nifty: FY25 begins with a bang for Nifty; time for portfolio revamp to avoid base effect bite later

The new financial year 2024-25, which is going to be an event-heavy one with Lok Sabha elections, US elections and two full Budgets, has kicked off on a higher base for equity investors with Sensex and Nifty touching fresh peaks on Day 1 itself. The base effect could, therefore, make FY25 a year of consolidation … Read more

Harper-era cabinet minister Ed Fast will not seek re-election

Ed Fast, the long-serving Conservative MP for the Lower Mainland riding of Abbotsford, B.C., will not seek re-election, he says, setting up what is expected to be a vigorous nomination fight that could include former B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong. Fast, first elected to the House of Commons in 2006, served as Stephen Harper’s … Read more

BJP and allies will win 22 seats out 25 Lok Sabha seats in Northeast India: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has predicted the results for the 25 Lok sabha seats in northeast, Sarma has claimed the party will win at least 22 seats along with allies in Northeast India. He said that Prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Assam is not linked to polls and he keeps on … Read more