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Online gaming Bill puts no liability on gamers: Union Minister Vaishnaw

The online gaming sector comprises three segments, namely e-sports, online social gaming, and real-money games, said Ashwini Vaishnaw

Datanomics: Range anxiety persists despite healthy EV charging on NHs

The penetration of four-wheeler EVs (e4W) in India stood at 2 per cent in 2024, lower than the global average of 18 per cent

Black box to sandbox: Framework needed for safe AI adoption in finance

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) introduced "FEAT" (fairness, ethics, accountability, and transparency) principles in 2018

Retail investors cling to risky mutual funds even as HNIs pare exposure

In the September 2024-June 2025 period, while retail investors continued with their high-risk bets, HNI portfolios veered towards safer options in the MF space

Govt should have considered forward-looking options for money games

Predictably, the move has sent the online gaming industry into a tizzy. As reports suggest, there are thousands of high-skill jobs at stake

Timely execution of new capacities essential for gains in NTPC stock

The power utility is aiming to add 26-27GW of thermal coal capacity, and 60GW renewable energy (RE) capacity by FY32 mainly through listed subsidiary

Migration to cities source of urban vitality, shouldn't be pushed away

Migration is not a problem to be managed away-it is the source of urban vitality

FPI AUC in India hit by ₹2 trillion IT slump; financials cushion impact

The Nifty IT index has fallen by 19.8 per cent so far this year, the worst among key sectors. During the same period, Nifty has risen by 5.5 per cent

Earnings recovery can revive value funds, invest with 5-year horizon

Allocation to these funds is essential for style diversity within portfolio

Near-term concerns will weigh on Samvardhana Motherson's profit margins

Going ahead, brokerages expect pressure on margins due to demand pressures and increased costs

Focus stays on RAM as Indian Bank tilts towards MSMEs: MD & CEO Binod Kumar

he bank's managing director and chief executive officer Binod Kumar shares the impact of the merger on its growth

Indian AI founders tapping global capital, building international products

While there is a well-developing local market in India, US customers are more eager to try new products and are willing to pay for them, says Krishna Mehra, AI partner at Elevation Capital

Money gaming industry may be forced to fold as Centre goes all in on ban

Days after it was figuring out how to deal with a steep GST burden, the real money gaming industry has been hit with a legislative tsunami that could effectively eliminate it entirely

5 hotel stocks with up to 20% upside potential; check list, details here

Technical charts suggest that share price of ITC Hotels, Indian Hotels, Taj GVK, Lemon Tree and Chalet Hotels could see up to 20 per cent upside from here.

Coforge edges past rivals in a hotly contested mid-tier IT services market

According to data Coforge is currently ranked at number eight, behind LTIMIndtree and Mphasis

FIIs short bets intact even as Nifty rises nearly 700 pts from recent lows

FIIs long-short ratio in index futures has barely moved from 0.09 to 0.11, implying presence of heavy short bets in the August F&O series.

Govt likely to revive anti-profiteering rules under GST 2.0 overhaul

Anti-profiteering provisions were first introduced in 2017, when GST replaced multiple indirect taxes and several items had lower tax incidence

Lessons from Europe: 'Kissing the ring' doesn't win Donald Trump's support

What could India take away from Alaska and Washington? One, pandering to an egotistical leader is self-defeating. It opens the path to serial humiliation

Banks fund India's digital payments while fintechs reap the revenue

UPI cost burden reaches Rs 8,500 crore annually as third-party apps dominate customer engagement

India's oil reforms to blunt US and European Union supply coercion

The government has no say in where the country's refiners source oil from because these are commercial transactions, the official reiterated