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HDFC Top 100 Fund: The top 30% ranking and steady asset growth

The fund's month-end assets under management (AUM) increased from Rs 17,715 crore in January 2021 to Rs 30,980 crore in January 2024. Rahul Baijal has been managing this fund since July 2022

Sun Pharma's growth pill: Specialising in specialty and scaling in India

Brokerages administer confidence boost, elevating EPS forecasts and target prices for 2024-25

Bright spots: India and Indonesia, shining stars in earnings constellation

Nomura's analysis reveals that India's beat-to-miss ratio stands at 13 per cent, second only to Indonesia, which is at 38 per cent

All that glitters is not gold for Reserve Bank & FinMin

Rightly so. Since November 1962, there have been many attempts to monetise gold. It's finally happening, but we must look for sustainable growth

Startup Mahakumbh 2024: A rite of passage for India's innovators

Startup Mahakumbh is expected to host more than 1,000 startups, as many investors, 50 unicorns, 500 incubators and accelerators, 5,000 delegates from 23 countries, and 50,000 business visitors

Hire apprentices: Govt sends notices to nearly 180,000 companies

Firms will have to fulfil their obligation under the Apprenticeship Act by recruiting requisite apprentices

Auto companies target smaller towns as rural sales growth beats urban

The road infrastructure in rural areas is improving, leading to better demand for vehicles, OEMs say.

BS CEO poll: Electoral bond saga won't sway voters, say biz captains

Most rate Modi govt highly on governance, development fronts

Sheep and goats need meaty ideas

The domestic consumption of both mutton (sheep meat) and chevon (goat meat) is also steadily increasing despite their prices being far higher than the meat of chickens, buffaloes, and pigs

Competition status quo to stay amid PNGRB notice: Industry experts

Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) in a public notice said the infrastructure exclusivity granted to geographical areas in Mumbai and Greater Mumbai have expired

A battle of delivery speeds: Blinkit, Zepto ignite quick commerce firestorm

Zepto's daily and monthly active user growth annually is faster than rivals, but Blinkit has more customers than Zepto

Influencer show: How important are social media personalities in elections?

The evolving relation between social media personalities and the political landscape continues to intrigue and challenge the norms of electoral engagement, Aditi Phadnis explains

Multiple bullet train corridors may feature in BJP's LS poll manifesto

Delhi-Varanasi corridor has been demanded by the govt of Uttar Pradesh and the ministry of civil aviation for enhanced connectivity to the state's cities and upcoming airports

India's oil imports to be disrupted as US-Venezuela tensions escalate

Uncertainty over Venezuelan supplies comes amid reduced discounted Russian flows

Digital regulation

Proposed competition law should not stifle innovation

US, UAE, Singapore, South Africa give a fillip to India's exports in Feb

After growth in merchandise exports remained in negative territory for most of 2023, outbound shipments have turned positive

Poll positions

Enforcing the model code of conduct could be a challenge

Behind jettisoning the JJP: BJP looks to carefully navigate caste dynamics

The 35-year-old Jat leader Dushyant Chautala confidently asserted that he would not merely play the role of a kingmaker this time around, but would himself ascend to the throne

2024 Lok Sabha polls: Women to overseas voters, here's what numbers say

The seven phases in the 2024 polls are scheduled for April 19 (102 seats), April 26 (89 seats), May 7 (94 seats), May 13 (96 seats), May 20 (49 seats), May 25 (57 seats) and June 1 (57 seats)

TEPA with EFTA - welcome but no big deal

The EFTA's market access offer covers 100 per cent of non-agricultural products and tariff concessions on processed agricultural products