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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi/Mumbai: Telecom service providers could consider offering specialized tariff plans with high upload speeds for influencers, live streamers and Instagrammers, as users seek reliable data connectivity when they attend high-profile events like the concerts of Dua Lipa, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran, industry executives and analysts said.

RBI under former governor Shaktikanta Das resisted pressures to cut interest rates through 2024 as it kept its 'Arjuna's eye' trained on inflation, but the central bank under a new detail-oriented head will soon have to take a call if it can continue sacrificing growth. Das, a career bureaucrat who in 2016 oversaw Prime Minister Narendra Modi's highly disruptive demonetisation move, left a lasting legacy as he demitted office towards the end of 2024 after expertly navigating monetary policy for six years, the highlight of which was steering India's recovery through the pandemic. Sanjay Malhotra, another civil servant, was named as Das' successor barely 24-hour before the latter's second three-year term came to an end.

National Mathematics Day, celebrated annually on December 22, marks the birth anniversary of the brilliant Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan. This day is dedicated to recognising his profound contributions to mathematics and highlighting the pivotal role the subject plays in shaping modern society.

Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed that increasing US nuclear capabilities would not deter China from employing atomic weapons in a conflict over Taiwan, Taipei Times reported. The findings, published in a report on Friday, challenge current calls among policy experts to expand and modernise the US nuclear arsenal in response to China's growing military strength. The table top exercise, described as the first large-scale unclassified simulation of a potential nuclear war over Taiwan, explored scenarios where nuclear weapons might be used. According to the report, the US's nuclear capabilities, beyond ongoing modernisation efforts, had minimal impact on Beijing's willingness to deploy nuclear arms. Instead, the exercise highlighted the conditions under which either side might face pressure to resort to nuclear strikes, rather than the likelihood of such weapons being used.

Bengaluru civic body has issued a notice to former India captain Virat Kohli’s One8 Commune pub on a complaint alleging fire safety violations. The pub, located on the sixth floor of Ratnams Complex on Kasturba Road near the Chinnaswamy stadium, has been alleged of operating without implementing mandated fire safety measures or obtaining a fire department clearance certificate. BBMP's notice comes after a notice filed by social activist Venkatesh, who claims that the lack of fire safety measures poses a risk.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As we drift toward the twinkling end of this year, one can almost taste the festive air. In this last piece of the year, let’s look at how GenAI space has progressed in 2024.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Mumbai-based Ajmera Realty and Infra India Ltd aims to expand its market capitalization (m-cap) by 10x to $5 billion through acquisitions and joint ventures (JVs), said Dhaval Ajmera, director at Ajmera Group. Ajmera added that to achieve the goal, the company is targeting at least 25-30% growth each year in terms of volumes, sales, and profitability.

YouTube sensation MrBeast is reportedly leasing the Great Pyramids of Giza for 100 hours to produce content for his channel. He disclosed this during a conversation on the Beyond the Records podcast with Olympic athlete Noah Lyles. Although he hasn’t filmed the video yet, MrBeast mentioned he’s been granted full access to the pyramids for a 100-hour period. He shared: «We have access to all three of Egypt's pyramids for 100 hours. I'm going to make a video where I can explore every part of the pyramids.» He went on to describe how the video will feature him and his crew «spending the night inside the pyramids» as they’ll have them «completely to ourselves.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As OpenAI and Google joust this December, with the former’s 12 Days of Innovation challenge, and the latter countering it with its Gemini 2 AI model, I look beyond these skirmishes to predict my Twelve Trends for AI going into 2025 and beyond. I will describe them over three columns.

Bank of Baroda (BoB) shares will remain in focus on Thursday after the lender’s board approved raising Rs 10,000 crore through long-term bonds to finance infrastructure and affordable housing projects. «Board of directors of Bank of Baroda at its meeting held today i.e 18.12.2024 interalia considered & approved raising of long-term bonds for the financing of infrastructure and affordable housing aggregating to total size up to Rs 10,000 crore in single or multiple tranches during FY 2024-25 and beyond if found feasible,» Bank of Baroda said in an exchange filing.

Harit Nagpal, Managing Director and CEO of Tata Play Ltd., recently sparked controversy on social media by using the term «rent» to describe the hiring of employees. In a LinkedIn post, Mr. Nagpal emphasized the importance of embracing the unique perspectives and attitudes of hired individuals, granting them the freedom to grow. In return, he explained, their increased knowledge and confidence would contribute to the company’s success. However, his choice of words in the opening line—"rent people"—left many readers puzzled. His post read, “Don't build careers. Rent people. This isn't their first job. They won't retire here. Allow them to bring their beliefs and attitudes with them. Let them be and do what they couldn't where they were before. As their knowledge and confidence grows, they will learn to fly and make you soar too. And when they leave, they'll encourage others like them to join you.” The post, shared a few days ago, has since garnered significant attention and sparked varied reactions. While some praised his insight, others found the phrasing difficult to overlook.

The amendment proposed that non-filers would be banned from purchasing shares above a certain limit and opening a bank account. They will not be able to make transactions through a bank beyond a certain limit.

Italy's UniCredit said on Wednesday it has raised its potential stake in Commerzbank to 28% using further derivatives, as markets watch whether it will take the leap with a buyout of the German lender.

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"Tata Consumer is a very different business compared to where it was even till last year and very-very different from where it was four or five years ago. And it is this capital allocation intensity of some of our consumption picks, which is what we are trying to play rather than the standard FMCG of a little bit of market share gain in the existing categories and nothing new in terms of capital allocation beyond the core," says Rakshit Ranjan, Marcellus Investment Managers. Well, I directly get into stocks because I look at a couple of your holdings, especially Asian Paints and Titan and both of these two are going through industry disruptions at this point of time. Just this morning, Investec wrote on the paint sector, talking about how Birla Opus is getting a lot of good response from customers. Titan, of course, is going through its own lab-grown diamond disruption. What then still makes you hold these stocks? Rakshit Ranjan: So, both of those are slightly different in nature. Titan is an industry disruption, as you rightly picked it up, whereas Asian Paints is a competitive intensity rising significantly. There are two different parts of how a business gets affected.

Federal Reserve. A key stock benchmark for the region climbed, as did shares in Australia and Japan. South Korean equities fell, while futures for Hong Kong stocks pointed to a decline. The moves came after a positive session on Wall Street, where the Nasdaq 100 gained more than 1% to reach another record high.

The federal government broke its key fiscal guardrail and posted a deficit of $61.9 billion for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, according to the fall economic statement released on Monday, blowing past the $40.1 billion level at which it promised to keep the deficit.