Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Monday. While BSE Sensex was above 74,100, Nifty50 was above 22,500.
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Ravichandran Ashwin, India's second-highest Test wicket-taker, announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 38 on Wednesday. He expressed gratitude to his teammates and the BCCI, highlighting his fulfilling career. While he feels he still has more to offer, he'll focus on club-level cricket. Ashwin concluded his international career with 537 Test wickets, 156 ODI wickets and 72 T20I wickets.
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A 23-year-old ex-driver was arrested in Sitapur after secretly filming a couple bathing and threatening to release the footage unless they paid Rs 6 crore. The individual, identified as Sudhir Kashyap, had installed a spy camera in the bathroom due to resentment over being fired six months prior.
Stock market recommendations: Bajaj Broking Research recommends Zydus Lifesciences and National Aluminium stocks for today. It expects Nifty to move towards 23,500 levels and sees Bank Nifty heading to 50,600.
Fourteen candidates scored 100 percentile in JEE-Main 2025 January session, with 95.9% attendance. Rajasthan had the highest number of top scorers, and Andhra Pradesh's Sai Manogna Guthikonda was the sole female topper. Approximately 2.6 lakh candidates will proceed to JEE Advanced based on these results.
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