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Block deals lose steam as mkts wobble
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Block deals lose steam as mkts wobble

The domestic equity markets are grappling with a pronounced slump in secondary share sales.

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December 03, 2024
₹ stares at 85 vs $ amid GDP worries
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₹ stares at 85 vs $ amid GDP worries

Falls 21p to new low of 84.70; RBI has limited intervention room

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December 03, 2024
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Jay Shah takes over as ICC chairman

Indian cricket administrator Jay Shah on Sunday took charge as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with an immediate goal of ending the impasse surrounding the Champions Trophy and a broader vision of making cricket a commercially viable Olympic sport.

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December 02, 2024
Nine states bet $18 bn on women's empowerment
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Nine states bet $18 bn on women's empowerment

Nine Indian states with ongoing or proposed cash transfer schemes for women have collectively allocated $18 billion in their 2024-25 Budget Estimates, amounting to 0.5 per cent of India's gross domestic product (GDP) for the same financial year, according to research by Goldman Sachs.

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December 02, 2024
Every couple should have at least three kids, says RSS chief
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Every couple should have at least three kids, says RSS chief

Expressing concern over declining population growth, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said India's Total Fertility Rate (TFR), the average number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime, should be at least 3, well above the present one of 2.1.

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December 02, 2024
Painkillers, anti-infective drugs fail quality tests most in 2024: CDSCO
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Painkillers, anti-infective drugs fail quality tests most in 2024: CDSCO

Painkillers, anti-infectives and medications for type-2 diabetes were among the class of drugs flagged as not of standard quality (NSQ) and spurious the most in 2024, according to data collated from drug alerts issued by the Central Drug Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO).

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December 02, 2024
Pollution rises while funds gather dust
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Pollution rises while funds gather dust

The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), launched in 2019 to improve air quality in 131 cities, has shown limited progress as rising pollution levels and underutilisation of funds raise concerns about its effectiveness.

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December 02, 2024
Robust taxes ease burden of freebies on states
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Robust taxes ease burden of freebies on states

The evolving dynamics of state-level politics in India highlight the increasing prominence of welfare schemes and subsidies as decisive factors in elections.

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December 02, 2024
Monetary policy: Hobson's choice before RBI
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Monetary policy: Hobson's choice before RBI

This policy comes at a time when growth is slowing, inflation is still pretty high, and the rupee has started losing value against the dollar

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December 02, 2024
CONSOLATION PRIZES
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CONSOLATION PRIZES

UN climate summit in Baku leaves the developing world with crumbs

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December 02, 2024
SFBs: The canter on a chequered terrain
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SFBs: The canter on a chequered terrain

Segmental and geographical expansion, undergirded by strong and increasing presence in semi-urban and rural markets with large untapped potential, will help small finance banks (SFBs) clock robust 25-27 per cent growth in advances this financial year, just shy of 28 per cent in the previous year.

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December 02, 2024
Now boarding
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Now boarding

Governance premium is set to go up by many notches and banks will be put through the wringer, reports RAGHU MOHAN

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December 02, 2024
Align tax-saving investments with long-term financial goals
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Align tax-saving investments with long-term financial goals

Avoid products that combine low returns with inadequate insurance

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December 02, 2024
Evaluate funds on rolling returns over long term
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Evaluate funds on rolling returns over long term

My spouse and I went to a concert held in Worli in mid-town Mumbai. We started in separate cars from Bandra.

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December 02, 2024
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FIFTH TIME'S THE CHARM: MF LARGECAP CUTOFF READY FOR A 17% STRETCH

The catch gets bigger: Largecap and midcap thresholds to expand in January

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December 02, 2024
During downturns quality stocks truly survive, thrive
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During downturns quality stocks truly survive, thrive

Front-line indices have tumbled over 10 per cent from their recent peaks in the past few weeks. SAAHIL MURARKA, managing director of Batlivala & Karani Group, tells Puneet Wadhwa in a conversation that it may not be the wrong strategy to invest when the markets are at a high, provided investors continue to stay invested and employ cost-averaging techniques. Edited excerpts:

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December 02, 2024
Stress fracture in market's rise, time to sling caution
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Stress fracture in market's rise, time to sling caution

Analysts are warning of growing risks to the market's sustained momentum, and even to the possibility of consolidation at current levels.

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December 02, 2024
Setting realty's H2 revival in stone, brick by brick
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Setting realty's H2 revival in stone, brick by brick

A solid launch pipeline lays the groundwork to close the cracks of H1FY25

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December 02, 2024
Two markets in one: Not seen earlier
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Two markets in one: Not seen earlier

Over the past two months, in four separate columns, I have highlighted the significant slowdown in the Indian economy, which is now clearly reflected in the stock prices of major sectors such as passenger cars, consumer goods, banks, financial services, and infrastructure.

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December 02, 2024
Time for AI in education
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Time for AI in education

...like when printing emerged

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December 02, 2024
Angela Merkel explains
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Angela Merkel explains

“Never explain, never complain,” is a maxim supposedly espoused by the British royal family. As Angela Merkel writes in her exhaustive yet surprisingly fast-paced autobiography, Freedom, it also became a phrase that she would repeat to herself during her 16 years as German chancellor, from 2005 until she stepped down in December 2021.

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December 02, 2024
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Unintended consequence

The poor face the brunt of pollution control

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December 02, 2024
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Sharp slowdown

Solutions will need to go beyond interest rate cuts

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December 02, 2024
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Belgium law gives sex workers labour rights on a par with others

Starting Sunday, sex workers in Belgium will be able to sign formal employment contracts and gain labour rights on par with those in other professions in a legal breakthrough some call a \"revolution\".

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December 02, 2024
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Battle over curbing plastic output jeopardises UN treaty hopes

Doubts rose on sealing a global treaty to curb plastic pollution on the last day of scheduled talks, as over 100 countries pushed to cap production while a handful of oil-producing countries wanted to focus only on plastic waste.

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December 02, 2024
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B'desh stops Iskcon members from crossing into India

Dozens of Iskcon members who possessed valid travel documents were turned back on Sunday by Bangladesh's immigration police from Benapole border crossing when they tried to cross into India, a media report said.

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December 02, 2024
Syria strikes rebels in Idlib after losing Aleppo control
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Syria strikes rebels in Idlib after losing Aleppo control

Russian and Syrian jets struck the rebel-held city of Idlib on Sunday in the second day of intensive bombing in northern Syria aimed at pushing back insurgents who had swept through to the city of Aleppo, Syrian army sources said.

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December 02, 2024
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'Nuts': Row over NYC's $220 mn deal with Pak-owned hotel

The City of New York pays $220 million to rent a hotel owned by the Government of Pakistan to house illegal immigrants, a report claimed on Saturday.

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December 02, 2024
Deep state critic Kash Patel set to be FBI director
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Deep state critic Kash Patel set to be FBI director

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Indian American Kash Patel to head the FBI, turning to a fierce ally to upend America's premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived \"conspirators\".

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December 02, 2024
100% tariff on Brics if it dumps $, warns Trump
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100% tariff on Brics if it dumps $, warns Trump

Seeks commitment from member nations against finding alternative

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December 02, 2024