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THE 10 BOOKS OF 2023 YOU CANNOT MISS

Here's Mint's pick of the best this year had to offer-on business, economics and finance

Israeli airstrikes kill 100 in one of Gaza war's deadliest nights

Nearly 20,700 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes, including 250 in the last 24 hours, as per authorities

Charter plane grounded in France finally leaves for India

The plane was stuck for four days in France over a human trafficking investigation

Tribunal members' quality affecting decisions: Experts

Legal experts suggest several improvements in the functioning of the NCLT and the NCLAT

Year 2024: What lies ahead for India's leading family-owned conglomerates

Heightened competition, new business forays, and a new generation of scions, are set to transform the country's big family business groups next year

Arrested Vivo staff to get consular assistance

China will provide consular protection and assistance to two Chinese employees of smartphone maker Vivo arrested by Indian authorities and urges India not to discriminate against Chinese companies, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

Hotels shrug off covid blow in 2023

The organized hotel industry is looking to end the year with an occupancy rate of 63-65%, registering an increase from 2022

LT Foods eyes bigger chunk of ready-to-cook meals, snacks

The company plans to achieve a ₹200-crore business for its heat-and-eat meals

Retail now a big investor pie, but their weight is still small

Individuals investing up to ₹10,000 a month make up a third of all investors, show NSE data

Chinese firm Infinix evaluating local manufacturing for laptops

The government has put in an import management system from 1 November this year

Altman's knack for dodging bullets

Hint - bigshot friends like Airbnb's Chesky, Microsoft's Nadella, and Sun Microsystems' Khosla have a hand in helping him out of tight situations

Is Fed's gift enough to cheer EMs?

Emerging markets bore the brunt of the global monetary policy tightening cycle that led to steep fund outflows. Foreign investors turned their backs on EMs as elevated interest rates amid subdued global growth outlook made safe-haven assets such as the US dollar more lucrative.

South Korea fines BNP, HSBC $20 mn for naked short selling

The FSC recently slapped a fine of 2 billion won in all on 3 unnamed global hedge funds for markets law violations

InCred Finance raises $60 mn in Series D

InCred Finance, the lending arm of InCred Group, has raised $60 million in Series D funding, led by Ranjan Pai, chairman of Manipal Education and Medical Group, at a valuation of $1.04 billion.

GMR eyes foreign funds, low cost of capital with merger completion

The merger is expected to be concluded around March, but the procedures indicate completion by February

New banking norms help save interest cost for CSS central fund transfers

This system has minimized instances of funds lying idle at state level, making them available for other schemes

600-plus covid cases for 2nd day

Covid cases continued to rise, with India reporting 628 fresh cases and one death in the past 24 hours, the Union health ministry said on Monday. The active caseload of covid-19 infections rose from 3,742 on Sunday to 4,054 showed ministry data.

UP tops states' access to ₹1.3 tn capital assistance

More than 95% of the budgeted ₹1.3 tn have been sanctioned, while ₹60,307.19 cr was released to states by 13 Dec

Govt to finalize all SPVs for PM MITRA parks in early '24

The special purpose vehicles will be established across seven states to boost the textile sector

Tehran denies targeting tanker off Indian coast

Targeting of a chemical tanker came amid a flurry of drone, missile attacks by Huthi rebels in the Red Sea

IOCL green H2 tender in legal mess, gets one bid

IGHPA has moved the Delhi HC against the tender, particularly aggrieved by the right of first refusal clause

Infosys, Wipro see senior exits under Parekh, Delaporte

Infosys Ltd and Wipro Ltd have each seen about two dozen executives at the rank of senior vice-president (SVP) and above leave under the tenures of chief executives Salil Parekh and Thierry Delaporte, respectively, underscoring the challenge of retaining senior leaders at the Bengaluru-based IT twins.

Agri budget may hit ₹2 tn in FY25, up 39%

Expansion of income support, crop insurance scheme likely

Support groups help teams cope with a colleague's death

Leadership training and employee handbooks rarely cover the subject of coping with the death of a colleague

Developed India by 2047: Global equations have a symbiotic role

The Amrit Kaal' journey that India has embarked upon will both shape and be shaped by the country's global engagement

Ratings: India has good reason to be aggrieved

There has been much debate over the sovereign credit rating India deserves. New Delhi has long lamented that rating agencies have been unjust in assigning the country their lowest investment grade.

'Market momentum to continue in 2024 but stick to large-caps'

After a difficult year, the stock markets are seeing a pick-up in the latter half of 2023. The S&P BSE Sensex is up 15.8% for the year. Up until 26 October, it had just delivered 3% year-to-date returns. What is expected next year? In an interview with Mint, Devina Mehra, founder of First Global group, shares why she thinks the current market run-up was always in the offing and what her outlook on the markets is for the next year.

Indians held in France over trafficking could leave today

Nicaragua-bound plane with 303 Indians has been held at Vatry airport since Thursday

Iran gets new cruise missiles amid growing regional tension

The Iranian navy has taken delivery of cruise missiles with a range of 1,000km as well as reconnaissance helicopters, state media reported on Sunday, as the US accused Iran of a drone attack on a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean.

Turkey launches airstrikes against terrorist targets

Turkey launched air operations \"against terrorist targets in the north of Syria and Iraq\", its defence ministry said Saturday, after 12 of its soldiers were killed over two days.