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According to Pranav Haldea, Managing Director, Prime Database Group, this was on account of profit booking by LIC, mutual funds as also retail and HNI investors with markets reaching all-time highs. Net inflows from DIIs stood at just Rs 3,368 crore during the quarter.Meanwhile, net inflows from Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) of a huge Rs 1,02,617 crore during the quarter resulted in FII share increasing for the fourth quarter in a row to 18.94 per cent as on June 30, 2023 (up by 7 bps from 18.87 per cent as on March 31, 2023).While FIIs pumped in a huge Rs…

The COCOMI submitted its memorandum to the Prime Minister’s Office highlighting the resolutions adopted in the mass rally held on July 29 in Imphal. The other demands of the COCOMI include an end to the present ethnic conflict, and eliminating foreign (illegal immigrants) and Chin-Kuki “narco-terrorism”.After submitting the memorandum in the PMO, COCOMI coordinator Jeetendra Ningomba, in a video message, claimed that the foreign elements, including some of the leaders of the Kuki-Zomi outfits with which Suspension of Operation pacts were signed, are directly involved in the Manipur conflict and they should either be eliminated or pushed out of the…

This will be Inzamam’s second tenure as the chief selector. He last served as chief selector of the Pakistan team from April 2016 till July 2019.Inzamam, who is also part of a high-profile Cricket Technical Committee (CTC) constituted by PCB last week, will head a selection committee that also includes Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and also a Secretary Hasan Cheema, who is dealing with data analysts for the Pakistan team, according to Dawn newspaper.He has worked with Arthur during his previous tenure, which saw Pakistan lift the 2017 Champions Trophy triumph before failing to qualify for the semi-finals of the…

According to cybersecurity firm CloudSEK, the hacktivism landscape changed drastically in the first quarter of 2023, with attacks surging to 35 per cent of the total in April.Although there was a slight decrease in the average in May, similar trends were observed in June.Moreover, the report mentioned that hacktivist groups have targeted a total of 67 countries worldwide from 2021 to 2023.Among these countries, India emerged as the most targeted, followed closely by Israel, Poland, Australia, Pakistan and impacted various regions across the globe, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania, indicating a widespread presence of these…

The accused has been identified as Abhishek Deb. He was arrested from Hailakandi, which is an adjacent district to Cachar in the southern Assam area.Superintendent of Police in Cachar, Numal Mahatta told INAS that, “Deb was posing as a top IB officer in Assam. He lured people to accomplish their work by mentioning his fake position in the IB and took a lot of money from many individuals.”The accused is a resident of Hailakandi district. Police detained him on Sunday night and brought him to the Cachar district for interrogation.“Today we have arrested him. The man was active in the…

She reprimanded the officials over the one-month delay in the construction work.Atishi said that the remaining work must be completed within one month, or else the officials will have to face action.She emphasised that this flyover is a crucial project aimed at decongesting the Sarai Kale Khan T-junction and Ring Road; therefore, any further delay in its construction will not be tolerated.She also directed the officials to expedite the pending work and provide regular progress reports.“The Kejriwal government will not tolerate delays in such important projects. Therefore, every necessary step should be taken to complete the work within the newly…

Majority of the sectors ended in green with buying seen in IT & Pharma. Markets are likely to trade in a range ahead of RBI policy this week, he said.FIIs continued their selling streak for the last few days, thus keeping the upside limited, he added.Vaibhav Vidwani, Sr. Research Analyst, Bonanza Portfolio said after finding countries supplying inferior quality optical fibers, government imposed 5 year anti-dumping duty on import of optical fiber from countries like Indonesia, Korea, China therefore all optical fiber user companies were trading at higher level today because this will improve material quality and decrease inventory losses.Today,…

Investors should focus on sectors that offer growth and earnings prospects with several companies having to declare their first quarter results for this fiscal, they added. Chief Economist, CARE Ratings, Rajani Sinha told IANS that RBI will follow a wait and watch policy and will not change the repo rate but the undertone will be hawkish. Whatever it may be – a dovish outcome, hawkish undertone, the investors like a pleasant peacock dance or a bull run. Would that happen post MPC meet? Even though inflation could remain elevated in July and August and if the El Nino pattern plays…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has been appointed as the head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad, the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise announced on Monday.”Kiwi legend Daniel Vettori joins the #OrangeArmy as Head Coach. Welcome, coach!” Sunrisers made the announcement on Twitter.Vettori previously served as the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) between 2014 and 2018, and more recently, he was part of the coaching staff for the Australia men’s team as an assistant coach. He has also worked as a spin-bowling consultant with the Bangladesh men’s team.The 44-year-old has replaced West Indies legend…

New York, Aug 7 (IANS) US researchers have modified a commercial virtual reality headset, giving it the ability to measure brain activity in order to examine how we react to hints, stressors and other outside forces.The team at The University of Texas at Austin created a noninvasive electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor that they installed in a Meta VR headset that can be worn comfortably for long periods. The EEG measures the brain’s electrical activity during the immersive VR interactions.The device, detailed in the journal Soft Science, could be used in many ways, from helping people with anxiety, to measuring the attention…