CATEGORIES

Indian bizman gets top Bahrain award

INDIAN BUSINESSMAN RAVI Pillai has been awarded Bahrain's prestigious national honour, the Medal of Efficiency, in recognition of his significant contributions to the progress and development of the kingdom, making him the only foreign national to receive the title.

NPS assets under management may touch ₹15 lakh crore by end of FY25

THE ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT (AUM) of the National Pension System (NPS) are expected to touch ₹15 lakh crore by the end of FY25, registering a growth of 28% from ₹11.72 lakh crore as on March 31 this year, said Deepak Mohanty, chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), in a media interaction on Saturday.

Forest, tree cover rises 1,445 sq km from 2021-23

INDIA'S TOTAL FOREST and tree cover has increased by 1,445 sq km since 2021, reaching 25.17% of the total geographical area in 2023, according to the latest government data.

WhatsApp...

CONCLUDING THAT WHATSAPP

Record high of ₹4.2 L cr for MF net equity investments

MUTUAL FUND NET equity investments have hit a record high, surpassing ₹4.2 lakh crore in 2024 so far, marking a 140% increase over 2023.

Pushpa 2 hits ₹990 cr in India, ₹1,500 cr worldwide

ALLU ARJUN-STARRER Pushpa 2: The Rule has become the biggest hit of the actor's career, and even after two weeks in the cinemas, the film is still making money in double digits.

How India's Twenty20 batting in domestic cricket went on a six-hitting spree this year

How will 2024 be remembered in the Indian cricket scape?

More than 15% of super-rich in India are under 30: Report

DRIVEN BY STARTUP UNICORNS AND IPOs

Bhagwat: Ram temple is a matter of faith

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that the Ram temple in Ayodhya is a matter of faith for Hindus and that it is unacceptable to raise new issues daily due to hatred and suspicion.

Jaipur crash triggers blast

AT 5:45 AM—15 MINUTES after he dropped his nephew Harlal and another relative, Raju, at the Jaipur-Ajmer highway to board a truck to take them back home—Mohanlal (47) got a distressing call: there had been an explosion and that Harlal was nowhere to be found.

ED books KTR in Formula-E case

THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE on Friday filed a money laundering case against BRS leader K T Rama Rao and some others in a case linked to alleged payment irregularities during the Formula-E race held in Hyderabad in February 2023, official sources said.

Chaotic winter session ends amid brawls and protests

ONE NATION, ONE POLLAND AMBEDKAR ISSUES CREATED RUCKUS

Five-time Haryana CM Chautala dies at 89

INDIAN NATIONAL LOK Dal (INLD) supremo and five-time Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, patriarch of one of the most influential political families of the state, died of cardiac arrest at his Gurugram residence on Friday. He was 89.

A City sensation, but can it Amaze your Dzire for a car?

New Amaze is as luxurious as old City, but lacks features like USB-C socket, 360-degree camera, auto-dimming cabin mirror, and sunroof

Why Kia doesn't share design with Hyundai

● Both are part of the same organisation, but design teams will always be different

Don't jump into algo trading without knowing the fault lines

● Retail investors should use exchange-approved algorithms

Top up health cover with emergency fund

● Add-ons and super top-up policies can boost medical cover ● YOUR MONEY

Nike's half measures need another shoe to drop

THE FIRST SHOE has dropped at Nike.

Reforming agri marketing

Need for a GST-like body of state ministers to build consensus on a unified national market

Tesla recalls nearly 700,000 cars in US over tyre pressure issue

TESLA SAID ON Friday it was recalling 694,304 vehicles in the United States over an issue with the tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS).

Southeast Asia has $60-bn AI boom but startups are missing

SOUTHEAST ASIA is fast emerging as an investment hot spot for AI leaders like Nvidia Corp. and Microsoft Corp., which are plowing money into cloud services and data centers.

Honda talks indicate Nissan in panic mode: Ghosn

NISSAN MOTOR PURSUING

Foxconn's interest in Nissan on hold

HON HAI PRECISION Industry, the Taiwan-based manufacturer of iPhones known as Foxconn, is putting its interest in pursuing Nissan Motor on hold while the Japanese automaker is in negotiations for a potential merger with Honda Motor Co., according to a person familiar with the matter.

Volkswagen nears deal with labour leaders

VOLKSWAGEN NEARED A deal with labour leaders in the company's longest negotiations over pay and jobs, sources said on Friday, but the final outcome was still uncertain as Europe's largest car-maker tries to push through cuts and avert mass strikes.

Prez-elect's spending deal fails in House

A SPENDING BILL backed by Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel.

Trump wants EU to purchase more US oil, gas or face tariffs

● Bloc buying the lion's share of US oil and gas exports

Record $19 bn raised via IPOs in 2024

MORE THAN $19 BILLION has been raised in IPOs in India since January, beating the previous annual record of $17.8 billion in 2021.

RBI latest VRR auction gets robust response

THE RESERVE BANK of India's (RBI) seven-day variable rate repo auction (VRR) for ₹1.50 lakh crore has received bids worth ₹2.01 lakh on Friday, indicating a strong demand for funds from banks amid huge liquidity deficit, said interbank call money traders.

Sebi introduces uniform data sharing policy for research

THE SECURITIES AND Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday directed market infrastructure institutions (MIIs) to adopt a uniform policy for sharing data for research publications.

Central bank steps in to stem Re slide

THE RUPEE RECOVERED from its all-time low against the dollar and appreciated 5 paise to close at ₹85.03 on Friday.