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Aditya Birla Hospitality adds 4 restaurant brands

HIGH-QUALITY DINING EXPERIENCES | Hospitality arm buys entire stake in KA Hospitality

CRACKING THE WHIP ON PIRACY

The Lok Sabha has just passed the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023, which, among other things, makes piracy a criminal offence. This is the first substantial amendment to the Cinematograph Act 1953 since 1984, when the minimum punishment for an offence relating to a video film was introduced. Viveat Susan Pinto takes a look at the potential impact of the new Bill

Compliance must for AI usage: ASCI

ADVERTISERS DEPLOYING GENERATIVE AI must obtain the necessary authorisations and licences for uploaded materials, including copyrighted and trademarked content; they must avoid prohibited input prompts and upskill \"human\" labour in editorial oversight and compliance to avoid employee displacement, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) said on Tuesday.

LIC contributes big to dazzling rise in ITC stock

SHARES OF ITC have been on the boil, and not surprisingly, the country's largest institutional investor has significantly contributed to its meteoric rise in the past few months.

Liquor prices in Karnataka to go up by over 14%

THE PRICE OF LIQUOR in one of the country's largest markets, Karnataka, will rise this month when an additional excise duty hike of 20% on alcohol takes effect.

Foxconn arm eyes India, Thailand for small electric car

FOXCONN'S VENTURE ATTEMPTING to build a standardised electric vehicle platform is targeting India or Thailand for the production of a small battery-powered car under development, the unit's chief executive said.

Vodafone Idea active user loss highest in six months

Jio adds maximum 3 million users

Know how to identify value traps & avoid them

A high dividend yield stock may turn out to be a wrong investment

Big X taken down from Twitter roof after San Francisco squabble

IT IS GONE. A giant, glowing X no longer marks the spot on the San Francisco high-rise that is head-quarters to Elon Musk's messaging company X, formerly known as Twitter.

Toyota nearly doubles Q1 operating profit

BP'S SECOND-QUARTER PROFIT slumped 70% from a year earlier to $2.6 billion, missing forecasts, as refining margins and oil trading income fell, but still allowing the energy giant to boost its dividend by 10%.

China will always stand firmly with Pak: Xi

HAILS ROLE OF CPEC PROJECTS | Two nations are celebrating 10 yrs of CPEC project

Sebi aims to improve safeguards in account aggregator framework

SEBI ON TUESDAY came out with a proposal on collating and defining use cases of financial information users (FIUs) in the account aggregator framework in securities markets.

Record-high prices dampen retail gold demand: WGC

SMUGGLING RISES ON IMPORT DUTY IMPOSITION | India's gold demand in 2023 could fall 10% to lowest in 3 years

Disney eyes ₹2,000-2,500 crore in ad revenue from upcoming cricket season

BROADCASTER DISNEY STAR is pulling out all the stops to maximise revenues from the two upcoming cricketing events -- the Asia Cup co-hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka (August 30 to September 17), and the 2023 ICC Men's World Cup, which India will host from October 5.

RIL, Brookfield sign green energy & equipment deal

OIL-TO-TELECOM CONGLOMERATE RELIANCE Industries (RIL) has signed an agreement with Brookfield Asset Management to explore opportunities to manufacture renewable energy and decarbonisation equipment in Australia. The agreement aims to facilitate the nation's journey towards a net-zero future.

Trying to break Eicher's monopoly: Harley CEO

TERMS INDIA AS LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITY | Zeitz says global name will help it gain space in mid-bike category

India's Russian oil imports in July touch all-time high

AFTER FALLING SEQUENTIALLY in June, India's Russian oil imports in July recovered to almost touch the all-time high level of 1.93 million barrels per day (bpd) seen in May, thanks to a jump in import volumes of Moscow's flagship Urals crude, data shared by energy cargo tracker Vortexa showed.

Onion prices inch up on sluggish kharif sowing

EXPECTED TO GO UP FURTHER | Inflation in onion turned positive last month

At 67.7 mn, ITR filings hit new record

INCOME TAX RETURNS (ITRs) filed by taxpayers till July 31 touched a new high of 67.7 million in the assessment year 2023-24, an annual increase of 16.1%, the income tax department said on Tuesday.

Abu Dhabi WTO meet may see India, others team up against EU rules

Developing countries to seek changes in carbon tax

Manufacturing PMI eases in July, yet robust

GROWTH IN INDIA'S manufacturing activity eased marginally for a second month in July, owing to a moderation in output and new orders, but there was still robust expansion in the month.

GST collections in July at ₹1.65 trn, up 11% on year

REVENUE FROM TAX ON IMPORTED GOODS FLAT IN APRIL-JULY | Higher mop-up reflects improved compliance by firms

Akasa Air earns the ticket for its maiden overseas flight

A YEAR AFTER ITS BIRTH, AIRLINE INDUCTS 20TH PLANE

Data protection: Grievance officer must for Big Tech

Bill halves penalty amount to ₹250 cr

ED searches Hero chief Munjal's residence

THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE on Tuesday conducted searches against Hero MotoCorp executive chairman Pawan Munjal and others as part of a money-laundering probe, sources said.

Byju's likely to sue Aakash promoters

RANJAN PAI MAY INVEST $80-90 MN IN AAKASH  | Reneging on share swap is a violation of agreement, says Raveendran

Adani Green Energy net rises 51% to ₹322 crore

ADANI GREEN ENERGY (AGEL), the renewable energy arm of Adani Group, has posted a 50.5% rise in consolidated net profit at ₹322 crore, mainly led by a 70% rise in energy sales. In comparison, the company had posted a net profit of ₹214 crore for the same period a year ago.

Marico: Margin outlook positive

Entry into plant-based nutraceuticals with 'Plix' investment is favourable

Pak: ISIS behind suicide blast at political rally

POLICE IN PAKISTAN'S restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said on Monday that an initial probe has suggested that the banned terrorist group ISIS is behind the suicide attack on a political convention of a hardline Islamist party that killed at least 44 people and injured over 100.

Kotak Bank denies RBI communication on CEO succession

KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK on Monday said it has not received any communication from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the succession plan for its chief executive officer.