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Wolf Totem The HU
Mongolian metal band The HU mesmerises with their fusion of folk and modern metal in the epic track "Wolf Totem" from their debut album "The Gereg." The song, featuring traditional Mongolian throat singing and electrified instruments, evokes a primal and powerful atmosphere reminiscent of Mongol warriors and vast steppes. With lyrics celebrating courage and pride, "Wolf Totem" stands as a magnificent and life-affirming anthem.
How is an active fund manager different from a passive one?
A fund manager is a part of the investment team at a fund house and one of the most important persons responsible for building the portfolio, monitoring it, generating returns and ensuring it runs in line with the objectives and mandate of the fund.
Crime in North India: How women are becoming instrumental for gangs like Lawrence Bishnoi
Gang leaders in North India are increasingly using social media to recruit women interested in crime, playing multifaceted roles from honey-trapping targets to executing reconnaissance and participating in lethal operations. This trend is credited to Lawrence Bishnoi and his faction, who used social media to enlist females for their criminal enterprises.
Derivative products on Indian bonds see strong global demand
Overseas investors are flocking to Indian assets through a derivative product ahead of government bond inclusion in the JPMorgan index, accounting for 30% of $10 billion flows into local debt in nine months.
What to expect from the Budget going forward? Sanjiv Puri answers
So, we are on a solid foundation because of certain initiatives that have taken place. It is not that it just happened like that. So, there is a reason for which and it sets the economy on a solid foundation.
ISRO's Aditya-L1 spacecraft's two onboard instruments capture solar fury
ISRO's Aditya-L1 spacecraft, stationed at the Lagrangian point (L1) roughly 1.5 million km from Earth, captured recent solar activities using its SUIT and VELC instruments. The Sun's dynamic events, including X-class and M-class flares with associated CMEs, were recorded during May 2024, aiding in geomagnetic storm predictions.
Foreigners boost India corporate debt buying before govt bond index inclusion
Foreign investors show increasing interest in Indian rupee-denominated corporate debt ahead of the inclusion of Indian government securities in a global bond index, expecting passive inflows of around $25 billion. Recent data highlights purchases in corporate bonds, interest in launching ETFs, and robust demand for dollar bonds.
Easing global yields bring FPIs back to Indian govt bonds
From May 8 to 22, foreign portfolio investors' holdings of fully accessible route (FAR) Indian government bonds increased ₹3,304.8 crore to ₹1.6 lakh crore, showed latest data on the Clearing Corporation.
Infrastructure stocks: Stay bullish, hedge to participate in next round of re-rating: 6 infra stock with an upside potential of up to 39%
Among the sectors which have seen a strong re-rating in the last five years, probably infrastructure is amongst the top ones. Like many other sectors here also the re-rating has been largely due to policy push and government spending. If one looks at the performance of the companies in the last five years, there has been clearly strong growth across the board. So, policy continuity becomes critical for this sector and the stocks. The
Google celebrates 195 years of the Accordion's patent with musical doodle: Know history, significance and global influence
Google celebrated the 195th anniversary of the accordion's patent with a special doodle on May 23, 2024. The doodle featured a musical theme, integrating the 'Google' logo within the bellows of an accordion. Highlighting the instrument's German origins and its impact on various music genres, Google explained how the accordion gained popularity in the late 1800s and became a staple in folk, Cajun, tango, and Latino polka music. T
Buddha Purnima bank holiday 2024: Are banks closed today? Check state-wise list
Buddha Purnima bank holiday 2024: Many banks are closed today for Buddha Purnima, which is an important holiday for Buddhists around the world. Buddha Jayanti, also known as Vesak, is celebrated on the Full Moon Day of May (Vaisakh).
Upstox enters insurance distribution business
HDFC Life is among the first insurers to partner with Mumbai-based Upstox, featuring its term insurance plans on the platform
Spending at ease in retirement: Follow these 5 rules to grow your savings at all times
The fear that the retirement corpus will not be enough comes primarily from it being small. It is also stoked by how the corpus is invested. The conservative mistake of earning years is repeated in retirement. The money is invested in debt products and income earning assets. Many retirees believe that equity investing will put their lifetime savings at risk.
Railways stocks: Stay bullish, just hedge a bit to avoid mistake of selling in haste: 7 outperforming railways stocks across different segments
Even the best of the rational brain can make wrong decisions when there is too much noise which gets created due to a narrative. Now for the last few days a narrative has been created that due to polls, FPI are selling. These kinds of narratives tend to hit the sector and stocks which are sitting with big gains and are dependent on government policy push. Railways was among the last sectors to get re-rated due to the policy focus. Whether it was companies which are financing the expansion of railways or private sector companies which are making coaches, all of them have done extremely well. Given the fact the railways is likely to be the focus area, the long term story remains intact. Only thing is that one might end up selling the long term winner early because of the narrative. Rather than getting jittery, it would be better to create a hedge and stay with the stocks where there has been a big change in the fundamental ways things operate and the sector has a long runway.
NHAI receives 164 insurance surety bonds as guarantee for road projects
In a workshop organized on Wednesday on the implementation of insurance surety bonds (ISB) for NHAI contracts, NHAI said out of the 164 ISBs received, 20 bonds are for performance security and 144 bonds are for bid security. It is estimated that around 700 insurance surety bonds valued at around Rs 3,000 crore have been issued by different insurance companies so far.
Defence stocks: Stay bullish, just hedge a bit to avoid narrative-based decisions; 4 stocks with upside potential of up to 33%
One of the sectors which has seen strongest re-rating in the last four years has been defence. Now in the last few days, the way markets have corrected and a narrative has come on the street that it is poll jitters which is making FPI sell, without realizing the fact that after a strong phase of upward movement, the global money tends to move in one from one country to another, especially in emerging market segment, it might lead to a situation where one might end up selling the long term winner early because of the narrative. Rather than getting jittery, it would be better to create a hedge and stay with the stocks where there has been a big change in the fundamental ways things operate.
A brief history of the 2,000-pound Mark 80 bombs central to U.S.-Israeli tensions
The Mark 84 is a 2,000-pound bomb, part of the Pentagon's Mark 80 series. President Biden delayed a shipment to Israel of these bombs amid concerns over their use in Gaza, where civilian casualties have occurred. Israel mainly acquires these bombs from the United States.
iVoomi JeetX ZE electric scooter launched. Priced at Rs 80,000, offers 170 km range
iVoomi launches the JeetX ZE electric scooter with a 170 km range, 57 km/h speed, 3 kWh battery, priced at Rs 80,000. It features a BLDC motor, 5.5 hours full charge time, and 8 color options.
Millennials turning towards new-age investment instrument fractional investing
Millennials dominate 60% of fractional investments, as per Grip Invest. The report highlights the transformative power of fractionalization, attracting investors as young as 21. With 77% preferring a DIY approach, the platform sees a growing trend among Gen X as well. Market volatility and reduced ticket sizes are driving this shift
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