Top wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia refuted media reports of pulling out of the ongoing wrestlers protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The reaction came minutes after the three protesting wrestlers, including Olympic champions Malik and Punia, and World Championship medalist Vinesh Phogat rejoined their duties in the Railways. “This news is completely wrong. In the fight for justice, none of us has backed down, nor will we. Along with Satyagraha, I am fulfilling my responsibility in Railways. Our fight continues till justice is served. P ..read more

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the second straight session on Monday, boosted by buying in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and M&M stocks amid a positive trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 240.36 points or 0.38 per cent to settle at 62,787.47. During the day, it jumped 396.09 points or 0.63 per cent to 62,943.20. The NSE Nifty advanced 59.75 points or 0.32 per cent to end at 18,593.85. From the Sensex pack, Mahindra & Mahindra climbed 3.81 per cent and Axis Bank advanced 2.68 per cent, followed by Tata Motors, Larsen & ..read more

Publicis Worldwide India (PWW), part of Publicis Groupe India has today, announced the appointment of Sumant Bhattacharya as its executive vice president, Strategy. As per the company, Bhattacharya will be responsible for developing brand solutions, backed by creativity and strategic insights across all touchpoints. He will be reporting directly to Snehasis Bose, chief strategy officer at Publicis Worldwide India, L&K Saatchi &Saatchi, and Saatchi &Saatchi Propagate. Furthermore, in addition to his responsibilities at Publicis Worldwide India, Bhattacharya will also oversee the pla ..read more

The rupee fell 29 paise to close at 82.68 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, weighed down by the strength of the American currency in the overseas market. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 82.47 against the dollar, and finally settled at 82.68 (provisional), down 29 paise from its previous close. During the day, the rupee touched a high of 82.45 and a low of 82.68 against the greenback. On Friday, the rupee had settled at 82.39 against the dollar. Also Read Traders continue to bet on rate divergence; rupee remains sideways to bearish The dollar index ..read more

Best performing Small Cap Funds in one year (till June 2, 2023): Small Cap mutual funds continue to give impressive returns. Data on the website of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) shows that direct plans of 12 Small Cap funds have given 20% to 33% returns in one year. Following is a list of such funds. Investors should, however, note that there is no assurance or guarantee that these funds will continue to give similar returns in future. HDFC Small Cap Fund The direct plan of HDFC Small Cap Fund has given a return of 33.16% while the regular plan has given a return of 31.87% in ..read more

The Congress party has come down heavily on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre over the tragic loss of lives in the Odisha train tragedy and claimed that the government has “no intent” to address the “systemic safety malaise” in the railways, and is instead finding “diversionary tactics to derail” any attempts to fix accountability. Over 280 people lost their lives and over 1,000 were injured in an accident involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train on Friday evening. Congress President Shri ..read more

Tata Tea launched its latest edition of #JaagoRe on World Environment Day. As per the company, the campaign is aimed at spreading awareness on climate change. The company, through its new TVC, uses popular nursery rhymes as a device to make the message of fighting against climate change relatable and personal to parents. Conceptualised by Mullen Lintas Bangalore, the film depicts how the favorite poems of our times may look very different in the future if we don’t act now. Popular nursery rhymes like Jack and Jill, Machli Jal ki Rani, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Rain Rain Go Away are shown wi ..read more

As reported by Cointelegraph, Jack Dorsey, founder, Twitter, will be supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a pro-crypto democrat presidential candidate. “He can and will,” Jack Dorsey, shared a YouTube clip from Fox News which featured Kennedy mentioning how he had made plans to win over Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump, the candidates for the Republican President category, Cointelegraph added. Sources revealed that Dorsey was asked that if he was“endorsing or just predicting,” about Kennedy. “Both,” Dorsey told Cointelegraph. Also Read HAYVN permits digital asset-based transactions through EUR and G ..read more

The Indian Navy has consistently demonstrated its commitment to environmental protection and green initiatives as a self-driven and responsible force. Being the guardians of the seas, the Navy operates numerous energy-intensive ships, submarines, and aircraft, making energy efficiency a top priority in all operations and processes. Initiatives towards a ‘Clean and Green Navy’ Solar Power Integration The Indian Navy has successfully commissioned solar power plants with a cumulative capacity of 15.87 MW, aligning with the government’s ‘Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM)’. These plan ..read more

German tier 1 supplier Continental along with its JV partner Nisshinbo Holdings has Inaugurated a new plant in Gurugram, together with its joint venture partner Nisshinbo Holdings. This it says is in line with the strategy of ‘in the Market, for the Market’. The JV was announced early last year, with Continental holding 40 percent share and Nisshinbo 60 percent. The new JV plant will produce valve blocks for Continental’s Electronic Brake Systems (EBS) in India.  To date, Continental has produced more than 7.3 million EBS units in India, including Electronic Stability Contr ..read more