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North Eastern Railway notifies 145 special puja trains for Chhath festival

Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) for North Eastern Railway, Pankaj Kumar Singh, said that special trains are being run in record numbers

What to know about Amazon's cloud outage that exposed internet's fragility

Cloud computing is a technology that allows companies to remotely access massive computing equipment and services without having to purchase and maintain physical infrastructure

Amazon's AWS cloud service restored after global outage disrupts businesses

AWS hosts applications and computer processes for companies around the world, and the disruption knocked workers from London to Tokyo offline and halted others from conducting normal everyday tasks

Diwali timeless reminder of light's victory over darkness, says Trump

As millions of citizens light diyas and lanterns, we rejoice in the eternal truth that good will always triumph over evil, US Prsident said

Hiring lags investment as firms boost capex on automation, machinery

The 10 sectors in terms of factory employment showed a median 12.6 per cent increase in fixed capital, which includes plant and machinery, land and other long-term assets after depreciation

Tariff threat kept India, Pakistan from going at it: US President Trump

Speaking in an interview with Fox News broadcast on Sunday, Trump claimed that the threat of tariffs forced India and Pakistan to stop the war

Best of BS Opinion: India's AI challenge and lessons for public banks

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Global companies hit by $35 bn in US tariffs, but outlook stabilizing

Trump's trade war has hiked U.S. tariffs to their highest levels since the 1930s, and the president has regularly threatened more duties

Datanomics: Rise in sexual violence against Dalit women raises alarm

The total number of rape cases against SC women has shown a worrying upward trend over the years from 2,541 cases in 2016 to 4,214 cases in 2023

Bihar polls: RJD fields 143 candidates, Tejashwi to contest from Raghopur

The announcement follows the Congress party, which declared 60 candidates in three lists, adding six new candidates on Monday

ICICI Bank to benefit from improved asset quality, healthy loan growth

Lower provisions, healthy margins, and steady advances drive ICICI Bank's performance; management expects NIMs to remain stable in coming quarters

UTI AMC shares slide as profit halves; RBL Bank surges 9% on NBD deal

Shares of UTI Asset Management Company slipped up to 10 per cent after its Q2 profit halved due to one-time pension-related expenses and weaker income

Lenders tap alternative data as next frontier in credit fraud fight

Fintechs, credit platforms analyse digital footprint, metadata, behaviour to detect fraud and underwrite new-to-credit users

Diwali cheer on Dalal Street: Sensex, Nifty hit fresh 52-week highs

Corporate earnings and strong sector gains spark a lively rally as new trading year dawns

Sebi proposes easing transfer, demat norms for pre-2019 securities

Sebi proposes fresh window for transfer of pre-2019 physical securities and plans to scrap the Letter of Confirmation system to simplify demat procedures for investors

Realty developers see a cracker of sales in key cities this festival season

Festive cheer sustains housing market momentum amid broader headwinds

Commercial banks may not need RBI approval for floating subsidiaries

Regulator to emphasise on non-duplication of businesses

Rupee dips 4.36% in Samvat 2081 as trade tensions weigh, bonds gain

Global tariff disputes and foreign outflows pressured the rupee, while RBI's 100-basis-point rate cuts and liquidity measures helped bond yields soften during the year

India resilient but not immune to global headwinds, says RBI report

RBI's State of the Economy report highlights India's macro strength despite global volatility; notes negative FDI inflows and rising policy uncertainty worldwide

'AI is a monster wave, investors are focusing on AI-first initiatives'

Both of us were doing angel investments on the side and helping founders. In 2019-20, we realised that there was literally no operator-led help for early-stage startups