Both films entered the ₹100-crore club within the first three days of their release

A significant portion of the funds should be allocated to tier-II/III cities

A recent spike in aid has been spurred by Western assistance to Ukraine, serving the interests of West’s arms manufacturers

To regain fan trust and support, the India team needs to show steady progress in world rankings and consistent victories in championships

The childcare market is led by apparels and consumables, with toys being the smallest contributor

Retail has stayed firm at around 48 per cent of private consumption expenditure which is on an increasing trend. Apparel and apparel accessories stand to be the fastest growing segment within retail. While the segment is largely unorganised, the penetration of organised players has been on the rise with a significant jump since FY23. Also, the e-retail segment has been growing at a fast pace with >30 per cent y-o-y growth in FY23 and FY24

Systematic credit has been growing at 8 per cent CAGR since FY19 and at a much faster 12.5 per cent CAGR since FY21. The share of retail within systematic credit is also increasing Y-o-Y from 30 per cent in FY19 to 37 per cent in FY24. Retail credit, on the other hand, witnessed solid Y-o-Y growth at low teens since FY23 and the share of personal loan and gold loan have increased while that of housing and auto loan has decreased. However, moderation in retail credit growth is expected on account of RBI’s increase in risk weight mandate for riskier loans.  Compiled by Arun K Shanmugam

Heavy to very heavy to extremely heavy rain outlook extended to parts of TN, south AP on Wednesday as well

In FY2019, the corporate tax rate in India was 25.71%

In FY22, Sunil Mittal's salary and allowances were at about ₹10 crore and the performance-linked incentive was ₹4.5 crore

What are the issues that have thwarted the telecom company’s expansion and growth? 

Recently, the new IRDAI Chairman Debasish Panda had said it was time life insurers re-entered the health vertical

Mukesh Ambani says he isn’t retiring yet

Why is the real-estate vertical of the textile company under fire from the Securities and Exchange Board of India? What are the main allegations against the company?

Why have 136 countries and members of the EU agreed to implement a 15% tax rate on large multinational corporations? What are the particulars of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s global tax agreement? Will low tax jurisdictions concur with the plan?

The National Payments Corporation of India has allowed non-residents with international numbers to be on-boarded into the UPI ecosystem, while the Union Cabinet approved a Rs 2,600 crore incentive scheme to promote RuPay debit cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions

The revised norms deal with bulk procurement of SIM cards and require the distributors, franchises and agents selling SIM cards to undergo thorough verification, including a check by the police

The Competition Commission of India has proposed certain definite thresholds for mergers as part of the larger regulatory ambit, in line with the amendments to the Competition Act earlier this year.

The Bharat Ratan, Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar today met 82 years old Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama at his residence in north Indian hill town Dharmashala. After meeting the Dalai Lama Sachin said, “It’s excellent… very good meeting and always wanted to be here and take the blessings. Just wanted to spend some time […]

Visiting the Tibetan headquarters in Exile for the first time, the United States’ Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster today called on the Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama at the latter’s residence in Dharamshala North India on Friday. “I was very inspired by his presence. We had a discussion on a broad range of subjects. It […]

Chintan Upadhyay was awarded the Charles Wallace Foundation Award for Residency in Bristol, UK in 2012.

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Four people were killed and around 100 others injured after the North East Express train derailed in Bihar on Wednesday. An official said that the incident took place close to Raghunathpur station near Buxar around 9.35 pm. The train, which started from Anand Vihar Terminus in Delhi, was on its way to Kamakhya near Guwahati […]

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Just like the flash floods, the scorching drought in Chennai is also a product of perverse urban development and lack of political will in exploring radical solutions. Jinoy Jose P and Narayanan V report

And it has every reason to smile. Covid-19 has triggered a consumer shift towards branded products as against vending in loose. Rutam Vora and Vishwanath Kulkarni report

The recent Chennai Rains, one marked by the advent of the north east monsoon on October 15, might not have followed the original script, the one penned by weather watching professionals, but it has taken a predictable course in one sense: throwing birds off course. During this period, two birders had unlikely visitors in their neck of the woods — a chestnut winged cuckoo in Pallikaranai and a lesser frigate bird in Perambur

Plog along with this enthusiastic group in Chennai that is intent on mixing jogging and picking up after themselves

The city requires a new imagination of its relationship to the unpredictable showers, the sea, and its water reservoirs. Here are five takeaways from the recent rains

Why are developing countries more vulnerable to climate change? How does the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change define climate finance? Why have the figures mentioned in the OECD report been called into question? Does India need climate financing?

The air quality is predicted to be in the ‘very poor’ category for the next six days, according to the Central government’s Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi

The air quality was also ‘very poor’ in Delhi’s neighbouring areas such as Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Noida, and ‘poor’ in Faridabad and Gurugram

What factors contribute to the deterioration of air quality in Delhi during the winter months? How does stubble burning affect PM 2.5 levels? What role do urban emissions from vehicles play in determining air quality? Why is a coordinated approach necessary to tackle the air pollution crisis?

Doctors in Delhi are advising residents to wear N95 masks, get vaccinated and opt for work-from-home if possible, if they can’t leave the city, as the national capital battles deteriorating air quality

Hyderabad-based advanced air mobility startup BluJ Aero conducted a flight demonstration of its VTOL aircraft

Ambala in Haryana recorded the highest AQI of 367 followed by Amritsar in Punjab at 350, while Delhi’s average AQI was 339; PM2.5 levels in Delhi reached values seen only in mid-winter months.

The Kalka–Shimla railway is a narrow-gauge railway in Himachal Pradesh, which traverses a mostly-mountainous route from Kalka to Shimla

Climate finance issues expected to come up at COP29 in Baku; floods in western and central Africa, and the Chennai Urban Farming Initiative

IIT Madras’ Centre for Computational Brain Research is receiving support from Nvidia