An upswing in the global markets is likely to impact the investors back home today who will also track corporate results, macro data and stock-specific action for further cues.

All eyes will be on Infosys today which is scheduled to announce its December quarter numbers later in the day. The IT service provider is expected to post revenue growth of 0.9 per cent to 2.1 per cent on a sequential basis for the quarter ended December 31. This could mainly be on account of the company’s cross-currency gains and business transfer of Eishtec in Ireland.

On the macroeconomic front, the industrial production data for November will be announced today.

In stock-specific action, Bharti Airtel’s fundraising exercise was subscribed by more than three times, garnering pledges of over $10 billion.

YES Bank will also be in focus ahead of today’s board meet to consider and approve the right issue of equity shares, issue of warrants and the preferential issue of shares. Read Complete Article

The JNU Teachers’ Association on Thursday said it has received support of 250 senior academicians and various universities’ administrators from different parts of the world to its demand for the ouster of JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar.

In a statement, the JNUTA said more than 250 academics and administrators of universities in the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Norway, France, Italy, Denmark, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, Chile, Mexico, Argentina Taiwan, Greece, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Brazil, Portugal and New Zealand have signed a statement calling for the immediate resignation by Kumar.

“They include the former Archbishop of Canterbury and current Master of Magdalen College, Cambridge, Dr Rowan Williams; the President of the American Anthropological Association, Prof Akhil Gupta; USA’s Association for Asian Studies president, Prof Prasenjit Duara; and Cambridge professors Dame Caroline Humphries and Sir Christopher Clark,” JNUTA said in a statement.

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JKBOSE 10th result: Jammu Kashmir Board of Secondary Education (JKBOSE) has announced JKBOSE 10th result 2019 for Kashmir division. Students can check and download the result from JKBOSE’s official website, jkbose.ac.in. The exams are conducted biannually for winter and summer sessions and results are announced separately for Jammu, Kashmir, Kargil, and Leh region.

Steps to check JKOBSE 10th result Kashmir division:

Step 1: Visit the JKBOSE official website, jkbose.ac.in

Step 2: Click on “Result for Secondary School Examination (Class 10th) Annual 2019 – Kashmir Division” link

Step 3: Enter the roll number and view JKBOSE 10th result

Step 4: Download it for future reference

About JKBOSE: The Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education was established through a legislation under the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education Act, 1975. Readmore

South Korean tech giant Samsung on Thursday unveiled its latest external storage device – the Portable Solid State Drive (SSD) T7 Touch with an additional hardware security measure in the form of a built-in fingerprint sensor at CES 2020.

“Consumers who are constantly on the go between work, play and passion projects want to be able to securely carry their content with them. Now their data is secure thanks to the fingerprint recognition functionality incorporated into the product, which delivers industry-leading transfer speeds in a compact form factor,” Dr. Mike Mang, Vice President of Brand Product Biz Team, Memory Business at Samsung Electronics said in a statement.

According to the company, with a read speed of 1,050MB/s and a write speed of 1,000MB/s3, T7 is approximately twice as fast as its predecessor, the T5, and up to 9.5 times faster than external HDDs4.

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The news overnight on the US-Iran front is set to push the domestic indices higher today as oil prices recede to their cheapest level since mid-December.

The United States and Iran backed away from the brink of further conflict in the Middle east as US President Donald Trump said Iran’s missile strikes had not harmed any Americans and that Tehran appeared to be “standing down”. On its part, Iran has offered no immediate signal it would retaliate further to the January 3 strike.

Oil reversed its gains and now sits cheaper than it was before the killing of the Iranian commander, Qassem Soleimani. Brent futures nursed overnight losses of 4 per cent to trade at $65.44 per barrel.

Besides this, investors will now shift their focus to the December quarter results and pre-Budget newsflow. Stock-specific development, the Rupee’s trajectory, and foreign fund flows will also affect sentiment.

Shares of Bharti Airtel will be in focus today as the wireless telephony major has begun marketing its $2-billion equity issuance to institutional investors. The fundraising is meant to pay the AGR dues to the central government within the January 23 deadline set by the Supreme Court. The company will also raise an additional $1 billion as convertible bonds due in 2025. Readmore

The Institute of Banking Personnel has released has declared the IBPS SO result 2019. Candidates who appeared in the exam can check their IBPS SO Prelims result on the official website, ibps.in. IBPS SO prelim exam was held on December 28 and December 29, 2019 to fill up 1,163 posts.

How to check IBPS SO result 2019

Step 1: Visit the official website – ibps.in

Step 2: Click at the top to check the SO result

Step 3: Enter the login details and submit

Step 4: Download the result for future reference

About IBPS SO prelim exam

The prelim exam was of 2 hours duration and the test had three sections. There were 150 questions carrying total 125 marks. The pattern, however, for the preliminary exam was different for different posts.

The Prelim exam for Law officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari consisted of the following tests – English Language, Reasoning, and General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry.

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MSBTE result 2019: Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE) on Tuesday declared MSBTE winter 2019 diploma result on its official website – msbte.org.in. The MSBTE Winter 2019 Polytechnic/Diploma examinations were conducted between October and November 2019.

Steps to check MSBTE result

Step 1: Visit the official website of MSBTE – msbte.org.in

Step 2: Click on the ‘Examination’

Step 3: Click on “Result”

Step 4: Enter your enrolment number or seat number

Step 5: Submit

Step 6: The result for MSBTE winter diploma will be displayed on the screen. Download it for future reference. Read Complete Article

After the first T20 International (T20) of the three-match series was washed out, the India cricket team will look to improve their unbeaten record at Holkar Stadium, Indore on Tuesday, when they lock horns with Sri Lanka cricket team in the 2nd T20. The hosts have remained unbeaten across all formats at the stadium since 2006. The stadium has hosted two Tests, a T20 international and 5 ODIs since 2006 and India have emerged victorious on all the eight occasions.

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Coincidently, the first T20I at the Holkar Stadium was played between India and Sri Lanka on December 22, 2017 and the Men in Blue had thrashed the visitors by 88 runs.

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 predicted playing 11

India tentative playing 11: Shikhar Dhawan, K L Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah, Sri Lanka tentative playing 11: Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera (wk), Oshada Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Isuru Udana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Lasith Malinga (c) Read Complete Article

RailwayRecruitment 2020: The Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) has invited applications for the post of apprentice on its official website: rrc-wr.com. Candidates can apply for the posts from toay onwards till February 6. Western Railway plans to fill 3,553 posts through the recruitment drive.

Railway Recruitment 2020: How to apply

Interested candidates can apply for Western Railway Recruitment 2020 through the online mode from January 7 onwards.

Railway Recruitment 2020: How will candidates be selected

Candidates will be selected on merit. Railways will take the average class 10 and ITI exam. Equal weightage will be given to both.

Railway Recruitment 2020: Important dates

Here date of online application submission

Podcast News: A huge sell-off in the equity markets yesterday and a recovery in global markets overnight may prompt a rebound in domestic indices today. However, short-term risk from any new aggression on the US-Iran front remains intact.

A reports by Reuters that the government is likely to cut spending for the current fiscal year to curb deficit as it faces one of the biggest tax shortfalls in recent years is also expected to weigh on investor sentiment.

Apart from this, market participants will continue to follow the trajectory of the Rupee which plunged 13 paise on Monday to settle at 71.93 against the US currency. They will also be on the lookout for on any news flow regarding the upcoming Budget. Besides, investors will track stock-specific action, foreign fund flows, and global developments throughout the day for further cues.

Among individual stocks, TCS will remain in focus as the IT bellwether is set to postpone the announcement of its Q3 results from the earlier scheduled date of January 9. According to a Business Standard report, the firm is waiting until the Supreme Court hears its plea over the NCLAT’s order on the reinstatement of Cyrus Mistry.

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