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Tech stock rally drives markets to fresh highs

Nifty a whisker away from 25,000; IT index surges 2.2%

Panchayat most watched Hindi web series in H1CY24

Film Chamkila attracted maximum eyeballs; non-fiction shows saw surge

Defence reforms 2.0 for Modi 3.0

Modi 2.0 brought transformative defence reforms, many of which were pending for decades, revitalising the armed forces.

Investing in electric mobility

R&D will help lower import dependence

Fiscal consolidation

Both Centre and states need to reduce deficit

A call for greater focus on revenue side

Government must strategically expand the fiscal space to face any exogenous shocks

Faster and cheaper: OpenAI unveils GPT-40 mini

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Thursday it was launching GPT-40 mini, a cost-efficient small AI model, aimed at making its technology more affordable and less energy intensive, allowing the startup to target a broader pool of customers.

Bangladesh heads for shutdown, internet suspension as Quota protest toll rises to 18

At least 11 more people were killed in Bangladesh on Thursday as violence escalated in the capital Dhaka and elsewhere over student protests demanding reforms of the quota system for government jobs, taking the toll to 18 since the protests erupted.

Xi's party bracing for slower growth

Officials are facing calls to rebalance their economy

Quit calls grow as Biden tests positive for Covid

Will reconsider nomination if found medically unfit; ready to relinquish power to V-P Harris: US Prez a day before diagnosis

Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (pictured) made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza on Thursday, his office said, just days before his speech to the US Congress.

Malaysia wants India to ease export restrictions on rice, sugar and onion

Malaysia would like India to keep the window of exports to the country open for essential commodities like rice, sugar and onions even if there is an overall ban on them, its minister for plantation and commodities Datuk Seri Johari Bin Abdul Ghani said on Thursday.

Karnataka job quota Bill put on hold after Kharge's intervention

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said his government has put on hold the Bill mandating job reservation for Kannadigas in the private sector due to \"some confusion\".

UP BJP unit blames bureaucratic overreach for LS debacle in state

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday visited the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters where he met party workers and senior leadership to thank them for their contributions to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) forming a third successive government at the Centre.

SC directs NTA to publish results by tomorrow

Seeks city, centre-wise results after masking identities of aspirants

HDFC Bank to grow advances slower than its deposits: CEO

HDFC Bank, the country's largest private sector lender, will grow its advances at a slower pace than its deposit, as it seeks to bring down its elevated credit- deposit ratio to premerger levels, Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO), HDFC Bank said in his address to shareholders in the bank's annual report for FY24.

2 dead, 34 hurt as 8 coaches derail

At least two people died and 34 others were injured after eight bogies of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed on Thursday afternoon in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, an official said.

PSBs likely to take QIP route to meet shareholding norm

Indian Overseas Bank and Uco Bank in the fray

'Need policies and support to deploy more solar panels'

India's solar module making capacity is set to surge in a few years and with annual solar installations averaging 14-15 Gw, can Indian manufacturers sustain operations owing to low demand and slow pace of installations in the country? HITESH CHIMANLAL DOSHI, chairman and managing director of Waaree group, the world's largest solar panel maker outside China - who recently inaugurated a 1.3 Gw solar modules plant in Noida - spoke to S Dinakar in a video interview about the challenges and opportunities for the industry. Edited excerpts:

Fiscal headroom should be used to spend on social sector: Ficci

The government should use the fiscal headroom, achieved due to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) dividend of ₹2.11 trillion, to increase the spend on social sector schemes to support the rural economy, the Economic Outlook Survey released by the Federation of Indian Chambers Commerce of and Industries (Ficci) said on Thursday.

Labour productivity fell in 9 of 27 sectors in FY23

Eight of these belong to manufacturing: RBI KLEMS report

RBI vetting process in last leg, report by month-end

The Centre is expecting the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) 'fit and proper' report on the potential bidders of the IDBI Bank by the end of this month, official sources said.

Neutral rate raised on shift in potential output

Estimate of 1.4-1.9% increase for Q4FY24 sparks debate about possible policy repo rate cut

₹ settles at fresh closing low of 83.66 against $

Buoyant greenback, rise in oil prices lead to the decline

Pharmacos okay with QR codes to combat counterfeit drugs

As the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is set to crack down on companies to ensure compliance with printing QR codes on top-selling brands to curb counterfeiting, top pharma companies say they welcome the regulator's mandate and that they are on track.

BigBasket forays into SaaS space

BB Matrix to help new, existing e-commerce firms manage their supply chains

WazirX suffers security breach

Digital assets worth $234 million swindled

Vivek Biyani launches retail chain for D2C cos

Vivek Biyani, the nephew of retail veteran Kishore Biyani, will launch a retail chain focused on direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands under the name Broadway, along with actor Rana Daggubati, Apurva Salarpuria of Salarpuria Group and Anuj Kejriwal of Anarock Retail.

FMCG firms to restaurants, all ride 'Hallyu Wave'

The pandemic-induced lockdown introduced people to many new things.

Tata Steel seeks bigger auto share, pins hopes on Odisha plant

Tata Steel is strengthening its new cold rolling milling (CRM) complex in Kalinganagar, Odisha, to serve domestic and world markets and maintain its leadership position in automotive steel, said a senior executive.