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Farewell, Dr Singh: State funeral today

Commoners from all walks of life as well as the country's top political leaders queued up to pay their last respects to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his 3, Motilal Nehru Marg residence in New Delhi on a cold rainy Friday.

Rural, urban food spending rises amid inflation pressure

HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE SURVEY (AUGUST 2023-JULY 2024)

The shift fuelling country's growth engine

India aims to be developed by 2047 and net-zero by 2070, requiring a transformative energy transition to achieve these goals

₹ weakens below 85.8 intraday, RBI does rescue act

Still settles below 85.5 amid strong dollar demand

IndiGo stock takes off on rating upgrade

Elara Capital gives 'buy' rating after IndiGo's highest-ever traffic in November

Wait for NAV, price on exchange to converge before investing

Indian investors seeking to diversify their portfolios through overseas exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are paying a premium.

Multiple triggers for Vedanta stock

Vedanta’s stock is experiencing multiple positive triggers, primarily driven by favorable aluminium and zinc price trends. The company's demerger plans, while modified, are expected to unlock value and improve capital allocation. Key projects coming online in the next 12-18 months, including alumina refinery expansion and captive mines, are poised to significantly boost earnings.

Markets settle flat in muted trade

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat in listless trading on Thursday amid a lack of near-term triggers and unabated foreign fund outflows.

India Third-Best Performing Major Market in 2024

The domestic market capitalization has soared 18.4 percent to $5.18 trillion in 2024, adding $806 billion.

MP High Court stays Burmans' Religare open offer

In a strange turn of events, the Madhya Pradesh High Court's Jabalpur Bench has stayed the Burman family's open offer to acquire an additional 26 per cent stake in Religare Enterprises, and the company's annual general body meeting.

IPO Mopup Likely to Top ₹2 Trillion Mark Next Year

Fund mobilisation through initial public offerings (IPOs) will continue to rise in 2025 and the total amount is expected to breach the ₹2 trillion mark, investment banking firm Pantomath Group estimates.

Derivatives volume drops 37%

Stricter trading norms help cool off speculative activity in December so far

Indian crypto investors ride Bitcoin, altcoin wave

The majority of crypto investors in the country have invested in mainstream virtual digital assets (VDAs) such as Bitcoins, altcoins like Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Ethereum, followed by non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and stablecoins, a compilation of year-end reports of crypto majors CoinDCX and CoinSwitch revealed.

28% OF LS SEATS HAD NO WOMAN CANDIDATE IN 2024

The Election Commission of India on Thursday released 42 statistical reports for the Lok Sabha (LS) elections 2024.

Centre orders probe into ride-hailing apps over alleged price discrimination

Consumer protection watchdog CCPA will investigate ride-hailing apps for allegedly charging different fares for identical rides on Android and Apple devices, Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday.

China Approves World's Largest Dam Over Brahmaputra River

China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam, stated to be the planet's biggest infra project costing $137 billion, on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet close to the Indian border, raising concerns in riparian states - India and Bangladesh.

GST at crossroads

The tax has reached a turning point in its evolution where reforms must focus on rethinking its design

Unhealthy picture

Worrying signs in unincorporated sector

Mass Market Velocity

Bajaj rises to the top in e-scooters by tapping the lower end of the market. Can it stay there?

Why cricket analogy is serious business

One of the best explanations of strategic thinking I stumbled on is about cricket.

AI as a humane force

The rush of AI-related books, essays and news headlines flooding our world nowadays left me wondering what yet another book on AI could offer me.

People on the move

Slowing domestic migration needs careful study

The Deadliest Tsunami Set Off Work to Be Ready for the Next Big Wave

The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, one of the deadliest events in recorded history, was an enigma to many survivors.

Assad Loyalists Kill 14 Policemen in Syria

Forces loyal to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad killed 14 police members and wounded 10 others, according to the caretaker government, as the country experiences its worst violence since the autocrat's toppling early this month.

Trump Team Has To Make First Move To Improve Ties: Russia

Russia is willing to work with Donald Trump's incoming administration to improve relations if the US has serious intentions to do so but it is up to Washington to make the first move, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

Russian Hit May Have Downed Azeri Plane

News reports say aircraft could have been struck by Russian air defence; don't speculate, wait for probe report: Moscow

CSR spending by CPSEs surges 19% to touch 4-year high in FY24

Survey shows top 10 CPSEs contributed 56.72% of CSR expenditure

₹ hits new low as importers stock up $ at month-end

Falls to 85.27 against greenback, depreciates 2.42% so far this calendar year

ULI platform disburses ₹27K cr loans

Unified lending interface (ULI), the RBI's UPI-like digital public infrastructure in lending space, has facilitated disbursal of over 600,000 loans amounting to ₹27,000 crore.

Modified policy to revive ageing oilfields expected to be out in 2025

The government may notify the modified version of the policy on enhanced recovery (ER) and improved recovery (IR) for oil and gas in 2025, officials said.