NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his whirlwind Lok Sabha poll campaign with a rally in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur on Thursday, closing out his electioneering the way he began — by focussing on a region where he has invested heavily over the years for the BJP to make a mark outside its strongholds. Modi notched … Read more
BERKELEY — Early returns have Igor Tregub leading his four opponents in the bid for Berkeley’s District 4 council seat. In the race for the District 4 council seat are Rubén Hernández Story, chief of staff for District 2 Councilmember Terry Taplin; Rent Board Commissioner Soli Alpert; community volunteer Elana Auerbach and Igor Tregub, policy … Read more
Nifty ended Tuesday’s session 44 points lower at 22,888 to form a bearish candle on the daily scale. The index is trading above its key moving average supports and the RSI on the daily chart is positive. “While we expect further upsides and new life highs in the coming sessions in the run-up to the … Read more
With the stock market behaving unpredictably in a highly volatile environment amid Lok Sabha elections, mutual fund investors are caught between fear and greed. On one hand, investors are fearing a correction as the market is already at peak and on the other hand the boom is bringing in FOMO. In the last month, sectoral/thematic … Read more
With impatient investors unwilling to wait till the release of Lok Sabha election results on June 4 or even the exit poll on June 1, Sensex has rallied over 3,500 points since voting began in a Rs 26 lakh crore rally. Considering April 19’s low of 71,816.46, when voting for the first phase of Lok … Read more
Mumbai: India’s benchmark indices made fresh highs on Monday but gave up early gains as the sentiment remained edgy in the run-up to the election results on June 4. The Sensex crossed 76,000 and the Nifty crossed 23,100 for the first time but failed to close above these levels. Nifty ended at 22,932.4, down 24.6 … Read more
Foreign investors have pulled out a massive Rs 22,000 crore from Indian equities so far this month, due to uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections and outperformance of Chinese markets. This came following a net outflow of over Rs 8,700 crore in the entire April on concerns over a tweak in India’s … Read more
Ever since voting for Lok Sabha elections began on April 19, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have sold Indian stocks worth around Rs 37,700 crore, translating into an average daily sell-off of Rs 1,800 crore in the last 21 trading sessions. Reflecting the increased nervousness on Dalal Street on the probable outcome of Lok Sabha election, … Read more
By ADAM BEAM | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — A local official in a rural Northern California survived a recall attempt spurred in part by his effort to get rid of the county’s vote-counting machines following unfounded accusations of fraud amplified by former President Donald Trump. Kevin Crye was elected to the Shasta County Board of … Read more
The final votes from California’s March 5 primary are still being counted, but while the results of some races are still up in the air, it’s becoming clear just how much cash the candidates and independent groups spent per voter — and it’s no small change. U.S. Senate The race for California’s open seat in … Read more