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Along with President Murmu, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chouhan and GOC in C Southern Command Lt Gen Ajay Kumar Singh were also present on the occasion.

The passing out parade of 145th cadet course of the National Defence Academy marked a historic day as the very first batch of women cadets, now in their second year of three years of training at the NDA in Khadakwasla Pune, marched and participated along with male cadets at the passing-out parade of the academy today. Around fifteen women were part of the march.

President Murmu, in her speech, hailed the women cadets for being a part of the marching contingent.

"I was told that since 2022, training for girls cadets had commenced and today some female cadets were part of the marching contingent. I congratulate them and I am sure that they will take the name of the country and NDA at newer peaks," she said while addressing the gathering.

President Droupadi Murmu is on a four-day visit to Maharashtra. She inaugurated the centenary year celebrations of Kaivalyadhama at Lonavala Maharashtra on Wednesday.

On Friday, the President will present the President's Colour to Armed Forces Medical College, Pune at Pune. She will also virtually inaugurate the Armed Forces Centre for Computational Medicine 'Prajna'.

The President will grace the 111th convocation of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University at Nagpur on Saturday.

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The initial public offering (IPO) of Tata Technologies, the first by a Tata Group entity in 20 years, was widely tracked by the investors. Tata Consultancy Services was the last IPO from the group back in 2004.

Tata Group's Tata Technologies shares on Indian stock exchanges listed at Rs 1,200 against its issue price of Rs 500. It rose further to trade at Rs 1,307 at 10.24 am.

The Tata Company's much-awaited IPO had received heavy interest from all categories of investors, with reportedly over 73.38 lakh total applications.

The public offer was subscribed 69.43 times, with the quota reserved for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) getting booked as high as 203.41 times.

Tata Technologies had opened its IPO for subscriptions from November 22 to 24

"This robust investor interest reflects the company's strong fundamentals and promising growth prospects and of course the legacy of the Tata group," Shivani Nyati, Head of Wealth, Swastika Investmart Ltd said after the listing.

"The listing of Tata Technologies is a positive development for the company and the engineering services sector. Investors who participated in the IPO should consider holding on to their shares for the long term, as the company is well-positioned for sustained growth," Shivani Nyati added.

The shares of Gandhar Oil Refinery too listed on the Indian bourses today.

Data showed Gandhar Oil Refinery India Limited made its stock market debut, by listing on the BSE and NSE at Rs 298 per share, 76 per cent higher than its IPO price of Rs 169.

"The IPO was subscribed 64.05 times, which is significantly higher than the expected. This strong response from investors could be due to a number of factors, including the company's strong track record of growth and profitability, its diversified customer portfolio, and its strong distribution network," Nyati added.

"Overall, the listing of Gandhar Oil Refinery India Limited was a success. The company's strong fundamentals, robust demand for the IPO, and strong listing price suggest that the company is well-positioned for growth in the future. However, investors may consider to book profit in it once," she added.

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As per the ECI, Adilabad recorded a voter turnout of 13.50 per cent, Bhadradri at 8.33 per cent, Hanumankonda at 6.89 per cent and Jagtial at 10.82 per cent.

It further said that Jayashankar Bhupalpalle recorded 10.50 per cent of voter turnout, Jogulamba Gadwal at 12.02 per cent, Kamareddy at 9.98 per cent, Karimnagar recorded 8.21 per cent of voter turnout till 9 am.

Polling for the 119 Assembly constituencies in Telangana began on Thursday morning. As many as 2,290 candidates from 109 national and regional parties including 221 women and one transgender are in the fray.

The counting of the votes will take place on December 3, coinciding with the results of the other four states- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram.

The ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi has fielded candidates in all 119 seats, while, as per the seat-sharing agreement, BJP and actor Pawan Kalyan-headed Jana Sena Party are contesting in 111 and eight seats respectively, while Congress has given one seat to its ally CPI, and fighting from 118 others. Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM has put up candidates from nine seats.

For a higher voter turnout, several leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi have urged the people of the state to exercise their franchise.

Taking to X, PM Modi appealed to people to strengthen the 'festival of democracy' by casting their votes.

"I call upon my sisters and brothers of Telangana to vote in record numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy. I particularly urge young and first-time voters to exercise their franchise," he said.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi also appealed to Telangana people to vote in large numbers in the elections to the 119-member state Assembly.

"Today, Prajala will defeat Dorala! Brothers and sisters of Telangana, step out and vote in large numbers! Vote to build a 'Bangaru' Telangana, Vote for Congress," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.

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