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Can FY25 break NMDC's momentum?

Investors in NMDC Ltd had a fruitful 2023 with the stock climbing over 70%.

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February 19, 2024
China holds key interest rate steady
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China holds key interest rate steady

China refrained from cutting a key policy interest rate as its central bank sought to shield the yuan from volatility, underscoring the challenges policymakers face as they try to manage economic risks and pressures from deflation.

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February 19, 2024
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Stock mkt may gallop to $5 tn in 2 months; economy in a slower 4 yrs

The economy $5-trillion could hit the mark in the next four years, but the stock market value can soar to $5 trillion within the next two months, going by the roaring rally in state-owned enterprises and the likes of Reliance, Infosys, and TCS, according to market mavens.

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February 19, 2024
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PRANAY BHARDWAJ/MINT Siemens banks on energy, railways

Siemens Ltd, with its diverse range of products, is poised to benefit significantly from the increased spending on infrastructure in the energy and railway sectors.

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February 19, 2024
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Deal wins not rosy for IT firms

The revival hopes for the information technology sector hinge on the rate of deal acquisitions, yet the performance in the December quarter (Q3FY24) was lukewarm. After an exceptional second quarter, deal wins in Q3 slowed down for top-tier IT firms.

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February 19, 2024
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Apple to face fine of $539 mn from EU

The European close to hitting Apple Inc with its first-ever antitrust fine as well as a ban on App Store rules that the bloc believes thwart competition, according to the Financial Times.

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February 19, 2024
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Deals digest: Investment value dips, M&A activity subdued

India's investment activity remained subdued during this week, lacking any large ticket transactions. It was also the third week in a row without a deal hitting the psychologically important $50 million mark.

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February 19, 2024
Synaptics India expected to double headcount by 2028
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Synaptics India expected to double headcount by 2028

American tech solutions provider Synaptics is looking to expand its operations in India.

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February 19, 2024
Samara in talks for Enovate deal
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Samara in talks for Enovate deal

Samara Capital, an Indian private equity fund, is in advanced talks to invest in natural ingredients supplier Enovate Biolife, which operates in India as well as the US, at least two people aware of the development told VCCircle.

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February 19, 2024
Investcorp eyes final close of 2nd India fund by yr-end
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Investcorp eyes final close of 2nd India fund by yr-end

The firm has already raised over half the target corpus of the 400-mn private equity fund

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February 19, 2024
Govt sharpens groundwater monitoring, impact on food output feared
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Govt sharpens groundwater monitoring, impact on food output feared

The Centre is looking to revamp its approach to groundwater management, a senior government official said, as the nation faces the critical challenge of falling groundwater levels that threaten agricultural productivity, The government aims to expand the network of monitoring wells to 90,000, including through 40,000 digital water level recorders (DWLRs) across the country.

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February 19, 2024
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Talk about health, IMA advises politicians

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has drawn up a 'health manifesto' and distributed it to around 60 lawmakers across all national parties ahead of general elections.

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February 19, 2024
SFIO probe unleashes political storm
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SFIO probe unleashes political storm

A probe by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) into the affairs of two private firms and a state public sector enterprise that has snowballed into a political storm is likely to get bigger.

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February 19, 2024
India's answer to EU carbon tax: green textile products
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India's answer to EU carbon tax: green textile products

Aim is to reduce carbon footprint and water consumption in the textile industry

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February 19, 2024
Small streamers pick up big guns' slack
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Small streamers pick up big guns' slack

Smaller regional language streaming platforms with limited budgets and little access to top talent are rushing to fill the void left by bigger entities, many of whom have slowed down on commissioning new projects.

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February 19, 2024
China steel keeps India Inc on edge
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China steel keeps India Inc on edge

India's steelmakers and user industries are keeping a close watch on the trajectory of Chinese steel exports, which could determine these companies' margins in the coming quarters.

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February 19, 2024
Higher demand, fewer flights fuel summer airfares
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Higher demand, fewer flights fuel summer airfares

Airfares are climbing And people are planning to travel more.

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February 19, 2024
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IFCI may get fresh funds; reverse merger in works

Lender has struggled despite capital injections; 500 cr infusion likely in FY25

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February 19, 2024
Crime in a closed circle
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Crime in a closed circle

Long overshadowed by gritty crime, the cosy’ murder mystery is appearing on screens and in bookstores again

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February 17, 2024
It's spring, find yourself some flower-shade
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It's spring, find yourself some flower-shade

There is a short time of the year in India when you don't run for the shade, and the air is saturated with a honey-in-whisky sweetness.

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February 17, 2024
Reading manuscripts for sense and sensitivity
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Reading manuscripts for sense and sensitivity

Sensitivity editors read a work to spot biases in representation, but Indian publishing is divided on their need

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February 17, 2024
The artist who broke free of limitations
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The artist who broke free of limitations

Ramachandran was as adept at writing children’s books and practising Carnatic music as he was in the visual arts

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February 17, 2024
SHIFTING THE GOAL POSTS
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SHIFTING THE GOAL POSTS

The Indian football story is one of paradoxes—in which optimism and pessimism coexist. From the distant dream of one day playing in the World Cup, to how clubs are trying to foster grass-roots talent, Lounge takes an indepth look at the state of the game

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February 17, 2024
Nostalgia takes centre stage at this chef's table
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Nostalgia takes centre stage at this chef's table

A 12-seater chef's counter restaurant opens in Mumbai to reimagine fine dining

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February 17, 2024
'THE SOUL IS WHAT THE SPOON FEEDS'
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'THE SOUL IS WHAT THE SPOON FEEDS'

Tabinda Jalil Burney’s new culinary memoir is aS much a cultural and linguistic history as itis a tribute toa family's food heroes

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February 17, 2024
A novel with a profound sense of serenity, grace
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A novel with a profound sense of serenity, grace

Upamanyu Chatterjee's 'Lorenzo Searches For The Meaning Of Life' is a cleverly self-reflexive novel that wears its scholarship lightly

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February 17, 2024
A taste of modernist Urdu publishing
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A taste of modernist Urdu publishing

In nearly 2019, in the comparatively benign days before Twitter assumed its current avatar X, a viral trend broke out as users from across India began posting their names in the nastaliq script.

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February 17, 2024
Jaimie Branch: A beacon of jazz dimmed too early
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Jaimie Branch: A beacon of jazz dimmed too early

On a Sunday earlier this month, Iggy Pop, proto-punk stalwart, iconoclastic rockstar, and broadcaster, played a twofer from Jaimie Branch, the immensely talented American jazz trumpeter, on his weekly BBC 6 show, Iggy Confidential.

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February 17, 2024
An exhibition about the many forms of Kali
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An exhibition about the many forms of Kali

The exhibition shows the evolution of the deity's iconography in the context of events between 18th-21st centuries

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February 17, 2024
Amit Jain MOBILITY DREAMS
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Amit Jain MOBILITY DREAMS

The co-founder and CEO of the CarDekho Group on starting a business from a garage, on how they hit upon the idea of creating a portal for cars, and his love for coding

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February 17, 2024