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CoinSwitch Moves to Acquire WazirX Users, Offering ₹600 Cr in Recovery Aid
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CoinSwitch Moves to Acquire WazirX Users, Offering ₹600 Cr in Recovery Aid

Home-grown crypto exchange CoinSwitch is rolling out a recovery programme worth ₹600 crore targeted at WazirX users as the company looks to acquire customers of the embattled firm and enable them to recoup their losses.

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January 07, 2025
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Subscriber churn may ease for telecom firms

Analysts expect companies to log growth in Arpu in Q3FY25

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January 07, 2025
Nuvoco to buy Vadraj Cement via NCLT route
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Nuvoco to buy Vadraj Cement via NCLT route

Move will boost firm's capacity by 20%

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January 07, 2025
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FPI selloff, HMPV scare drag mkts to worst fall in 3 months

Indices decline over 1.5%; investors lose nearly ₹11 trillion

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January 07, 2025
Gujarat HC says no GST on transfer of state land leases
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Gujarat HC says no GST on transfer of state land leases

In a landmark judgment, the Gujarat High Court has ruled goods and services tax (GST) does not apply to the transfer of leasehold rights to a third party in land granted by Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC).

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January 07, 2025
Cold wave, dense fog grip North India: Several flights delayed, schools shut
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Cold wave, dense fog grip North India: Several flights delayed, schools shut

Low visibility conditions continued in Delhi on Sunday, while the Jharkhand government announced closure of schools from January 7-13 in view of a cold wave sweeping the eastern state.

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January 06, 2025
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Parts of US brace for heavy snow, ice, and blizzards

A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central US on Sunday, as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the \"heaviest snowfall in a decade\" to some areas.

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January 06, 2025
Delhi-Meerut travel now in 40 mins, via RRTS
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Delhi-Meerut travel now in 40 mins, via RRTS

PM also inaugurates Delhi Metro's Phase-IV stretch

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January 06, 2025
Tighter anti-spam norms in a month: Trai
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Tighter anti-spam norms in a month: Trai

Pilot soon to onboard past user consents onto digital system

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January 06, 2025
2025: Polls and the Fate of Freebies
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2025: Polls and the Fate of Freebies

This year will have the fewest elections of any in the current five-year electoral cycle. What does that mean for welfare schemes?

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January 06, 2025
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2024: The year that tested incumbents around the world

Apart from Assembly polls in Delhi and Bihar, 2025 could also see the long pending election to the country's wealthiest civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

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January 06, 2025
India Is A Great Innovation Hotspot For Lenovo
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India Is A Great Innovation Hotspot For Lenovo

Chinese technology major Lenovo has been reinventing itself in India, moving from screen to solutions every few years. Shailendra Katyal, managing director, Lenovo India, in a video interview with Pranjal Sharma, said India has become an important innovation hub for the company, which is also leveraging the country for exports. Edited excerpts:

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January 06, 2025
India Ranked Second in Attacks by Threat Actors in 2024
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India Ranked Second in Attacks by Threat Actors in 2024

Threat actors traded over 534 terabytes (TB) of data across industries and countries globally in 2024.

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January 06, 2025
AI Euphoria May Fizzle Out Over Lack of Data
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AI Euphoria May Fizzle Out Over Lack of Data

Tech giants are running out of data used to train AI systems. To overcome the problem, some companies are exploring new methods powered by 'synthetic data', write Cade Metz & Tripp Mickle

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January 06, 2025
Prolonged litigation, low compensation
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Prolonged litigation, low compensation

Bahadur Singh purchased a Mitsubishi Lancer diesel vehicle manufactured by Hindustan Motors.

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January 06, 2025
Avoid initial offers of cyclical companies at high valuations
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Avoid initial offers of cyclical companies at high valuations

Be wary especially if the promoter is cashing out through the IPO

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January 06, 2025
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The Underdog Rewrites the Script in 2024 From Backseat to Driver's Seat, Rights Issues Take the Wheel

From coasting to leading, they seize control of fundraising road in '24

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January 06, 2025
Correction opens upside despite earnings cuts
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Correction opens upside despite earnings cuts

The recent spike in market volatility stems from a combination of several factors, says JANAKIRAMAN RENGARAJU, chief investment officer of emerging markets equity-India, Franklin Templeton Asset Management. In an interview with Samie Modak, Janakiraman discusses how easing valuations has opened up bottom-up opportunities across various market capitalisations (mcaps). Excerpts:

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January 06, 2025
A break-tape stumble can't halt MF AUM sprint
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A break-tape stumble can't halt MF AUM sprint

39% home stretch boost powers AUM to ₹68.6 trillion

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January 06, 2025
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Defence stocks lock and load for order-driven growth offensive

WAR CHEST OF OPPORTUNITIES: DefMin loads new tech ammo to fortify revenue and earnings potential

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January 06, 2025
TRUMP TALKS TRADE WITH 'FANTASTIC WOMAN' MELONI
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TRUMP TALKS TRADE WITH 'FANTASTIC WOMAN' MELONI

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach.

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January 06, 2025
Vikings, beyond the soap operas
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Vikings, beyond the soap operas

Vikings are one of history's great cases of false advertising. The people we call Vikings mostly weren't Vikings.

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January 06, 2025
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Rules of protection

Draft Rules should increase data security

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January 06, 2025
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Risk appetite

Indians are diversifying their savings portfolio

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January 06, 2025
Looking back to look ahead to 2025
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Looking back to look ahead to 2025

The year 2024 will mark the year when the world changed in more ways than one.

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January 06, 2025
Stop-start in currency volatility
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Stop-start in currency volatility

The market does a better job, consistently delivering currency fluctuations every day

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January 06, 2025
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'A Travesty': Musk Slams US' Top Civilian Award for Soros

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has openly criticised US President Joe Biden's decision to award George Soros the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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January 06, 2025
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New US ethics czar vetting incoming Trump officials

The top US ethics official charged with preventing government workers' conflicts of interest is about to take the hotseat in Washington, as President-elect Donald Trump's new Cabinet and other appointees declare their financial assets and prepare for their new jobs.

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January 06, 2025
TRUMP TALKS TRADE WITH 'FANTASTIC WOMAN' MELONI
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TRUMP TALKS TRADE WITH 'FANTASTIC WOMAN' MELONI

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach.

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January 06, 2025
Major Wall Street banks quit once popular climate alliance
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Major Wall Street banks quit once popular climate alliance

Within the span of a month, Wall Street's biggest banks have quit what had been one of the most popular clubs inside global finance.

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January 06, 2025