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How Final Stretch of PM’s Bengal Campaign Could Look Like
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold six more rallies in West Bengal, including in key seats such as Malda, Murshidabad, Kolkata South and Bolpur, before the assembly election campaign ends in the state, News18 has learnt. Bolpur is the land known for Shantiniketan and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore....
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s wife cuts stake in VIP Industries, Tata Comm; sells 45 lakh shares in these cos in Q4
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s wife Rekha Jhunjhunwala offloaded 2.5 lakh shares of Tata Communications in the fourth quarter of the previous fiscal. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala cut his stake in three firms including Titan Company, VIP Industries and Tata Communications in the January-March quarter of 2021. While the ace investor raised his stake...
Gold and Silver Prices Rise Marginally
Gold and silver prices witnessed a marginal hike in the country on Friday, April 16. For one gram of 22-carat gold, the rate increased by Re 1 as the cost stood at Rs 4,486 compared to Rs 4,485 on the previous day. The price of 10 grams of 22-carat-gold...
Petrol and Diesel Price Today in India
Petrol and Diesel prices are fixed on the basis of freight charges, local taxes, and VAT. (Image: REUTERS)Petrol and Diesel Rate Today in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad: Prices of Petrol and Diesel remained unchanged today after seeing a cut in rates yesterday. Fuel prices were trimmed yesterday after...
World Stocks Near Record Highs as China, US Data Back Global Recovery Hopes
A batch of Chinese and U.S. economic data helped underpin global stocks near record highs on Friday, as investors priced in a solid global recovery from the coronavirus-induced slump. In Asia, markets were largely steady after China reported a sharp acceleration in first quarter growth, though the reading slightly...
BJP Cancels Ticket of Unnao Rape Convict Kuldeep Sengar’s Wife Sangeeta
Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has withdrawn the ticket it had given to Sangeeta Sengar, wife of former MLA and rape accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar, days after declaring her the official candidate of the party. The local BJP chief has been asked to send in fresh names for...
EC Trying to Suppress Facts by Barring Entry of Politicians in Cooch Behar: Mamata
Siliguri: Describing the incident of firing in Cooch Behar as a “genocide”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the Election Commission has restricted the entry of politicians in the district for 72 hours as it seeks to “suppress facts”. The TMC supremo, while addressing a press...
Second covid-19 wave unlikely to hurt recovery; brokerages say buy these stocks on correction
Analysts at ICICI Securities continue to be overweight on cyclical stocks. (Image: Reuters) After facing the brunt of the pandemic and resultant lockdown last year, the recovery in corporate profits continues strong. Now, as the second wave of covid-19 wreaks havoc, Dalal Street is expected to witness market volatility...
Turkey Bans Use of Cryptocurrencies for Payments, Sends Bitcoin Down
Turkey’s central bank banned the use of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets to purchase goods and services, citing “irrepairable” possible damages and significant risks in such transactions. In legislation published in the Official Gazette overnight, the Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) said cryptocurrencies and other such digital assets based on...
Nadda Confident of BJP’s Success in All Poll-bound States, Says TMC Has Conceded Defeat in Bengal
BJP national president JP Nadda exuded confidence of his party forming the next government in West Bengal, continuing to govern in Assam, while remaining a key part of the ruling alliance in Tanil Nadu. He also sounded assured of coming to power in Puducherry and becoming a key force...
Wipro share price zooms nearly 10% on strong Q4 results; stock may rally another 10% to Rs 515 soon
Wipro has registered another quarter of strong growth with net profit rising by 27.78 per cent on-year. Image: Reuters Wipro share price surged as much as 9.5 per cent to Rs 471.75 apiece, a fresh 52-week high, on BSE on Friday, a day after the IT firm posted the...
Reports Pour in of Violation of Covid Rules During Campaigning
As the second wave of Covid-19 ravages India, a lot of focus has been on religious events and assembly election campaigning in several states displaying a flagrant violation of pandemic protocol. Similar contravention of norms, however, has been on during canvassing for bypolls to be held in many parts...
Gold prices recover in India, back above Rs 47,000; MCX gold to soon touch Rs 48,850 per 10 gm
Gold and silver saw substantial gains with gold jumping to its highest in more than a month as yields dropped for U.S. 10-year Treasury notes to 1.56% Gold prices recovered in Indian markets on Friday, after closing above Rs 47,000 per 10 gram for the first time since February...
EC Meeting on Bengal Polls Today Over Covid Situation
Assembly Elections 2021 News Live Updates: Amid rising Covid-19 cases in the country, the Election Commission has called for an all-party meeting to discuss campaign-related matters on Friday. The Election Commission came under criticism of the TMC, with Mamata Banerjee and Mahua Moitra pointing out that West Bengal did...
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala ups stake in MCX, adds 5 lakh shares; Big Bull’s stake now at just under 5%
The value of his total holding in the company stands at Rs 370.13 crore as of today with the stock price gaining 0.58% to trade at Rs 1,480 per share. Big bull Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has increased his stake in Multi Commodity Exchange during the January-March quarter. Data available on...
What BJP Leaders Said After Sitalkuchi is Scary, Vote For Didi to Save Bengal: Nusrat Jahan
Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarian and popular film star Nusrat Jahan was the centre of attention in her Lok Sabha constituency, Basirhat, on Wednesday. Jahan, adorned with a bright yellow dupatta, held an open-jeep road show in the dusty lanes of Ward Number 15 here, waving at people and drumming...
Biden’s Russian sanctions likely to achieve little
Despite bold talk from top administration officials, there’s little reason to think the Russia sanctions package President Biden announced Thursday will do anything to alter Russian President Vladimir Putin’s behavior or calculus. Why it matters: While it’s true some elements of the package — namely, the targeting of Russia’s...
Adam Toledo: Chicago police release video of officer shooting boy
“We have heard reports in the media that more protests are planned today, and while we have no direct knowledge of such events, we pray that for the sake of our city, people remain peaceful to honour Adam’s memory and work constructively to promote reform,” they said in a...
