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Modi lists out govt's pro-farmer policies at Haryana rally

Addressing a public meeting in Haryana's Gohana on Wednesday, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi (pictured) highlighted the Centre's recent \"pro-farmer\" decisions of removing minimum export price on basmati, which he said would benefit paddy growers.

Over 56% turnout seen in 2nd phase of J&K elections

20 of 26 segments registered lower voter turnout than in the 2014 polls

Mumbai's first underground Metro gears up for partial launch in Oct

Mumbai's first-ever underground Metro is expected to begin operations in a phased manner starting in October, according to state agency officials. The ₹37,276 crore project is likely to become fully operational in 2025.

Peace on border must for progress in India, China ties: Jaishankar

The India-China relationship would influence the future of the entire world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said while making it clear that peace needed to be restored on the border first for bilateral ties to move forward.

Secret Service lapses were preventable, finds Senate probe

Multiple Secret Service failures ahead of the July rally for former president Donald Trump where a gunman opened fire were “foreseeable, preventable, and directly related to the events resulting in the assassination attempt that day,” according to a bipartisan Senate investigation released on Wednesday.

China to give rare cash handouts to the poor

China said it will give one-off cash handouts to people in extreme poverty before Tuesday, in a rare announcement of direct aid just a day after unveiling a sweeping program to stimulate the world's second-largest economy.

Google revs up feud with Microsoft over Cloud tactics

Files complaint with European Commission

AI market will surge to nearly $1 trillion by 2027: Bain

The global market for AI-related products is ballooning and will hit as much as $990 billion in 2027, as the technology's quick adoption disrupts companies and economies, Bain & Co said.

Fab pact: A harbinger of good things ahead

In a significant milestone, the United States and India reached an agreement to establish a semiconductor plant in India that will cater to national security and defence.

Transforming the future of war

The biggest wars of the century gone by were won more by the side with greater industrial capability and technological excellence than those with larger populations or greater mineral wealth.

Labour market signals

India needs better-quality jobs

Green businesses

Indian firms still have a long way to go

Telcos can't opt out of new service regime: Trai chief

Says consultation paper on satellite spectrum to be out in next few days

Conflict management: Thy name is governance

In the realm of market regulation, managing conflict is the key to effective governance

1st in India: Airtel's AI-powered spam detection goes live today

Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced a network-based solution that will use artificial intelligence (AI) and 250 parameters to detect spam calls and messages for the telecom company's customers.

Zoho joins ONDC with Vikra app

SaaS major Zoho on Wednesday announced that it was joining the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) network with the launch of Vikra, a seller side app, and Zoho IoT, a low-code platform enabling businesses to build and deploy custom IoT (Internet of Things) solutions.

‘Buy’ consensus in Nifty 200 index at 61, lowest in a decade

Analysts are having a hard time recommending stocks worth buying in India's $5 trillion equity market.

Exchanges call for better scrutiny by merchant bankers

Amid concerns over the quality of issuances by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and rising instances of violations, stock exchanges have urged investment bankers to enhance scrutiny and ground checks before filing documents for an initial public offering (IPO).

Zerodha's profit swells 62% in FY24

Discount stock broker Zerodha on Wednesday reported a 61.5 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) jump in profit during the financial year 2023-24 to ₹4,700 crore while revenues jumped 21 per cent to ₹8,320 crore.

Asset quality key monitorable for Cholamandalam Investment

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance's (Chola) share has yielded one of the best returns in the last month.

Sebi sets up FPI outreach cell

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has established an outreach cell for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs).

In a first, Sensex finishes above 85K, Nifty tops 26K

Benchmark Sensex closed above the 85,000 level for the first time while Nifty scaled the 26,000 peak at close on Wednesday as fag-end buying in banking and power shares helped stock markets recoup early losses.

IPO hopes drive NSE's valuation 2x

National Stock Exchange's (NSE's) valuation in the private markets has doubled to $36 billion in the last four months, backed by investor expectation that an initial public offering (IPO) could materialize as early as the first quarter of next year, according to people familiar with the matter.

Max Healthcare stock in the pink of health

Acquisitions, organic growth to improve profit trajectory

A Sri Lankan victory at Hindu College

Professors, batchmates reminisce new Sri Lanka PM Harini Amarasuriya's campus days in Delhi

QS rankings: 3 IIMs among world's top 100 for MBA courses

Three Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and Indian School of Business, Hyderabad have figured in world's top 100 for their MBA courses, according to QS rankings announced on Wednesday.

Auspicious Nov stars shine on wedding biz

Hotels booked to capacity; makeup artistes, caterers have their hands full

Ahead of festival season, online home searches pick pace

As the festival season kicks in, the online searches for homes in India have started to pick up again after seven months of low activity, a report released on Wednesday said.

Infy GST notices: Relief in sight, 2 options on table

Finance ministry may declare notices null and void or reduce tax liability

Byju's in default of $1.5 bn loan, affirms Delaware SC

Allows US lenders to take control of firm's American assets, primarily Byju Alpha