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BookMyShow reveals India's cinematic frenzy in 2023

Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, and Chennai took the lead in entertainment attendance

Indian directors of DQE's Irish arm face fraud charges

An Irish court has ruled that three Indian A directors of Hyderabad-based DQ Entertainment International Ltd's local subsidiary knowingly engaged in business activities with the intent to defraud creditors or for other fraudulent purposes.

Indian art paints a pretty picture

Indian art is having its moment in the sun. British auction house Christie's said while announcing its year-end results, that in an auction this September in New York, it sold 96% of all lots for the modern and contemporary south Asian art and 60% of its buyers were from India. It also had a white-glove sale in March which was dominated by Indian artists.

Biocon Biologics integrates Vitaris' biosimilars business

Viatris' biosimilar brands will now be marketed by the Biocon Biologics teams, to ensure business continuity

Crisil downgrades Bandhan Bank's NCDs

Rating agency Crisil has downgraded the non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of Bandhan Bank owing to the delay in improvement of its asset quality and profitability to pre-covid levels.

Dairy Milk maker amps up rural play in India

Better road network, rural electrification help Mondelez expand footprint

Big currency flop of 2023 is top pick for year ahead, again

Three straight years of outsized declines in the yen look set to end in 2024. That's the view of market participants polled by Bloomberg, who on balance see the currency rallying next year as the Bank of Japan exits the world's last negative interest rate regime and its global peers cut borrowing costs.

Goldman ramps up credit biz in India

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plans to ramp up its credit business in India and sees an increasing opportunity to target the nation's wealthy diaspora as global investors shift their focus from China to what is now the world's fastest-growing major economy.

Airlines soar but engine woes stay

The Indian aviation industry staged a strong comeback with the passenger traffic exceeding the pre-covid levels in most of the months in 2023.

Gamezop brings news, astro, cricket for digital publishers

Gamezop, the global provider of plug-and-play content solutions for apps and websites, is set to expand its offerings into three new domains-news, astrology and cricket to help digital publishers monetize and boost user engagement.

Edelweiss to sell up to 20% stake in arm

Mumbai-based Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd on Monday said it is looking to sell a minority stake in its alternative assets arm.

Govt working on 'super-efficient' ACs, likely spike in use over 20 years

The government in collaboration with the World Bank is working on a proposal to improve air conditioning technology—in anticipation of a spike in use over the next 20 years—to cut carbon emissions, said a senior government official.

'Transparency is key for FDI in India'

Foreign investors are keen on emerging mkts, especially India, at a time of global slowdown, said Stephenson

78 more opposition MPs get suspended for rest of session

The security breach in Parliament is in the eye of the storm, with MPs demanding discussion

China's property meltdown is battering middle-class wealth

Net worth per adult in China slid 2.2% to $75,731 in 2022, while total assets per adult fell for the first time since 2000

Macquarie plans NBFC for EV biz, sets aside $400 mn

Australian financial services firm Macquarie is looking to enter the credit space in India by launching a non-banking financial company (NBFC) as part of an electric vehicle (EV) platform it is planning to set up in the country.

Hydropower mega-merger of NHPC, two others put on hold

The government has deferred an ambitious plan to merge three state-run hydropower companies into one, two people aware of the matter said.

State-run banks on a green drive, seek outside help

Indian banks, especially those in the public sector, are weaving green initiatives into their business decisions amid rising risks of climate change, and are looking for external help to create frameworks to help them make better decisions on the sustainability front.

EbixCash's US parent files for Chapter II bankruptcy

Over the past few years, Ebix Inc. has taken huge debt to finance an aggressive expansion across countries

Telecom bill rings in slew of changes

Spectrum for satcom services and 19 others including TV broadcast, DTH can be allocated outside auctions

Zee-Sony merger at edge of breakdown

Sony not keen on extending merger date if Goenka is to be CEO

Of The Indian Workforce's Love-Hate Relationship With AI

Many employees believe their companies will be out of business in under 10 years due to advances in tech, says a report

Climate Grasp: Miles To Go Before We Can Relax

Unlike the US, where denial of climate change does not make politicians unelectable and Donald Trump could yet win another term as president, India is unlikely to see democracy get in the way of climate action. In that sense, we are better placed. But what do Indians at large make of the crisis that has besieged the planet?

COP28: Of Pledges And Compromises

As expected, the Conference of Parties in Dubai kicked the real hard decisions down the road.

America's Top Court Must Not Curtail Access To Abortion Pills

A medical matter should not be determined by lawyers and judges

Joint winners of the Gaja Capital Business Book Prize 2023 announced

The prestigious Gaja Book Capital Business Prize 2023, has been jointly awarded to Against All Odds: The IT Story of India and Winning Middle India: The Story of India's New-Age Entrepreneurs.

AI to health: Best business books of 2023

A list of some of the most interesting books about business and productivity in the year gone by

Was COP-28 a cop-out or did the conference achieve something?

Each country should ideally have a fair share of the remaining global carbon budget and adequate access to climate finance

'Transparency in hospital costs is key to affordable health premiums'

Medical inflation plays a major role in pricing health insurance policies and hospitals can help in ensuring affordable premiums by maintaining transparency in costs. While insurers are regulated, and are answerable to Irdai whenever they hike premiums, hospitals aren’t. Highlighting the need for greater transparency in hospital costs, Krishnan Ramachandran, managing director and chief executive officer, Niva Bupa Health Insurance, says the healthcare industry needs to move towards evidence-based care and adoption of newer standards and protocols that can reduce the financial burden of a patient. In an interview with Mint, Ramachandran also talked about the benefits offered by Aspire, a new product launched by Niva Bupa that caters to young India so that they can secure themselves against any sudden hospitalization. Edited excerpts:

Netanyahu vows to press on

Some 129 people taken in the October raids are estimated to still be held in Gaza, 70 days after their capture