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Cipla Q2 net profit rises 17% to ₹1,303 cr

Drug major Cipla on Tuesday reported a 17 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,303 crore for the second quarter ended September 2024, driven by robust sales across markets.

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October 30, 2024
Canara Bank Q2 profit rises 11% to ₹4,015 cr
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Canara Bank Q2 profit rises 11% to ₹4,015 cr

State-owned Canara Bank on Tuesday reported an 11 percent rise in its net profit to Rs 4,015 crore in the second quarter ended September 2024.

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October 30, 2024
South Korea's POSCO, JSW Group to tap India's steel, renewable energy mkt
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South Korea's POSCO, JSW Group to tap India's steel, renewable energy mkt

South Korea's POSCO Group on Tuesday signed an agreement with Sajjan Jindal's JSW Group to set up an integrated steel plant in India with an initial capacity of 5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), which, as per industry estimates, may cost around Rs 40,000 crore.

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October 30, 2024
Maruti Suzuki Q2 PAT dips 18% to ₹3,102 cr; revenue at ₹37,449 crore
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Maruti Suzuki Q2 PAT dips 18% to ₹3,102 cr; revenue at ₹37,449 crore

Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday reported an 18 percent year-on-year dip in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,102 crore for the second quarter ended September, mainly on account of higher provisioning following the withdrawal of indexation benefit and changes in the long-term capital gains taxation.

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October 30, 2024
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HT Media narrows down loss to ₹6.33 crore in Q2

HT Media Ltd on Tuesday reported a narrowing down of its consolidated net loss to Rs 6.33 crore for the September quarter.

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October 30, 2024
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Apple continues to drive India's mobile mfg growth story

As India continues to break all previous records on local mobile manufacturing, tech giant Apple is on course to surpass the FY24 figures of exports from India, reaching over Rs 50,000 crore (more than $6 bn) in the first six months this fiscal (FY25), according to latest industry data.

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October 30, 2024
Robust prices, resilient domestic demand to drive performance of domestic base metal cos in FY'25
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Robust prices, resilient domestic demand to drive performance of domestic base metal cos in FY'25

According to ICRA's latest research, 'international base metal prices rose by 12-14% in 7M FY2025 compared to the same period last year'

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October 30, 2024
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Oil cos hike dealer commission; no change in petrol, diesel price

State-owned fuel retailers on Tuesday hiked commission paid to dealers on sale of petrol by 65 paise a litre and that on diesel by 44 paise per litre without any change in retail selling price.

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October 30, 2024
Broadband sector to drive telecom industry growth
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Broadband sector to drive telecom industry growth

The rising demand for high-speed internet and data-driven services will boost growth in the broadband market, which is expected to witness a 9-10 per cent Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) over the next few years, according to a report on Tuesday.

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October 30, 2024
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No shortage of crude oil in world: Puri

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said there is no shortage of crude oil in the world and enough refining capacity in the country to meet the domestic requirements.

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October 30, 2024
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Govt bonds end higher

Prices of government bonds rose but ended off highs as the yield of the 10-year US Treasury note hit a near-four-month high of 4.32% intraday.

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October 30, 2024
GST returns to become time-barred after three years from early 2025
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GST returns to become time-barred after three years from early 2025

GST Network on Tuesday said beginning early next year, GST taxpayers will not be able to file monthly and annual GST returns after three years of the original filing due date.

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October 30, 2024
The Free Press Journal

I-T dept notifies tolerance range for AY25 for transfer pricing cases

The income tax department has notified the tolerance range for variation between arm's length price and transfer pricing for international and specified domestic transactions for Assessment Year 2024-25.

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October 30, 2024
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Updated regulation on curbing spam calls likely by Jan

The TRAI Chief said series of measures taken over the past months by the regulator to combat spam calls

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October 30, 2024
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Sensex rises 364 pts on late buying in banking, oil shares

UPTREND Mkts extend recovery for second consecutive session

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October 30, 2024
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Cash seized

In the lead-up to the state assembly elections, authorities have been actively cracking down on illegal cash transportation. On Monday, Oct 28, Nashik Police seized ₹14 lakh in cash and a car worth Rs5 lakh in Pimpalgaon Baswant.

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October 30, 2024
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Talathi caught accepting bribe

A talathi, Asif Anis Pathan, of Pimplas Ramache in Niphad Taluka, was caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe of ₹2,000.

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October 30, 2024
Family members beaten
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Family members beaten

Six persons entered a house and severely beat three family members, demanding that they vacate the house on Saturday.

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October 30, 2024
Demand & prices soar for sky lanterns in city
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Demand & prices soar for sky lanterns in city

As Diwali approaches, preparations are underway in both rural and urban areas. Sky lanterns in various colours and styles, highly desired by citizens, are filling the markets, and attracting considerable attention.

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October 30, 2024
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Sameer Bhujbal files his nomination from Nandgaon

Former MP Sameer Bhujbal, running as an independent candidate from the Nandgaon Assembly Constituency, has called upon residents to support his campaign for \"Fearless and Advanced Nandgaon\".

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October 30, 2024
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Counting to be held at SRTMU

The assembly and Lok Sabha by-polls are going to be held simultaneously in Nanded.

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October 30, 2024
Bhang mixed in chocolates seized; cops arrest seller
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Bhang mixed in chocolates seized; cops arrest seller

A new trend of addiction has been reported in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city and the surrounding rural areas.

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October 30, 2024
MVA faces challenges within
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MVA faces challenges within

Angered over ticket denials, Nashik Central Congress aspirants are going independent

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October 30, 2024
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Hambarde brothers On separate battlefields

While both will fight from opponent camps, they won't face each other as their turfs are different

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October 30, 2024
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Sunetra bats for Ajit Pawar in Baramati

The constituency will see a high-voltage contest between Ajit and his nephew Yugendra Pawar

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October 30, 2024
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2 killed, 64 injured as ST buses collide

Two persons were killed and 64 injured after two state transport buses collided with each other on the Pune-Solapur Highway in Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday.

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October 30, 2024
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Medical experts advise control over sweet consumption

The city is gearing up for Diwali festivities, and the celebration is incomplete without relishing various sweets made at home or at sweet shops across the city.

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October 30, 2024
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5 kids injured as drain chamber lid explodes

Five children were injured in a residential society in the Narhe area of Pune after the lid of a drain chamber blew up when they set off firecrackers on it, a police official said.

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October 30, 2024
Three rebel Congress leaders go independent
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Three rebel Congress leaders go independent

Kasba and Shivajinagar seats have been allocated to Congress, while the Parvati Assembly seat is given to NCP-SP

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October 30, 2024
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NCP vs NCP-SP in 3 Pune & PC seats

Out of 11 Assembly constituencies in Pune City and Pimpri Chinchwad, the NCP-SP is contesting seven on behalf of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), whereas the Ajit Pawar's faction of the NCP, part of the ruling Mahayuti, has got only three.

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October 30, 2024