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Govt plans to integrate Gati Shakti portal with e-Shram database

The government is planning to integrate the e-Shram portal database of over 300 million unorganised workers with the Gati Shakti portal to improve logistics planning and increase employment opportunities for the locals.

Volumes, margins lead to earnings upgrade for Page Industries

Page Industries reported sales growth of 11 percent in Q2FY25 and volume growth of 7 percent year-on-year (Y-o-Y).

With benchmarks becoming harder to beat, avoid very high-cost funds

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has, through a circular dated November 5, mandated that asset management companies must disclose expense ratios for direct and regular plans separately in their half-yearly statements.

Sensex, Nifty fall for 2nd day on FPI selling

Stock markets closed lower for the second straight day on Friday amid relentless foreign fund outflows and losses in blue-chip stocks Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, and State Bank of India.

NSE mulls launching new products to bolster commodities market

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is seeking to expand its commodities segment by launching new products after examining the performance of energy, base metals, and bullion, an official of the domestic equity benchmark said on Friday.

Zinka Logistics sets price band for ₹1,115 cr IPO

Zinka Logistics Solutions Ltd, a digital platform for truck operators, on Friday said it has fixed a price band of ₹259-273 per share for its ₹1,115 crore initial share sale.

Swiggy IPO: QIBs do final-day heavylifting

Issue subscribed 3.6x as institutional investors swoop in on Day 3 to corner 90% bids

Adani Power cuts B'desh supply by more than 60%

Adani Power on Friday further reduced electricity supply to Bangladesh as the company seeks to recover more than $800 million in dues, according to data from Bangladesh's grid operator and two sources.

Beyond the syntax of national culture

This book is not just a masterly exploration of India's linguistic civilisation. More importantly, it serves as a timely warning against recent attempts at conducting the epistemic study of Indian languages through a narrow prism of singularity.

FORENSIC PROBE ALL SET TO BOOST CONVICTION RATE

With Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita making such investigation mandatory in serious crime cases that attract seven years' imprisonment or above, more and more criminals are likely to be brought to justice in the next five years

'Ek hai toh safe hai': Modi in first rally for Maha polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged the Congress' \"caste politics\" and cautioned the nation against it, while also accusing the grand old party of \"playing a dangerous game of pitting one caste against another\" for political gains.

Why there is only one Bukhara

I first ate at the Bukhara way back in 1986. That too Sikandari Raan cooked by the legendary Chef Madan Lal Jaiswal.

Indian cricket's home truths

Virat Kohli, the modern-day batting virtuoso, has a star-studded resume – one that also includes being part of two of India's three lowest-ever scores in Test cricket. As the forlorn captain, he was in the thick of action when his team suffered its lowest-ever score – 36 all out against Australia in Adelaide four years ago.

Trump, Modi, Rahul & Formula 3

There's a formula of three pillars on which a successful campaign must rest. Trump has just followed it, as did Modi in 2014 and 2019, but not in 2024

The truth behind the rhetoric

As the year draws to a close, a new dispensation is set to take over in the United States. The world is changing. What are the prospects for India in South Asia?

Six actions to navigate Trump 2.0

India and the US share a high-stakes strategic and trade partnership. The US is India's largest trading partner, with trade exceeding $190 billion, and is home to the largest user base for American tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Amazon.

Trump's Ukraine proposals merit attention, says Putin

\"It seems to me, it deserves attention what was said about the desire to restore relations with Russia, to help end the Ukrainian crisis\", Putin said late Thursday at the annual meeting of the Valdai Club in the Black Sea city of Sochi, in his first comments on Trump's re-election.

Judge strikes down Biden's immigration policy for undocumented spouses

A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to US citizens.

White House to get woman chief of staff

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Susie Wiles, one of his two campaign managers, will be his White House chief of staff, entrusting a top position to a political operative who helped the Republican win election.

Powell signals readiness to defy Trump for Fed

US central bank delivered a quarter-point rate cut on Thursday

China unveils $1.4 trn debt package to boost economy

Finance Minister Lan Foan says more stimulus coming, as analysts claim Beijing may not want to fire all its weapons before Trump takes over officially

Insurers hope amendment Bill will drive customer engagement

Insurers expect the proposed Insurance Amendment Bill to boost growth of the sector and customer engagement as it will open the market to a large extent.

General insurers see signs of growth revival

The penetration of general insurance products like health, motor, and property remains low in the country, but there are early signs of a growth revival in the industry and the beginning of market expansion, according to top CEOs (chief executive officers) of general insurance companies.

Food, not Fed: Economists prioritise India's local inflation

Most economists believe that the monetary policy would be more dependent on local factors such as food inflation than on rate changes by the US Federal Reserve.

Don't see sustained correction in largecap stocks

DEVINA MEHRA, founder, chairperson, and managing director of First Global, in a fireside chat with A K Bhattacharya at the Business Standard BFSI Summit, spoke about the risks involved in being invested in the equity markets at a time when investors are losing money. Edited excerpts.

Investors flock to GIFT City as opportunities open up: Experts

GIFT City is increasingly gaining prominence with more banks, asset managers, insurance companies, and foreign investors opting to set shop at India's first and only International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), sensing growth potential.

'RBI action on some NBFCs warranted'

At least ₹1.5 trillion was lost in India's futures & options (F&O) market, with much of it funded through personal and unsecured loans, said K.V. Kamath, non-executive chairman of Jio Financial Services on Friday.

Higher PE/VC funding boosts governance excellence

Higher private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investment has driven governance excellence and accountability among Indian companies, leading to better valuations, heads of top PE firms said on Friday.

Free trade effective in theory, not in practice: CEA

Developing countries like India do not need to engage in the alarmist rhetoric about impending trade battles, especially when advanced economies have long abandoned their commitment to free trade and climate policies have already become extensions of trade protectionism, India's Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran said in his keynote address at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit on Friday.

'No place as fascinating and interesting as India on its development journey'

Chief Economic Advisor V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, in a fireside chat with Tamal Bandyopadhyay at the Business Standard BFSI summit, talks about issues ranging from the US election results and growth in gross domestic product (GDP) to agriculture and his experience of having a ringside view of the Indian economy. Edited excerpts: