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So near and yet so far

THE ONGOING VISIT of an Indian delegation led by commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal to the UK marks the last ditch effort to sew up a free trade agreement (FTA) before the two countries get into election mode.

Pansari Group to close FY24 at ₹1,800-crore revenue

HEALTH-CENTRIC THE FOOD products company Pansari Group is aiming to close FY24 at approximately ₹1800 crore in revenue 30% growth from FY23.

Paytm issue may be reviewed, says ICAI

AMID THE UNFOLDING Paytm Payments Bank crisis, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) president Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal on Sunday said its financial reporting review board (FRRB) may deliberate on issues of the fintech firm in the near future.

Gaza ceasefire talks underway

ISRAELI TROOPS AND Palestinian gunmen clashed throughout the Gaza Strip over the weekend, both sides said on Sunday, as mediating countries sought common ground for a possible ceasefire that would release hostages held by Hamas.

Presidential poll in Pakistan by March 9

STILL STRUGGLING TO address the rigging allegations after general elections in the country, Pakistan is now gearing up to elect the new president by March 9.

Trump wins big on Haley's home turf

EVEN A HOME-STATE advantage couldn't give Nikki Haley her first win of the Republican presidential primaries, as South Carolina voters overwhelmingly chose Donald Trump.

Stepping out of the comfort zone

How Wipro plans to prise open new markets

Pick hybrid funds now for tax efficiency

Indexation plus special tax rate make these better than debt funds

Insolvency cases rise 18% in third qtr

Overall recovery rate till the third quarter stands at 31.86%

Nature's Basket amplifies luxury food retail play, taps affluent

3 stores opened so far in Mumbai Kolkata, 3-4 more likely in FY25

10-minute delivery: Quick rise in revenue, but losses mount

IN LESS THAN two years, the 10minute delivery promise of quick commerce players seems to have gone from a marketing ploy to a critical driver of customer growth.

IT players acquiring engineering firms

IT SERVICES COMPANIES are acquiring ER&D (engineering and research and development) firms to boost their topline. In the last two months of the current fiscal, there have been about 11 such deals globally, including one by Infosys.

Smaller edtech firms rebuff takeover moves

THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST edtech firm Byju's may be in a soup, which many say is largely of its own making, but some of the smaller players are growing slowly and steadily. In fact, they have rebuffed bigger players wanting to take them over.

Qatar plans new gas output boost amid global 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 US.

FPIs infuse ₹18,500 cr in debt market in Feb

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.

Centre mulling minimum import price for tur dal

TO PREVENT PRICE manipulations by traders, the government is considering a proposal to impose a minimum import price (MIP) for tur dal, a chunk of which is imported from Myanmar and a few African countries, including Malawi and Mozambique.

DoT to fund six chip design projects

OF (DOT) is Telecommunications looking to fund at least six chip design projects this year under the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF).

Bidders for e-bus contract of ₹7,500-cr to be selected soon

THE MINISTRY OF housing and urban affairs is close to finalising the bidders for the supply of 3,600 electric buses under the PM e-bus Sewa Scheme.

WTO: India's e-comm proposal silent on ending tax moratorium

EVEN THOUGH OFFICIALS maintain that they will push for an end to the moratorium on imposing customs duty on cross-border electronic transmissions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial scheduled to begin on Monday, India's formal proposal communicated to the WTO on e-commerce makes no mention of it.

FY25 asset monetisation may surpass ₹1.67-trillion target

PROCEEDS FROM THE Centre's asset monetisation drive are expected to reach an all-time high in FY25.

Food's share in consumption kitty falls, but not sharply

Urban-rural gap narrows, high rural inflation also a reason

Disney, Reliance ink binding pact

WALT DISNEY AND Reliance Industries have signed a binding pact to merge their media operations in India, according to people familiar with the matter.

Navi Mumbai airport struggles to bring big airlines on board

WITH ABOUT A year to go for the commercial launch of the Navi Mumbai airport in March 2025, Adani Airport Holdings (AAHL) is finding it difficult to get major airlines to shift operations from Mumbai.

Quad is here to stay and grow, says Jaishankar

THE QUAD IS a statement that others cannot have a \"veto\" on choices of like-minded nations and the coalition is here to stay, grow and contribute to global prosperity, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday, amid mounting global concerns over China's rising assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.

Bezos, Nvidia join OpenAl to fund humanoid startup

JEFF BEZOS, NVIDIA Corporation and other big technology names are investing in a business that's developing human-like robots, according to people with knowledge of the situation, part of a scramble to find new applications for artificial intelligence.

How snakes got evolutionary leg up on competition

SINCE FIRST APPEARING during the age of dinosaurs, snakes have authored an evolutionary success story - slithering into almost every habitat on Earth, from oceans to tree tops.

When eyes in the sky start looking right at you

New satellites that orbit the Earth at very low altitudes may result in a world where nothing is really off limits

Leagues-vs-country conflict reaches India

There is no doubt over the long shadow cast by T20 franchise leagues on Test and domestic cricket worldwide

AAP, Cong declare seat sharing for four states

THE AAP WILL contest four Lok Sabha seats in Delhi and the Congress three, the parties said on Saturday as they announced their seat-sharing arrangements for the national capital, Gujarat, Goa and Haryana.

Shark Tank investors closed 96% of deals offered in Season 2

'SHARKS' OR INVESTORS on SonyLIV's business reality show Shark Tank have closed 99 deals of the 103 commitments they had made on Season 2, which aired early last year, data from Tracxn showed.