It is an ideology when fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds have to be carted halfway across the world to deliver a specific health benefit.

liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for all of India's 330 million users. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur revealed during a Cabinet briefing on August 29, «All domestic consumers of LPG cylinders will receive a Rs 200 subsidy per cylinder. Additionally, users under the PM Ujjwala scheme will benefit from this subsidy on top of the existing one.» Minister Thakur also stated that this extra LPG cylinder subsidy would be implemented immediately, offering it as a special gift for Raksha Bandhan and Onam celebrations. This move now brings the subsidy for Ujjwala beneficiaries to a total of Rs 400 per LPG cylinder. Currently, in the national capital, a 14.2-kg LPG cylinder costs ₹1,103, more than double the rate it had in May 2020.

A new study says Alexa, Siri and other voice assistants could do a better job giving instructions on CPR to help bystanders respond in emergencies

RBI) has issued detailed guidelines to reset floating-interest rates on Equated Monthly Instalments (EMI)-based personal loans.

₹120. Don't know when will the prices come back to normal." In Shimla, tomatoes were being sold at ₹100 whereas other vegetables, including capsicum, pumpkin, cauliflower, and brinjal are also selling at higher prices. Babli Salotra, a Shimla local told ANI that “The prices are very high.

benchmark share index gained more than 6% on Monday in its first trading session after the crisis-struck country secured funding from the International Monetary Fund, with auto stocks rising on hopes import restrictions would be eased. Pakistan secured a $3 billion short-term financial package from the IMF on Friday, giving the South Asian economy some much-awaited respite as it teeters on the brink of default. «Today's gain in benchmark KSE 100 Index will likely to be highest in the history of Pakistan Stock exchange,» Topline Securities said in a tweet.

Asset manager Fidelity Investments has filed an application for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to a filing by Cboe BZX Exchange with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dated June 19.