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Elections and 'wallet economics': Does economic under-performance matter?

There are instances - both from national and state elections - of economic under-performers being returned to power, and also of parties being thrown out despite good performance, writes T N Ninan

Flipkart scales smart upgrade, product exchange across new categories

In view of festive season and the Big Billion Days sale event, the e-commerce firm is running the programme across mobiles, large and small home appliances and electronic products

'AA'-rated NCDs: Risky to focus just on returns, say analysts

Limit exposure to 5-15% of debt portfolio, avoid investing for very long tenures

N Govindarajan steps down as Aurobindo Pharma managing director

Govindarajan has decided to step down due to "personal reasons", Aurobindo Pharma said in a regulatory filing

Abhijit Kishore to replace Ambrish Jain as Vodafone Idea COO

Ambrish Jain superannuated after 20 years of service

DoT's Rs 3,050-crore penalty order drags down Airtel, Vodafone stocks

Underperformance may continue on price hike delay, launch of JioPhone

Tata Asset and Max Life Insurance get approval to set up pension funds

Tata Asset Management and Max Life Insurance Co have recently received a nod from the pension sector regulator for setting up pension fund managers

Descendant of tsars becomes first royal to marry in Russia since revolution

George Mikhailovich, 40, was born in Madrid and has lived most of his life in Spain and France

10-day home quarantine for all UK travellers as India amends guidelines

Revised guidelines mirror those of UK govt and are being implemented following Britain's decision to treat fully-vaccinated Indians as non-vaccinated as a part of its new travel rules

Ujjwala 2.0 target saturated as connection requests top 10 million

Oil Ministry will get approvals to go beyond Budgeted target

Amit Shah-led ministerial panel to soon approve Air India sale

Clarification comes amid reports that Tata Sons may have won the bid

Dip in Covid-specific policy sales as consumers go for comprehensive covers

However, despite losing money on short-term Covid products, insurers say they will offer them till the regulator specifies

Long leaps for discoms before they sign up for new reform scheme

Ghosts of mounting financial losses and worsening technical performance still haunt; discoms would need to walk many extra miles to become eligible for the new package

Cybercrime pendency rose in two-thirds of states in 2020: NCRB data

Chargesheeting, which indicates the rate of disposal of crime cases by the police, declined in nearly half the states when compared to 2019

India, US to set up joint working group on defence industrial security

To formalise and refine their joint security protocols, Washington and New Delhi held a five-day Industrial Security Agreement summit that began on Monday and ended on Friday in the national capital

Dubai Expo 2020: Dream Sports partners with govt to showcase India's growth

The India Pavilion, one of the largest among 190 participating countries, will display the India's fight against Covid-19 and the country's emergence as a nerve centre for global business

IPL 2021 KKR vs PBKS playing 11: Tim Seifert to make debut for KKR today

KKR has made two changes in its playing 11 while Punjab has made three changes in its line-up. Check Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings playing 11 and toss results

Top headlines: Zee refuses to convene EGM; Sept GST collections rise 23%

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Friday

Festive season buying: Budget and safety rule consumer mindset, says survey

The LocalCircles study finds spike in the number of consumers planning to make discretionary purchases between May and now

Amazon scales up India network to speed up deliveries in 15,500 pin codes

Ahead of festive season, firm has been investing in speed with expansion of its one-day, same day and sub-same day network. Customers have access to 200 mn products across categories