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Broader market outperformed with the Nifty midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 up more than 3-4 per cent each for the month of August, he said.Nifty opened flat and soon gave up its initial gains and closed with a loss of 94 points at 19,254. Except for Consumer Durables, Realty, and IT, all sectors ended in red for the day.Apart from this, the capital market-related sector was in momentum.Hotel stocks are continuously gaining momentum after a news report suggested that the number of foreign tourists arriving in India rose 106 per cent YoY during Jan-Jun’23. Also, various global events that…

The longer format of a show did bring along certain challenges for him but he quickly made his way around it and took it as a learning experience.Bejoy spoke to the media on Thursday and said: “This experience of working on a series was quite new to me. I’m used to working on feature films but webseries is a different game altogether. What you will see on your screens (‘Kaala’) is a monumental work of three years put up by a team that I’m grateful to”.‘Kaala’ touches upon a unique concept of reverse hawala – converting white money to black…

During the hearing, a bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan was apprised by senior advocate Sidharth Luthra that convicts have approached the trial court in Mumbai and have deposited the fine imposed upon them. He contended that though non-deposition of fine does not affect the decision on remission, he had advised his clients to deposit the fine to “reduce the controversy”.However, the bench questioned the deposition of the fine without awaiting the outcome of their application filed before the court. “You seek permission and then you deposit without getting permission?” it asked. The top court noted that the…

This takes the fiscal deficit for the first four months of the current fiscal to 33.9 per cent of the full-year target of Rs 17.87 lakh crore.The fiscal deficit for April-July 2022 was 20.5 per cent of the target for 2022-23. In July, the monthly fiscal deficit was Rs 1.54 lakh crore, while during the corresponding period of last year, the government had recorded a fiscal surplus of Rs 11,040 crore. The fiscal deficit for April-July 2022 was 20.5 per cent of the target for 2022-23. The government’s fiscal deficit target for 2023-24 is 5.9 per cent of GDP, down…

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Google on Thursday announced ‘PollCheck Election Academy 2023’, a digital training series for journalists covering upcoming elections in India.Google News Initiative (GNI) India Training Network, in collaboration with DataLEADS and In Old News, is opening sign-ups for PollCheck Election Academy to support journalists and newsrooms covering the upcoming elections in India with the tools and skills they need to gather, verify and tell authoritative and engaging stories.PollCheck 2023 is the fourth and largest edition of this training programme that will support training in 15 languages, including Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi,…

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Indo-US Task Force for Electronics, launched here on Thursday, aims to boost the electronics trade between the two countries to $100 billion within a decade.The India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) organised the launch meeting here, attended by senior officials from Department of Telecommunications (DoT), US Embassy, leading US and Indian companies, investment banking fraternity, and Washington D.C.-headquartered Information Technology Industry Council (ITI).”The Indo-US Task Force for Electronics represents the fusion of two technological powerhouses. This inaugural meeting is the first step towards a promising future where both nations led by the industry collaborate…

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs H.K. Patil, Minister for Minor Irrigation, Science and Technology N.S. Boseraju and Chairman of the Legislative Council Basavaraj Horatti were present on the occasion. CM Siddaramaiah wished good luck to the new MLC’s.Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot had appointed them to the post of MLC. The appointments were opposed by the senior leaders in the grand old party. A complaint was also made to the Governor to withhold the appointments.Umashree is a close confidante of Siddaramaiah. She represented Teradal constituency in Bagalkot district and became a minister for Women and Child Development…

In Northeast India, there is a forecast of light to moderate scattered rainfall, with the likelihood of fairly widespread rain and isolated heavy rainfall over Assam and Meghalaya on Thursday.“Additionally, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura are expected to experience this pattern over the next five days,” the IMD predicted.Moving to East India, the weather outlook includes light to moderate fairly widespread rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and isolated instances of heavy rainfall.“The Andaman and Nicobar Islands can anticipate this weather over the next five days, while Gangetic West Bengal should be prepared for it on Sunday. Similarly, Odisha should expect…

In a notification, the government said, “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Jaya Verma Sinha, Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) Member Operations and Business Development) Railway Board to the post of Chairman and the CEO, Railway Board in Apex scale (pay level -17 as per 7th CPC) for a period with effect from the date of assumption on or after September 1, 2023 till the date of her superannuation and her re-employment on the post with effect from October 1, 2023 till December 31, 2024 on usual terms and conditions, or until further orders, whichever…

Featuring Adnan and Aditi as Viaan and Katha, respectively, the plot follows their journey as they confront life’s obstacles together. The show currently is witnessing Viaan’s mother Teji (Bidisha Ghosh Sharma), and his aunt Maya, essayed by Anjali Mukhi, are conspiring to disrupt Viaan and Katha’s lives.Maya intends to create conflicts– be it by sowing the seeds of doubt when it comes to decision-making about Aarav’s upbringing, pressuring Katha to change her surname to Raghuvanshi, or investigating Katha’s past to create discord between Viaan and Katha.Talking about the same, Aditi reveals: “Two humans coming together in the name of love…