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Atul, Rahul Kirloskar to challenge Sebi order on family settlement

ENTITIES UNDER ATUL and Rahul Kirloskar's control - Kirloskar Oil Engines (KOEL), Kirloskar Industries (KIL), Kirloskar Pneumatic (KPCL), and Kirloskar Ferrous (KFL) - are gearing up for a legal battle against a Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) directive.

Blinkit Launches Large Order Fleet in Delhi, Gurugram

BLINKIT, QUICK COMMERCE arm of Zomato, has launched a large order fleet in Delhi and Gurugram.

Emerging tech to spur 20% job growth in India

INDIAN IT ECOSYSTEM is poised for a promising growth trajectory in the coming years with emerging technologies expected to witness a 20% increase in new jobs in 2025, Human Resources (HR) platform FirstMeridian Business Services said on Tuesday.

IT companies set for gradual Q3 recovery with BFSI boost

• Mid-tier IT firms likely to outpace industry majors

ICAI's global networking norms restrictive: Big Five

The international networking guidelines being worked upon by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) are restrictive, two partners at Big Five audit firms told FE.

World Bank's 'B-Ready' score: Report flags India's challenges

INDIA MAY FACE challenges in achieving good scores on parameters like business entry, labour regulations, and international trade in the World Bank's Business Ready report, according to think tank GTRI.

Capacity of wheat silos to triple in three years

THE GOVERNMENT IS aiming to build 9 million tonne (MT) of wheat silos capacities over the next three years, from a current level of 2.8 MT of state-of-the-art grain storage facilities.

Revised standards for organic products soon

India will soon unveil updated standards for organic agricultural products to bring them at par with the latest European Union’s (EU) grade to bring in more clarity and transparency in the processes while strengthening the regulatory oversight through data analytics, a senior official said.

GTRI: Exports cross $800 billion in 2024

INDIA'S OVERALL EXPORTS in calendar year 2024 likely touched $814 billion, growing at 5.58% year-on-year, according to a report by trade policy think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).

Govt firms up plan to widen ambit of quality control for steel

1,000 more grades to be brought under BIS standards; move will check imports too

Coal stocks at thermal units improve to 72%

COAL STOCKS AT the country's thermal power plants improved to 72% of the normative level as of December 30, compared to just 58% in the same period of last year, data from the Central Electricity Authority showed.

Core sector growth in Nov at four-month high of 4.3%

Economists expect overall industrial growth to be 5-7%

Centre's Fiscal Deficit in Apr-Nov at 52.5% of BE

● Capex down 12.3%, FY25 target may be missed

Bears gain ground, bulls sober up

EARLY IN THE year a fund manager, with over three decades in the Indian stock market, lamented the art of stock picking had no value in today's market.

Three shots that sank India in fourth Test

\"AAJ KAYA pehlewaala? (Today's or the previous one?),\" Rohit Sharma queried when a question was asked about Rishabh Pant's shot in the final session on the final day that changed the game, even as India plunged to a 184-run defeat to Australia, bundled for 155 chasing 339 in the fourth innings at Melbourne.

AI-based warfare, cyberattacks pose big challenge, says Rajnath

DEFENCE MINISTER RAJNATH Singh said on Monday that unconventional methods like Artificial Intelligence-based warfare and cyberattacks pose a big challenge.

₹18,000 a month for priests, granthis if AAP wins: Kejriwal

WITH AN EYE on Delhi's Pandit and Sikh voters, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal Monday announced his fifth poll promise -- ₹18,000 a month to all pandits and pujaris working in temples and granthis in gurdwaras across the city if the party returns to power in the Assembly election next year.

Isro's PSLV-C60 lifts off with SpaDeX spacecraft

ISRO's PSLV-C60 rocket carrying two spacecraft that would aid in demonstration of space docking, a critical technology for future space missions, lifted off from the spaceport here late on Monday.

Mamata's Sandeshkhali outreach: Don't pay anyone for state benefits

ON HER FIRST visit to Sandeshkhali since protests erupted over alleged land grabbing and sexual harassment of women by local TMC leaders, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked its residents not to pay anyone to avail benefits of state-run schemes.

Adani Group to Sell Stake in Wilmar JV, to Fetch $2 Billion

The exit will take place in two phases. Lence will buy 31.06% stake held by ACL through a call and put option, while Adani Enterprises will divest 13% of its shareholding to ensure compliance with the minimum public shareholding norms.

Medium-Term Outlook Uncertain: RBI

India's GDP growth fell to a seven-quarter low of 5.4% in Q2 FY25.

FM says wishes to do more for middle class

EVEN AS THE economic growth has slowed, tax receipts are relatively strong for the government, with gross personal income tax collections growing at 20.2% on year in the April-October period of the current financial year.

Sanjay Malhotra: Dove, hawk or owl?

YET, HE HAS to face a unique set of immediate challenges - chiefly, the unfinished agenda of reining in inflation within the target band amid signs of a growth slowdown, and complexities caused by a certain intractability of global inflation and a falling rupee.

Bandh call by farmers halts Punjab, SC hearing today

A NINE-HOUR bandh call by protesting farmers under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha-Non Political (SKM-NP) over several demands, including legal guarantee for MSP, brought Punjab to a halt on Monday.

IPCA Labs looks to revive US biz

To launch new divisions in high-growth areas

JSW Energy ramps up renewables play

Sets 20 GW capacity and 40 GWh storage target by 2030

Hindalco: Earnings to stay range-bound

● Lower margin expectations for subsidiary Novelis

Technology will make the pace of change even faster

ONE OF THE most reliable observations any opinion writer can make, myself included, is that the pace of change has accelerated. But in the last few years it actually has—as evidenced by the war and conflict around the world, the politics in the US and major advances in artificial intelligence.

H-1B Visa Power

Trump's endorsement is good news for India, which is the largest beneficiary of the H-1B visa

Boost private consumption

UPCOMING BUDGET NEEDS TO RESET MEDIUM-TERM PRIORITIES, FOCUS ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT