general elections

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voter turnout is low, but process is slow too, says former HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voter turnout is low, but process is slow too, says former HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voter turnout is low, but the process is slow. People have waited for an hour and gone back without voting, said former HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh while addressing the media following his vote at a polling booth in Peddar Road, Mumbai. Mumbai’s vote percentage has been exceptionally dismal for a very … Read more

Stocks wilt as Street vigil on polls raises fear factor

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Stocks wilt as Street vigil on polls raises fear factor

Amid steep volatility, expiring weekly index options and foreign investor selling, the bellwether Nifty plunged 1.55% to 21,957.5, its biggest single-day fall since 17 January, while the Sensex fell 1.45% or 1,062 points to 72,404.17, its worst since 23 January. Nifty’s top five losers alone accounted for almost three-fifths of the index’s 345-point fall. Foreign … Read more