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Erdogan suffers historic loss in Turkey's local body polls

TURKEY'S RECEP TAYYIP Erdogan suffered an unprecedented defeat at the ballot box against the main opposition party amid rampant inflation and the highest borrowing costs since the president swept to power more than two decades ago.

Israeli troops leave Gaza's AI Shifa Hospital in rubble

ISRAELI FORCES LEFT AI Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday after a two-week operation, leaving a wasteland of destroyed buildings and Palestinian bodies scattered in the dirt.

Rlys freight loading up 5%, revenues lag GDP

THE INDIAN RAILWAYS reported freight loading of 1,591 million tonne (MT) in FY24, up 5% on year.

New auto mission plan to focus on growth, exports

AS PART OF its 'Vision 2047', the government has started consultations with the industry to frame a national automotive plan, or a longterm vision document, to promote the sector and new technologies such as electric mobility.

Centre's capex and revenues likely exceeded FY24 target

Revenue expenditure marginally lower than revised estimate

Capex plans drop nearly 30% in Q4

THE VALUE OF new investment projects announced fell a sharp 29% on year to ₹11.3 trillion in the March quarter, extending a declining trend of the previous two quarters, casting serious doubts about the government's claim that, \"with an uptick in private investments and inflation trending down, economic outlook for the new fiscal looks positive\".

Madura Fashion spin-off on the cards

ADITYA BIRLA FASHION and Retail (ABFRL) said that its board on Monday approved the evaluation of a vertical demerger of Madura Fashion and Lifestyle business into a separate listed entity.

Be ready with action plan: PM

'Flood of work' from the next day of swearing-in

AI Is Data-Hungry & Data-Generating

Earlier methods of storage need to evolve with the times

Turning the tide

Can women’s sports in India hit the advertising gold?

Opposition rings alarm on free & fair elections

WITH BARELY TWO and a half weeks left before the first vote is cast in the 17th Lok Sabha elections, the opposition INDIA bloc rally sent out a message Sunday that is set to harden the faultlines in the fractious campaign that lies ahead: it raised doubts about the fairness of the election process itself.

Meesho's big bet on small towns

THE ABUNDANT PURCHASING power in India's smaller towns has put Meesho in a good place.

TVS Motor exits TagBox after value erosion

TVS MOTOR COMPANY, which has been on an investment spree, has lodged a near-100% wipeout of valuation of its stake in TagBox Solutions, a sevenyear-old Bengaluru-based machine learning startup.

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FPIs infuse ₹2 trn in FY24

AFTER REMAINING NET sellers for two years, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned buyers and infused a whopping ₹2.06 trillion in equities in FY24.

MPC may not surprise on rates, stance

Strong growth gives ample space to focus on inflation

China industry activity shows signs of recovery

CHINA'S MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY rebounded in March, snapping a five-month decline and adding to evidence that country's industrial sector is building momentum for an economic recovery.

Surging AI demand sparks upskilling need across industries

EDTECH FIRMS ARE witnessing huge surge in enrolment for AI and allied courses as students, teachers, job seekers and even existing employees at IT firms and startups feel the need to upskill themselves.

Infosys to get tax refund of ₹6,329 crore

IT firm also faces a significant tax liability of 2,763 crore

Luxury food retail finds its niche with new entrants

THE RE-ENTRY OF the Biyani sisters Ashni and Avni into luxury food retailing this month through their new venture - Foodstories in Delhi - has put the spotlight firmly on the category.

Economy exhibits resilience despite external headwinds

Weak data on private consumption raise questions

Exporters seek relief from MSME payment rule

Fieo and export councils write to PM, citing cash-flow issues

Food subsidy for FY25 may be revised upward by ₹35,000 cr

FY24 requirement was ₹8,000-cr higher than RE of 2.12 trillion

CFOs play musical chairs

30 have shifted jobs in last four months; salaries zoom

Red Sea: Auto firms see cost turbulence

A STEEP JUMP in freight expenses and a longer lead time for supplies of components, following the Red Sea crisis, are driving up costs for India's auto manufacturers. However, this has not reflected in demand for their vehicles just yet.

Shehbaz Sharif vows to transform cash-strapped Pak's economy

PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday vowed to transform the country's economic landscape.

Versailles Palace gets ready for Olympic equestrian events

PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY for the gardens of the Versailles Palace to welcome Olympic horse riders and tens of thousands of visitors when it hosts equestrian and modern pentathlon events during this summer's Paris Games.

World leaders at G20 told not to 'let Trump win': Biden

Says refrain was their democracies will be in danger

He's got a plan for cities that flood: Stop fighting the water

A landscape architect in China has a surprising strategy to help manage surges of water from storms caused by climate change

The final assault on Constitution

Next is Operation Lotus, another patented exercise of the BJP: encourage defections and give tickets to the defectors. I am told that the BJP will eventually nominate a little over 400 candidates. Up to 50 candidates will be defectors