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Two to tango in the Asian Century

India and China have long had a conflicted relationship, but in the 21st century, their shared interests far outweigh their differences, argues journalist Shastri Ramachandaran in his book

Nationalism and democracy

In a thriving democracy, free and fair elections are vital, but so is strengthening constitutionally empowered institutions

Merger musings

Reliance Industries is making big bets in a sector where it had a minor position until recently

Redemption risks

Stress tests highlight risks in smallcaps

Increasing ambitions

MSMEs must be encouraged to tap export opportunities

Why fruit production needs to fillip to maintain a healthy supply rate

Urban India's expenditure on fruits between 2009-10 and 2022-23 was fairly stagnant at 2.5 per cent

Competition Law 2.0 marks a new era for India's anti-trust regulations

The Competition Commission of India investigates Google Play Store over unfair service fees, tests new provisions of the Competition Amendment Act

Analysing economic progress of states through budgets & advance estimates

Several states have come out with the Budgets for 2024-25 and hence advance estimates. Let us use them to analyse the economic performance or outlook of some of those states

Bajaj Finance rises 2% in weak market; BNP Paribas sees up to 35% upside

Brokerage firm BNP Paribas India initiated coverage on the stock with outperform rating and a target price of Rs 9,040.

Better growth supports the case for small-caps in Asia: Jefferies

Small-caps in Asia, Jefferies said, have done well since 2001, with an excess return of 216 per cent versus the large-caps

Cricket presses its field advantage, scores big in Rs 15.7K cr sports biz

The Indian Premier League or IPL, a cricketing event, remains the largest in revenue, reach, and popularity

'What KBC did for entertainment, sports will do for the digital ecosystem'

Sports commands appointment viewing at scale, making it a critical pillar for capturing a captive audience, especially in the realm of AVoD

BPCL, HPCL, IOC down for 3rd straight day; slip upto 25% from 52-week highs

In past three days, shares of OMCs have declined between 8 - 12 per cent on concerns that recent petrol and diesel price cut could hurt the companies' profit margins in the near-term.

TCS slips 3% after 21 mn shares change hands in block deals on BSE

At 09:15 am; around 20.93 million equity shares representing 0.58 per cent of total equity of TCS changed hands on the BSE, the exchange data showed.

End of funding winter? Indian startups set to raise $8-10 billion this year

In 2022, Indian startups raised a total investment of $25 billion. In 2021 the fund raised a new high of $41.4 billion, according to Tracxn

Bengaluru real estate developers cast a green lifeline amid water crisis

Incorporating the latest sustainability technologies does cost more, but most customers are increasingly willing to invest extra for these advanced features

TCS likely to offer 7-8% average salary hike to offsite employees

TCS' attrition rate has been normalising, standing at 13.3 per cent for the third quarter of FY24, down from 14.9 per cent in the previous quarter

Auto component makers to gain from new 4-wheeler electric vehicle policy

Currently Indian ancillary makers are not all capable of supplying EV-specific components but some component makers are suppliers to global EV OEMs

Markets pricing NDA win in LS polls; eyeing budget proposals now: Analysts

The NDA, experts believe, already had a big boost ahead of the 2024 national elections in Dec 2023, winning assembly elections in three key states (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh)

Centre plans to introduce 50 additional Amrit Bharat trains in 2024-25

ICF and RCF will manufacture 492 Amrit Bharat coaches each, while MCF will manufacture 246 coaches