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Hindenburg's Adani claims irrelevant: US

International Development Finance or DFC, Corporation, conducted a due diligence investigation of the conglomerate

Bill to reduce Green Card backlog in US

THREE CONGRESSMEN HAVE introduced bipartisan legislation in the US House of Representatives to reduce the Green Card backlog and end country-based discrimination for employment-based visas, a bill if passed would benefit thousands of Indian Americans.

Byju's will come out a winner in three months: Raveendran

FOUNDER ADDRESSES TOP TEAM, OUTLINES 5 CHALLENGES

Revanth Reddy to be Telangana CM: Cong

TWO DAYS AFTER the Congress trounced the BRS in Telangana, the party's central leadership announced Tuesday that Anumula Revanth Reddy, who energetically led the Congress poll campaign in the state, will be the next chief minister.

Meet InterGlobe's partner who will fly taxis in India

ARCHER AVIATION'S MIDNIGHT TO DESCEND IN 2026

Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan may return to NPS

THE BHARATIYA JANATA Party (BJP), which backs the reform-oriented contributory National Pension System, will likely bring back the beneficiaries-funded new pension system (NPS) in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The party is set to form governments in the two states, having drubbed the ruling Congress in assembly polls.

Mount 70K in sight?

THE BSE SENSEX is now just a little over 700 short of the psychological 70,000-mark. It took just one session for the Sensex to breach the 69,000 mark after it crossed 68,000 for the first time on Monday.

'Cash-for-kidneys': Apollo to face probe

THE NATIONAL ORGAN and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), under the Union ministry of health and Family Welfare, has ordered an investigation into reports linking Apollo Hospitals to an alleged cash-for-kidneys racket involving Myanmar nationals.

Indices extend bull run, hit fresh highs

INDIAN EQUITIES CONTINUED their strong run on Tuesday with the Sensex and the Nifty benchmarks settling at new peaks. Investor confidence has been growing on the back of the BJP's win in key state elections in the Hindi heartland, encouraging data on the economy and strong corporate profits.

Export-linked e-tailing may get FDI support

THE GOVERNMENT IS learnt to have resolved to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in inventory-based models of e-commerce, subject to the rider that these will be solely aimed at export markets.

Big Idea+AI = Great ads

HUMANS & MACHINES TO CO-EXIST IN ADVERTISING WORLD

China frames 'One Province, One Policy' plan for the financial risk

CHINA'S REGULATOR WANTS provinces to come up with their own plans to handle financial risks, according to a report, about a month after officials pledged to set up a mechanism to resolve local debt issues.

Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza

ISRAEL FORCES BOMBED wide areas of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, as civilians in the besieged territory sought shelter in an evershrinking area of the south.

POWER OF APPS: A fabric data warehouse for Arvind Mills

A new app is a window to a digital library of over 40,000 fabric samples

TACKLING ABUSE OF AI: The real fight against deepfakes

Here’s how celebrities and brands can ringfence themselves

Beware the new consensus

GLOBAL ECONOMY: THE EFFECTS OF SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED BORROWING COSTS REMAIN A MAJOR CHALLENGE

FROM A TUTOR TO COACH: AI and the changing role of teachers

ChatGPT can calculate complex mathematics problems and write long essays in seconds. What will a teacher do?

The Loss and Damage Fund: An unfinished agenda

The 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) began with the adoption of the Loss and Damage Fund for developing countries. The fund, agreed to at the COP27, got pledges of ~$400 million with COP28 host, UAE, pledging $100 million. Sarthak Ray explains the 'loss and damage' concept and the challenges that remain

BJP's poll wins fuel optimism for market gains

EQUITY MARKETS WILL respond positively to the BJP's big wins in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh assembly polls, as a stable political environment could further boost investors' confidence and drive stocks higher, analysts said.

Personal loans to settle debt rising

Private consumption remains sluggish

'We will double manufacturing revenue to ₹12,000-cr in 2 years'

Sterlite Power, a subsidiary of Vedanta Group, plans to invest 1-2 billion in its transmission business every year, and another 100 million in manufacturing, as part of plan to double revenue from this segment to ₹12,000 crore, PRATIK AGARWAL, managing director, Sterlite Power, told ARUNIMA BHARADWAJ in an interview. The group also plans to expand its renewable energy capacity by adding 2 giga watt GW) annually, starting FY26, said Agarwal, who is on the board of group firm Serentica Renewables, said. With no overseas expansion plans right now, Agarwal sees India as a viable market for low-cost manufacturing for advanced products. Edited Excerpts:

Kiranas grapple with dwindling FMCG sales amid weak demand

MANY MOM-AND-POP SHOP owners in the country are struggling with excess fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) inventory in their stores after witnessing poor sales.

Holiday in TN for Cyclone Michaung

TAMIL NADU STATE government said all arrangements have been made to handle the situation as cyclonic storm 'Michaung' is likely to intensify and reach north Tamil Nadu coast on December 4 before its landfall on Tuesday.

Validity of orders: I-T to file plea in SC

THE INCOME TAX (I-T) department is likely to file an appeal in the Supreme Court (SC) against a Delhi High Court (HC) ruling that declared any income tax assessment order issued without the Document Identification Number (DIN) has no legal standing.

Direct tax receipts may cross budget estimates by ₹1 trn

Indirect tax receipts were budgeted to decline 1.9% on year

BJP leaves Congress far behind in Rajasthan

WHAT WAS EXPECTED to be a close Rajasthan contest was eventually won by the BJP decisively on Sunday, with almost 50 seats separating it from the Congress. Of the Congress's 17 ministers in the contest, only four won, including incumbent Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The Congress leader termed the results \"surprising\", saying he had hoped that the party would win on the basis of his government's schemes, and that the public would teach the BJP \"a lesson for murdering democracy\".

DOUBLE-ENGINE POWER UNLEASHED

Down to 3 states, Congress now faces INDIA challenge

Google takes on Meta, this time with its messenger platform

RCS GAINING GROUND AMONG INDIAN BUSINESSES

FDI interest from China strong despite 2020 fiat

THE GREATER SCRUTINY of proposals from countries sharing land borders with India, particularly China, since 2020 has not impacted investor interest. Applications seeking approval for investments of over ₹1 trillion have been filed since these curbs were imposed, and almost half of them have been approved, a senior official said.

Heartland beats for BJP

BJP SWEEPS THREE STATES, CONGRESS WINS TELANGANA. THIS HATTRICK GUARANTEES HATTRICK IN 2024, SAYS MODI. QUESTIONS LIKELY OVER CONG ROLE IN ‘INDIA' BLOC