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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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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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BS-VI Royal Enfield Himalayan First Ride Review | Now in the best version of itself

BS-VI Royal Enfield Himalayan Review | To be honest, we couldn't take the new Himalayan out on, for example, a jungle trail. But we'll try to answer the only pressing question on our minds – is this the best Himalayan yet?




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Toyota Glanza hybrid review: Is the disguised Baleno better or not?

The Toyota Glanza hybrid is one car which is hard to find faults with; perhaps just a bit more of creature comforts will have made it the go-to vehicle.




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Honda Amaze Petrol CVT Automatic Long-Term Review: Impressive, Refined All-Rounder

Honda Amaze in its refreshed avatar is a much better looking car with improved features. However, unlike its rivals with cheaper AMTs, this one comes with a more expensive CVT. Is the Honda Amaze petrol CVT worth the extra money and how is it to drive? Read on.




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Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 Long Term Review: 2 Months, 3,100 km Update!

Our long-termer Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 completes two astonishing months with us just before entering hibernation mode due to the 21-day lockdown. Here's our experience!




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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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NPR's CMO on the Value of Listening and Leadership in Marketing

In Focus: Marketing Hall of Femme honoree Emma Carrasco, NPR's chief marketer, expounds on the importance listening played to her journey from the stage to CMO.




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Ikea's Greene-Sykes on Authenticity and Female Empowerment in Business

In Focus: Marketing Hall of Femme honoree Leontyne Greene-Sykes, Ikea U.S.'s former chief marketer, discusses keys to success for female marketers, and misconceptions about marketing.




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Why Pokemon Go is a Social Network in Disguise

It's possible that we're looking at the genesis of the first AR social media platform.




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HUL rating: Structural appeal intact, ‘buy’ with target price of Rs 2,650

HUL's investment case rises above this short-term disruption: HUL's structural appeal lies beyond the defensiveness it offers amid Covid-19 disruption, in our view.




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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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10 most-valued domestic firms together add Rs 3.10 lakh cr to m-cap; TCS biggest gainer

During the last week that was holiday-shortened, the Sensex rallied 2,390.40 points or 7.63 per cent.




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Pandemic fallout: Downgrades rise, no let-up seen in FY21

At 21 downgrades a day between January and April, Corporate India’s finances continue to remain under pressure.




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Reliance Industries hot on brokerages shopping cart; rights issue, Facebook deal drive estimates

Despite reporting a fall in profits in the January-March quarter, the 10% stake sale in Reliance Jio to Facebook and the biggest-ever rights issue in India of Rs 53,000 crore that Reliance Industries announced on Friday has made brokerage firms stay firm on their ‘buy’ calls for India’s most valuable company.




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Sensex, Nifty plunge 5%, track global markets; key factors behind rout on Dalal Street

After opening nearly 3 per cent higher, RIL share price slipped 1.90 per cent in Mondays' trade. American private equity firm Silver Lake Partner announced an investment of Rs 5,655.75 crore in Reliance Jio.




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Capital, debt market service providers to remain operational during lockdown: Sebi

The government on Friday announced that a "limited" lockdown, including suspension of inter-state travel, air and train services, will continue to remain in force for another two weeks throughout the country from May 4, but some activities would be allowed after classifying areas into red, orange and green zones.




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HUL share price slips over 5%; analysts say ‘buy’ post Q4 results, check new target prices

The market share of HUL was up by 50bp in 4QFY20 with 80 per cent of portfolio gaining share in the March quarter, a clear indication of resilient performance in an extraordinarily difficult quarter




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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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Market Highlights: Sensex ends 810 pts down from day’s high, Nifty below 9,250; financial stocks drag markets

Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: As many as 19 stocks out of 30 Sensex stocks ended in negative territory with SBI (State Bank of India) as top Sensex loser, down 4.64 per cent.




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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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Nifty Bank drops 950 points from day’s high; check what led to last hour sell-off on Dalal Street

Nifty is approaching its support zone of 9100-9000 levels, however, any violation of this will cause further weakness towards 8800 levels




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Investor wealth tumbles Rs 6.98 lakh crore in two days of market fall

Following the two-day fall in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies plunged by Rs 6,98,419.77 crore to Rs 1,22,43,201.05 crore.




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Market LIVE: Sensex ends 232 pts up, Nifty Bank rises over 750 pts from day’s low; autos, financial stocks gain

Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: As many as 21 stocks out 30 Sensex scrips finished trade in positive territory with M&M as the top gainer, up 5.27 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank.




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Indian Oil, HPCL, BPCL share prices fall up to 13% as they decide to bear petrol, diesel excise burden

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) share price declined 13 per cent to Rs 186.70 apiece on the BSE.




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NIIT Technologies share price jumps 15% on healthy March quarter earnings, declares interim dividend

NIIT Technologies share price surged 15% on the stock market after the company posted a strong January-March quarter result on Tuesday.




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Sebi asks 8 entities to make open offer to Kanchan International shareholders

The market regulator also directed the entities to pay 10 per cent interest along with the offer price to shareholders who were holding shares at the time when the company violated the Sebi norms.




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Sensex, Nifty snap two-day losing streak, financials outperform; key factors behind market rally

The rally in Sensex and Nifty was supported by buying in financial counters with HDFC Bank, HDFC, ICICI Bank and Bajaj Finance as top index contributors




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Half of wheat purchase target met despite delayed start

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has been able to buy half of its wheat procurement target of 40.7 million tonne by Wednesday despite a delayed start this year as Punjab has exceeded expectation by purchasing nearly 75% of its target in only 22 days.




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Market Highlights: Sensex ends 241 pts down, Nifty settles below 9,200; HDFC Bank, Kotak Bank fall, Yes Bank up 6%

Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: ONGC was the top laggard on BSE Sensex, with a fall of 4.54 per cent. NTPC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bharti Airtel and Titan were other losers on the Sensex pack




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Reliance Industries share price jumps even as Sensex falls; RIL denies Jio investment buzz

Reliance Industries share price extended gains in the late afternoon trade on Thursday, jumping over 2%, while headline index Sensex mostly traded in red, even as RIL denied the buzz about talks with Microsoft for further investment in its telecom arm Jio.




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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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Sensex, Nifty crash may be an opportunity to buy; markets doubled after 2008 global financial crisis

If history is any guide, adversity offers maximum value. The global financial crisis in 2008 culminated in the index being up nearly 100% in 2009.




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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala recently bought 2.75 lakh shares of Rallis India, but here’s why you should not

Among one of the companies that ended up in Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s shopping cart during the January-March quarter was another Tata Group company -- Rallis India.




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Mutual fund distributors body wants RBI to buy troubled portfolios from fund houses, pay investors

In the wake of Franklin Templeton wounding up six of its debt mutual fund schemes, India’s largest mutual fund distributors body has urged the Reserve Bank of India to set up a SPV to buy portfolios from troubled fund houses and pay off investors.




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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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Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries steps up to trim debt, mulls Rs 7500 cr Asian Paints stake sale

Reliance Industries controlled by Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest person, is in discussions with banks for a potential sale of its 4.9% stake in Asian Paints Ltd. through a series of block trades.




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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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Gas Utilities – Industrial PNG, CNG volumes likely to be hit

FY21/22e EPS lowered by 22-33/9-13%; softer LNG prices a positive; GUJGA and MGL are to be preferred.




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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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Zoom 5.0: Your video calls are now safe and secure

What does the new encryption algorithm mean for you, and what other security functionality should users be aware of?




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ICICI Lombard Rating: Retain ‘sell’ with fair value of Rs 875

A sharp slowdown in the motor business and lower interest rates will put pressure on ICICI Lombard’s FY21E performance.




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Why small cardamom exports to Saudi Arabia likely to rise this Ramadan season

Small cardamom exports to Saudi Arabia are likely to increase during the current Ramadan season with the Saudi authorities agreeing to accept the globally accepted Codex Food Standards of the United Nations.




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Amazon sees demand for electrical devices, clothes, work-from-home enablers after relaxation

Amazon on Monday said the company is seeing demand for various kinds of smart devices and other products like electrical appliances, clothes and work from home enablers in the orange and green zones.




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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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Bhel’s Make in India push to its idle plants; invites global firms to use its manufacturing facilities

With an eye at coronavirus as an opportunity, to put its idle plants to work, state-run Bhel has offered its manufacturing facilities to be used by global manufacturing firms looking to shift base.




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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.