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Ministers, farm unions hold talks ahead of rally

Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Arjun Munda, and others held the second round of negotiations with farmer unions in Chandigarh on Monday evening to dissuade them from their 'Delhi Chalo' march, demanding that the Centre enact a law on the minimum support price (MSP) for crops.

PM to visit Qatar as Navy veterans return to India

May ink pacts on energy, ports, fintech in Doha; to inaugurate temple in UAE

House panel pitches for increasing medical seats

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare has asked the government to significantly increase the number of medical seats in both the undergraduate (UG) as well as the postgraduate (PG) levels in the country.

Grip of vector-borne diseases loosening

Downtrend in incidence of neglected tropical diseases that impact over 1 bn globally

Mine bidders to face fines for delays

To expedite mining activities in the country and address shortcomings in the mine auction process, the Centre has proposed the introduction of intermediary timelines for acquiring mining leases and composite licences.

Urban jobless rate eases to 6.5% in Q3: PLFS data

The jobless rate in urban India marginally declined further in Q3 (October-December) of FY24 to 6.5 per cent from 6.6 per cent in the preceding quarter, thus reflecting continued improvement in the labour markets, the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data, released by the National Statistical Office, on Monday showed.

Religare board, Burmans spar over open offer

A war of words has broken out between the Burman family of Dabur and the board of Religare Enterprises regarding the open offer made by the Burman family for the company.

Jupiter Wagons eyes new tracks beyond core biz

Seeking to extend influence in the railway supply chain, to announce diversification plans 1,000 crore in the next three to four years.

Fintechs step up customer outreach with target ads

Amid regulatory scrutiny and growing uncertainty surrounding Paytm's business, competitors are seizing the opportunity to attract more customers.

Can work with Paytm if RBI permits: Axis Bank

New aspects being discussed after Jan 31 decision, said an exec of the bank

Ant's stake value falls to ₹2,742 cr

The value of China's Ant Financial, which holds 9.89 per cent stake in One 97 Communications, has dropped to 22,742 crore as on Monday with the recent fall in the latter's share price.

ITC sets sights on 'strategic positions'in proximal mkts

Sanjiv Puri, chairman and managing director of ITC, is looking to expand the conglomerate's play outside India by taking \"strategic positions\" in markets close to home in the non-cigarette fastmoving consumer goods (FMCG) and hospitality businesses.

No review of action on Paytm bank: Das

RBI governor says decision follows full evaluation of the firm's ops

Next Orbit, ISMC give Tower legal ultimatum

In a fresh twist, lawyers representing chip consortium ISMC and Next Orbit Ventures Fund have communicated to Tower Semiconductor and its legal team that the decision of \"termination of agreement\" by the Israeli technology major to set up a fab plant in India is \"unlawful\", and that their clients will pursue \"all available legal remedies\" in case Tower does not abide by its \"obligations and duties\".

Retail inflation cools to 3-mth low of 5.1% in Jan

Industrial production grows 3.8% in Dec 2023

Love sweeps through e-com companies

In the run up to Valentine's Day, firms offer generous discounts, register record sales

REMAKING PLI

Can a revamp of the scheme plug the gaps and speed things up, so that the ambitious targets can be achieved?

What's in store for 'India's most sincere bank'?

Has Vijay Shekhar Sharma given up? For now, he seems to be on save-OCL mission

Banks are catching up with fintech companies

Set up in 2016, BlackSoil is an alternative credit platform with a book of ₹3,550 crore. Its exposure includes Ideaforge, OYO, and Yatra. ANKUR BANSAL, co-founder and director of BlackSoil, feels that fintech will see a shakeout even as regulations bring in more clarity enabling the sector to grow. Bansal spoke with Raghu Mohan. Edited excerpts from a video interview:

Go equity-heavy for higher returns, tax efficiency

Those within the category having lower equity allocation offer greater diversification and are less volatile

Mixing resilience in the palette: Paint makers tackle slowdown, competitors

Find themselves painted into a corner, blending festival-fuelled revenue with the undertones of sluggishness from price cuts and a subdued luxury mix

Eight-year-long SIP slakes investor thirst

WEALTH GROWS SIP BY SIP: AUM and active accounts skyrocket 8x; monthly inflows achieve a 6x jump since 2016

Updating India's rituals

Particularly economic ones

The mind is mightier than the algorithm

In Literary Theory for Robots, Dennis Yi Tenen's playful new book on artificial intelligence and how computers learned to write, one of his most potent examples arrives in the form of a tiny mistake.

How about a White Paper on Vision 2047?

Late last week, the National Democratic Alliance beyond the capacity of the Union Government to Chidambaram replaced him.

Downgraded Israel readies bond spree to fund war

The government may rely heavily on shekel debt market as it increases bond issuances

Khan-backed independents take Pakistan poll battle to final over

It's a hung National Assembly with PTI's stand-ins winning 101; coalition efforts intensify

Trump: Russia can do 'what it wants' to Nato allies who pay too little

White House rebukes former President for remark

Bezos sells nearly 12 million Amazon shares worth $2 bn

Jeff Bezos filed a statement with federal regulators indicating his sale of nearly 12 million shares of Amazon stock worth more than $2 billion.

'Confident about the economic outlook despite uncertainties'

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, said on Sunday she was confident about the economic outlook despite uncertainties around war and geopolitics as the global economy has remained resilient.