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VVPAT slips found in Samastipur Patna: Following EC directions, the district electoral officer and Samastipur district magistrate, Roshan Kushwaha, on Saturday suspended two assistant returning officers with immediate effect after VVPAT slips from EVMs were found scattered on a road near K S R College in the Sarairanjan assembly constituency.The EC confirmed that the recovered…
NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday asserted that the integrity of the polling process remains “uncompromised” after a large number of VVPAT slips were found dumped by the roadside in Bihar’s Samastipur district.Kumar clarified that the slips were from mock polls conducted before actual voting began and announced the suspension of…
Lenskart Solutions, India’s largest eyewear retailer, is in the final day of bidding for its Rs 7,278-crore initial public offering. Interest from investors has been firm so far. By the end of the second day, bids were placed for 20.11 crore shares, compared with the 9.97 crore shares available, taking total subscription to 2.02 times.While…
Bank of Baroda Bank of Baroda MUMBAI: Public sector banking major Bank of Baroda on Friday said that its net profit for the quarter ended Sept 30 was Rs 4,809 crore, down 8% from Rs 5,239 crore reported during the same period of the previous fiscal. The slide in profits was due to lower income…
The average long-term US mortgage rate has fallen to its lowest level in more than a year, offering some relief to homebuyers and homeowners amid a prolonged housing slump.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said on Thursday that the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 6.17% from 6.19% last week — its fourth consecutive…
Adani Power Ltd reported a 12% year-on-year decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,906 crore for the September quarter, weighed down by higher expenses. The company had posted a profit of Rs 3,297.52 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year, it said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.Total income rose slightly…
Asian markets were mixed on Thursday as investors assessed the outcome of US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, alongside cautious signals from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan’s steady policy stance. Trump described his meeting with Xi as “amazing,” announcing tariff reductions on Chinese goods to 47 per cent…
Asian shares held steady on Tuesday after recent strong gains, as optimism over easing global trade tensions kept investor sentiment positive. Tech stocks continued their rally ahead of key earnings from major companies this week.Expectations of potential interest rate cuts in the United States and Canada supported bond markets, while the dollar remained flat as…
MUMBAI: Dalal Street witnessed extreme volatility on Thursday, thanks mainly to expectations about better trade relations separately with India and then China. As a result, in early trades the sensex rallied above the 85K mark on prospects of a trade deal between the US and India.The Street’s mood, however, soured after oil prices went up…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) US stocks are trading largely flat on Wednesday as investors await earnings results from electric carmaker Tesla, while gold prices extended their decline from record highs.According to news agency AP, the S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in early trading, staying just below its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow…
