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GDP growth falters in Q2, hopes pinned on 2nd half

GDP growth of 5.4% was the lowest in nearly two years, lower than estimates

Aster DM merges with Quality Care in $5-billion deal

Bengaluru-based Aster DM Healthcare on Friday announced a merger with Blackstone-backed Quality Care India Ltd (QCIL) in a deal that will value the combined entity at $5.08 billion (₹43,000 crore).

AIFs, equities pip realty in family office funding

What's Ahead for Family Offices?

Defence contracts emerge as key biz for telecom infra makers

India's push for local manufacturing has prised open a new business frontier for domestic telecom equipment manufacturers.

HUL turns to high-growth segments to lift demand

Premium is the watchword for packaged consumer goods major Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), as it unveiled a new strategy on Friday to ride on an expected rise in household income and increasing consumer preference for more expensive brands and products.

Russia's war economy shows new cracks after ruble plunges

The Russian economy, surprisingly resilient through two-plus years of war and sanctions, has suddenly begun to show serious strains.

Colgate making right moves, but valuation a concern

Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd has had a good run in recent quarters and continues to make efforts to boost growth.

Kalyani family's wealth war takes a fresh turn

Gaurishankar Kalyani has filed papers to back his claim that HUF exists

Zomato raises ₹8,500 crore via QIP

A big part of the proceeds is to be used to expand Zomato's quick commerce arm Blinkit

Fintech startup Klub halves workforce

Bengaluru-based financing startup Klub laid off about 60-70 employees in September and paused its commerce operations, according to multiple people aware of the developments.

Muted response from banks to VRRR auction

Banks parked only ₹2,476 crore of their funds with RBI, less than 10% of the ₹25,000-crore notified amount

India plans cut in emissions of cement, steel, other sectors

The Union government plans to come up with mitigation action based on carbon capture and clean coal for industries that are among the biggest emitters of gases that cause global warming, Niti Aayog member V.K. Saraswat said in an interview with Mint.

Market in limbo, may wait for direction till February

Choppy waters

Telcos eye boost as sector improves

Fitch Ratings expects telcos to focus on profitability and 5G monetization to boost free cash flow

Deregulation, reforms key to spur growth: CEA Nageswaran

Nageswaran also emphasized the need to address the barriers hindering capital formation

Fiscal deficit narrows to ₹7.51 tn in Apr-Oct

The government's total expenditure during the period stood at ₹24.7 tn

Govt says Adani issue is a 'legal matter'

India on Friday said the indictment of Indian tycoon Gautam Adani by US prosecutors is a \"legal matter\" involving private entities and individuals and the US Department of Justice, and the Indian side has not yet received any official request for cooperation.

Adani energy cos jump after their inclusion in NSE's F&O

Adani Green and Adani Energy Solutions created maximum investor wealth in group cos

Stunning greens around the globe to tee off from

Life's too short for boring golf. Here's a bunch of exciting destinations—from the Seychelles to Abu Dhabi—that have been hiding in plain sight and should be on every itinerant golfer’s travel wishlist

Golf tourism: A SWINGING GOOD TIME

Till the other day, golf was somewhat elitist and therefore, eminently aspirational. Then the pandemic happened. Golf was perfectly poised for this new scenario: outdoors, wide open spaces and social distancing.

Against every official definition of 'Indianness'

This Land We Call Home: The Story of a Family, Caste, Conversions and Modern India: By Nusrat F. Jafri, Penguin Random House India, 220 pages, ₹699.

A difficult patient's notes on recovery

Kureishi's engrossing memoir of recovering from a devastating accident dovetails into a handbook of writing advice and more

An artist's proposal for a new world

Apnavi Makanji's works, on display at a new show at TARQ, lie at the intersection of ecology and queerness

Oz comes in all shapes, sizes and colours

The big screen version of 'Wicked' is just the latest adaptation of 'The Wizard of Oz'

IPL bids: a variety of strokes across teams

Some went for marquee names, others focused on value investments—every franchise had its own algorithm

A new mind game for coach Sreejesh

The Olympics star says he has had to change his 'imagination as a player' in his new role

It's the service that brings people back for more

As a food writer, I am often asked what my favourite restaurant is.

Sip on the moods and smells of a city

A bar in Bengaluru is serving a limited menu that reinterprets the scents of the city as cocktails

When AI blends into the restaurant world

AI is transforming professional kitchens, but right now, it lacks the perception that humans bring to cooking and service

How Eknath Shinde's star rose in Maharashtra politics

A look at the two main factors behind the success of the man from Thane who once drove an autorickshaw