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Pearls of wisdom: Buffett's annual letter to shareholders will be missed

Apart from being two very sharp thinkers, they had a wonderful sense of humour and an enviable ability to explain complicated concepts in simple language

Japan's SoftBank sells its entire stake in Nvidia for $5.83 billion

This isn't SoftBank's first departure from the chipmaker. Its Vision Fund was among Nvidia's early backers, having built a $4 billion stake in 2017 before offloading its entire holding in January 2019

Warren Buffett bids farewell in final Berkshire letter: 'I'm going quiet'

The 95-year-old Berkshire Hathaway CEO said he would continue sending his Thanksgiving note to his family and shareholders every year

Value for money: Toll rates should be linked to road quality, performance

The goal should not merely be to raise more revenue but to design a system that ensures value for every rupee paid - one that is transparent, predictable, and performance-based

Moving India: Delhi caught between lifeline and last-mile of urban mobility

India's cities choke on congestion, pollution, fragmented transport. This six-part series traces the lifelines of urban mobility. Part-I exposes Delhi's stalled buses, crumbling last-mile connectivity

Aviation security body orders mandatory ladder-points checks for flights

Secondary ladder point checking for all flights has been made compulsory at airports as part of enhanced security measures following the blast in the national capital on Monday.

Karnataka extends deadline for participation in Caste Census to Nov 30

The actual survey, with enumerators gathering data door-to-door, had concluded on October 31, with an 89.48 per cent enumeration. About 4.22 lakh households had refused to participate in the survey

India may miss 5 MMT green hydrogen output for 2030 target: MNRE Secy

Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission launched in 2023, the government has set a target of 5 MMT of annual production capacity of green hydrogen by 2030

SC seeks EC reply on pleas against rollout of SIR in TN, West Bengal

The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to respond to petitions challenging its Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls and directed High Courts to defer similar pending cases

Sale of immovable property outside scope of service tax: Supreme Court

The revenue department had contested a 2019 order of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), which had quashed a tax demand exceeding Rs 10 crore

PM Narendra Modi promises timely completion of India-Bhutan railway links

During his Bhutan visit, PM Modi announced a Rs 4,000-crore credit line for Thimphu's energy sector and promised timely completion of two India-Bhutan rail links approved in September

The missing mass in media: How reels and niches replaced shared moments

The collective sighing over an actor, a film, an ad, or a song is gone - today's media has fractured into endless reels, niches, and influencers

Delhi CM orders installation of citywide compactors for waste disposal

After chairing a meeting at the Delhi Secretariat, Gupta said several decisions, including the installation of compacters, were taken

Delhi's Red Fort car blast: Probe handed over to NIA, says Amit Shah

The instruction to the NIA came after Shah presided over two back-to-back high-level security review meetings on Tuesday

FM Sitharaman's 8th Budget can't afford to abandon fiscal consolidation

The dilemma over the date of presentation aside, there is yet another reason why Ms Sitharaman's forthcoming Budget will be treated as a major event of historical significance

Over 40% of India's IT, gig workforce adopt AI; employability rises

According to the India Skills Report 2026, India now contributes 16 per cent of the world's AI talent, projected to grow to 1.25 million professionals by 2027

Big Tech boost to India's AI engine may power infra, local data hosting

Amazon, Google and Microsoft are investing big in India. This may support the development of AI infrastructure and local data hosting

Retain transfer proof, receipts in political donations for future scrutiny

The receipt must have details such as donor name, amount, date, payment mode, PAN, and party registration number

Expensive valuations may limit upside for Divi's Laboratories stock

Despite strong custom synthesis growth and better-than-expected quarterly results, analysts caution that high valuations could restrict near-term gains for Divi's Laboratories

FinMin to meet PSB chiefs to review Q2 results, govt schemes' progress

This is the first meeting after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last week said the country needs big and world-class banks, and discussions are on with the Reserve Bank and lenders in this regard