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  2. Bombay Cotton Exchange - Wikipedia

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    The Bombay Cotton Exchange was a commodities exchange that operated in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. In 1875, the Bombay Cotton Trade Association began selling futures , but disagreements between cotton mill owners and merchants led to the 1893 creation of the Bombay Cotton Exchange as a rival organization.

  3. Matka gambling - Wikipedia

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    The word matka is derived from a word for an earthen pot. Such pots were used in the past to draw the numbers. Single Any digit between 0 and 9 which involves in betting. [clarification needed] Jodi/Pair Any pair of two digits between 00 and 99 involves in matka (e.g. : 52) [clarification needed] Patti/Panna A three digit result comes as ...

  4. Gambling in India - Wikipedia

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    Further, online gambling is a banned offence in the state of Maharashtra under the "Bombay Wager Act". Only three states, Goa, Daman and Sikkim, allow casinos. There are two casinos in Sikkim called Casino Sikkim and Casino Mahjong and ten in Goa, of which six are land-based and four are floating casinos that operate on the Mandovi River. The ...

  5. Bombay Stock Exchange - Wikipedia

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    BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), is an Indian stock exchange with highest number of companies (5,246 (as of 8th February 2022)) which is located on Dalal Street. [8] Established with the efforts of cotton merchant Premchand Roychand in 1875, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] it is the oldest stock exchange in Asia , [ 11 ] and also the ...

  6. 1992 Indian stock market scam - Wikipedia

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    The 1992 Indian stock market scam was a market manipulation carried out by Harshad Mehta with other bankers and politicians on the Bombay Stock Exchange.The scam caused significant disruption to the stock market of India, defrauding investors of over fifteen million USD.

  7. Joint Entrance Examination - Wikipedia

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    In 2021, 2022, and 2023, it was conducted by IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay and IIT Guwahati respectively. The top 250,000 students of JEE Main qualify to appear for the JEE-Advanced examination. In 2018, 224,000 students appeared to take the JEE-Advanced, [ 9 ] a number that had gone up from 220,000 in 2017 and 200,000 in 2016.

  8. List of governors of Bombay Presidency - Wikipedia

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    Map of India showing Bombay as a British possession (c. 1783) Map of India (c. 1804) Bombay Presidency in 1832 On 21 September 1668, the Royal Charter of 27 March 1668 led to the transfer of Bombay from Charles II to the British East India Company for an annual rent of £10 (equivalent retail price index of £1,226 in 2007). [13]

  9. Elections in Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    Maharashtra (highlighted) within India. Elections in Maharashtra, a state in India, are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India.The Assembly of Maharashtra creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India.