Southern India is preparing for the lively harvest festival of Pongal, with key states announcing school holidays to allow families to celebrate.

The Hawkeyes' second-half rally fired up the sellout crowd of 14,998, but it wasn't enough to finish the comeback.

As per exchange data, equity assets under management (AUM) of passive funds globally tracking Nifty indices surged from $2.4 billion in December 2023 to $4.8 billion by November 2024.