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PM attacks Rahul Gandhi and says, “I’m angry” over Sam Pitroda’s racist statement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attacked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over party leader Sam Pitroda’s controversial remarks, saying that the latter’s statement was an “insult to several people of the country based on their skin color”.

  • PM Modi defends diversity of India, condemns racist mentality
  • PM challenges Rahul Gandhi’s ‘racist mentality’
  • He demands an explanation from Congress MP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attacked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over party leader Sam Pitroda’s controversial remarks, saying that the latter’s statement was an “insult to several people of the country based on their skin color”. Pitroda stoked controversy earlier in the day with his remarks that people in East India resembled the Chinese, while those from South India looked like Africans.

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“I can tolerate it when abuses are hurled at me, but not when they are hurled at my people. Can we decide a person’s merit based on skin color?” he said while addressing a poll rally in Telangana’s Warangal district.

“No matter what the colour of one’s skin is, we are the people who worship Lord Krishna. I am very angry today. The people who keep the Constitution above their heads are insulting people on the basis of their skin colour,” PM Modi said.

“Who permitted ‘shehzaada‘ (prince in reference to Rahul Gandhi) to look down on my people like that? ‘Shehzaade‘ you will have to answer. We will not accept this racist mentality,” the Prime Minister added.

Further in his address, PM Modi also said that “since President Droupadi Murmu also hails from an ‘Adivasi‘ (tribal) family, the Congress tries very hard to defeat her” as well.

“I got to know that there is an ‘uncle’ in America who is the ‘philosopher’ of the ‘shehzaada‘. And just like the third umpire in cricket, this ‘shehzaada‘ takes his advice from the third umpire,” he said.

“When you gave the BJP a chance in 2014, we gave you a Dalit President, Ram Nath Kovind. Again, in 2019, we gave the country an Adivasi President, Droupadi Murmu.”

In an interview with The Statesman newspaper, Sam Pitroda said, “We could hold together a country as diverse as India — where people on East look like Chinese, people on West look like Arab, people on North look like maybe White and people in South look like Africans. It doesn’t matter. We are all brothers and sisters.”

“We all respect different languages, different religions, customs and food. That’s the India that I believe in, where everybody has a place and everybody compromises a little bit,” he added.

While the Congress immediately distanced itself from the “unacceptable” controversial remarks, the BJP slammed the “racist” statement.

In a tweet, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said Pitroda’s remarks were “most unfortunate and unacceptable”.

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“The analogies drawn by Mr. Sam Pitroda in a podcast to illustrate India’s diversity are most unfortunate and unacceptable. The Indian National Congress completely dissociates itself from these analogies,” he added.

When asked by the ANI news agency to comment on the Prime Minister’s Sam Pitroda reaction to Pitroda’s remarks, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said PM Modi talks about useless things only.

“He should instead focus on important things like employment, inflation, torture against women,” she added.

Among top BJP leaders condemning Pitroda, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the remarks revealed that the “Congress is inherently today focussed on dividing India, dividing Indians on caste, creed, identity and geopgraphy”.

On her part, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted, “I am from South India. I look Indian! My team has enthusiastic members from northeast India. They look Indian! My colleagues from west India look Indian!

“But, for the racist who is the mentor of Rahul Gandhi, we all look African, Chinese, Arab and the White! Thanks for revealing your mindset and your attitude. I.N.D.I alliance’s shame!”

Meanwhile, Union Minister Giriraj Singh sought apologies from Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a post on X, “Sam bhai, I am from the Northeast and I look like an Indian. We are a diverse country – we may look different, but we are all one.”

Adult actress Stormy Daniels claims to have sex with Donald Trump and speaks against him.

Donald Trump, 77, is charged with falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a $130,000 payment made to Stormy Daniels to silence her on the eve of his 2016 election against Hillary Clinton.

Adult film star Stormy Daniels testified against former US President Donald Trump in the hush money case. Trump looked on as Daniels detailed their alleged sexual encounter at a hotel suite in Lake Tahoe, US, in 2006, and the payment she got to keep it quiet.

During the testimony, Daniels recounted her evening with Trump, and said she looked through his toiletry bag while she went to use the bathroom, finding Old Spice and Pert Plus items lying alongside “gold tweezers”.

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Stormy Daniels, the porn star at the heart of Donald Trump’s hush money case, testified in a rapt Manhattan courtroom Tuesday about a 2006 sexual encounter that precipitated the criminal trial of the former US president.

Trump, 77, is charged with falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a $130,000 payment made to Daniels to silence her on the eve of his 2016 election against Hillary Clinton when the lurid story of marital infidelity could have sunk his campaign.

Daniels’ testimony is providing a pivotal moment in the courtroom drama rocking the scandal-plagued Republican’s attempt to recapture the White House in November.

“The people call Stormy Daniels,” prosecutor Susan Hoffinger announced as Trump, dressed in a dark blue suit and gold tie, sat stony-faced at the defense table flanked by his lawyers.

Daniels, 45, wearing a black pantsuit and heavy eyeliner, began by answering questions from Hoffinger, who walked her through her difficult childhood in Louisiana, a stint as a stripper, and eventually her participation in the adult film industry.

Daniels said she met Trump at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe where she was employed as a greeter by the adult film company Wicked Entertainment.

Trump complimented her as the “smart one” because she was not only acting in X-rated movies but also directing them, she said.

Daniels said she was 27 at the time and Trump was “older, probably older than my father.”

She said a member of Trump’s security detail told her the real estate tycoon wanted to have dinner with her.

She said she was initially reluctant but agreed after discussing it with her publicist.

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Daniels said when she arrived at the penthouse where Trump was staying he emerged wearing “silk or satin pajamas which I immediately made fun of.”

“I said ‘Does Mr Hefner know you stole his pajamas?'” she said in a reference to the outfit favored by the late Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner.

Trump changed into a dress shirt and pants and they began talking about adult movies.

“He was very interested in a lot of the business stuff,” Daniels said.

Trump, who was married at the time to his current wife, Melania, suggested at one point that Daniels should be on his hit reality television show, “The Apprentice,” she said.

“I said there’s no way NBC would let me on television,” she said.

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‘Startled me’

Daniels said she went to the bathroom at one point and when she emerged Trump “was on the bed between myself and the door” in boxer shorts and a T-shirt.

“It startled me,” she said. “I wasn’t expecting anyone to be there, especially minus a lot of clothing.”

“The intention was pretty clear,” she said, adding that she thought to herself “Great, I’ve put myself in this bad situation.”

“I was not threatened verbally or physically,” Daniels said, although there was an “imbalance of power.”

She said they had sex on the bed “in missionary position” and Trump did not wear a condom.

“I felt ashamed I didn’t stop it, didn’t say no,” Daniels said. “I told very few people.”

Trump has denied having sex with Daniels.

Prosecutors say that Trump — desperate to kill Daniels’ story before it could wreck his chances in the narrow 2016 race — illegally reimbursed Cohen, to cover up the hush money payment.

Cohen, who has become a vocal critic of his former boss, is also expected to testify at the trial as a prosecution witness.

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Gag order

The courtroom face-off comes exactly six months before election day when Trump will try to defeat Democratic President Joe Biden for a shock return to power.

Trump will be constrained from attacking Daniels after Merchan on Monday found him in contempt of court for his repeated violations of a partial gag order.

The gag order is meant to prevent Trump from using his huge media presence to attack witnesses, members of the jury, and court staff in a bid to influence the trial.

Merchan said that in addition to a series of already imposed fines, Trump will face the threat of jail time for future violations.

The trial is the first criminal prosecution in the history of a US president and is one of four cases against the real estate tycoon.

In addition to the New York case, Trump has been indicted in Washington and Georgia on charges of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election he lost to Biden.

Delhi’s ‘Vada Pav Girl’ Chandrika Dixit Flaunts Her New Ride – A Ford Mustang.

Vada Pav Girl (Chandrika Dixit) often shares videos of her latest buys on the photo-sharing platform Instagram.

Delhi’s “Vada Pav Girl” Chandrika Dixit is a social media sensation. She has a fast food stall in Delhi’s Mongolpuri area selling Vada Pav to hundreds daily.

The social media star recently made headlines when the Delhi Police reportedly took her away after an altercation with the locals over roadblocks when she organized a Bhandara, or community feast, near her stall.

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Now, Ms Dixit has grabbed headlines once again with her new ride – a Ford Mustang. She was spotted driving the luxury car and the video is now viral.

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A video shared online showed a group of people gathered around a white Ford Mustang. A camera then pans to a man who then opens the boot of the luxury car, revealing Ms Dixit crouched inside with a plate of Pav, or bread.

Sitting inside the boot, Ms Dixit says, “A big announcement is coming soon. Stay tuned.” The crowd cheers her with thunderous applause.

Ms Dixit shared the video on her official Instagram account and wrote: “Vada Pav Girl starts selling vada pav in a Mustang car.”

Chandrika Dixit often shares videos of her latest buys on the photo-sharing platform Instagram. In a video posted two days ago, she steps out of the Mustang and heads into a shop to buy the latest iPhone, an Apple Watch, and AirPods. Several reels on her page show her driving expensive cars, including a Porsche, or posing with them.

A Ford Mustang retailed in India for around ₹ 70 lakh a few years ago when the automobile giant operated in the country.

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Aadhar Housing Finance IPO opens on May 8 and closes on May 10 with a price band of ₹300 to ₹315 per share. The company raised ₹898 crore from anchor investors. Retail investors get a 35% allocation while employees receive a discount of ₹23 per share.

Aadhar Housing Finance IPO opens for subscription today (Wednesday, May 8), and will end on Friday, May 10. The IPO price band for the Blackstone-backed business is set at ₹300 to ₹315 per share. Aadhar Housing Finance IPO raised ₹898 crore from anchor investors on Tuesday, May 7. Bids can be placed for multiples of 47 shares, with a minimum bid of 47.

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Aadhar Housing Finance IPO has allocated retail investors 35% of the issue size, non-institutional investors (NIIs) 15%, and qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) 50% of the issue size. The company is offering a discount of ₹23 per share to its employees.

Aadhar Housing Finance Limited is a housing finance firm that was founded in 2010 with an emphasis on lower-income groups.

Customers in India’s tier 4 and tier 5 towns are the target market for the sales offices of the deep impact branches.

The firm enlisted 12,221 Aadhar Mitras as of September 30, 2023, who are paid referral fees for finding loans for their clients.

The organization offers a range of mortgage financing options for building, renovating, and buying residential and commercial real estate.

The corporation has an extensive network of 471 branches, including 91 sales offices, as of September 30, 2023. These branches and sales offices serve about 10,926 pin codes in India and are dispersed over 20 states and union territories.

As per the Red herring prospectus (RHP), Aadhar Housing Finance’s listed peers are Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd (with a P/E of 31.3), Aavas Financiers Ltd (with a P/E of 28.1), Home First Finance Company India Ltd (with a P/E of 34.9), and India Shelter Finance Corporation Ltd (with a P/E of 33.1).

Between March 31, 2022, and March 31, 2023, Aadhar Housing Finance Limited’s profit after tax (PAT) climbed by 22.22% while its revenue increased by 18.22%.

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Aadhar Housing Finance IPO

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Aadhar Housing Finance IPO details

Aadhar Housing Finance’s ₹3,000 crore initial public offering consists of an OFS (offer for sale) by promoter BCP Topco VII Pte Ltd, a Blackstone Group affiliate, for ₹2,000 crore and a fresh issue of equity shares valued at ₹1,000 crore.

Promoter BCP Topco VII Pte will sell its interest within the OFS. 98.7% of the pre-offer issued, subscribed, and paid-up equity share capital is now held by BCP Topco, the promoter and an affiliate of funds managed by Blackstone.

The company plans to use the net proceeds for general corporate activities and to meet future capital requirements for further lending.

The book-running lead managers are SBI Capital Markets Limited, Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities (India) Pvt Ltd, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited, ICICI Securities Limited, and Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited. For this issuance, Kfin Technologies Limited is acting as registrar.

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Aadhar Housing Finance IPO Review 

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The brokerage claims that the company and management team’s capabilities are demonstrated by the overall growth, portfolio performance, asset quality, and sustained profitability during these times. Aavas Financiers (14.1%) and Home First Finance (13.5%) were the next two financial companies with the greatest return on equity in FY23, with Aadhar Housing Finance reporting the second-highest rate at 15.9%. Among the peers analyzed, it also claimed the third lowest personnel cost over the same time, at 2.10% in FY23. Aadhar Housing Finance, one of the peer sets under analysis, reported annualized yield on advance and return on equity for the nine months ending December 31, 2023, at 14.2% and 18.4%, respectively.

The brokerage said that as time goes on, it anticipates improved operational performance, driven mostly by the low-income housing segment’s dominance, cheap borrowing costs, and greater peer return ratios. The stock is priced at 3.1x P/BVPS on FY23 book value at a higher price range of Rs. 315, which they believe is reasonable in comparison to its rivals. As a result, the brokerage suggests giving the issue a SUBSCRIBE rating.

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The brokerage claims that there are a few significant obstacles that need to be carefully considered. Because of the creditworthiness of its low-income customers and the rise of non-performing assets (NPAs), Aadhar is exposed to inherent risks. In addition, the firm faces volatility in loan rates and competes in a highly competitive field.

Although Aadhar’s IPO value of 22.8x P/E and 3.36x P/BV seems reasonable, caution is necessary due to the company’s significant reliance on borrowing. As a result, the brokerage only advises high-risk investors looking for sustained exposure to the affordable housing market to consider this IPO.

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Aadhar Housing Finance IPO GMP today

Aadhar Housing Finance IPO GMP is +70. This indicates that Aadhar Housing Finance share price was trading at a premium of ₹70 in the grey market, according to investorgain.com.

When the upper end of the IPO pricing range and the present premium on the grey market are taken into consideration, it is projected that Aadhar Housing Finance shares will list at a price of ₹385 a share, which is 22.22% more than the IPO price of ₹315.

‘Grey market premium’ indicates investors’ readiness to pay more than the issue price.

12-year-old Schoolgirl Crushed Under The Truck at Zirakpur.

A Class VII student of Manav Mangal Smart World School, Zirakpur, was crushed under the wheels of a truck while she along with her mother was on her way to school on the Ambala-Chandigarh national highway near the Singhpura Chowk this morning.

Deceased Ananya (12), a resident of Preet Colony, Zirakpur, was riding pillion on a scooter with her mother Pushpa. The scooter skidded on the uneven patch strewn with gravel close to a truck laden with iron bars.

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Passers-by said the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials had been apathetic to the bad condition of the patch, which led to the accident and death of the child.

“The NHAI, which is carrying out carpeting work on the road, left this patch unmetalled. No signage or caution board has been put up at the bald patch near the Singhpura Chowk. The construction of two vehicular underpasses (VUPs) has been hanging fire for two years now.

12-year-old schoolgirl crushed under truck at Zirakpur.

“This is criminal on the part of the authorities. They are bound to ensure safe commuting at construction sites also. They should be booked under Section 198 A of the Motor Vehicle Act (Amended) 2019, which deals with the failure to comply with standards for road design, construction, and maintenance,” said Harman Sidhu of ArriveSAFE, an NGO that works on road safety.

Shockingly, road users just passed by as the injured woman kept crying near her daughter’s body. Passers-by also complained that the police vehicle reached the spot almost half an hour later.

The truck driver, Kali Bhushan (23) of Jammu, reportedly tried to flee the spot but was nabbed by a passer-by. An ambulance of a charitable body later shifted the body to the mortuary of the Dera Bassi subdivisional hospital.

The truck driver told the police that he was on his way to Ambala from Baddi to deliver iron bars.

A case of negligent driving has been registered against the driver at the Zirakpur police station.

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Residents are angry over the “never-ending” construction of vehicular underpasses by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Road users flayed its officials for haphazard construction work. The administration has also failed to resolve the problem of snarl-ups at the construction site.

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An ambulance of a charitable body reached the spot before the Sadak Surakhya Force (SSF) vehicle. Personnel of the SSF were seen managing the traffic at the accident spot. Residents said the ambulance service at the Dhakoli Community Health Centre was erratic and mostly remained unavailable.

No caution board at mishap-prone spot

Signage or caution boards are missing near the construction site on the national highway. Iron spikes protruding from the road drainage pose a danger to road users.

Today, Narendra Modi will speak at a public gathering and conduct a roadshow in Andhra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday address an election meeting in Andhra Pradesh’s Annamayya district and hold a roadshow at Vijayawada in NTR district.

The meeting is scheduled around 2 pm at Kaliri near Rajampeta while the roadshow is expected to commence around 5 pm from the Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium on Bandar Road in Vijayawada.

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“Let’s welcome our Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is coming to Rajampeta to give an assurance for the aspirations of Andhra people,” the Andhra Pradesh BJP said in a post on ‘X’ on Tuesday.

Wednesday’s public meeting is going to be Modi’s third in the southern state in the run-up to the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls on May 13.

It comes in the wake of two recent meetings at Rajamahendravaram and Anakapalli recently, preceded by the first NDA election meeting at Boppudi village in Palnadu district’s Chilakaluripeta Mandal on March 17 after the announcement of the election schedule on March 16.

N Kiran Kumar is the BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from the Rajampeta constituency. He will take on the YSRCP’s P Mithun Reddy, while the TDP’s K Sivanath will take on his brother K Srinivas from the ruling party in the Vijayawada Lok Sabha seat.

As part of a seat-sharing deal among NDA partners, the TDP was allocated 144 Assembly and 17 Lok Sabha constituencies while the BJP will contest from six Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats.

The Janasena will contest two Lok Sabha and 21 Assembly seats.

Election results will be declared on June 4.

Sanju Samson pays the price for a heated argument with on-field umpires as BCCI slaps heavy penalty on RR captain

Sanju Samson was at the receiving end of a controversial dismissal during the match against Delhi Capitals.

Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson was fined 30 per cent of his match fees for his quarrel with the umpires over his debatable dismissal against the hosts Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. Samson was anchoring the Royals to a comprehensive win at 86 runs while chasing a 222-run target. However, his innings were cut short by DC bowler Mukesh Kumar after he tried to hit him over long-on but was caught by Shai Hope, who managed to stay inside the boundary. As the catch was looked at very closely, the umpires extensively checked it before the RR skipper was finally given out.

However, Samson did not look pleased with the decision as he felt that Shai Hope had touched the boundary and was involved in a heated argument with the umpires. While RR failed to win the match, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) imposed a heavy penalty on the Royals’ wicket-keeper for breaching the BCCI code of conduct.

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“Mr Sanju Samson has been fined 30 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Match 56 of the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on May 07, 2024,” the official statement read.

“Samson committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” it further stated

RR’s team director, Kumar Sangakkara, also stated the difficulties faced by the umpires in announcing the verdict at crucial junctures of the game.

“It depends on replays and angles, and sometimes you think the foot’s touched. But it is a difficult one for the third umpire to judge. The game was at a crucial stage, so that happens in cricket. We have different perspectives on it. At the end of the day, you have to stand by that decision in terms of what the umpires did. If we have any other kind of opinion on it, we will share it with the umpire and sort it out. But irrespective of that dismissal, we still should have probably seen that game home,” Sangakkara said.

The second penalty on Samson this year

This is not the first time when the RR captain was punished this year; earlier, during the match against Gujarat Titans, Samson faced an INR 12 lakh penalty for a slow over-rate.

Rajasthan Royals, despite the loss against DC, are comfortably placed at the second spot in the points table and have a four-point lead over the third-placed Chennai Super Kings.

Samson believed that the match could’ve turned in RR’s favour as he lauded his players for their performances.

“I think we had it in our hands, it was like 11-12 runs per over, it was achievable, but these things happen in IPL. We are doing both the things fine, we would like to stick to what the conditions demand, 220 was 10 runs extra to chase, if we had conceded a couple of fewer boundaries, we would have made it through,” Samson had said in the post-match presentation.

IDFC Q4 Results: Net profit declines 90% to ₹348 crore, revenue stood at ₹9.77 crore

IDFC net profit witnessed a significant decline of 89.73% to ₹347.85 crore in the quarter ending March 2024, compared to ₹3,387.39 crore recorded in the preceding quarter ending March 2023.

IDFC’s net profit witnessed a significant decline of 89.73% to ₹347.85 crore in the quarter ending March 2024, compared to ₹3,387.39 crore recorded in the preceding quarter ending March 2023. 

Similarly, sales experienced a notable drop of 81.43% to ₹9.77 crore in the quarter ending March 2024, in contrast to ₹52.60 crore reported in the previous quarter ending March 2023.

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In the fiscal year ending in March 2024, there was a significant 75.36% decline in net profit for the full year, amounting to ₹1045.58 crore, compared to ₹4243.89 crore recorded in the previous fiscal year ending in March 2023. 

Additionally, sales experienced a notable decrease of 57.39%, dropping to ₹65.54 crore in the fiscal year ending in March 2024 from ₹153.83 crore in the previous fiscal year ending in March 2023.

Its subsidiary company IDFC First Bank also announced its financial results for the quarter that ended on March 31, 2024, on Saturday, May 4. The bank witnessed a 10% decrease in net profit, amounting to ₹724 crore for Q4FY24, as opposed to ₹803 crore recorded a year earlier. This decline in Q4 profit can be attributed to a significant increase in provisions.

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IDFC FIRST Bank reported an increase in its interest income to ₹8,219 crore for the period spanning January to March 2024, compared to ₹6,424 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

The bank also witnessed a 24 percent growth in its Net Interest Income (NII) to ₹4,469 crore in Q4 FY24, up from ₹3,597 crore in Q4 FY23.

Furthermore, IDFC FIRST Bank noted a decline in gross non-performing assets (NPAs) to 1.88 percent of gross advances as of March 31, 2024, down from 2.51 percent at the end of March 2023.

Additionally, the bank’s net NPAs reduced to 0.60 percent by the end of 2024, compared to 0.86 percent previously.

Nephew Akash Anand is no longer the political heir to Mayawati until he develops “maturity.”

Chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party Mayawati disqualified her nephew Akash Anand from serving as her political heir, stating that he must gain “maturity” before taking on these responsibilities.

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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday removed her nephew Akash Anand as her political heir and party’s National Coordinator, saying he needs to reach “maturity” before assuming these roles.

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In a series of posts on X, Mayawati said, “It is known that BSP, besides being a party, is also a movement for self-respect and self-esteem of Baba Saheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and social change for which Shri Kanshi Ram ji and I have dedicated our entire lives and a new generation is also being prepared to give it momentum.”

“In the same sequence, along with promoting other people in the party, I declared Shri Akash Anand as the National Coordinator and his successor, but in the larger interest of the party and the movement, he is being separated from both these important responsibilities until he attains full maturity,” she added.

Mayawati further informed that Anand Kumar, Akash’s father, will continue in his role with the party.

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On December 10 last year, Mayawati declared Akash Anand, 28, as her successor. Anand, who has done his MBA in London, was given charge of the party’s National Coordinator.

Akash Anand was recently in the news after a case of Model Code of Conduct violation was registered against him in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur. The action came after the district administration took cognizance of Anand’s speech at an election rally, where he compared the BJP government in the state with the Taliban.

Kim Kardashian 2024 Met Gala Dress Was Designed to Create Drama, But It’s Getting Old.

Kim Kardashian’s 2024 Met Gala ensemble featured a sheer, silver dress with sparkling drapes and an asymmetrical gray knit shawl. The goal was to elongate her waist to resemble a pencil. Is that what’s upsetting you? That was most likely the intention.

That appears to be the case, at least right now. Kardashian has become well-known at fashion’s most important event in recent years, but not because she expertly pulled off a red-carpet moment meant to highlight an enduring work of wearable art.

Rather, Kim Kardashian has made a career out of stirring up controversy by demonstrating to the public that she can bend her body in ways that most regular people cannot fit into gowns. She practically guarantees weeks of online discussion by doing this.

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It hasn’t always been this way. Before her partnership with Kanye West, there wasn’t a world in which any Kim Kardashian would have walked the Met Gala red carpet. Many swore that if she and her sisters ever attended, their inclusion as hoi polloi reality stars, not real celebrities, would mark the end of the event’s prestige as we know it (in fact, in 2012 Page Six reported a still-unconfirmed rumor that Anna Wintour herself had banned Kardashian from attending).

When Kardashian finally did make her debut, she did so in 2013 as the date of her then-partner and fashion insider West, pregnant with their first child, no less. She later admitted she was so nervous and sure that no one “wanted her there” that she cried after the event. At the time her tight floral Givenchy dress and gloves ensemble was unusual—and created memes we’re still seeing—but it wasn’t designed to shock.

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In the decade since Kardashian and her sisters have all attended many times and are now considered Met Gala staples. However, in the past few years, it seems that Kardashian is less focused on fashion and more focused on the all-consuming need to ensure that we all talk (and talk and talk) about her seemingly nonhuman body.

This started in 2022 with the Marilyn Monroe dress debacle, when Kardashian appeared on the carpet in Monroe’s “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” gown. If you remember, fashion lovers and historians were outraged that Kardashian was allowed to wear the dress at all, especially when it was rumored that she had damaged it in the process (the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum, which owned the dress, later denied).

Many were disturbed by Kardashian’s casual admission of the drastic measures she took to fit into the dress, mainly that she essentially didn’t eat for three weeks.

“I would wear a sauna suit twice a day, run on the treadmill, completely cut out all sugar and all carbs, and just eat the cleanest veggies and protein,” she told Vogue. “I didn’t starve myself, but I was so strict.”

As we wrote at the time, Kardashian’s promotion of such an extreme crash diet was “both alarming and outdated,” and many people were justifiably up in arms about it. It was all anyone talked about for weeks after the gala, and the instance was among the first to spark the Ozempic discourse, as the drug was relatively unknown to the masses in 2022. She was, for better or for worse, the Met’s main character.

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That’s why when I first saw Kardashian’s outfit on the red carpet last night that teeny-tiny waist, I had to roll my eyes. Are we doing this again? It just seems so obvious and tired at this point. Her midsection was crammed into such a ridiculous corset that many joked that it looked like she had her ribs removed. Other commenters on social media noted how physically miserable she looked, wondered if her organs got crushed, and said it looked as though she was crying tears of pain on the red carpet.

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We could get mad at her for, once again, showing us an unrealistic and harmful standard of body modification and thinspo. We could debate what it means that she can have the smallest waist in modern history. But I don’t even want to go there.

Why? Because it’s boring at this point. The Kardashian bread and butter is causing scandal and gossip, often at the expense of making women feel bad about the way they look, and it’s frankly stale. We’ve been down this road before, and it’s not even about how she looks anyway. It’s all about the drama and the story, and it’s useless to participate.

Besides, there are so many more interesting things to talk about at the Met. Like Sabrina and Barry! Zendaya! Tyla’s cool sand dress! Even Doja Cat in a towel is more exciting.

Debating whether or not Kim Kardashian is too skinny is a snooze. Especially when we know that it’s all manufactured for us to do just that. So Kim Kardashian  Met Gala 2024 look is one celebrity gossip narrative that I very much would like to be excluded from.

Stephanie McNeal is a senior editor at Glamour and the author of Swipe Up for More! Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers.