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Shyam Maheshwari is the founder and partner of SSG Capital Management. Maheshwari serves on the Ares SSG investment committee and is a director of Ares SSG Singapore. He focuses primarily on origination and evaluation of investment opportunities in India and other regions throughout Asia. Mr. Maheshwari is also an Associate Member at the institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Shyam Maheshwari evaluates the importance of fixed income deposits becoming part of the core portfolio. He asserts that just like the global market, fixed income should be a dominant part of the investment portfolio. “Generally, bank deposits, savings accounts, etc formed the base for fixed income. However, over time mutual funds with liquid plans gave better tax-adjusted returns than bank deposits shifting the preference for savers. In contrast, in the global market, fixed income dominates the investment portfolio and the much talked about 60:40 (Stock: Fixed Income) portfolio is a reflection of it. Grante...

Police broke open the door and sent their bodies with stab injuries for post-mortem. Raipur: A newly-married couple was found dead with stab injuries on their bodies inside a room at their house just before their wedding reception in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur, police said on Wednesday. Police suspect that a fight broke out between the two, following which the man stabbed his wife to death before killing himself. The incident took place at Brijnagar under Tikrapara police station limits late Tuesday evening, an official said. Aslam (24) and Kahkasha Bano (22) got married on Sunday and their wedding reception was scheduled to be held on Tuesday night. They were getting ready for the function inside their room when the groom's mother heard screams of the bride and rushed there, he said. "The room was locked from inside and when they did not respond, the family members peeped through a window and found them lying unconscious in a pool of blood, following which they informe...

Mr Ramaswamy, 37, whose parents migrated to the United States from Kerala and worked at a General Electric plant in Ohio.    He is the second Indian-American to enter the Republican presidential primary. Washington: Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has launched his 2024 presidential bid with a promise to "put merit back" and end dependence on China, becoming the second community member to enter the Republican Party's presidential primary after Nikki Haley. Mr Ramaswamy, 37, whose parents migrated to the United States from Kerala and worked at a General Electric plant in Ohio, made the announcement during a live interview on Fox News's prime time show of Tucker Carlson, a conservative political commentator. He is the second Indian-American to enter the Republican presidential primary. Earlier this month, two-term former governor of South Carolina and former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Haley announced her presidential campaign. She announced th...

Biden says Ukraine 'stands strong', Russia gives nuclear warning WARSAW/MOSCOW : US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday Ukraine "stands strong" a year after Russia's invasion and that Moscow would never defeat it, speaking hours after the Kremlin suspended a landmark nuclear arms control treaty over the West's support for Kyiv. Biden's remarks, in a speech at Warsaw's Royal Castle in Poland following a surprise visit to Ukraine, countered an address shortly before by Russian President Vladimir Putin in which he vowed that Moscow would achieve its objectives in Ukraine and accused the West of plotting to destroy Russia. Alleging that the United States was turning the Ukraine war into a global conflict, Putin said Russia was suspending participation in the New START treaty, its last major arms control treaty with Washington. Putin, upping the ante in Moscow's biggest confrontation with the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, also announced that...

The video surfaced on social media as US President Joe Biden landed in Poland after a surprise visit to Ukraine.                      The person is seen falling on the stairs of the US jet at Warsaw airport in Poland. As US President Joe Biden landed in Poland after finishing his surprise Ukraine visit, a video appeared on social media platform Twitter that showed a member of his entourage falling down the plane's stairs at Warsaw airport. Newsweek and other outlets reported that it was not Mr Biden in the video. The clip showed the person landing on the tarmac and quickly tended to by others who are getting off the plane. The video started gaining traction as it was reminiscent of Mr Biden's infamous tumble on the Air Force One's stairs in 2021. Mr Biden, 80, arrived in Warsaw late on Monday after a visit to Kyiv, where he stood together with Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskiy, who is seeking more weaponry as he gears up for a s...

Following the apex court's split verdict on the issue of the ban on wearing the headscarf, girls in hijab are not being permitted to take the exams scheduled to begin from March 9. Image used for representational purpose only. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will "take a call" on listing a plea to allow girls to sit for exams in Karnataka government schools while wearing the hijab. Urging the bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha to list the plea before March 9, Advocate Shadan Farasat told the bench that the girls are not being allowed to take exams in government colleges while wearing hijab. He also added that the girl students have lost one year due to this.  "They have already lost one year. They don't want to lose one more year. The prayer is only to let them take part in the exam. I am not seeking any other directions. They are not allowed to take exams cause of the difference of opinions between justice Gupta & Dhuli...

Dr Jaishankar also reiterated that at present we have the largest peacetime deployment in history on the China border. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.  NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr S Jaishankar, on Tuesday, hit back at Rahul Gandhi on his frequent criticism of what he described as the government's 'defensive' China Policy. "If I would have to sum up this China thing, please do not buy this narrative that somewhere the government is on the defensive...somewhere we are being accommodative. I ask people if we were being accommodative and who sent the Indian Army to the LAC (Line of Actual Control). Rahul Gandhi did not send them. Narendra Modi sent them," Dr Jaishankar told the news agency. Dr Jaishankar also reiterated that at present we have the largest peacetime deployment in history on the China border. "We are keeping troops there at a huge cost with great effort. We have increased our infrastructure spending on the border five ti...

The prime minister shared a tweet by Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia about domestic air traffic touching a new post-COVID high of nearly 4.45 lakh on February 19.                                 Currently, there are 147 operational airports in the country. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the aviation sector is bringing people closer and boosting national progress with more airports and better connectivity. The prime minister shared a tweet by Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia about domestic air traffic touching a new post-COVID high of nearly 4.45 lakh on February 19. "More airports and better connectivity...the aviation sector is bringing people closer and boosting national progress," PM Modi said in a tweet. Prior to COVID, the average daily domestic air passenger number was 3,98,579. In a tweet on Monday, Mr Scindia said domestic air passenger movem...

SNS College of Technology is one among the premier institutes in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 2002 as part of the SNS Groups. The college is approved by AICTE and affiliated to the Anna University, Coimbatore. SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore is accredited by 'NAAC' with an ‘A+’ grade. It is a co-ed institution located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The institute is spread over an area of 10 acres. SNS College of Technology , Coimbatore offers, B.E., M.E., M.B.A., M.C.A., and PhD. programmes in management and business administration, engineering, computer application and IT, animation and design, and sciences streams. SNS College of Engineering SNS College of Technology and SNS College of Engineering focus on fitting students to corporate seamlessly. The Institution have in house training cell in order to train young graduates. The trainers are being trained by a chief trainer from Infosys. This program is mainly carried over in order to bridge ...

There are nine (Nava Graha) areas on which B-schools should focus and take resolutions for greater achievements in 2023. Here's what business schools doing to meet the challenges of 2023 Uncertainties in today's business world are well explained through a few acronyms like VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) and BANI (brittle, anxious, non-linear and incomprehensible). The challenges of today's business world have created many opportunities for B-schools. Business schools are realising the significant role they must play by carrying out meaningful research with real-world impact and educating leaders with the courage to grasp the reins and steer businesses in a new direction. 2023 will be a challenging-yet-exciting year for higher education institutions across the world — especially business schools. Here's all you need to know from the expert Dr Nitin Kumar Saxena is a Professor of Marketing and Chairperson of Accreditations and NBA at Jaipuria Sc...

Members of the Tamil Nadu Government College Employees’ Association staged a demonstration at the Government Arts College in Coimbatore against the alleged appointment of extra employees from the Annamalai University as non-teaching staff. Tamil Nadu Government College Employees’ Association stages protest in Coimbatore In a petition, the members claimed, “Those selected by the Tamil Nadu Selection Board are appointed as junior assistants or typists and they would be considered for promotion as an assistant once they pass the District Office Manual Test, Account Test-I and complete a 48-day training at centres. Now, as per a government order, surplus assistants from the Annamalai University who have not passed departmental examination or undergone training, are to be directly recruited. “This will affect the livelihood of the existing junior assistants and typists who are qualified for promotion in the Government Arts College,” the protestors said. “Therefore, the Tamil Nadu Government...

The State Board of Technical Education and Training, Andhra Pradesh, has started the registration process for AP POLYCET 2023. Here's how candidates can apply for the same. Attention candidates, the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Andhra Pradesh, has started the registration process for AP POLYCET 2023 today, February 16. Interested and eligible candidates can visit the official website, i.e., polycetap.nic.in, to register themselves and apply for the same. As per the information, the last date to apply for POLYCET 2023 is April 30, 2023. Further, the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Andhra Pradesh, has scheduled the POLYCET 2023 examination for May 10, 2023. AP POLYCET 2023 registration. As per the information, last year, 1,37,371 applicants enrolled for the examination and out of which around 1.25 lakh applicants appeared for it. The AP POLYCET 2022 exam was held on May 29, 2022, for the last academic session. The result for the same was declared ...

Inaugurating the first edition of an exhibition curated by the Tamil Nadu Press Photographers Association (TNPPA) in Chennai on Friday, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin walked down the memory lane, sharing anecdotes with Minister P.K. Sekarbabu, MLA N. Ezhilan,  The Hindu  Group director N. Ram, and others. The collection of rare photographs of political leaders during their historic moments in the exhibition, held the CM’s attention so much that he shared snippets about the events with other dignitaries who accompanied him around the exhibition, at the Lalit Kala Akademi on Greams Road. CM M.K. Stalin, with The Hindu Group’s Director N. Ram and office-bearers of the TNPPA at the exhibition in Chennai on Friday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement During his speech, Mr. Stalin recalled that it was on this day that former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi assumed office for the first time in 1969 and underlined the connection between his father and journalism. “Photographs have as much po...