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Which Indian cities saw highest sales of homes priced above ₹1.5 crore in 2024? Luxury homes, priced above ₹1.5 crore, accounted for 21% of all residential units sold in top Indian cities in Q1 of 2024, ANAROCK said. Mumbai saw the maximum number of luxury home sales at 9,360, followed by Delhi-NCR (6,060), Hyderabad (5,755), Bengaluru (3,455), Pune (1,530), Chennai (530), and Kolkata (380). Luxury homes constituted 7% of sales in Q1 of 2019. Read More

Case filed against actor Allu Arjun for violating Model Code of Conduct Police in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal filed a case against actor Allu Arjun over alleged Model Code of Conduct violation after he visited YSRCP MLA Silpa Ravi's house, which led to the gathering of thousands of people on the road. The case has been filed as the 'Pushpa' actor visited the MLA's house without prior permission from the constituency's Returning Officer. Read More

Heatwave to end in entire India tomorrow except for Rajasthan: IMD Heatwave will end in the entire country tomorrow except for West Rajasthan, according to IMD. "Heatwave is about to end from the entire country. Only in West Rajasthan and Kerala heatwave alert has been issued for Thursday," IMD scientist Soma Sen said. "Tomorrow, heatwave will only be present in West Rajasthan for which we issued a yellow alert," she added. Read More News By: Pragya Swastik 03:54 pm Thursday, 09 May, 2024

People consuming milk products that aren't safe: Delhi HC over use of banned drugs Delhi High Court has observed that citizens are consuming milk products "which may not be very safe". The court stated it'll set up a pilot project in Madanpur Khadar Dairy, one of the nine designated dairies in Delhi, to address issues of cattle health, hygiene at the premises and use of spurious banned drugs like Oxytocin which increases milk production. Read More

What caused the current political crisis in Haryana? Three independent MLAs, namely Dharampal Gonder, Randhir Golan and Sombir Sangwan, withdrew their support from BJP-led Haryana government in favour of Congress, which has 30 MLAs. This reduced BJP numbers to 43- two less than the majority mark- in the state Assembly. JJP, which has 10 MLAs, has announced support for Congress, indicating a potential toppling of the state government. Read More

Which are the world's best-selling smartphones of 2024? Apple's iPhone 15 Pro Max emerged as the global best-selling smartphone in first quarter of 2024, according to Counterpoint Research. It was followed by iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 14, Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy A15 5G, Galaxy A54, iPhone 15 Plus, Galaxy S24 and Galaxy A34. Notably, seven of the top 10 smartphones are priced $600 or above. Read More

'Let your family go to hell,' says Canara Bank manager while scolding employees A purported video of a Canara Bank manager scolding and using foul language during a video call with employees has surfaced online. "Let your family go to hell," the manager is heard saying, adding that the bank has given them a job to work and not travel with family. Meanwhile, the bank responded saying that appropriate action is being taken. Read More

Can't quit films suddenly: Kangana when asked if she will leave Bollywood Actress Kangana Ranaut, on being asked if she will quit Bollywood for politics, said, "I cannot quit films suddenly as my several films are pending." "If people or the Centre give me more responsibilities, I will try my best to fulfil those," said Kangana. She is contesting Lok Sabha election as BJP candidate from Mandi seat in Himachal Pradesh. Read More

TOP NEWS OF THE DAY : 1. India's forex reserves jumped by $2.759 billion to $623.2 billion in the week ended December 29: RBI 2. Mobikwik refiles draft papers as it trims IPO size down to Rs 700 cr from Rs 1900 Cr in 2021: Reports 3. EV sales in India likely to grow at CAGR of 35%, annual volumes may cross 27 mn by 2032: Report 4. Indian economy is estimated to grow by 7.3% in the 2023-24 fiscal against 7.2% in 2022-23: Reports 5. India's services PMI ends 2023 at three-month high of 59.0 in Dec from 56.9 in Nov due to positive trend: Reports

TOP NEWS OF THE DAY : 1. Indian fintech sector in India recorded a 63% drop in funding in 2023 to $2 billion compared to $5.4 billion in 2022: Reports 2. Hiring expected to recover in 2024, likely to witness 8.3% growth: Report 3. M&A activities plunge 51% to $83 billion in 2023 due to funding winter: Report 4. India's mcap gained 26% to touch $4.2 trillion in 2023 and it added $900 billion in mcap, equivalent to the entire mcap of countries such as Brazil, Sweden and Netherlands shows data. 5. Indians downloaded 25.96 bn apps on mobile devices that run on the key OS such as Android and iOS, in 2023: Reports