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Early bird earnings rise 24% to touch new high of Rs 70,400 crore

BNPL players hawk nearly $8 billion in credit to a wide swath of society

Govt aims big for LIC IPO, inspired by Zomato; eyes Rs 10 trn valuation

BCCI to rake in Rs 5,000-7,000 crore from sale of two new IPL teams

Fiscal deficit likely to stay at budget estimate of 6.8% of GDP in 2021-22

Groww's valuation hits $3 bn as start-up raises $251 mn in Series E round

'We're at the beginning of a new bull cycle', says Motilal Oswal

Barely 60% willing to go for second Covid-19 jab, says BCG report

Statsguru: Four charts explain how gender-equal are India's elections

Live news updates: Rain alert for Kerala, Modi to open UP medical colleges

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Tamal Bandyopadhyay Peanut penalty and reputation risks for banks

Apple deleting in-app buy clause a welcome move: Digital start-ups

Editorial Climate ambition: Many of the net zero commitments are disappointing

'The approach to credit underwriting has to change', says Lendingkart CEO

Debashis Basu Bad bank, good intentions and bad lending

China does not have any right in choosing next Dalai Lama: Monastery Head

Mihir S Sharma If COP26 fails, it will be because of the West & China's misplaced targets, India's lack of ambition

Amazon rapidly scaling up its e-payments, financial services in India

Meesho charts disruptive strategy, to deliver free in non-tier 1 towns

India's first indigenous aircraft carrier begins 2nd phase of sea trials

Editorial Back to square one: Kashmir's future is caught in a vicious circle

Govt must withdraw orders on transfer of SEZ units' assets

Delhi sold power in Oct despite low generating limits: Data

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BNPL players hawk nearly $8 billion in credit to a wide swath of society

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Peanut penalty and reputation risks for banks

Tamal Bandyopadhyay

Is it becoming a routine affair, like being fined by the traffic police for jumping the red light or by a TTE for travelling without a ticket on a Mumbai local?

Bad bank, good intentions and bad lending

Debashis Basu

If PSBs cannot lend as indiscriminately as they did last time in the name of "credit expansion", how well will these banks do?

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Climate ambition

Many of the net zero commitments are disappointing

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- AP reports 400 fresh Coronavirus cases and 4 deaths in past 24 hours
- Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: Logs 1,127 new Covid-19 cases, 15 fatalities
- Maha reports 1,410 new Covid-19 cases, 18 deaths; active tally at 23,894
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Finance
- Soon, regular yoga will get you a discount on your insurance premium
  
  Irdai set to allow wellness programme along with life plans; policyholders participation voluntary
- ICICI Bank UK repatriates $200 million capital to parent firm in India
- Four-tier scale-based regulatory guidelines for NBFCs from Oct 2022: RBI
- Growth recovering, but external shocks pose biggest risk to prices: MPC
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Sports
- T20 WC, IND vs PAK Highlights: Rizwan, Azam help Pak crush Ind by 10 wkts
  
  Skipper Babar Azam stroked his way to 68 while his opening partner, Mohammad Rizwan, smashed 79 as the Indian bowlers struggled ...
- ICC T20 WC, SL vs BAN highlights: Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh by 5 wickets
- T20 WC: Unacceptable performance, says Pollard after WI's dismal show
- Looking at Hardik bowling at least 2 overs during T20 WC, says Kohli
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- Mercedes Benz India adopts direct selling as new retail strategy
- Mercedes-Benz rolls out new format of retailing cars in India
- Chip crunch to hit Renault 2021 production harder than forecast
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- COP26 meet: India, UK, Australia to launch new group IRIS
  
  At COP26 meet, trio aims to create coalition for infrastructure that can withstand natural disasters in island nations
- Cricketer, filmmaker join Indian celebs launching NFTs amid global craze
- PM Modi to inaugurate 9 medical colleges in UP, launch development projects
- Civilian killed in a cross-firing incident in J&K's Shopian district
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Politics
- Madhya Pradesh: Before LS bypolls, 27 Cong MLAs to join BJP
  
  Rahul Lodhi who represents Damoh constituency in the state's Bundelkhand region, resigned from the assembly.
- BJP govt anti-farmer, only few industrialists prospering, says Patole
- AAP to launch campaign for Delhi civic polls, to strengthen organisation
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Only way was to compare job survey with 7-year-old census: S P Mukherjee

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- Story in Numbers: Constant decline in left-wing extremism in India
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COMPASS
- LIC HF stock sheds 7.3% as Q2 disappoints, but some silver lining too
  
  Stock fell 7.3% on Friday, but some analysts remain bullish on the firm
- TVS Motor rides strong on Q2 beat, EV plans and capex; stock up 7.5%
  
  Valuations, however, capture near term upsides
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