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₹18k a month for priests, granthis if AAP wins: Kejriwal

WITH AN EYE on Delhi's Pandit and Sikh voters, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal Monday announced his fifth poll promise -- ₹18,000 a month to all pandits and pujaris working in temples and granthis in gurdwaras across the city if the party returns to power in the Assembly election next year.

Isro's PSLV-C60 lifts off with SpaDeX spacecraft

ISRO's PSLV-C60 rocket carrying two spacecraft that would aid in demonstration of space docking, a critical technology for future space missions, lifted off from the spaceport here late on Monday.

AI-based warfare, cyberattacks pose big challenge, says Rajnath

DEFENCE MINISTER RAJNATH Singh said on Monday that unconventional methods like Artificial Intelligence-based warfare and cyberattacks pose a big challenge.

Mamata's Sandeshkhali outreach: Don't pay anyone for state benefits

ON HER FIRST visit to Sandeshkhali since protests erupted over alleged land grabbing and sexual harassment of women by local TMC leaders, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked its residents not to pay anyone to avail benefits of state-run schemes.

Bandh call by farmers halts Punjab, SC hearing today

A NINE-HOUR bandh call by protesting farmers under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha-Non Political (SKM-NP) over several demands, including legal guarantee for MSP, brought Punjab to a halt on Monday.

IPCA Labs looks to revive US biz

To launch new divisions in high-growth areas

Hindalco: Earnings to stay range-bound

● Lower margin expectations for subsidiary Novelis

JSW Energy Ramps Up Renewables Play

Sets 20 GW capacity and 40 GWh storage target by 2030

The economic consequences of Mr Trump

Keynes' criticism of Churchill's decision to restore the pre-war gold standard applies to the US president-elect's redrawing of American priorities

Technology will make the pace of change even faster

ONE OF THE most reliable observations any opinion writer can make, myself included, is that the pace of change has accelerated. But in the last few years it actually has—as evidenced by the war and conflict around the world, the politics in the US and major advances in artificial intelligence.

Boost private consumption

UPCOMING BUDGET NEEDS TO RESET MEDIUM-TERM PRIORITIES, FOCUS ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

H-1B Visa Power

Trump's endorsement is good news for India, which is the largest beneficiary of the H-1B visa

AI Becoming Ingrained in Biz Across Industries

Trends and Predictions

Musk Trying to Influence Our Election: Germany

THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT accused US billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, even though it suggested they amounted to \"nonsense\".

Pak's 'largest' nuclear plant gets green nod

PAKISTAN IS SET to construct its largest nuclear plant for electricity generation after the country's atomic energy regulatory agency issued the licence for it.

South Korea Orders Airline Safety Probe After Worst Domestic Crash

SOUTH KOREA'S ACTING President Choi Sang-mok on Monday ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation as investigators worked to identify victims and find out what caused the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil.

US Announces $6 Billion in Additional Military Assistance to Ukraine

THE UNITED STATES ON Monday announced nearly $6 billion in additional military and budget assistance for Ukraine as President Joe Biden uses his final weeks in office to surge aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes power.

Jimmy Carter, former US prez and Nobel winner, dies at 100

EGYPT-ISRAEL PEACE WAS HIS TOP DIPLOMATIC ACCOMPLISHMENT

SME IPOs Continue to See High Retail Interest

Retail investors in the country are increasingly placing their bets on small and medium enterprises (SME) IPOs rather than mainboard issues.

Omkara AMC acquires ₹750-cr stressed assets

OMKARA ASSET RECONSTRUCTION Company, which has gross assets under management (AUM) of nearly ₹16,000 crore, has acquired stressed assets worth ₹750 crore from two entities, comprising a total of over 4,000 retail accounts.

Jefferies' Chris Wood Trims 4 Stocks to Bet on HDFC Bank

GLOBAL INVESTMENT FIRM

10-Year G-Sec Yields May Ease to 6.60% by Mar: Tata AMC

The yield on the 10-year benchmark is expected to fall to 6.60% by the end of March and could fall further to 6.50%, Akhil Mittal, senior fund manager-debt at Tata Asset Management, told FE.

Rupee remains steady on likely RBI intervention

THE RUPEE REMAINED largely steady on Monday on likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), ending the day at 85.54 against the dollar.

Monday blues: Benchmark indices close in the red

IT WAS A ROLLER-COASTER ride for the benchmark indices on Monday.

Healthcare sector to touch $320 billion by 2028: Report

INDIA'S HEALTHCARE SECTOR is expected to reach $320 billion by 2028, said a report by 'Great Place to Work'. It added that the pharma sector is targeting to reach $130 billion by 2030, while the biotechnology sector is aiming to touch $300 billion by 2030.

BII Revises Investment in Mahindra's EV Firm

UK-BASED INVESTOR British International Investment (BII) and Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) have mutually agreed for a downward revision of former's investment into M&M's electric vehicle making company.

Reliance seeks premium for KG block oil

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES IS seeking a premium of at least $3.5 per barrel over an international benchmark for crude oil it produces for eastern offshore KG-D6 block, according to the tender the firm put out on Monday.

Growing regulatory scrutiny awaits e-commerce firms

KEY CHANGES SET TO RESHAPE OPERATIONAL LANDSCAPE

Future forward: How AI will redefine new year

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) is set to redefine industries in 2025, driven by advancements in agentic AI, smaller language models (SLMs), and domain-specific solutions.

Festive cheer missing as retail sales growth slows, finds study

THE RETAIL SECTOR's festive sales growth failed to meet expectations this year, reflecting subdued consumer demand, according to the Retailers Association of India (RAI).