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Family, friends bid tearful adieu to media baron Ramoji Rao

The funeral was held with full state honours at Ramoji Film City here, in the presence of his family, friends, and well-wishers




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Gen Z redefines workplace norms: Flexibility and fairness take centre stage

Generation Z is reshaping the workplace with their demand for flexibility, fair treatment, and meaningful work




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Magic Bus aims to empower 65 lakh underprivileged youth with employability skills

The NGO operates in 23 states, and union territories, and operates out of 117 livelihood centres, of which 17 are all-girl centres




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Indian box office sees muted first half, collections down 30-35 per cent

Industry hopeful of a better second half starting with release of Kalki 2898 AD this week




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Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant Ambani marries Radhika Merchant in the year’s most extravagant wedding

The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year attended by global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians, highlighting the billionaire’s staggering wealth and rising clout




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Raksha Bandhan goes green: The rise of seed rakhis and sustainable farming

These unique rakhis, when planted in soil, grow into plants, symbolising the enduring bond between siblings and the connection with nature




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Fearing revenue loss, Kerala merchants favour Onam celebrations despite Wayanad tragedy

The textile and garment makers have come out with a request to the government to withdraw its decision not to hold the Onam celebrations fearing loss of revenue to the entire trading fraternity




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Shift in snacking patterns: Indian consumers opt for healthier and plant-based options

According to the Mondelez International snacking report, Indian consumers are showing an increasing interest in plant-based snacks




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Safeena Hussain and Educate Girls continue to transform lives

Her relentless pursuit of this mission garnered her NGO, Educate Girls, the businessline Changemaker Award 2023 for Social Transformation




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James Earl Jones, actor famed for a resonant voice, dies at 93

He died today at his home in Dutchess County, New York, Deadline reported, citing the actor’s representatives at Independent Artist Group




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Devotional platform AppsForBharat raises $18 mn led by Fundamentum

The funds will be used to expand the Sri Mandir app’s operations in India and internationally, onboard new temples, launch new services, and build an all-encompassing tech infrastructure for the devotional ecosystem




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'The Bear' romps with four wins including best actor in a comedy at Emmy Awards

While the third season of FX's “The Bear” has already dropped, the trio won their second Emmys for its second, in which White's chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto attempts to turn his family's grungy Chicago sandwich shop into an elite restaurant




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'Laapataa Ladies' picked as India's entry for Oscars 2025

The Hindi film, a light-hearted satire on patriarchy, was chosen from a list of 29 films, including Bollywood hit "Animal", Malayalam National Award winner "Aattam" and Cannes winner "All We Imagine As Light"




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Mithun Chakraborty to be conferred with Dadsaheb Phalke Lifetime Award for 2022

An alumnus of the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Chakraborty gained significant popularity in the 1980s with his role in ‘Disco Dancer’




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Ola CEO Bhavish Agarwal hits back at stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for flagging Ola EV service issue

Many Ola Electric consumers jumped into the spat and complained about the service quality of the company.




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Ola Electric shares plunge following CEO’s Twitter spat with comedian 

Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra and Ola CEO Bhavish Agarwal’s dispute, centred around customer service issues with Ola’s electric scooters, played out publicly on X over the weekend




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Indian box office collections hit ₹1,066 crore in September: Ormax Media

However, the cumulative box office for January-September releases was estimated at about ₹7,949 crore, which is 9.5 per cent less than the same period in 2023




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UK FTA: Proceed with care

The BJP government has correctly realised that giving in to all demands made by the UK in sensitive sectors just before the elections could be harmful



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In charts| Trends in consumer credit

Here are four visualisations on the changing landscape of consumer credit.




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Know your medicine

People must take more responsibility for their treatment



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In charts| How Indian equity and debt markets fared in FY24?

Here are five charts which capture the performance of the Indian market in FY24




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Unfinished tasks in power reforms

The power situation has improved in the last decade. But there is a tangle with respect to distribution, transmission issues




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How has Nifty 50 fared in Q4 FY24?




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What is a developed country and can India become one?

India lags behind in HDI rank mainly because of its low life expectancy and per capita income




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Are Indians adequately taxed?

Evidence suggests that there is scope for raising the tax to GDP ratio, by taxing the rich and super rich more



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The dark side of moviedom

The harrowing tales of women in the Malayalam cinema industry should be a wake-up call to uphold the dignity and safety of women in the workplace



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No room for nuanced discourse

Those who don’t conform to popular or polarised opinions are often vilified on social media



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How the logistics industry is positioned in India

The market size of logistics grew at a CAGR of 11 per cent from FY19 till FY24 and it is projected to reach a market size of ₹35.3 trillion by FY29. While expenditure on logistics as a % of GDP is at a relatively higher 13 per cent, it is expected to drop to high-single-digits on improving connectivity and efficiencies through formalisation of the economy. The transportation segment contributes to most of the logistics market in India and within that, roadways dominate as of FY21. However, with the improvement in the rail infrastructure, Railways are expected to grow at a faster pace. This has been compiled from the RHP of Wester Carriers (India) Limited




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How the retail segment is pushing systematic credit growth faster

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




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Depression declared over Bay of Bengal, to cross Chennai coast by Thursday morning 

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




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Mercedes to hike prices by up to Rs 58 lakh from April




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‘22,000 firms not registered as NBFCs committing financial frauds’

Sachin Pilot asks Reserve Bank of India to act fast




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SFIO finalising report into alleged fraud at Reebok




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Icelandic bank's top executives indicted

Kaupthing chief Einarsson among nine charged Icelandic banker Sigurdur “Siggi” Einarsson, who ran Kaupthing bank until its collapse five years ago, is among nine former senior staff who have been charged in Reykjavik with orchestrating five large-scale market manipulation conspiracies.




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Poor response to Dredging Corp tax-free bonds




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BMW unveils new diesel 3-Series sedan




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Mercedes Benz to come up with traffic alert system




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Oil PSUs source all dollar needs from market, says RBI




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Cabinet approves easing FDI norms for medical devices sector




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Explained | The government package to revive BSNL fortunes

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




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LIC keen to re-enter mediclaim segment, awaiting regulatory clarity: Chairman

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




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Cyrus Mistry killed in car accident

Former Tata Sons chairman was travelling to Mumbai when car hit a divider




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Explained | Why did the market regulator fine Bombay Dyeing?

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?




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Workplaces assessed for health commitments 

Arogya World honours winners of ‘2022 Healthy Workplace’




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Explained | The minimum tax on big businesses

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?




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Explained | India’s UPI push

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




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Businesses with turnover of over 5 crore required to generate e-invoice from August 1

Finance ministry will reduce threshold for generating e-invoice for B2B transactions from ₹10 crore to ₹5 crore, starting August 1.




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Explained | What are the latest revisions to the process for the sale of SIM cards?

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




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The Competition Commission’s proposed regulations on merger thresholds | Explained

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.




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Sachin Tendulkar met Dalai Lama, inaugurated Centre of Excellence in HPCA Dharamshala

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 […]