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2019 Range Rover Sport (2.0 Litre) Review: Too Small, Sporty or a Compromise?

In this review, we try to find out if the new 2.0-litre petrol engine plonked under the hood of the Range Rover Sport takes downsizing a bit too far for a heavy 'SUV' and if this is worthy of carrying the 'Sport' tag.




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Benling Kriti electric scooter review: Making sense of a low-speed scooter

Benling Kriti electric scooter review: The ease and efficiency of an electric scooter are the two most inviting aspects of them, but I was about to find out for real as I lived with one for a week.




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BS-VI Honda Activa 125 Fi Review: More fuel-efficient, costlier but how much better?

BS-VI Honda Activa 125 Fi Review: The very first BS6-compliant to launch in India, the Activa 125 Fi now boasts of a host of new features besides the BS-VI compliance but all this for an upgraded price. So, how much better is it really?




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BS-VI Honda SP125 First Ride Review | Better comfort & refinement in a peppier looking package

BS-VI Honda SP125 Review: Honda's second BS6 compliant two-wheeler not only is now more fuel-efficient and cleaner for the environment, but it also offers several new features. We rode it around the streets of Mumbai to find out more.




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Rollr Mini Vehicle Tracker Review: Make any car a connected car

The Rollr Mini helps you monitor your vehicle’s whereabouts and offers you vehicle telematics with driving behaviour data through a smartphone app, but is it any good?




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EXCLUSIVE! Honda Activa electric review: The 95km range, zero maintenance scooter

This electric Honda Activa has a claimed 90km range and the modification costs less than Rs 50,000 with a two-year warranty.




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Ather 450X Electric Scooter Review | ‘X’ means more speed, comfort and range

Ather 450X Electric Scooter Review: Ather 450 found quite a lot of popularity in two major Indian cities, and now there is an 'X' in its name and personality. The changes are immense in how quickly it moves to how the rider interacts with it.




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2020 Jaguar XE petrol review: Sporty and comfortable in a compact package

The new Jaguar XE has looks to kill for and at the same time has enough poke to tackle city as well as highway duties.




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Hero XPulse T review: The lesser-talked about variant’s pros and cons explained

The Hero Xpulse T is supposed to be a road going tourer version but here is the catch behind this motorcycle.




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Honda Activa 6G First Ride Review: King of scooters now bigger and better!

Honda Activa 6G gains multiple new features and now has a more environmental-friendlier engine. So, what all it packs in, how it is to ride and most importantly, does it justify the Rs 8,000 premium in pricing? All these questions answered below.




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Rumbling across 1200 km of Indian coastline on Interceptor 650: Royal Enfield Konkan Chase 2020

A 1200 km ride across the great Indian coastline on a brilliant motorcycle, well, that's what Royal Enfield Konkan Chase 2020 was all about. Here is our experience!




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TVS iQube First Ride Review: TVS’ second innings in electric scooter territory looks a promising one!

During its second innings in the EV space, TVS is quite confident with the iQube and why not! In this review, we tell you is TVS' latest offering has got what it takes to be a worthy all-rounder.




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Renault Kwid AMT BS6 Review: Pros and cons of the Maruti Suzuki S-Presso rival

The Micro-SUV segment is just starting to take shape with Maruti Suzuki now getting on board with the S-Presso. But Renault, the pioneers of the segment, have updated the Kwid with a facelift that makes the little hatchback/SUV a little fresher. We drive to find out if the new changes have what it takes to stand strong against the new kids on the block.




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Axis Bank Rating: ‘Buy’ — Provisions against Covid-19 cast shadow

Showing of moratorium book will be key; outlook for earnings in FY21 is weak; ‘Buy’ maintained with TP of Rs 530




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Ambuja Cements Rating: ‘Neutral’ — Reduction in costs led to a margin beat

CY20e volumes cut by 6% due to Covid-19; limited upside from current levels; ‘Neutral’ maintained.




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Warren Buffett recites history to prove ‘nothing can stop America’: Coronavirus can’t kill economy

Warren Buffett on Saturday took a dive into the 231-year history of the United States of America to predict the future of the country’s economy struggling to stay on its feet amid the struggle against coronavirus and lockdown: “Nothing can basically stop America.”




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Gold prices hit fresh record highs twice in April; IMF cautions recession worse than 1930

Despite gold’s stellar performance, the precious metal is still very likely in the early stages of this remarkable bull market cycle.




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3 utility stocks with potential to jump as much as 78% to help investors dodge Covid-19 power shock

With the majority of the population asked to stay indoor, power demand across the country tanked over 8% in March and was expected to fall another 32% in April.




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Asian stocks, oil higher as economies emerge from coronavirus lockdown

In reduced trade, with China, Japan and South Korea on holiday, Australia's ASX 200 rose 1.26% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.66%.




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Uncertainty creates volatility, here’s what investors could do to dodge the crisis | Interview

As uncertainty looms large, volatility again jumped 28% on Monday as equity markets resumed trading after a long weekend.




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Petrol gets costlier, massive hike in diesel prices after Delhi govt raises VAT; check new fuel prices

Petrol price is hiked by Rs 1.67 per litre while diesel price is increased by Rs 7.10 per litre in Delhi.




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Gold prices fall today after gaining Rs 1,000 in last two sessions on hopes of economic revival

The expectation of revival of economies after the lockdown and selling of gold by the central bank created pressure on the yellow metal




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Liquor stocks fall as Delhi govt hikes excise duty by 70%; United Breweries, Radico Khaitan drop up to 6%

United Breweries share price fell the most as much as 6 per cent to Rs 912, while United Spirits shares were down 4.5 per cent to Rs 517.30




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Kalpataru completes sale of 100% stake in Kalpataru Satpura Transco to CLP India

CLP India is owned by CLP Group, one of the largest investor-owned power businesses in Asia, and Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubec (CDPQ), one of Canada's leading institutional fund managers.




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Yes Bank results surprise investors, share price soars 20% to hit circuit; check net profit, income

Yes Bank shares jumped 20 per cent to hit upper circuit at Rs 31.60 apiece on BSE in otherwise weak trade on Thursday. Bank reported a net profit of Rs 2,629 crore for the quarter ended on March 31.




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Gold prices gain 18% in less than two months as coronavirus cases spike, silver rates rise

Gold prices have gained over 18 per cent from their recent low of Rs 38,400 per 10 grams hit on March 16, 2020. While silver futures surged 25 per cent from its low of Rs 33,580 per kg touched in March.




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Wary of stock market investments? History shows investors could pocket healthy gains in coming months

The March mayhem that saw domestic benchmark indices tank 24% in not behind investors despite a decent recovery in the month of April. However, the coming few months could be crucial for investors.




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Share Market Highlights: Sensex, Nifty end higher in volatile trade; RIL, HUL, Infosys among top index contributors

Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: Out of 30 Sensex stocks, 16 scrips finished trade in red with NTPC as top laggard, down 4 per cent, followed by M&M, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank and State Bank of India (SBI)




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Gold prices fall today amid spike in coronavirus cases, still trade above Rs 46,000; silver rates rise

On MCX, gold June futures were trading Rs 153 or 0.33 per cent down at Rs 46,008 per 10 grams. Silver July futures were ruling at Rs 43,265 per kg, up Rs 142 or 0.33 per cent.




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SEBI rebukes Franklin Templeton after CEO’s comments: ‘Focus on returning investors money’

Market regulator SEBI, late Thursday night advised Franklin Templeton to focus on returning investor’s money after the fund house decided to wound up six of its debt mutual fund schemes.




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Investors have already started changing their strategy: Bhaskar Majumdar, Managing Partner, Unicorn India Ventures

Cash flows will be tight and they may also experience delay in the investment cycle, but this is a temporary phase, says Bhaskar Majumdar, managing partner, Unicorn India Ventures (UIV), a Mumbai-based fund house.




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Analyst Corner: Grasim Industries rating – ‘hold’; COVID-19 has worsened outlook for VSF business

There’s absence of catalysts to narrow holdco and conglomerate discount that has risen of late; ‘Hold’ retained with TP of Rs 550.




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Analyst Corner: Hexaware Tech rating ‘add’; A subdued quarter for the company

Margins expected to fall in CY20e; downgraded to ‘Add’ with reduced TP of Rs 330




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Ashok Leyland shifts gears to make Covid-19 ventilators

Ashok Leyland, flagship company of the Hinduja group, on Monday announced a slew of initiatives to manufacture and distribute ventilators.




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Spectrum dues: No corporate guarantee, need bank guarantee, DoT to Voda-Idea

The department of telecommunications (DoT) is understood to have turned down the offer of Vodafone Idea to furnish a corporate guarantee instead of a bank guarantee to cover its deferred spectrum installment for the current fiscal.




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Investors may need to take control of Zee Learn from promoters: IiAS

A proxy advisory firm has raised objections to the corporate governance structure at Zee Learn, part of the Essel group, expressing concerns over the company’s capital allocation decision, related-party transactions and acquisition of MT Educare.




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COVID-19 woes: Marico net profit declines 3% in Q4

Consumer goods major Marico posted a 3% year-on-year (y-o-y) decline in net profit to Rs 204 crore for the quarter ended March 31, while the revenue from operations, at Rs 1,496 crore, declined 7% y-o-y.




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Maharashtra govt withdraws decision to allow sale of BT Cotton seeds from May 1

The decision was taken after the state agriculture department approached the Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR), Nagpur, seeking advice against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the country.




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Cotton Corporation purchases record 7.5L bales from Gujarat growers

According to an official source, CCI had purchased more than 13 lakh bales in 2008 as that year too, cotton prices had nosedived due to the global recession.




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Covid effect: Salary deferred for 60 per cent of GoAir’s staff

Nearly 60% employees of GoAir’s will be put on “temporary leave without pay”, the airline’s promoters Nusli and Jeh Wadia in a joint letter informed employees.




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Marico Rating: ‘Buy’, risk-reward attractive

Marico's Q4FY20 was expectedly weak on topline but margin beat (lower RM & A&P) drove a positive earning surprise.




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Wipro to convert its Pune campus into Covid hospital

Wipro has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Maharashtra government under which it will repurpose one of its information technology campuses at Hinjewadi in Pune to a 450-bed intermediary care Covid-19 hospital in four weeks and hand it over to the state government by May 30.




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Covid-19: Over 200 companies in Pune industrial belt resume operations after curbs eased

Over 200 companies in Pune’s industrial belt of Chakan, Talegaon, Kurkumb, Baramati and Ranjangaon have resumed operations after restrictions were eased on Monday, even as the lockdown continues.




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Covid-19 effect: No wages for Gujarat diamond workers during lockdown

Despite the Gujarat government’s order to pay salaries to workers during lockdown period, lakhs of diamond artisans in Surat have not been paid their wages by their employers, said Diamond Workers Union – Gujarat.




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Lockdown relaxation: E-commerce firms see demand for non-essentials rise manifold

Consumer demand for non-essential products with e-commerce firms has increased manifold after the government last Friday lifted the ban on sale of such products by e-tailers.




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Resumption blues post COVID-19 lockdown: Factories grapple with shortage of workers, supply chain hurdles

Hobbled by a shortage of workers, companies are finding it hard to resume operations at an optimal scale and with migrants moving back home, it could be a while before factories hum with activity.




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Indian cotton prices under pressure due to lockdown and fears of drop in consumption: CAI

Indian cotton prices have come down by 12-15% due to the ongoing lockdown and fears that the country’s cotton consumption will reduce, resulting in more carry-forward stocks by September 2020, officials of the Cotton Association of India (CAI) said on Tuesday.




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Covered for 12 months of payments: Adani Enterprises

Adani Enterprises (AEL), the parent company for the group’s airports and renewable energy businesses, is covered for 12 months of payments amid the lockdown-related economic disruptions, the management said.




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Analyst Corner: VBL – retain ‘buy’; may stay range-bound in near term

Varun Beverages (VBL) reported a strong growth in volumes, Ebitda and earnings during Q1CY20. This was, however, led by the acquired territories of south & west not there in the base.




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New benchmark bonds likely to see coupon below 6%, say experts

A Barclays report estimates that the central government’s revenue benefit from the additional hikes in fuel taxes could be as much as Rs 1.4 lakh crore on an annual basis.