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Carmakers line up discounts to counter inventory glut

THE AUTOMOTIVE SEGMENT ended the festival season on a high note, with total estimated volumes better than any of the previous years. But owing to stubbornly high inventory levels prior to Diwali, there is now a flurry of discount schemes to entice buyers.

Basmati paddy prices up 14% as arrivals peak

MANDI PRICES OF several varieties of basmati paddy are ruling 11-14% higher than last year's levels, one month after the government reduced the minimum export price (MEP) of basmati rice to $950/tonne.

A 30% jump in states' tax share, yet transfers slow

THE 16TH FINANCE Commission will have a tough task, primarily because the mismatch between the resource mobilisation by the Centre and state governments and the rising requirements of spending of public monies on socio-economic development and critical infrastructure creation refuses to go away.

The Fab five who are keeping FMCG iants on their toes

Annapurna Swadisht, Saras Industries, Balaji Wafers, Jaya Industries, Priyagold post impressive growth

Wilson: Al a very attractive proposition for pilots

With a fleet of 470 aircraft on the way, new livery and an additional 26% capacity created over the past year, Air India (AI) is in the midst of a rapid scaling up and revamping of the business.

Vaishnaw pitches for export-led growth

30% of electronic components being produced locally

Copy, cut and paste 'reform'

Many legal scholars have thoroughly examined the three Bills that will replace the IPC, Evidence Act and CrPC. We found that 90-95% of the provisions of the IPC were cut and pasted in the new draft... Reform of laws is a good idea; reform of a law does not mean re-arranging or re-numbering the existing provisions

How electricity is changing

Soaring power demand is making transition to carbonfree electricity a Herculean task

UTTARAKHAND TUNNEL COLLAPSE: Rescue could take weeks as drilling machine breaks down

Alternatives being explored to bring out the 41 workers

BADMINTON'S BIG-MONEY MISS: India needs to be a shuttle powerhouse

THE WORLD TOUR Finals, the season ending spectacle in badminton, to be held in Hangzhou from December 13-17 has announced a prize kitty of $2.5 million.

REEL FEEL

Computer-generated imagery has taken centrestage in advertising

Can AI wearables replace phones, laptops?

After chatbots, AI wearables are creating a buzz

No strings attached

How an engineer became a gawwal and is singing her way into a male-dominated genre, one Sufi number at a time

Black Friday shows shoppers watching their wallets

BLACK FRIDAY SALES show US consumers are watching their wallets and holding out for deeper discounts, which sets retailers up for a subdued holiday shopping season and potentially lacklustre earnings results early next year.

Mandatory blending of CBG in CNG, PNG

Promoting consumption of compressed bio-gas

More fiction, less biography

A gifted writer gets a front-row seat toa controversial life, but ends up seeing nothing

Rajasthan Elections: Over 68% turnout amid stray violence

MORE THAN 68% of the electorate in Rajasthan voted by 5 pm on Saturday in a bipolar contest involving the Congress and the BJP to elect the new state government, with polling passing off peacefully barring a few stray incidents of violence.

FM rejects Kerala's fund neglect claims

UNION FINANCE MINISTER Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday dismissed allegations by Kerala's Left government of negligence in fund allocation and claimed that the Central government promptly sends the required funds to the people of the southern state without any delay.

Confident of India's capabilities: PM Modi

THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT has placed an order of ₹36,468 crore for the delivery of 83 LCAMK 1A Tejas aircraft with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, official sources said on Saturday, as the Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the defence PSU and took a sortie in the fighter jet.

When a rose by another name smells as sweet & costs less too

DID YOU ALWAYS want to wear a high-end luxury perfume but could not do so due to its exorbitant price? Now, there is a way out you can go for an alternative that closely resembles the scent of a designer brand but doesn't cost a bomb.

ED searches DLF office as part of Supertech investigation

THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE has searched the premises of realty major DLF in Gurugram as part of a money laundering investigation against real estate firm Supertech and its promoters, official sources said on Saturday.

Hotwheels on roads, UVs alone driving car sales

THEY RULE THE roads; now they are ruling the sales charts too. Utility vehicles are the sole category of cars to show momentum in sales, so much so that overall passenger vehicle sales are positive only if UV sales are factored in.

Healthy demand keeps BSE Realty on solid foundation

The BSE Realty index has returned 80% in the current financial year, outperforming the benchmark Sensex for the fifth time in 10 years. DB Realty, Prestige, Sobha and Anant Raj have all delivered over 100% returns since April 1.

INSTANT SETTLEMENT IN 2025: Sebi nod to same day settlement by March

Framework for index providers to be introduced

UTTARKASHI TUNNEL: DAY 13 Rescuers overcome another hurdle, inch closer to 41 trapped

HAVING NAVIGATED YET another hurdle, rescuers continued their operation to save 41 workers trapped inside the under-construction SilkyaraBarkot tunnel, inching ever so close to the men who have spent 13 days behind 55 metres of debris.

Forex reserves increase to 11-week high of $595 bn

THE COUNTRY'S FOREIGN exchange reserves rose to an 11-week high of $595.40 billion as of November 17, data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed on Friday. The reserves rose by $5.1 billion, the biggest gain in four months.

Engaging with Maldives

India must further deepen cooperation to foster greater interdependencies with the island nation

Withering hope

CLIMATE TALKS - LITTLE PROGRESS ON LOSS & DAMAGE FUND, THOUGH IT WAS TO TAKE SHAPE BEFORE COP28

Amazon faces Black Friday strike in Europe

AMAZON WORKERS CAME out on strike at multiple locations across Europe on Friday as protests against the US e-commerce giant's working practices picked up pace on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Hamas releases 13 Israeli, 12 Thai hostages: Report

50 of the 240 captives are set to be freed during the 4-day truce