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Voda Idea likely to bring in new equity partners

Board meets today to decide the amount of fresh fundraise

Health care firms check market pulse with IPOs after pandemic

There has been a noticeable uptick in initial public offerings (IPOs) from the health care sector after the waning of the pandemic amid rising awareness and increased expenditure by the government as well as the private sector.

Bullet train: From vanity to vision

India's dream of high speed rail, though delayed by years, is inching closer to reality

Amended surrogacy law to boost market potential: Experts

A recent amendment of surrogacy rules that will allow couples to use donor eggs or sperm for giving birth is expected to boost its market potential, according to industry insiders.

DANCING WITH THE DRAGON

Can India assimilate Chinese companies in components PLI to become part of the global electronics supply chain?

How long will the bull run continue for PSU banks?

In the past one year, the S&P BSE Bankex has been up 17.63% and the Nifty Bank 17.04%. But the Nifty PSU Bank Index has risen close to 95%!

Navigating the export maze for MSMEs

Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) constitute nearly half the country's total exports, contributing approximately 33 per cent to its GDP.

The new faultlines

With Mint Road's action on Paytm Payments Bank, it may be time to put the spotlight on a few lingering issues, reports Raghu Mohan

A rethink on priority sector norms for SFBS can be helpful'

Nearly a decade ago, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) licensed 10 small finance banks (SFBs) to bolster financial inclusion. The Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India (FY23) notes that some microfinance institutions among SFBS earlier retained their business models.

Does your loan fulfil the AA criteria?

I was catching up with Arihant, an ex-colleague and an IIT-IIM (Indian Institute of Technology-Indian Institute of Management) graduate, who now runs a successful company.

Assess tax residency status after extended stay abroad

Non-residents must furnish a tax residency certificate and fill Form 10F to claim DTAA benefits

March Fed pivot ruled out, May rate cut less likely'

The tight labour market has dashed expectations of interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) in March as well as May.

Trailblazer in performance and asset

Edelweiss Aggressive Hybrid Fund, launched in August 2009, has consistently ranked in the top 30 percentile of the aggressive hybrid fund category in the CRISIL Mutual Fund Ranking (CMFR) for three consecutive quarters through December 2023.

Improving leasing trends to lay bricks of value for Reits

GRAND DESIGN: New SEZ rules and rising GCC leasing set to elevate occupancies and rentals, benefiting Reits and office-focused developers

Munich AI accord

Big Tech commits itself to countering election misuse On Friday, the world's 20 largest tech companies and social-media platforms signed an accord, \"The Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Elections\", at the Munich Security Conference.

Three lessons from two years

Hard new questions for policy makers in a post-Ukraine War world

Trump trounces Haley on home turf

Donald Trump easily defeated Haley in Carolina's Republican contest on Saturday, extending his winning streak as he marches toward a third consecutive presidential nomination and a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden.

The spectacular flameout of Byju's

Byju's is set to go down as the most spectacular corporate flameout.

IMF conditions for $1.2 billion tranche met: Pak

Pakistan has met the IMF's benchmarks for maintaining the status quo in the energy sector in an outcome that may help to get the next loan tranche of $1.2 billion, officials said, ahead of the visit of the global lender's review mission to the cash-strapped country.

The cost of nuclear war in space

Just before the Russian-Ukrainian war reached its two-year milestone today, US intelligence agencies warned that Russia might aim a nuclear weapon at an unusual target: not any place on Earth, but satellites orbiting in space.

Oil tankers in short supply as Red Sea attacks divert trade

Longstanding warnings from the oil tanker industry that too few of the ships are being built are coming back to haunt the market after Houthi attacks on commercial shipping caused widespread diversions in global petroleum trades.

Buffett: Berkshire's days of eye-popping gains are over

Berkshire Hathaway's cash pile grows to record $168 bn

Qatar plans fresh gas output boost amid price collapse

Qatar will further raise gas production despite a steep drop in global gas prices, pushing ahead with plans to extract more of the resource amidst fierce competition with rivals such as the United States.

It may not be a cakewalk for Rahul, Cong in Kerala

In the run-up to Lok Sabha polls, LDF appears to be better placed than in 2019 and BJP is leaving no stone unturned to emerge as a challenger in the state, writes SHINE JACOB

Politics hots up in J&K before electoral spring

Political leaders are busy meeting party workers, holding rallies and conventions across the UT in the run-up to Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, writes MERAJ BHAT

Arithmetic progression

Looking to consolidate Muslim votes, SP and Congress have joined hands for the parliamentary polls. RADHIKA RAMASESHAN explains what it means for their LS prospects

WTO MC13 may not achieve much

Starting today, the trade ministers of 164 member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will be meeting for four days at Abu Dhabi for the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) to review the progress made since their last meeting at Geneva in June 2022 and try to agree on the way forward.

FPIs infuse ₹18.5 crore in Feb so far

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continued their bullish stance on the country's debt markets with a net infusion of over 18,500 crore so far this month, driven by upcoming inclusion of Indian government bonds in the JP Morgan Index.

US sanctions on Russia's oil-shipping firms may leave India at sea

Washington is slowly but steadily cutting the umbilical cord that links Russian oil to India shipping.

Defence budget masks capital allocations to each service

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) this year presented the capital allocations for the defence budget in a new format, combining the capex budget for all three services into a single allocation, rather than allocating budgets for all the three services separately.