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Rupee hits record low for third straight session on US-India deal jitters

The RBI's three-year dollar-rupee buy/sell swap auction, which is scheduled for Tuesday, is now in focus

Brown University sends students home after deadly shooting leaves 2 dead

NBC reported earlier that the person of interest had a unique characteristic to his firearm and that firearm was found when he was taken into custody

India's exports grow fastest in nearly 3.5 years; gold imports shrank

Shipments to US, China rose sharply in November

Centre proposes renaming MGNREGA to VB-G RaM G, to change funding pattern

The Centre has proposed renaming MGNREGA as VB-G RaM G, raising guaranteed workdays to 125 and shifting the funding pattern to 60:40, drawing criticism over diluted worker protections

Xi Jinping warns officials against chasing 'reckless' GDP expansion

The Chinese leader also warned that 'inefficient' investment, which results in projects being abandoned as soon as they are completed, must be prevented

A battle within

Women may be marching perfectly in parades but they are still denied the opportunity to serve in combat roles in the Indian Army

Australian PM Albanese grapples with fallout after Jewish massacre

Last December, offenders broke into the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea, Victoria, and spread accelerant in what police described as a probable terrorist attack

Greenfield sectors, order book likely to drive L&T revenue growth

Analysts reckon L&T Realty can achieve sales of Rs 8,500 crore, translating into an operating profit of Rs 4,700 crore by FY30

NCDEX gets Sebi greenlight to launch MF platform; Corona Remedies up 34%

ICICI Prudential AMC's mega initial public offering (IPO) was subscribed around two times on second day of bidding

Govt holds road shows to sell 10% stake in General Insurance Corp

India plans to sell a total of 10 per cent stake in the insurer in tranches to meet the market regulator's minimum public shareholding norm, Reuters reported last year

Biocon launches drugs for diabetes and obesity treatment in Netherlands

The Netherlands launch builds on Biocon's entry into the UK in February, where it received regulatory approval for liraglutide from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

Buoyed by GST rejig, AC companies line up launches for summer sales

Old inventory in the channel is also moving fast, as consumers hope to lock in prices before the new BEE ratings set in

Draft Insurance Amendment Bill: Stricter safeguards on cards for life funds

The Bill also places a cap on payments made from the surplus towards debentures. Payments, including interest, cannot exceed 50 per cent of the disclosed surplus

GST rate cuts likely to keep driving consumer demand for some quarters

Consumer companies say that demand has already started to see some positive impact

Bill introduced in LS to send 71 laws which are in disuse to chopping board

While 65 of the bills are amendment Acts, which were brought to tweak existing laws, six are principal laws that have become outdated

Advisories multiply across courts, schools as Delhi-NCR fades into smog

Air quality readings underlined the urgency. Delhi's Air Quality Index ranged between 427 and 498 through the day, with early morning levels touching nearly 500, deep in the "severe" category

Datanomics: Right to Disconnect Bill fuels work-life balance debate

Since it is a private member Bill, there is a high probability of it not getting passed in the house

Global funds view Indian stocks as top hedge against AI risks in 2025

Aberdeen Group Plc sees Indian stocks staging a rebound next year, while Principal Asset Management Co. and Eastspring Investments view the market's low correlation with AI trade

Bill to set up single higher education commission tabled, sent to JPC

The introduction of the bill faced sharp resistance from the opposition

PMIS: Internship offer acceptances fall 12.4% in second pilot round

The Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) aims to provide internship opportunities to one crore youth in the top 500 companies in five years