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Many facets of DMK's rising son, beyond controversies

He is a champion of Dravidian ideals, Tamil cinema mogul and more, SHINE JACOB reports

POPULISM TAKES POLL POSITION

As Assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir draw to a close this week, political parties lure voters with populist measures. While SHIKHA CHATURVEDI looks at promises to boost economic growth and social welfare in Haryana, SAMREEN WANI explores similar pledges in J&K where unemployment is on the rise

Netanyahu ratchets up challenge to Iran

US fears attacks are latest setback to ceasefire hopes

OpenAI growing fast, burning piles of money

OpenAI, the San Francisco start-up behind ChatGPT, has been telling investors that it is making billions from its chatbot and that it expects to make a lot more in the coming years.

As CERN turns 70, it looks to finance next big project

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the particle physics lab researching the smallest building blocks of the universe, is facing a new challenge: how to fund a $17 billion project to keep it ahead of the competition.

Resist real estate mania

The Chinese real estate meltdown has lessons for us

Sharjah: A haven from Dubai's sky-high rents

With an increasing number of expats saying they're being pushed out of Dubai due to soaring rents, a 7,000-year-old city is looking to offer a nearby haven.

How to make in India for the world

Manufacturing and trade support each other: Quality manufacturing increases export, and global-market access helps manufacturers grow.

Time to move on

Telcos should build business plans sans govt relief

Mine over matter

Critical-mineral policy must respond to industry needs

Nehru's long economic shadow

This magisterial review of modern India's economic history by a celebrated international trade economist, earlier chair of the NITI Aayog and currently the chair of India's 16th Finance Commission was written during the pensive days of Covid-19 and is dedicated to the author's brother — an eminent Indian neurologist — who sadly passed on then.

Lights, Camera, Action! PVR Inox set to star in a profitable sequel

COMING SOON: Blockbuster content pipeline and asset-light model promise BO hit for investors

‘Investors must temper return hopes after stellar equity run’

The Sensex and Nifty reached new milestones of 85,000 and 25,000, respectively, last week. In an email interview with Puneet Wadhwa, JYOTIVARDHAN JAIPURIA, founder and managing director of Valentis Advisors, shares that his focus remains on finding companies that fit their 'U's' philosophy - undervalued, underowned, and undiscovered. Edited excerpts:

Casting lines to reel in profitable growth

Launched in March 2009, the Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan has consistently ranked in the top 30 percentile of the medium-duration category in the CRISIL Mutual Fund Ranking (CMFR) for three consecutive quarters up to June 2024.

Complaint not barred if default continues

The directors of Atma Steel, a limited company, were closely acquainted with Major Dara Singh and his son Harveer Singh.

SME IPOs: Steer clear unless you have deep insight into company

Small size, limited disclosures, and lower scrutiny make them risky bets for retail investors

‘Hope to break ground for chip plant by Q1 of next yr’

The Indian semiconductor industry is being feted for the speed at which fabrication plants are being set up. One company getting attention is Delhi-based Bharat Semi and its design unit 3rdiTech (pronounced third-eye tech). VRINDA KAPOOR, chief executive officer of 3rdiTech, is the only woman in India to head a semiconductor firm. Kapoor, in a telephonic interview over with Shivani Shinde, spoke about the company. Edited excerpts:

DEAL OR NO DEAL

CCI's latest merger norm overhaul may push deal timelines, increase filings

A new chapter in microfinance

The growth seems to be driven more by lenders' obsession for loan disbursements rather than demand

TechM's opening move with GCL to popularise chess

A profile under the name Shrut Shah from Gandhinagar on the X platform currently has only 131 followers. It is unclear whether Shah is aware that a response to one of his posts (in 2020, requesting a chess league) by Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, is giving a fresh lease of life to one of the oldest board games: chess.

The work-life (off) balance

The death of 26-year-old Anna Sebastian, a chartered accountant at SR Batliboi (an EY Global member firm), has sparked concerns about the overwhelming work culture in India Inc.

QUIET AND SMOOTH AS SILK FLIGHTS

From the super-midsize G280 to the G700, with the industry's most spacious cabin, and the longest-range G800, Gulfstream has aircraft options that can be tailored to operators' needs

Women in a shadow war

In the 21st century, many countries have started admitting women into the military in combat roles as fighter pilots and frontline soldiers in grudging recognition of their capabilities and courage.

NCPA-Soho 1st theatrical tie-up blurs boundaries

Indian 'drag kings' to take stage in Mumbai, London in Gentlemen's Club

GAINS AT PUMPS SUPERNORMAL

But low cracks, or profits from processing crude oil into petrol & diesel, have contributed to abysmal refining margins, prompting rethink on lowering retail fuel prices

Everybody wants a 'piece' on Dwarka Expressway

Dwarka Expressway, a 29.1-kilometre (km)-long 16-lane stretch between Shiv Murti in Delhi and Kherki Daula in Gurugram, has become a real estate hotspot, attracting top developers from all over the country announcing their projects in the area.

Accumulate gold through SIP if portfolio allocation below 10%

Gold, which closed at ₹75,447 per 10 gram in the domestic market on Friday (and is trading at ₹2,689.6 per ounce on the Comex), is up 29.4 per cent over the past year.

IT aims for sky after Accenture's Q4 results

Nifty IT index ends 0.4% higher over previous close

NSE, BSE revise transaction fee

Stock exchanges National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE on Friday revised their charges for various segments in the market — to align them with the true-to-label circular by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) which mandates uniform fee irrespective of the turnover.

GQG Partners settles charges with US SEC

Boutique investment firm GQG Partners has settled charges of potential violations of whistleblower rules with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — the regulatory body in the United States — by paying a $500,000 penalty.