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Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza

ISRAELI MILITARY STRIKES across the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, eight of them at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City, medics said, as the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of a hospital in the north.

India to see a surge in AI applications: Nasscom

INDIA WILL SEE a surge in artificial intelligence (AI) applications and cost reductions in 2025, with increasing adoption across sectors like healthcare, finance, energy, and governance, Sanjeev Malhotra, CEO of the Centre of Excellence for IoT and AI at Nasscom, told FE.

WEF summit: Over 100 Indian CEOs, ministers to visit Davos

OVER 100 CHIEF executive officers (CEOs) and at least three state chief ministers and other leaders from India will be in Davos next month to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting 2025.

VC boom: New firms reshape startup funding

THE VENTURE CAPITAL (VC) landscape witnessed a surge in activity in 2024, with over 30 new VC firms entering the market.

DoT expects BSNL to post ₹558-crore profit in FY27

THE DEPARTMENT OF telecommunications (DoT) has projected state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) to turn profitable in FY27 with a profit of ₹558 crore.

Avaada looks to raise $1-bn debt to fund green projects

● Green ammonia, hydrogen projects coming up in Odisha

States' capex likely fell during April-November

● Capital spends of 12 states reviewed down 7%, borrowings decline 4%

ED to staff: No PMLA only on basis of conspiracy

WITH SOME OF ITS high-profile money laundering proceedings facing legal setbacks and the Supreme Court taking an adverse view, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has decided not to register cases that are based solely on \"criminal conspiracy\" as a \"predicate offence\" -- there should also be a primary offence listed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), sources told The Indian Express.

Mandi prices of onion fall 50% on fresh arrivals

WITH THE ARRIVAL of fresh kharif crops, average mandi prices of onions at Lasalgaon in Nashik, Maharashtra—the country's key onion trading hub—halved to ₹2,000 per quintal on Sunday from ₹4,000 per quintal a month ago.

Centre may reduce reserve sale price for rice to make ethanol

No takers for FCI stocks among grain-based distilleries

Competition watchdog strikes a fine balance: Regulator & business facilitator

IT'S BEEN AN action-packed year for the competition watchdog, both in terms of the number of cases handled and the changes made in the current regulations aimed at strengthening the commission and creating a conducive environment for businesses.

Investment pacts may not be part of FTAs

DESPITE THE DEMAND from some partners for inclusion of investment protection treaties in free trade agreements (FTAs) that are under negotiation, India would stick to its stand of signing separate treaties for investments, and not making them part of FTAs, a senior official said.

India's natural gas imports surge 21% in April-November

INDIA'S NATURAL GAS imports surged 21% to 24,798 mmscm (million metric standard cubic metre per day) during April-November 2024, compared to 20,486 mmscm in the same period last year, driven by higher consumption from city gas distribution companies and the power sector, according to data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC).

Mumbai's asset-light model draws realty heavyweights

25,000 buildings valued at ₹30,000 crore are qualified for redevelopment

26 enter startup billionaire club

OLA'S BHAVISH AGGARWAL AND SWIGGY'S SRIHARSHA MAJETY LEAD THE PACK

Smartphone exports set to top ₹1.70 L cr, rise 31%

INDIA'S SMARTPHONE EXPORTS are set to cross ₹1.70 lakh crore in the current financial year - which would be a rise of 31% from ₹1.29 lakh crore in FY24.

40% decline in broker strength

• Many morph into sub-brokers

Low-cost growth is edtech's new winning formula, not high burn, says Lightspeed

THE EDTECH SECTOR is adopting a new mantra for success—efficient customer acquisition over high marketing spends.

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

go and excel from ball one. When you have that kind of belief, it gives you that boost that you can take on every delivery,\" Mumbai's title-winning skipper Shreyas Iyer told IE.

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

DRIVEN BY STARTUP UNICORNS AND IPOs

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.

Bhagwat: Ram temple is a matter of faith

UNDERLINING THAT RAM temple in Ayodhya was a \"matter of faith\" for Hindus, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that it is \"unacceptable\" to rake up \"such new issues on a daily basis\" simply because of \"extreme hatred, malice, enmity and suspicion\".

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 POLL AND AMBEDKAR ISSUES CREATED RUCKUS

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

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.

Why Kia doesn't share design with Hyundai

When we start designing a new vehicle, we consciously keep in mind that there are no visual similarities with any Hyundai car

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