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India is looking at ways such as free trade agreements to enable domestic MSMEs to participate in public procurement of different countries, Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said on Monday.

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India is among the top 3 countries worldwide after the USA and UK, leading the online chatter about electric vehicles (EVs), with 0.57 million mentions in 2023, according to a report by Interactive Avenues, a leading full-service digital agency and the digital arm of IPG Mediabrands India. The social listening report «EVolution: Insights on India's rapidly evolving EV market based on social media data» analyses the social media buzz across multiple platforms around both 4-wheeler and 2-wheeler EVs to unearth key growth drivers, pressing category concerns, the latest OEM and government initiatives, the most popular EV brands, and more. Shantanu Sirohi, COO, of Interactive Avenues, said, «While EVs have been around for a long time, the level of innovation and consumer interest in this space has accelerated manifold in the past few years. Using advanced analytics and best-in-class tools, our social team studied the category landscape to create an in-depth report tracing the EV growth story and outlining the latest trends, opportunities, technologies, and consumer needs, with a deep dive into the 4-wheeler and 2-wheeler segments.” The report further stated that EV owners have saved lakhs within the first few years, with a running cost of less than Rs.

Dennis Bastas, the billionaire businessman behind the country’s largest generic drug supplier, is one of several parties in the final stages of the auction of BWX’s skincare brand Sukin and its production site.

LLM in town. Nearly a year after OpenAI’s ChatGPT made waves, leading to an artificial intelligence (AI) race among the world’s tech giants, notably Microsoft, Meta and Google parent Alphabet, a China-based AI startup is giving Silicon Valley a run for its money.

Klarna reported its first quarterly operating profit in four years as it attracted more consumers to buy now, pay later loans, giving the firm a boost as it lays the groundwork for an initial public offering.

Cutting ties with last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Gold Trip was agonising for jockey Mark Zahra.

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook:

Investing.com-- Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Tuesday as a rebound in the dollar weighed, while weaker-than-expected trade data from China also raised concerns over sluggish demand in the world's largest oil importer. 

A suite of documents was published in the United Kingdom on Nov. 6 that concern stablecoin regulation. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released a discussion paper, as did the Bank of England (BOE). To accompany those, the BOE’s Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) released a letter to CEOs of deposit-taking institutions, and the BOE released a “cross-authority roadmap” to link them together.

Ebbw Vale, located in Blaenau Gwent, Southeast Wales, a concerning trend has emerged where some residents are having fast food delivered to their homes not once, not twice, but three times a day. Ebbw Vale, often dubbed the «UK's fattest» town, is grappling with astonishing levels of obesity, and the prevalence of takeaway restaurants, where customers return daily without fail, is a significant contributor to this issue.

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs examining bills to replace the three crime laws has adopted its draft report with several changes, including gender-neutral adultery law and reduced punishment under Section 353 of IPC. Despite vehement disapproval of several Opposition MPs, the panel which met on Monday decided to stick with the Hindi names — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — for the laws to replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively. According to people aware of the development, around 10 Opposition MPs, including former home minister P Chidambaram and Congress floor Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury were set to submit dissent note to the reports. The panel is headed by BJP MP Brij Lal. The report adopted by the panel has favoured a gender-neutral adultery law and punishment for non-consensual sex irrespective of gender, it is learnt.

The price of Bitcoin has rallied in recent weeks, more than doubling from its November 2022 lows after the UK collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Former day traders who previously made big profits from Bitcoin’s volatile swings say they have no plans to return, however, even as optimism grows that the market is turning a corner.

The UK’s central bank and the financial regulator have both proposed plans to regulate stablecoins in discussion papers, published Monday.

₹23 crore. In its most recent sale, the British auction house saw similar, promising results as buyers lined up for Indian artworks. The auction, which concluded last week, had a 99% sell-through rate, with a Manjit Bawa painting selling for about ₹20 crore, creating a world record for the artist.

Suella Braverman sparked a row, as she described living on the streets as a “lifestyle choice" adopted by some residents in Britain, particularly those coming from abroad. “The British people are compassionate. We will always support those who are genuinely homeless.

₹33.30-49.9 lakh) price range in a surprising move, given that India had placed EVs on an exclusion list for concessions. The UK’s interest was thought to be in the luxury EV segment. For the UK, access to the Indian EV market remains a priority, and the $40,000-60,000 segment—the so-called premium segment—is thought to be a sweet spot for potential sales and market expansion.

BTC Digital, a Chinese Bitcoin mining firm with operations in the US, has announced the purchase of 220 Bitmain Antminer S19j Pro Bitcoin mining machines, bolstering its Bitcoin mining capabilities.

The Washington Post has named veteran media executive Will Lewis to serve as its new CEO and publisher